Category: Diary

It happened before, it’s happening again, and it will continue in the future. Platforms come and go, and your data is the price to pay. Anytime you use a closed source application, your data is in the mercy of the said platform. If this platform goes down, they might give you access to your data…

It took me 4 months to publish this post. The reason? No fucking reason. This post has nothing in particular. It’s not hard to write. Doesn’t need much research or preparation. And isn’t something close to my heart to justify the postponing. But this post happens to be the 100th post in this blog. And…

I first got COVID in November 2020, or the early days of the pandemic. With no vaccination in sight at that time, I was expecting the worst. Luckily, it was a breeze. In fact, I only knew it was covid when I lost my ability to smell and taste. Other than that, pretty normal. Now,…

Since a long time ago, companies hire agencies for help in design, accounting, social media management… you name it. While this was happening for a long time and is now considered the norm, there’s a new storm that will destroy agencies, especially the small ones. This storm is formed by what I call agencies of…

Notion is so versatile that you can use it for everything. CRM, website builder, personal note-taking, a combination of all the above, you name it. One thing you can use Notion for too is task management, or your to-do list to keep it simple. But is it a good idea? I personally think that using…

If you use a task manager or a to-do list, you know that adding tasks to your list, quickly, is a must-have feature. Not surprisingly, the first step in the GTD journey is to capture stuff. The quickest, the better. I use TickTick, and I have it installed on my laptop, phone, etc. On my…

As a long fan of hardcover books, I was always tempted by e-books readers but fought the urge to get another digital thing. You know, less screen time whenever possible. But that changed in late 2021, I finally got a Kindle. One can guess I’m no longer a fan of hardcover books, but that’s not…

I’m currently working on the second version of the Get That Remote Job e-book. Wanted to give you a heads up on what to expect: Copy-pasting I built the first e-book using a design tool because I wanted it to look good. While it ended up looking the way I liked it, the problem was…

No one likes cheap products. We all want high-quality ones, and we want to feel the joy of owning them. But there is something about those cheap products that I personally find interesting… I just don’t worry about them.. Let me explain. A few months ago, I bought a cheap Bluetooth bracelet. Heart and sleep…

Like every human being, I used to procrastinate a lot. Dishes? Nah. Cleaning something? Nah. Folding clothes? Nah… I knew it’s wrong, but I couldn’t help it. My body was against me. That was a few years ago, but it’s still happening sometimes. Less often than before for sure, but it happens. We are not…