A diverse 2025 book roundup featuring reflections on character development, themes, and personal insights from various genres, including classics and contemporary works.
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4Deskposting
2025-11-05 • desk organization workspace candid photography
The author discusses the trend of sharing workspace photos online, emphasizing the contrast between pristine, curated images and those that reveal the true, lived-in nature of a workspace. They express a preference for candid phot...
The author reflects on the overwhelming nature of consuming media through various channels like RSS feeds, newsletters, and podcasts. They express acceptance of the impossibility of keeping up with all content and emphasize the im...
0Observe
2025-04-17 • observational data connectivity ceremonies
The post discusses the lack of observances in the modern world and the author's practice of adding little celebrations to their calendar throughout the year.
0Best foot forward
2025-04-14 • creativity stationery quality
The author was obsessed with using up low-quality stationery before using the nicer stuff, but then realized the absurdity of it.
The text discusses the story of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám as translated by Edward Fitzgerald, and the author's interest in it after reading about it in Emma Park’s article in issue 80 of Idler. It also mentions beautifully boun...
0Everything is a laptop activity
2025-03-28 •
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0Choosing a to-do app
2024-11-14 •
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0Pratt Institute Libraries Ex Libris Collection
2025-06-23 •
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0Note on The Last Quiet Thing
2026-03-17 •
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0Hey, did you know you paid rent?
2024-07-19 •
The author discusses the excessive notifications they receive when paying rent, including push notifications, texts, and emails from their bank and letting agent.
0The cart before the horse
2024-07-19 •
The author discusses receiving push notifications from various companies urging them to go on holiday, but suspects the true motivation is to get them to spend money. They find it frustrating and intrusive, likening it to their ut...
025 reasons for why plaintext is great
2024-07-18 •
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0In praise of the limited series
2024-07-02 •
The author praises limited series for their concise storytelling and lack of filler, allowing for a complete and satisfying viewing experience. Limited series prevent characters from becoming caricatures and provide a self-contain...
0Choose boring technologies
2024-06-20 •
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0Diffing two large YAML files
2024-05-03 •
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0There should be more web-safe fonts
2024-04-07 •
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0Dithering
2024-04-05 •
The author discusses the use of dithering in vintage computers and the dilemma of adding images to their website and notes due to space concerns. They explore tools like Optipng and Ditherista to reduce image size while maintainin...
0Trying out Vale to tighten up my writing
2024-03-04 •
The author discusses using Vale, a tool that lints prose similar to how code editors annotate code, to improve their writing. They compare Vale to iaWriter and explain how they set up Vale in VSCode to guide them towards sharper p...
0A lot to love about hotel labels
2024-02-26 •
The blog post discusses the author's love for hotel luggage tags and the effort put into creating them. The author appreciates the uniqueness and aesthetic appeal of each tag, as well as the insight they provide into the hotels th...