I’ve begun developing my reading plan for 2020. I’m a mindful reader. The books I make the time to read each year is limited. Therefore, I need a plan to shape my desires and goals.
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A Radical Guide to Spending Less Time on Your Phone
Get a smartwatch: I’m not a big fan of the “solve a device problem with another device” logic, but in this case, it’s really worked.
Another similar argument.
Frank Chimero · Leave the Phone at Home
My wish is a recipe: tiny screens, small snatches of time, clear endpoints, limited engagement, information density, and obvious pathways for more context.
The first argument I’ve read that makes the Apple Watch compelling to me.
Birds Aren’t Real / Boing Boing
This is (sub)genius!
“The basic principle: Get close to good folks. Spend extended bouts of time together. Believe ever so slightly more in whatever it is that turns over their engines.”
Be not sad for the loss. Be happy for the life.
Die, Workwear! – Too Much of a Good Thing
This is a perfect example of why I love the site, Die, Workwear! Who else could write so elegantly, completely, and approachably about tote bags?
Insert card from local bookstore Next Chapter:
Shhhh… Listen closely; is the wind not music? Is the air itself not its instrument? Perhaps, it is we who are not finely tuned enough to hear it.
Over on The Daily Thread: Patagonia — A Love Letter