Reading Time: 3 minutesWe live in a culture of outrage. The news media and social media intentionally feed this culture. It’s an enemy of intentional living because it’s pure manipulation. It’s the opposite of thoughtful and deliberate reasoning and thinking. It’s the direct result of news media and social media using “click-bait” to grab your attention and manipulate …
Reading Time: 4 minutesRecently, I watched a video recording of a Q3 Planning with Sparky (MacSparky Labs) session. It was a time for MacSparky Labs members to assess their progress on their quarterly plans halfway through the quarter. Many participants felt they had gone off track during the first few weeks and needed to find a way to …
Reading Time: 5 minutesApple Maps may have begun with a rocky start, but it’s evolved into an excellent app. Many people benefit from its navigational features. My wife has always been “directionally challenged.” She doesn’t think in maps and would have difficulty finding her way to a new location and back home again. Apple Maps changed that for …
Reading Time: 5 minutesI have mixed reactions to the new Apple Vision Pro announced at WWDC earlier this year. I haven’t tried it, so everything I think about it is based on second-hand information. My reactions are based on watching the initial Apple presentation video, reading the reports of those who’ve had the opportunity to try one out, …
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast week, Things 3, my task manager of choice, added the feature of adjustable text sizes in iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. According to the developer, Cultured Code, adjustable text size was one of their most requested features. This update allows users to scale the text size that works best for them. How to Adjust Text …
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere is a Mac app I use more than any other app, and I use it every day. I use it when I write emails in the Mail app, texts in the Message app, mind maps in MindNode, blog posts in Ulysses and edit blog posts on WordPress before publication. That app is a menu …
Reading Time: 5 minutesAfter our recent move to a different state, tasks appeared on my task manager, Things, that no longer needed to be done. There was no need to clean a birth bath that we no longer owned, and the trash and recycling days were different in South Dakota than in Arizona. This experience got me thinking …
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen the Apple Watch Ultra was released last September, one of the features reviewers raved about was the hugely improved battery life. Apple’s site claims “up to 36 hours of battery life” but many people have experienced even longer life. After I got my watch in early October 2022, I could easily go 3 days …
Reading Time: 3 minutesOccasionally, I think about doing a project, but immediately think, “It probably won’t work anyway,” and I give up on the idea. Why do I do that? It’s because of fear. I’m afraid I’ll fail if I try to do it. Fear of failure stops me because I’m afraid if I fail, others might think …
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs I was driving our UHaul truck through Wyoming while moving to Rapid City, SD a couple of weeks ago, I listened to the audiobook of Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear. Early in the book, Clear emphasizes the limitations of goals. He …