Changing Perspective using Trello
I think I was in 9th or 10th grade when my older brother brought home a copy of Getting Things Done. I don’t really remember the way he described it or what convinced me to get in to it but he gave me...
View ArticleThe Simplest Tool Built for the Job
A few months ago I moved in to a new apartment. It’s taken me a little while to settle in and I finally got around to hanging up some shelves and a bike rack. In the past, I’ve used whatever hack...
View ArticleNot Being Special →
A little story from Jason at GORUCK, who has learned a lot about simplicity the hard way:Way back when we thought we were so special in every way. Truth be told, we’re similar to most places most of...
View ArticleBack To Getting Better →
My friend Michael Schechter is back in the saddle, writing on Better Mess:So why am I here? Why am I back?The truth? I feel I’ve reached a point where I’m only getting better now in the ways that come...
View ArticleThe Technical Constraints That Made Abbey Road So Good →
Justin Lancy (who you should buy a drink if you find yourself in Southeast Asia any time soon) went to Abbey Road Studios to learn about how the types of equipment they had access to impacted the sound...
View ArticleSometimes You Only Need One Hammer →
A good overview from Jeff Hunsberger on using SublimeText as a multitasker. Less is more.∞ Permalink
View ArticleAdded Post-Productivity Toolkit
The following is a diff of changes added or removed from the Hack/Make Reference Section:+++ /reference/post-productivity-toolkit.md 2015-01-21 07:49:06PM+* Pocket Notebook * Scratch pad * Field Notes...
View ArticleHacking Better
A couple years ago (see: archives) I was very much in to finding or writing hacks to help smooth out the little bumps when software wouldn’t quite work the way I wanted it to. Some of these hacks were...
View ArticleSimple Needs
“I’m a person of simple needs.”I like this because it’s not making one out to be a “simple” person but it’s the needs that are simple. Still, the mind can be complex, the desires great, intentions...
View ArticleYour Knowledge Base as a Wiki
This last July, I came across an article by Christian Tietze that piqued my interest: Create a Zettelkasten for your Notes to Improve Thinking and Writing. Zettelkasten, as I learned, was a system that...
View ArticleStop Hacking Your Life →
Read this, and then read it again. No single pull quote can do it justice.It’s an evolution that’s been going through my head and manifesting in my life a lot in the last year: what if I just stopped...
View ArticleWilliam Zinsser on Clear Writing →
Amongst several lessons on writing from the late William Zinsser:Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can’t exist without the other. It’s impossible for a muddy thinker to write good English.In...
View ArticleUpdated Daily Carry
The following is a diff of changes added or removed from the Hack/Make Reference Section:--- /reference/daily-carry.md 2014-06-14 12:46:20.000000000 -0400+++ /reference/daily-carry.md 2015-06-08...
View ArticleWhy We Encrypt →
Knowledgeable and respectable expert in digital security, Bruce Schneier:Encryption should be enabled for everything by default, not a feature you turn on only if you’re doing something you consider...
View ArticleCan old world be more modern than new school? →
Jason Fried, on the how modern technology endures:I’ve got two machines on me.One’s strapped to my left wrist. The other lives in my pocket.This thought has been lingering with me. A couple weeks ago,...
View ArticleDitched the Tracking
I’ve removed analytics and page tracking from hackmake.org. For years, I’ve used Gauges for analytics. They’ve got a great product. It’s simple to use and not owned by Google. Recently I’ve been...
View ArticleThe Case for Bad Coffee →
Keith Pandolfi, for Serious Eats:Standing at my kitchen counter, I measure out two teaspoons of Maxwell House instant coffee into my favorite mug, pour in 12 ounces of hot water from a tea kettle, and...
View ArticleJoy Thieves →
While on the topic of coffee, I’m reminded of this article by Simon Binns for The Guardian:But as the [coffee] industry grows, so does the aching presence of the coffee bore. And they’re everywhere....
View ArticleStop Googling. Let’s Talk. →
A lovely piece on the power of human conversation and quiet solitude in a world of distractions.∞ Permalink
View ArticleContinuously Editing
One of my first major pieces on this site, published in February of 2012, compares and contrasts the trend of minimalism with what I was calling “active ownership”:Active ownership, which differs from...
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