The spotlight effect is the psychological phenomenon by which people tend to believe they are being noticed more than they really are. Being that one is constantly in the center of one’s own world, an accurate evaluation of how much one is noticed by others is uncommon…
New post: Blog status update (June 2024): I've brought back my blogroll to my site. Also, my thoughts on why blogging still matters versus the state of social networks and Google (AI, algorithms, bigoted trolls etc.).
When many people think of #Phoenix, they think of endless suburban sprawl. And, certainly, that’s part of the story. But here’s something that many are surprised to learn:
Four of the five largest city parks are located in metro Phoenix
Does anyone have a personal blogging setup they are in love with? Just absolutely excited to use it every time?
I want to start writing more again but I have like 4 blogs and my posting rate on them is like 0.25 posts a year on average and I’m not super happy with any of them.
Ideally I want something I can self host (either on GitHub pages or my VPS), maybe statically generated but doesn’t have to be, that would be easy to upload posts and media to from my phone in addition to desktop. I’ve debated a bunch of ideas (notion, docuwiki, Hugo, etc.) and none of them are compelling enough to make me feel like implementing them.
Bro, I can't help but notice your inner monologue has been extremely negative. Why are you being so hard on yourself? I've never heard you speak that harshly to your friends and family. Maybe you can...
Does anyone know what the deal is with Blogher? I apparently have an account there -- created in 2011! -- but don’t see how to log in. And every time I click a link, Firefox tells me it’s a security risk.
Unsurprising, but good to have explicitly laid out:
"The overall effect of looking at my Substack dashboard is 'wow, Substack is really getting me an audience! If I leave Substack, half of my subscription channel will dry up.' It’s clear that this is the impression other writers, the media, and investors are getting as well, because they praise Substack about it all the time."
I’m not a fitness coach or therapist, but I can tell you nothing has improved my physical and mental health more than the simple habit of taking daily walks…