What I wrote
I didn’t write anything new as I was focused on updating the site and moving old content. I have a couple of ideas in mind to write about soon.
What I did
I spent time updating to a new theme that distinctly separates the four areas of my site:
- The landing page introduces me and my work.
- The blog is where I share typical blog content.
- The newsletter now has a nice introduction, a preview, and a list of prior editions.
- Guides are where I can share documentation. Things that are updated over time and don’t work as well as blog posts.
I’m most excited about the Guides part. I have a lot of notes that didn’t fit as a regular blog post. I wanted to keep it separate, but not on a separate site. This approach allows me to keep everything on one site but clearly distinct.
I love that I can click Ctrl-K to search anything on the site, including blog posts, newsletters, and guides.
What I watched
I saw Superman (2025) again, this time with my Dad. I enjoyed it even more.
I’m saving Fantastic Four to watch with the family this weekend.
What I read
I started reading “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield. It’s not what I expected. I thought it would be a long book, but it’s short and filled with useful ideas.
“Resistance is experienced as fear; the degree of fear equates to the strength of Resistance. Therefore the more fear we feel about a specific enterprise, the more certain we can be that that enterprise is important to us and to the growth of our soul. That's why we feel so much Resistance. If it meant nothing to us, there'd be no Resistance” (Steven Pressfield, The War of Art)
Calvin French-Owen writes about his experience at OpenAI.
What I’m using
After switching to Android, I needed a decent podcast app. YouTube Music was painful to use. I don’t like mixing my music and podcasts, and it felt clunky. I remembered Snipd from iOS and gave it another try. It is useful as it provides transcripts and summaries of the podcasts I listen to.
I started using Inoreader again for all RSS feeds and newsletters. I used Readwise Reader for awhile, but it isn’t as good at the RSS feed part. I still use the main services to feed my highlights from Snipd, Inoreader, and Kindle into one place.
I’m trying out Lex for my writing. I want a tool that helps me with grammar and helps me write better, but doesn’t write for me. It hits the sweet spot.
I’m back to using paper to track today’s tasks and reading physical books again. There’s something invigorating about it.
What I listened to
Tim Ferriss talks to Rhonda Patrick, Ph.D., about health topics. They discuss how vitamin D can slow Parkinson’s, how intermittent fasting can reduce calorie intake and activate ketosis, and how 10 grams of creatine can benefit the brain, and 20 grams can help with sleep deprivation. They also talk about how to improve VO2 max using the Norwegian four by four: four minutes of maximum effort followed by three minutes of recovery, repeated four times.
The Pragmatic Engineer interviewed guest Steve Vegge about his Google platform rant and AI’s impact on jobs. Steve suggests a new “AI Fixer” role will emerge to fix issues caused by people who created them without proper knowledge.
Dan Shipper was on Lenny’s Podcast discussing his AI-first company Every and the impact of AI on startups.
What I found
The Commodore has returned with compatibility with over 10k original games, cartridges, and peripherals.
