A Room of My Own

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On Digital, Paper, Voice Journaling, and the Modern Commonplace Book A few weeks ago, someone on Reddit asked this question (paraphrased): "Does anyone use Day One alongside a physical journal?

I currently use three laptops: a work-issued Windows machine that I use every day, a personal 17-inch Windows laptop that I used at my previous job (and subsequently bought from my employer when I left the company more than five years ago), and my trusty…

It’s been over a month since my last blog post.

Lately I've realised that even though I'm barely on social media, my life still feels 95% digital.

Last week I exported my entire Day One journal for 2025 (just the text file) and ran it through ChatGPT, mostly out of curiosity.

I really enjoy reading weekly notes on other people’s blogs.

Over the past few weeks, I had a growing feeling that my life has (once again!

This blog is anonymous.

When Your World Feels Small, Walk Away When I recorded my message for my son’s 16th birthday, (family from all over the world sent short messages, memories, and bits of advice) I surprised myself with what came out.

As I mentioned in my weekly notes from last week, and also in some insights from this week’s note, I noticed how easily I slip into managing everyone’s time and behaviour when I’m physically around (I work from home a lot while the kids are on summer holi…

Photo management and memory-keeping have been a work in progress for me for a very long time.

I realised something when I started thinking about my goals for 2026 (as I mentioned I would in my first week notes) - it’s that I don’t really have any.

“When I gave such importance to archiving my life, it felt as if I was already dead,” said Karen Kingston, as if the moment we begin prioritising the archive, we step slightly out of life itself.

The Courage to Be Disliked (and Why It’s Shaping My 2026) I recently finished reading a book that took me a really long time to get through: The Courage to Be Disliked.

I recently came across a blog post about interstitial journaling.

I recently got an email from a reader my blog (thank you for reading and reaching out!)

Re-Reading How to Become a CEO by Jeffrey J.

I’ve now had a full year with Bear, and over that time I’ve gradually moved more and more of my life into it.

My digital workflow has evolved quite a bit—really, it’s simplified a lot.

Note: My list only includes apps for personal use; work is a whole different story. 📧 Mail service: Yahoo (main), Gmail (blogging, apps, services) 📬 Mail client: Apple Mail (Mac and iPhone), web on PC 📇 Contacts: Apple Contacts, Yahoo Mail contacts 💬 Chat:

“I see potential but no resolve, I see competence but no commitment, Ambition but no sacrifice.”

(and Goodreads and Kindle Highlights) My 2025 Year in Books So, my Goodreads year in books is out.

At the beginning of this year, I started tracking how much TV and how many movies I actually watch.

The Actual Screenshot of my Trello Master To Do Board So I just came out of a project management webinar — and they shared this really simple task-management method.