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notes Sewing patterns for a chill wardrobe
I’ve been making some simple clothing that I haven’t been able to find easily in shops. So far I’ve been sticking to linen and trying to make some…
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books How to Take Smart Notes (2017), Sönke Ahrens
Audiobook listened in 2022 Paperback version read in 2025 Description of how to use the Zettelkasten system created by prolific German sociologist…
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art Life drawing the male figureAlthough I've done a fair bit of life drawing over the past year or so, I haven't had the chance to sketch a male model in a long time. It was great…
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books Designing Your Life (2016), Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
The authors, both from Stanford, apply design thinking techniques to planning your own life. They draw a distinction between engineering problems,…
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sketching Perth Web Accessibility Camp 2025 in sketchnotesAnother great Perth Web Accessibility Camp! This is the first time I tried doing one large sketchnote with bits from each talk, rather than a large…
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notes Dailyish
Rather than a rigid commitment to doing something every single day without fail - a commitment that is destined to fail at some point - "dailyish"…
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notes Avoiding multitasking is unrealistic
We multitask because we get bored easily, and require a certain level of stimulation to remain interested. If that isn’t coming from the task at hand…
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notes Do one thing at a time
Based on time and accuracy (e.g. comprehension of text read), multitasking is not as efficient as you think it is. Even with evolving expectations in…
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writing Reading things later
The internet feels like an unfriendly place to be a reader. With very few exceptions, even articles published by excellent writers and savvy…
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art Charcoal portraitI'm always amazed about how quickly a charcoal sketch can come together... and how quickly it can be smudged if you touch it wrong! I thought I was…
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writing Photographing artwork with a phone
I love traditional media, after years of creating mainly digital artwork. But I still like to be able to view and share my art on digital devices,…
Letters from me to you, delivered very infrequently. Rambling thoughts, things I’ve made, interesting links.