I’m an avid reader who found creative ways to feed my book habit without breaking the bank. From maximizing library resources and Kindle Unlimited to discovering bundle sites and Project Gutenberg, I’ve mastered the art of accessing quality ebooks for free or at low cost.
Tools
Is It Really A Solution?
I discuss why we should be skeptical of simple solutions to complex problems. Drawing from examples like the chocolate weight loss study, I explore how many “solutions” are actually sales pitches, while acknowledging that real change comes through dedication and hard work.
Reworking My Tablet Screens
I recently reorganized my tablet, grouping apps by purpose and cleaning out unnecessary ones. This improved my productivity and made the device much more user-friendly. Now, I can easily find what I need and focus on specific tasks.
aBreevy8: A Tool I Can’t Function Without
As a long-time user, aBreevy8 is an indispensable part of my daily routine, thanks to its robust features and ability to emulate any keyboard action.
My Habit Tracker Choice
I looked into switching from my paper habit tracker to apps in October. After evaluating three of them for a few weeks, I have finally made my habit tracker choice.
Finding a Habit Tracker
Do you know how well you do on actually completing the things you consider habits? I’m a big believer in tracking habits so that I have the hard-and-fast numbers to show me, eliminating my mind’s bias in how well I do.
Changes to My Bullet Journal, Oct 2023
I’ve been using a Bullet Journal – in the original, minimalistic sense, for about 5 years. I’ve experimented and adjusted, but I’ve never really written about my experiments. I made some big changes this month, and I thought I would share them.
RocketBook Hacks
I love the idea of a reusable notebook. I love the RocketBook companion app as well. But not so much the RocketBook products. So I came up with some RocketBook hacks.
2022 Reader Survey Now Open
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Why I Left Hootsuite, And How It Caused Me To Re-evaluate Many Other Things
Sometimes I get complacent. I don’t want to do the work to evaluate my habits, routines, processes, and tools simply because I’ve done the work before. As a result, I often am stuck with things that don’t work, until some external force causes me to re-evaluate where I am.
I realized this was an over-arching theme in my life recently after one of my tools did just that – forced me to re-evaluate. And it’s caused some churn in my life, all of which has made things better.