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25
Mar
How to Read More Without Trying Harder
Reading more isn’t a discipline problem. It’s an environment problem. Eight years of books, three formats, and one rule that actually works: the book needs to be there before the gap appears.
7 min read
24
Mar
The Best Watches Under €500: A Guide for People Who Just Want a Great Watch Part 1
A friend asked me recently what to buy as a first proper watch. Not a smartwatch, a proper one, something
7 min read
23
Mar
What Analog Hobbies Teach You About Patience: On Film, Cooking, and the Satisfaction of Slow Things
Some things can't be rushed. B&B film takes two weeks to come back from the lab. Stock needs an hour. A mechanical watch runs on wound steel and nothing else. What analog hobbies quietly teach you about patience, presence, and doing one thing at a time.
5 min read
22
Mar
Why I Wear a Mechanical Watch in a World of Smartwatches
Midnight notifications for Slack threads and emails you'll never read again. Last year I switched to a mechanical watch. It tells me the time. Here's why that turned out to be enough.
5 min read
21
Mar
What a Career in Security Taught Me About Paying Attention
Security work is slow. You're looking for the thing that's slightly off, the word used in an unusual way, the pattern that doesn't match. Clifford Stoll followed a 75-cent thread for ten months. What that kind of attention looks like outside the job.
5 min read
20
Mar
The Courage to Stop Caring What Your Setup Looks Like
Eight years of journaling and the setup is still unglamorous. A scratched notebook cover, migrated tasks, half-empty pages. It works because it gets used. On doing things for yourself rather than for the imaginary observer.
5 min read
19
Mar
How to Journal When You Don't Know What to Write
The blank page isn't the problem. Waiting for something worth writing before you open the notebook is. Eight years in, it still shows up. Here's what actually helps.
4 min read
18
Mar
Why I Still Write Everything by Hand in 2026. On Slowing Down When Everything Else Speeds Up
Eight years of journaling, and the pen still wins. Not because it's nostalgic or aesthetic, but because it's the only thing that actually slows the noise down. Why I still write everything by hand, and why I don't think I'll stop.
5 min read
17
Mar
You Will Never Get Everything Done: How Journaling Helps You Choose What Actually Matters
The to-do list is infinite. Your time isn't. How journaling teaches you to stop managing tasks and start choosing what actually deserves your attention.
5 min read
16
Mar
The Analog Setup That Replaced My Phone for Most Things: EDC 2026
Good EDC isn't curated. It's earned. A look at what's actually in my pockets in 2026 — and what got cut along the way.
5 min read