Lots to like from Apple’s WWDC event, but the MacBook Air definitely caught my eye. Might just be my next laptop to replace my ageing MacBook Pro.
So, Boris Johnson survives again. “Move on” seems to be the Tory favoured response to the media after the no-confidence vote. Roll on the next general election.
Channeling his inner artist
The wee guy channeling his inner artist in the corner of the garden this afternoon.
Down at Turnberry
Walking round the peripheral of the Trump Turnberry course while Ethan plays his county match. Such a beautiful part of the world.
A bug or a lack of understanding?
This morning I finally resovled an issue with a Rails application of mine.
After a couple of weeks, of getting an hour every other night to resovle this, I finally understood what the problem was and how it could be fixed. A bug? Not necessarily, it was more of a lack of understanding on my part. The issue is fixed now and I can now crack on with other elements of the application.
Deer on the 11th tee
There I was waiting on the final match tonight when I noticed a nice bit of light through the trees from the 11th tee. It wasn’t until I got home and I realised I captured a deer almost in the middle of the shot.
A study shows that full absenteeism from social media is good for you.
Digital Minimalism and Deep Work author Cal Newport, highlights a new paper shows that taking a prolonged and full break is good for you.
The researchers further found that they could obtain smaller, but still significant improvements in depression and anxiety by having users simply reduce the time they spend on Twitter and TikTok. The biggest effects, however, came from full abstention.
— Taking a Break from Social Media Makes you Happier and Less Anxious
This is something that I need to do more often. The endless scrolling is a terrible habit of mine. When this happens, I sometimes start to sense that feeling of negativeness creeping in as I am scrolling. At this point I just put my phone down and find something else to do. Maybe I should just delete the Twitter app from my phone?
I’m on board with Kurt on this one. Money spent on books and music is never wasted. Although I do admit that it’s been a while since I actually purchased music outside of a streaming service.
Good advice from Kurt Harden on how to salvage the day when your plans end up changing.
Hey, 37signals is back!