Category: meta

Careful Tech 93: Why I write “podcast scripts”

April 17, 2020
Impromptu creative month?

I’ve been looking for a reentry to creative work on the web. So, on a whim, I’m planning to follow Shaun’s example—posting something each day throughout November.

November 2, 2019
“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?

September 19, 2018
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.

August 31, 2018
Could you remote-work from Starbucks full-time?

The work-at-a-coffee-shop experiment.

August 27, 2018
Being okay with being terrible

Publishing something imperfect, let alone something that’s genuinely bad, is difficult for me.

November 21, 2017
On internet obscurity: analytics be damned

When I stop delighting in the work for its own sake, I soon stop working altogether. When I let website analytics or podcast download stats serve as my primary motivation, discouragement festers, and I soon stop writing. It’s happened a half-dozen times before.

November 8, 2017
Jerry Seinfeld, the tech blogger’s spirit animal

As of today, I’ve blogged and podcasted for eighteen straight weekdays, praise be to Seinfeld.

October 17, 2017
Does Steve Jobs’ creative philosophy (“Make something wonderful”) apply to obscure bloggers?

When I ignore my desire for affirmation and appreciation and instead simply focus on expressing something genuine, blogging and podcasting are much more fun.

October 6, 2017
New blog theme

Leave Wordpress development to the experts.

May 26, 2016