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Like many other people, and probably you too, my phone has been a double-edged sword.On one hand, it's a fantastic work machine. But then, it's also a constant source of distraction.I've tried a few approaches to address this problem, such as turning my p

If you have been following this blog, you will know that I love organising things.Sometimes a little too much, yes, but this tiny habit has paid me hefty dividends over the years.So, in this blog post, I'll share all the ways I declutter my digital files

In 2023, I decided to quit my full-time job and focus completely on a side business I had been running for a few years.This decision, however, came with a financial challenge. It meant my wife and I had to reduce our household spending to a sensible level

Lately, there has been this one idea that's been growing on me, and I've been thinking about how we can apply the underlying concept to our lives:Being antifragile.In this post, I'll discuss what I've learned from Nassim Nicholas Taleb's book, how I've co

Ever since AI tools arrived in the market, I've been finding ways to use them not to replace my core work, which is writing, thinking, and problem-solving, but instead, to reduce some of the manual work I had been doing for years.So, recently, when I had

Since Raycast first arrived for macOS, I've hovered between it and Spotlight a bit, but a while ago, I returned to Raycast and decided to put more time and effort into my setup.In the process, I came across features and extensions that genuinely save time

For years, I've been trying new strategies to limit how much social media apps distract me from work and my surroundings and pull me into their slot-machine world.Blocking and uninstalling apps worked to some extent, but they either failed to work long-te

I've not been a fan of Obsidian's user interface since the beginning.The app looks like a text editor with superpowers, but it has too many knobs to tweak and feels unnecessarily complicated for taking notes.But Obsidian, being highly customisable, meant

Over the years of working as a software engineer at companies of various sizes, and now working full-time on my business for over a year, I've gained considerable experience with modern calendaring.During that time, I've noticed flaws in my system and oth

When I first saw Notion, I thought it would be my everything tool.And for a while, I tried to make that happen. I used it as a personal knowledge base. I used it for note-taking. I used it to plan my travel.But along the way, the complexities began to sho