Since I use Ulysses for writing I found two blog posts (though quite old) by Matt Gemmell about how he sets up his Ulysses workspace for novel writing. I mostly use it to write blog posts and also notes but I want to write a novel sometime in the future. August 16, 2017 November 30, 2018
Losing ambition is a slow loss of yourself. Without it, every choice feels arbitrary, every achievement fleeting. You start to question why you’re even moving, or worse, if you should move at all. The energy that once carried you forward turns inward, leaving doubt and restlessness in its place. by Raccoon’s Trash Can Defining ambition as a compass is a great way of viewing it. I feel like mine got smashed into a thousand pieces some time ago. I’m still trying to find my way again - not rushing, just trying to orient myself. ...
Programs that have their own agenda and that are trying to make it yours, too. Programs that want you to think about them. Programs that think they are entitled to a part of your attention. “Pick me” programs. And you know what? Fuck these programs. Give me back my computer. by tonsky
In my eyes, New Year’s resolutions are nothing more than a coping mechanism, a psychological crutch. They’re just another way of saying “I’ll start tomorrow, not today.” A specific date makes inaction feel justified, even responsible. If you actually want change, you don’t wait for permission from a calendar. on Raccoon’s Trash Can
[…] this software is unmaintained, it’s dead.” But they’re not! They just do their one job, well, and don’t need anything else! by Cassidy Williams There are so many different apps and programs that work very well and don’t have the need to be developed further. Not everything has to be “live service” and continuously get more features. I’d rather have multiple small programs that do one thing great than have one big program that is bloated. ...
Fiction will provide you with immeasurably more value than any “self-help” literature ever will. Lessons from fiction don’t just inform you. They shape you, they leave you with an imprint far stronger than any bullet-point list or chart will. Read what you’re actually interested in, and wisdom will find you on its own. on Raccoon’s Trash Can The key to improving is to live through something. If you watch hundreds of videos about working out you won’t get fit. If you read a bunch of productivity books you won’t get more productive. You have to take action to change. When reading fiction you get shaped by living the story through the lens of the characters. This way the characters action is essentially also your action. ...
If you have read my blog post about Handheld Gaming or Steam Hardware you might remember my dilemma about choosing a casual gaming device. After a lot of consideration and then a spontaneous order during a get together with work colleagues I am now the proud owner of a Steam Deck OLED. This device is honestly such a joy to use. It is simple, straight forward and casual. Everything I was looking for and then some. Mostly I have played SteamDeck verified games because I have many in my backlog that were catching dust. Sometime in the future I might have to try emulation with EmuDeck so that I can play my old Pokémon games. ...
Maybe you have already noticed or read one of my blog posts that was marked as a living document. Every time I decide to update these posts I question myself if I should change the date or maybe even implement a feature to allow a publish date and an edited date per post. Then there is also the thought about adding a collapsible changelog at the bottom of the post where I can tell the readers about what exactly has changed since the last time they have read it. ...
After having had a bunch of formatting issues with the XTEINK X4 for EPUB files, I decided to give the crosspoint-reader a try. My god I should have done that right from the get-go. The OS feels a lot faster and it has no problems when displaying EPUB files. Yes the official OS is mainly intended to be used with a specific file format, but since I am lazy the crosspoint-reader with its better EPUB display capability is the simpler solution. The installation was straightforward and the user guide was very instructive as well. For customization, information and other helpful links there is also the community website at readme.club. ...
I feel like I have to change the way I watch anime and consume media in general. I normally always watch quite a lot of airing anime and then sort them out by dropping or pausing them if I am not interested or don’t like the show. It would probably be best if I just watch one show at a time that is already fully released. That way I won’t feel stressed because I couldn’t watch an episode the day it was released and maybe my mind would be less cluttered. That would also give me the option to binge watch a show or watch multiple episodes in one sitting resulting in a better more immersed viewing experience. ...