What I Took From The Correspondent
Reflections on attention, correspondence, family, and place after reading The Correspondent.
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Tools I Actually Use: Google Sheets
Why Google Sheets sits at the center of my systems, with Apps Script and AI layered in deliberately.
Tools I Actually Use: Instacart + ChatGPT
How I use Instacart and ChatGPT together to plan meals, build grocery orders, and keep food decisions contained and predictable.
What I Took from My Struggle Book 2 by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Unfinished adulthood, relationships, shame, ambition, and fatherhood in the second volume of My Struggle.
Finishing Anna Karenina and What It Stayed With Me
Reflections on completing Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina and my connection to Levin, the novel’s tragic core, and the force of its characters.
Why Watching Movies at Home Is the Future
The movie theater is no longer the default. Streaming reflects how people actually live, watch, and choose today.
Tools I Actually Use: Withings + Lose It
How I use the Withings Body Smart scale and Lose It app to manage fitness, nutrition, and daily awareness through a simple, consistent system.
What I Took from Part Six of Anna Karenina
Tolstoy’s contrasts in Part Six made me think about steadiness, restlessness, and the fragile ways we try to find balance.
What I Took from My Struggle Book 1 by Karl Ove Knausgaard
Ordinary moments, teenage embarrassment, and a father's death examined with unflinching detail in Knausgaard's autobiographical masterpiece.
How to Build a Daily Reading Habit
Practical strategies and examples for creating a consistent reading routine that lasts.
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Tools I use daily with no fluff, just what works.
Tools I Actually Use: An Empty Downloads Folder
My Downloads folder stays empty because I don't use it. I built a simple system around Google Drive that keeps my files organized and my workflow clean.
Tools I Actually Use: Google Sheets
Why Google Sheets sits at the center of my systems, with Apps Script and AI layered in deliberately.
Tools I Actually Use: Instacart + ChatGPT
How I use Instacart and ChatGPT together to plan meals, build grocery orders, and keep food decisions contained and predictable.
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