I hate how strange it feels when I can actually say “It’s not been busy at all.” It feels like I have to say things are busy, and normally it’s true.

It’s ready!

For a couple of months, I’ve been working on and off on a series of free email courses to help people improve elements of their sketchnoting.

  • Drawing
  • Typography
  • Layouts
  • Creating your very first sketchnote

Now they’re all ready for people to try. You can sign up here.

I’m working in a cafe for the first time in ages as I wait for my train to pickup my family. It’s a great change.

I’m trying to set up a focus mode/shortcut etc that would block certain applications while I’m in that mode (i.e. safari). I think the closest thing I can do is set downtime but I’d have to adjust its settings each day to make it apply. Are there any other options? (I’m not running the Apple betas)

You know what’s worse than only writing about writing (and other ouroboric activity)? Only writing about how bad writing about writing is.

I can be guilty of this (and in fact this post is an example of it!) so I’m committing to changing.

My company is looking to update their social media icons from Twitter to X-twitter. But the logo we can download isn’t the same as the one on the site.

A friendly reminder inspired by an email in my inbox.

When you turn your hobby into a hustle, you’ll probably lose what made it a great hobby in the first place. Not always, but probably.

Scheduled a new sketchy ideas newsletter for this afternoon (with a new section highlighting things from around the web).

The dad-mobile has arrived. A used Citreon C4 Grand Picasso. Tomorrow she gets her first real test with a trip to the in-laws.

I got an Amazon voucher from work for my birthday and spent it all on books. Can you see the common trend?