Measuring Productivity

If you feel like you've become better at a part of your life, you probably have! If you're total output has dropped but you're solving harder problems, you're improving and you should keep doing what you're doing.…

Apple Reminders for Personal Task Management

For most of my life, I've relied on my memory to track my tasks. Whether it be homework, taxes, or scheduling a doctor's appointment, my memory never let me down. But the responsibilities grew, and while I never missed anything important, things began to fall through…

Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread

I don't think I want this blog to turn into a recipe outlet, but at the moment it's all I can think of that will fill my desired 5+ minute post goal. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've baked quite a bit of sourdough in the last year…

Shockingly Easy Chocolate Tart

A few weekends ago I made a disappointing lemon tart and wanted to right my wrongs. Energized by a round of YouTube recipe bingeing, I decided to try my hand at a chocolate ganache tart. I was completely blown away. Delicious, idiot-proof, flaky pastry on my very first try. A…

Typing at the Speed of Thought

Let's get this out of the way: it's unlikely that your typing speed is holding you back. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was never a great typist. My parents taught me to touch type pretty early on, and by 3rd grade I identified as a bit of a computer…

A Review of the Keyboardio Atreus

I've written about the most comfortable keyboard [https://www.simonsays.so/kinesis-advantage-2/] I've ever typed on, but that's not the keyboard I type on every day. That's only partially because I haven't bothered soldering a new set of keywells in…