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I am writing this post directly in Obsidian. A git clone of my blog sits on my laptop, and obsidian works with plain .md files. Everything gets written to a WordPress database on push. Introducing PushMD This workflow is possible thanks to the PushMD plugin we wrote with Adam. The plugin exposes a git remote url via wp-rest. This allows you to commit, push and pull to sync entire blog…

It is hard at first. But do you know what’s harder? Living a life you hate. That’s hard. This, by comparison, is a walk in the park. One book I keep recommending to everyone is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography. What I love about Arnold is how human he is – caring, thoughtful, whimsical, and refreshingly honest about his mistakes. “Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life” is his attempt to compile…

Why bother writing or coding when there's AI. What's the point of humanity?

I gotta admit that recently I find it kinda hard to write new blog posts. Something in the back of my head is whispering: What’s the point if ChatGPT can spit out infinity of essays? It feels like something previously valuable (and uniquely human)- decent writing – became a tap that most people can just turn on and continue to enjoy to the point of drowning. It manifests on the consumption side…

My notes from "The Age of Wood" - book focused on you guessed it - the history of wood.

I love wood, as did my dad. After all – he was a carpenter. Wood is pliable, easy to join, and easy to shape into anything you want. It looks and feels nice, and it literally grows on trees. In the past, however, it was not only the “posh organic” material of choice; it was the only game in town if you wanted to create something – like, for example, our whole civilization. Ennos challenges the…

2024 is the year my son was born. I also hacked a bit and slept a bit less.

Yes, you can fly MS Flight Simulator on Oculus Quest

Yes, you can. Why MS Flight Simulator? Learning flying is on my Bucketlist. Right now, between dealing with 2 kids and building a house it’s tough to find time for anything. What games have you tried? You can play a variety of games streaming through Game Pass on your phone / Oculus Quest. I have tried: MS Flight Simulator (included in subscription / free) MS Flight Simulator 2024 (included…

In Deliberate Internet #116, I share a very simple productivity system designed to alleviate the guilt and fear of a giant-neverending-todo-monstrosity™

Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. Guilt, like pain, is a very useful signal: It means you are doing something you should not be doing. So when we feel guilty about “not being productive enough”, why do we do the same thing twice as hard? In this issue of Deliberate Internet, I’m going…

Modern world puts more demands on your attention than you can spare. The solution, as always, is more friends. In Deliberate issue 115 I am musing on attention economy in family and on the Internet.

Howdy to Deliberate Internet – my newsletter combining nuanced perspectives on Remote Work, Technology, Psychology, and other latest obsessions. The Piszek family is on the road again. Taking advantage of my generous parental leave policy, I took my 2-mo baby, 3.5 y/o daughter, patient and always-young wife and a reluctant dog across Europe. Once again, we loaded up the RV, packed an assortment…