26/12/2017

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# I look at my new notebooks with, perhaps, a little trepidation.

I am determined to write more by hand, to slow down and spend time with my thoughts. But I want to do them justice.

I have seen if said that it is better to buy cheap - that way you're not afraid to make a mess of it. Or less afraid.

Getting away from this mindset as soon as possible is key. Making a mark on the pristine paper, anything at all, will break the spell.

After all, I'm not a medieval monk transcribing manuscripts with a need for exactitude; I'm just a regular guy scribbling down his thoughts.

#bypen

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# I don't like making New Year's resolutions.

I don't like doing something simply because you're supposed to. It invariably ends badly. If I decide to do something it's at a time of my own choosing and because I want to do it rather than out of any sense of obligation.

A couple of days ago I decided to clean up and diversify my RSS subscriptions.

I was already on the lookout for more personal blogs but also wanted my river to not be so polluted. As such, I unsubscribed from the last of the trashier "news" sites I had been following: The Verge and Boy Genius Report.

I had removed Mashable from my feed reader some time ago as it badly lost its credibility along with its focus. Other sites like The Verge and BGR went the same route - moving beyond tech in an attempt to be more financially viable.

With the increase in breadth comes a lack of depth; stories are churned out purely for page views and ad impressions providing little actual value to the reader.

Just pulp.

Now I am seeking more interesting and thought provoking reading material across a wider spectrum, especially the humanities - moving beyond tech in an attempt to be more fulfilling.

I'm always open to suggestions.

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