Thanks to Suw aka [Chocolate and Vodka](What to do when your mind is blank — Chocolate and Vodka), my creative block is sorted. Her advice: Let a draft sit overnight I try to never let my newsletter wait until the day it’s due, unless I’m already very clear on what I’m going to be writing. So when …
I heard my grandfather use the phrase “work comes first” and he lived life that way. Grandpa Goldbach prioritized working life over other aspects of life, such as leisure time, family, and personal interests. However, this is not the view of his great grandchildren. Some key points about …
I’m following a discussion on a Facebook Group that pits a local community against a solar farmer. Because of the way Perplexity.ai works, I’m being fed information about how solar fences can generate energy. The energy can flow to batteries or inverters. Here are the key points: Solar …
Starting the second “return to factory settings” in my 5yo Samsung phone. The drain on the battery is exceptionally deep. There’s often a two second lag between touching an item and getting a response. But first, I’ll complete a little audit.
DURING MY 3000 FLYING HOURS I vividly remember two occasions when we were cleared to land on a runway that was occupied by another aircraft or by a vehicle. In both cases, I didn’t see the conflict but a crew member sitting in the jump seat pointed out the conflict. Knowing this, I believe the …
In the mid-90s, I was so happy with a flat-text indexing service called AskSam. I’d install the software from a set of floppies and it would keep track of all sorts of notes I had scattered across my laptop. Today, I still have a scattergun approach to information and I’m using a much …
I’m taking a short advanced programme about Creativity and Critical Thinking. In some corners, critical thinking is at odds with creativity. In my life, critical thinking processes help me question, analyze, and evaluating, while creativity helps me produce clever ideas and explore multiple …
“In France, I am Irish, thanks to my grandmother, born in County Antrim. In Canada, I am Canadian, having been born there. Albeit I left aged ten months. In Britain, where I spent much of my childhood, I am British, as my parents were,” writes Jonathan Miller in …
Happy to report I’ve achieved PRODUCTIVITY with my Traveler’s Notebooks.
It’s probably time for me to totally reset my five year old phone. And replace its battery. And repair its cracked screen. But I want to use the time and money to practice some touch and go landings instead. I’ve succeeded in paring down the number of apps on the handset with tips from …
Putting in the hard yards on the Surface Book before the next school term starts.
I’m a fan of the Ricoh Theta 360 camera range and we have several on campus. Yesterday, I discovered the Theta V I planned to use needed recharging, resetting (uses the SIM pin I carry), and a 669 MB firmware upgrade. So it pays to test drive the tech you need to use before you need to use it.
Talking to clever creatives in Clonmel about establishing a presence on Mastodon. First up @designerofmotions@metalhead.club
I have a Calendar Item called Focus Time. When it kicks off, I close electronic items and return to thinking with my pen.
Two more weeks and my morning coffee view will be leafless.
I’ve made a few DIY YouTube clips that now have more than 4000 views. I think it’s nice to know that if you share how you might solve one person’s problem, you’re probably showing hundreds of others how to do the same thing. Making YouTube tuts and sharing discoveries on …
Simple podcast guide for 2022. It’s much easier making shareable audio now, when compared to my iPod days.
Wondering what about the collection we could compile if I joined my brothers and cousins in compiling letters our parents and grandparents wrote in the middle of the 20th century. I’m inspired while currently reading Letters of Ted Hughes by Ted Hughes 📚
Spending time in a remembrance garden with acres of sunflowers.
I'm passing along some mobile journalism skills to my youngest. He [asked our green grocer a few questions](https://www.spreaker.com/episode/50885808) about fresh fruit and vegetables.
Planning for the hottest day of the year in Ireland. It may hit 86F under clear blue skies. No rain for the past week. My sunflowers are objecting.
I found a clever Mont Blanc knockoff. 🖋