Journal

Web v. 4.0

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The next web iteration will see us return to the basics. Limited, if any social media. Personal websites, blogging, no algorithms, no advertising, chat rooms, IRC, RSS, e-mail, SMS.

All the best parts of Web 1.0

Freedom

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I love my MacBook Pro but an issue I have with it is the fact that it is my main driver, but stays on the desk. It forces me to be static. Sure, I can take it with me but…

The kinetic alternative is my iPad Pro.

An even better alternative is the iPhone 13 Pro Max. With this I am no longer static so I can walk around and document with images, voice recordings and text.

Limited Time

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Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma. Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.

Steve Jobs

A Few Thoughts On…

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  1. Creativity and imagination needs to be constantly fed.
  2. Reading is an anytime, anywhere pastime
  3. Slow down.
  4. Excuses delay the inevitable.
  5. Make time for good conversation.
  6. Apply what you know.
  7. Chase the knowledge.
  8. Organize your desk.
  9. Make yourself so good that they don’t want to let you go.
  10. You are only as good to them as your last quarter.
  11. Do or don’t.
  12. Try.
  13. Your best effort wants to come out. Give it a go.
  14. Essentialism > minimalism
  15. Personal development > formal education.
  16. Learning > formal education
  17. Moderation in all things (sugar, salt, social media, alcohol, spending)
  18. Let the tools do their job. Your brain can take care of the rest.
  19. Pen to paper > fingers to keyboard.
  20. What is your origin story? Document your progress.
  21. Change is good.
  22. Willingness to change is even better.
  23. Laughing is a habit-forming drug.
  24. No one told you because they didn’t know either.
  25. Asking is free.
  26. Doing > over-analyzing how to do it.
  27. Your thoughts are clouded and stuck in high fructose corn syrup.
  28. Youth is a feeling, not an age.
  29. Call your loved ones.
  30. Forgive yourself.
  31. Forgive them.
  32. Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, and faithfulness > whatever else you are doing instead.

FNC-46

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I just received the latest Field Notes offering from the subscription and I like it. “Vignette” allows you to add a custom photo inside your journal cover. That plus the grid lines on the paper is a refreshing change from the ruled lines offered previously. Now I have to get writing to keep up with all of them.

Wrecked

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So I purchased this book for my mother awhile back and it was just regifted. She felt guilty for damaging a book. This book was designed to take the abuse so I threw it down into the wet grass where she promptly stomped on it. That’s the spirit!

This Is For You

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It is usual that the moment you write for publication—I mean one of course—one stiffens in exactly the same way one does when one is being photographed. The simplest way to overcome this is to write it to someone, like me. Write it as a letter aimed at one person. This removes the vague terror of addressing the large and faceless audience and it also, you will find, will give a sense of freedom and a lack of self-consciousness.

John Steinbeck

Own Your Name

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Sure, I could choose a fancy name for the website (previously named MojoDenbow.com), but owning your name is even better. I could easily have my e-mail go through a “free” service, but who really wants “@gmail.com” at the end of it?

Not me.