PTPL 189 · What to do when pretty headers become visual clutter

PTPL 189 · What to do when pretty headers become visual clutter

Yes, it’s possible to bring order back to your days without reinventing everything

Yes, it’s possible to bring order back to your days without reinventing everything

On personal manifestos and plain text systems that don’t punish you

Plus tips for using Notebook Navigator, from Elizabeth Tai

PTPL 183 · What happened when I quit Obsidian again, 2 years later

PTPL 183 · What happened when I quit Obsidian again, 2 years later

At the end of 2025-09 I started a 2-week experiment: a fully text based #calendar. It was to be a temporary exercise in intentionality, but two months later I'm still here! Feeling centred, calm, and ...

What finally setting up the spare bed taught me about the things we keep putting off

What finally setting up the spare bed taught me about the things we keep putting off

It makes work easier without becoming the work itself

It makes work easier without becoming the work itself

Living life distraction free, thanks to these simple iPhone Shortcuts

Living life distraction free, thanks to these simple iPhone Shortcuts

My second attempt at Inktober. All drawings done with a fine nib fountain pen in black ink, with my non-dominant hand.

No complex apps; you just need to know the idea

No complex apps; you just need to know the idea

Making next year feel like a place I’ve already been

Making next year feel like a place I’ve already been

Methodology trumps technology, every time

Methodology trumps technology, every time

How one messy person learned to love an empty inbox

YouTube video by Lilly Piper

It’s simple, slim, and pressure-free

It’s simple, slim, and pressure-free

Learn Merlin Mann’s clever tip for uncertain calendar events, and my workaround for Apple Calendar’s punctuation limits

Get productive with plain text with a simple 2-tool system, Beorg file editing on Mac, VS Code tag fixes, and EasyOrg agenda access for beginners.