Losing the ability to read and think deeply

I’m losing my ability to read deeply and understand what I’m reading, and I’m not alone. I used to be able to sit with a book for hours at a time, fully immersed. I would put the book down and still think about what I read, processing it and making connections. This led to a more profound understanding of the material and a longer-term recollection. Today, we’re so consumed by digital email, chats, TikTok, social media, short blog posts, video clips, and other forms of consumption that are meant to be short and quick in and out. The content is...

The secret to being a productive person

My productivity journey has been a rollercoaster of discovery and learning since 2002. I was transitioning to be a developer in my day job and doing web design on the side. I was also starting a family, newly married, with a kid on the way. My time was consumed with the number of tasks and projects coming at me. So, I did what any rational knowledge worker would do; I read “Getting Things Done” (GTD) by David Allen. GTD changed my world! I was organizing my tasks and projects like a master. But I still became burnt out. Some days,...

A detailed reMarkable 2 e-ink tablet Review

I have recently discovered that I love writing on paper. It allows me to escape the digital world, and writing on paper allows me to think without distractions. But paper can be messy. You deal with flipping through pages, smudging, mistakes that are difficult to fix, inability to move things, etc. While some argue this adds to the experience, there could be a better solution for some. The reMarkable 2 is an e-ink device, similar to a Kindle, but built for writing. The reMarkable tries to feel like paper and provide a distraction-free writing environment while getting digital advantages. You...