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Why is it impossible to completely mute the iPhone?
When I silence my phone, I want it to shut up! No ringer, no media playback, and no notifications.
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Checking up on my Advent creative goals
As the holidays approach, here’s a status update on my year-end resolutions.
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‘Study: Text messages that end in a period seen as less sincere’
In a world of careless touch-typists, proper form sticks out.
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Christmas tree, done right
Our tree redeemed many unhappy childhood Christmases.
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Stop sorting your email.
Elaborate folder hierarchies and color-coordinated labels are a waste of time.
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Early resolutions for Internet creatives
It’s hard to build something great. It’s even harder when you’ve got a full-time job and a curious, nap-resistant baby on the loose.
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‘What We Think About When We Run’
Friends assume that I must love running. The truth? I’ve resented every mile.
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The best work soundtrack? Soundtracks.
Great music makes even the dreariest work more bearable. For manual labor, anything catchy can do the trick. But what about knowledge work?
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Confessions of a McDonald’s employee
Soon after my sixteenth birthday, I took a job at a McDonald’s restaurant near my house. All that summer, I grilled quarter pounders and wrapped Big Macs at the Golden Arches. And… I saw things, man. Bad things.