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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2026-02-07

Owning Your Data in an Age of Platforms
Komoot was one of the best mapping services to create bike routes, specifically in Europe it was the choice but then Komoot sold out on the ideals the company founders claimed to hold dear opting to put millions of dollars in the their pockets. Is this is a surprise?

Nope.

In fact it's the playbook for most of the world online today and it'
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2026-01-31

January 2026 Reading Recap
Non-Fiction

Careless People

Want to understand just how bad the Facebook brass is at management, then read this book. From Sheryl Sandberg asking employees to sleep in her bed with her, then getting bitchy when they refuse the offer, to the same Sandberg talking publicly about zero tolerance for sexual harassment at work while ignoring it in her subordinates, you've got a lot of dum
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2026-01-24

Why Your Productivity Systems Collapse
Sure the Internet is amazing. You can start today with a tool like Obsidian then head to r/ObsidianMD or YouTube and find many creators willing to show you their note system, including myself. Unfortunately this also brings along complexity to the beginner who doesn't need the solutions being pedalled as they start their no
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2026-01-17

Note Cards vs Obsidian – The Friction You’re Missing
In response to my recent post on slow note taking Robert asked about the note card method supported by Robert Greene, Ryan Holiday and a number of other writers. If I think that friction is good in taking my notes on books, why isn't greater friction in my notes better? Won't touching the note cards
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2026-01-10

The 6 Best Books I Read in 2025 (Nonfiction + Fiction that Stuck)
In 2025 I got back to reading a book a week by finishing 53 books, after a few years of being busy and not reading as much as I had hoped. I know that a book a week is an arbitrary number, but when I get to read that much I feel like I'm doing what I want with m
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2026-01-03

Why My Reading and Note-Taking Process is Slow on Purpose
In response to a comment on my recent video about music I said:

It's funny, or maybe obvious, how simply being intentional with what you're doing transforms an experience from something that passes you by to something that is meaningful.

In that context I was talking about the change from listen
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-12-13

On Interruptions, Availability, and Letting Things Go
This is likely going to be the last post for 2025. I'll start up again with regular content the first Saturday in January. We all need breaks and I'm taking one.

Time Track Your Interruptions

Adrian has a neat idea to flip time tracking around, track your interruptions instead of the time you spent doing something. This has the be
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-12-06

Borrowed Movies, Confident Machines, and the Cost of Unused Knowledge
We're surrounded by more information than at any time in history, but we value it less letting public spaces that house this information languish in licenses and budget cuts. Whether it's a public library, AI, or the books on your shelf, this information only has value if we use
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-11-29

Interest, Social Darwinism and the Paladin Strait
How important is it to do something you're interested in? Do we give it too much power or not enough. As it often goes, it depends.

Second, what is Social Darwinism and why does this economic theory that is discredited bear so much resemblance to the way society thinks today about success.

Finally, a recommendation for
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-11-22

Too Many Inputs, Not Enough Attention
This week we'll take a look at the scarcity that too much of a good things brings, why the productivity system you imported from an influencer doesn't work, and then some book recommendations.

Too many inputs bring scarcity

Think of those challenge games where a ball runs through a metal track — like a miniature roller coaster — and a par
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-11-15

The Rich Want You Busy, Thoughtless, and Grateful for Scraps
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Today we look at doing without existing in the world, don't delegate your thinking, and the absurdness of the wealth of some people in the world.

Always Doing, Never Existing

I don't know how to exist without doi
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-11-08

People’s Rights, Play, Local Music
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Today we have a hard conversation about the rights of people, how play was lost, and local music.

Trans Rights, Women's Rights, Gay Rights…Oh my

This was a very interesting episode of Uncomfortable Conversations looking at trans rights vs women's right with Professor Robert Wintemute
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-11-01

Tolerance, Match Fit, and a Music Video
Should you tolerate everyone? What about people who are intolerant and actively work to restrict the rights of others? Should you specialize early or wait? Which brings greater long-term success?

Oh, and a fun music video from one of my current favourite bands to lighten up the mood.

The Paradox of Tolerance

In response to my post last
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-10-25

The Smart Home, Dumb Trade-offs, and Tunnelling Tax
This week the AWS issue was the last straw and had me take out my smart lights, Ryder Caroll has good advice on how to take notes that mean something in the future, and what are the costs of tunnelling tax?

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Goodbye Smart Ho
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-10-18

Writing, Kindness, Substack is lame
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How do we write, how do we act, how do we feel about platforms trying to own the relationship between writers and readers?

Writing in Fragments

Sacha shares their writing process and like many does a bit of lamenting about the lack of uninterrupted time to write. I also get the pain of being
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-10-11

Productivity as a Fetish
Looking around at the productivity gurus writing about their ideal morning routine, or showing off their amazing productivity system, it's easy to think that we've got it wrong. Our system doesn't let us live the life we see captured in moments and posted on Instagram. The task manager we use doesn't let us flow effortlessly between tasks
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-10-04

Don’t Rush – On Books, Late Bloomers, and Leisurely Thought
Much of our world slips by us, a list of posts ephemerally floating past our eyes where we dip in to a flow without taking ownership of what we consume. To counteract that we can take ownership by saying no to a digital existence and instead seeing how valuable the physical is and embraci
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-09-27

Writing Tools, Boredom Wins, and Average is Okay
While one may want to write quickly with ideas flowing from a never ending well that is revolutionary, this is not the case for anyone. This week we'll take a short look at some tools for publishing books, why boredom matters if you want to have good thoughts, and how mediocrity is likely far better for the wo
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-09-20

Writing in the Age of Endless Options and Bad Advice on how to be Productive
The abundance we live in should mean that we have time to write, read, or do whatever we want. For many though under the abundance lurks the truth that they want to be a famous author, not go through the pain and sacrifice of writing. When the rubber meets the road, doom scrolling is what w
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Curtis McHalecurtismchale
2025-09-13

Overflowing with Nothing
Excess is one of the defining words of culture today. Excess money for some, while others struggle. Excess emails and tasks for everyone. Business owners push AI as the next saviour because tech companies have tricked us into believing that the excess that's good for billionaire investors is also good for us. Political excess running rampan
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