Announcement: My Writing Has Moved Away From Substack
It's business as usual; only the location is different
Plain Text. Paper, Less.
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Latest posts
PTPL 096: Content Over Tools, Files Over Apps, Internal Observation Over External Inspiration
Also — Cal Newport’s plan.txt, and the Plus, Minus Next method
PTPL 095: Markdown Smart Bookmarks, Portable and Plugin Free
With a case study on embedded queries for language learning
PTPL 094: The Joy of Playing in a Focused, Offline Digital Garden
Plus: How block references in Obsidian can still be part of an app-agnostic workflow
PTPL 093: Projects With a Code Name Work Better Than Those Without
Plus: How I learned to move between Obsidian Sync vaults on iOS without stuffing things up
I'll Be Saying No to Setapp's New AI Subscription Tiers
Though I concede AI can sometimes be helpful for language learning
PTPL 092: 3 Friction Points in the One Big Text File Experiment, (Mostly) Solved
And how Drafts can be a one-stop plain text inbox — but should it?
PTPL 091: I'm Using One Big Text File in Obsidian as a Digital Bullet Journal
It's a perfect companion to my discbound paper notebook
PTPL 090: Your Daily Note Can Help You Ask Great Questions (and Get Great Answers)
Plus—My Bullet Journal has migrated to a discbound book, and it’s AWESOME
PTPL 089: Thoughts on the Pleasant Alliance Between Paper and Plain Text Notes
Plus— Why perfect productivity doth not a happy person make