… I have lots (lots) of racing thoughts. Music was a way make them go away for some time, but what’s the point? Those are my thoughts, and they are there for a reason. by Michał Sapka I also have a lot of thoughts that I should process before going to bed. So this might be the cure! Don’t know if I will manage to limit my music listening too much but it should be worth a try. I say while writing this post and having music on in the background.
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. ...