Matthew Lang

Nicholas Bate reminds us of the purpose of a list.

The purpose of the list is to filter and focus. The list is that to which you give attention. If it’s not on the list you say no, politely. The list drives you the proactive wolf rather than the hang-back sheep.

— Productivity Reminder 27

As much I want to get my grubby post-apocalyptic mitts on this game, I’m prepared to wait another few months.

“At this point we were faced with two options: compromise parts of the game or get more time. We went with the latter, and this new release date allows us to finish everything to our level of satisfaction while also reducing stress on the team,” he continued.

— The Last of Us Part II has been delayed until May 2020

Taking an extra few months to finish off the game properly is a better way to go and I’m sure many fans of the game will agree.

In an age of multi-player online games like Overwatch, Fortnite and Call of Duty, I’m glad Naughty Dog are investing heavily in a single-player campaign game and are taking the time to deliver something that should at least equal its predecessor.

Ghost 3.0 now includes memberships and subscriptions.

As of today, Ghost is the first totally independent product out there with publishing<>subscriptions deeply integrated at the core, allowing anyone to build a recurring revenue subscription business.

— Announcing Ghost 3.0

I used Ghost for a while for my blog. Eventually the cost was something that I couldn’t justify and so I switched. However, with Ghost’s new memberships and subscriptions, they’re definitely going to attract the attention of many content publishers.

Jamie Tanna’s transcript of his talk on the IndieWeb movement is a wonderful read.

Instead of relying on another platform to host your thoughts, with their specific branding guidelines and restrictions, you should be the platform you want to be. By making the social network revolve around your site, you’re keeping it within your grasp and built for the things you want.

— The IndieWeb Movement: Owning Your Data and Being the Change You Want to See in the Web by Jamie Tanna

It seems that every once in a while I need to do a personal reboot. A chance to start over again with a few things and correct the mistakes I’ve made in the past.

Over the next couple of weeks, I’m hoping to start over on a few projects and try to build up some good habits again.

This morning started well with some early morning exercises, making a list of tasks for the day and reading a new book on the train to work.

I’ve got a half-hour set aside tonight for a spot of coding and writing as well.

A good start.

Spurred by this post on digital minimalism, I’ve decided to do a little clearing of the decks on my iPhone.

Gone are some Twitter clients, a few news apps and a 2FA app.

I’ve replaced the Twitter clients with the web interface on Safari, and I’m glad to see that I can now log into multiple Twitter accounts. I’m still not a big fan of Twitter, but accessing it on Safari is handy.

The news apps were never really used, and I can also read the news on Safari.

I’ve been meaning to move to 1Password’s two-factor authentication for accounts for some time, but I’ve been simply putting it off.

The home screen is starting to look a little more sane again.