THE WRITTEN RECORD

Author: Chris

Digital Minimalism

Or essentialism. After taking a look at my software, I cleaned out a few redundant applications. I also took the time to reorganize my iPhone and remove apps as well. I should keep doing this until only the essentials are…

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Productivity?

I should really get my shit together. I’m thinking of changing/eliminating my complex “productivity” system with something simpler. Such as “Write it down so I don’t forget it. Then do it as soon as I can.” I don’t need more…

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Micro Photo

I want to start posting images, maybe not daily but close to it. This will be a running log and who knows how long it lasts?

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MacBook Pro M1 Camera Test

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House Of Blues

2009, Houston House of Blues

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D.R.

Missing the Dominican Republic and testing a new code embedding url from Vimeo to my website. It works!

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Signal vs. Noise

You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.

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Writing on the WWW

Own your website. It’s important because you control the format now and forever if you want to. No social media because that isn’t yours. Your social media account is just renting space until you are evicted. Buy a domain name,…

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Microblogging

I’ve embraced the idea… that a short update or single photo post counts. In the past I would send a tweet or an image to somewhere else on someone else’s social site. No more. Not when a quick post here…

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Connectile Dysfunction

I’ve made posting to this site as easy as I’m capable of but still restricted due to no SSL certificate assigned to this micro site sub domain. This blocks my writing software from posting automagically to this site. So manual…

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Urgent

Establishing a creative practice is our most valuable and urgent task – as important to our well-being as fitness or nutrition.

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Negative Type

Having an issue changing ribbon on the typewriter today. Frustrating and how the heck did the writers of the past use this so frequently?

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Possibilities

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.

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Use Them

In the digital age, don’t forget to use your digits! Your hands are the original digital devices. Use them.

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What To Do With A Manual Typewriter

Step one really should be to change out the ribbon. I’ll be back when step one is completed.

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