“More experiences with people I love. Less validation from strangers.”
Yes, I’d love a larger audience, but would that really make me happier? Would strangers’ appreciation make me feel more loved or less isolated?
Author: Matt
Apple preorder thoughts (2018 edition)
My mad preorder dance, the 2018 edition.
Should we feel bad for loving Apple keynotes?
Today is the “high holiday” in Apple’s liturgical calendar: iPhone keynote day. In a few hours, Tim Cook and his cardinal executives will unveil the new devices designed to drive Apple’s business during the upcoming year. Apple devotees around the world will attend (virtually), eager to heap adoration on the innovations heralded from Cupertino. That may sound a bit cynical, but the whole Apple scene is a little silly. We’ve spent the past year speculating […]
Playgrounds are deserted
Playgrounds are better than they’ve ever been. So what’s keeping the kids away?
The best treadmill desk shoes aren’t “shoes” at all
When I first cobbled together my treadmill desk back in 2014, building the desk itself wasn’t the hard part. The real trouble was my poor feet.
You already have everything you need to create stuff on the internet
If we’re honest with ourselves, it’s not the tools that hold us back. The real obstacles to creative productivity? Low motivation and overcommitment.
Apple ditching 3D Touch? Good riddance.
If 3D Touch really does get force-pressed out of existence, I won’t mind.
Could you remote-work from Starbucks full-time?
The work-at-a-coffee-shop experiment.
Me and Mister Rogers
There’s not much I can say about Fred Rogers himself that others haven’t written more eloquently. But it’s true what they say: his real-life personality was very similar to the one he projected for the TV audience.
AirPods after 18 months
I’ve owned AirPods since soon after their release in late 2016. After a year and a half of daily use, I jotted down some thoughts.