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Traveler Tips
Kevin Kelley is amazing. His curiosity is infectious, and he’s lived his life in a way that overlaps with much of what I enjoy, and what I believe in. As such, every new listicle like this that he comes up with is gold → https://kk.org/thetechnium/50-years-of-travel-tips/ There are so many gems in this list, and all…
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Local Tourists
A heat map of where tourists go vs. where locals go here in DC → https://www.flickr.com/photos/walkingsf/4672195208/in/album-72157624209158632/ DC is a tourist town, so it’s no surprise that there’s such a dramatic difference between the stomping grounds of both groups. That said, we locals live directly next to the tourist areas, and if you click in, you’ll…
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Good Board/Sad Board
I have a white board next to my desk, and I write the current # of “Did You Do it Today?” subscribers at the top of it. Sometimes I’ll see that number and think “this is sooo hard…” 😔 Other times I’ll see it and think “wow, it’s incredible that people have chosen to pay…
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Shade Map
Interactive map that allows you to simulate the standard shade create by the sun → https://shademap.app/ Map + web app + playing with time = Rabbit hole of fun
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Only One Habit
Very specifically, you can only build one habit at a time in “Did You Do it Today?” The #1 feature request I’ve gotten from customers is the ability to track more than one habit in the app. That it doesn’t support this is not because of oversight or laziness. Rather, it’s an intentional choice based…
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Suburb Library Check-in
I’m working out of the Central Library in Arlington, VA today. As with most things suburb, it’s bigger, calmer, but not quite as interesting as in DC. Sorta like the https://didyoudoittoday.com work I’m doing today (and this post?). At least I’m being productive, and can honestly answer my daily check-in later with “Yes”.
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Country Sizes
A map that shows the real, non-distorted size of every country → https://truesizeofcountries.com/ The US & Canada definitely aren’t as big as we think they are, but, most of all, we see that f’in Russia isn’t nearly as big as we usually see it in the awful Mercator projection. Advice: Researching other projections is a…
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Lots of Software
I believe in paying for software. I use lots of it to build & support my habit tracker app “Did You Do it Today?“, and pay for a fair chunk of it. I’m happy to do so, though, as the stuff I pay for really helps me, and it feels good to support the folks…
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X Twitter
The Twitter URL is now X.com → https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/17/23829098/twitter-x-com-url-links-switch Obviously you know Twitter, and that they’ve changed their name to X. But several times I’ve said that I won’t start calling it X until they change their URL. Welp, they did, so hello X 👋 Want to receive an instant, daily, or weekly email for all…
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“That’s all it does‽”
“That’s all it does‽” is the question I see in the eyes of every person when I first describe the habit tracker I built, “Did You Do it Today?“ My answer is always the same: Yep, it’s focused on only doing one thing — helping you build a single habit. So, why doesn’t it do…
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You Don’t Need a Habit Tracker
You don’t need a habit tracker. You just don’t. I mean, look at all the habits you’ve established without one! You know you’re capable of building a new habit on your own, and don’t need any help. And yet…other things are also true: So, if #1 applies to you (and, it does 🫵), something that…
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Suno Songs
Instantly create amazing original songs using AI → https://suno.com/ Even if your eyes roll back whenever you’re triggered with another “Amazing AI” proclamation, you have to give this site a try. It’s truly astonishing how good the song are that it creates, both musically & lyrically. All you do is give a simple prompt, and…
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Notejoy Joy
Notejoy is a perfectly minimalist note-taking app/web app that rapidly syncs across all your devices & entry points → https://notejoy.com/ Yes, there are a bazillion note-taking & writing apps out there, and you’re probably already using several of them. As am I. But Notejoy is the one that I keep coming back to, and the…
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Why I Built “Did You Do it Today?”
Look, I ❤️ tech, and think it’s a force for good change in the world. But it sometimes feels like it’s become too complicated, and isn’t helping us with the stuff we all think & worry about. • How can I be happier? • Where can I improve my life? • What’s something I can…
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Pop Bubblewrap
“Pop” bubblewrap bubbles until they’re too tiny to see → https://brainteaser.top/bubblespop.html A perfect, mindless, tactile activity for a Monday
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Coinbase Crypto
Coinbase is a great site to use if you’re interested in purchasing bitcoin, ethereum, or any other crypto → https://www.coinbase.com The site is easy to get started on, and then easy to use thereafter. It also does a nice job showing your stats & visuals about how your portfolio is doing. You can even learn…
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Pub Concepts
“Authentic” Irish Pubs can be be easily planned, purchased, and assembled for you, and Guinness is behind it → https://irishpubconcept.com/about/overview/ Here’s where you can begin shopping for that pub concept you’ve always wanted.
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Nearby Wiki
See places that have wikipedia entries near you on a map → https://en.nearbywiki.org You might think you know what’s around you in your neighborhood, but you really don’t. And you certainly don’t know much about the things you do know about. This web app is a great way to change this, and it does it…
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Gift Cards
Easily deplete all remaining value from Visa gift cards by purchasing Amazing gift card reloads → https://amzn.to/3Sjpwk4 We all have Visa gift cards lying around with unknown values, and that always end up being like $3.34 and $2.52, etc. Not enough value to buy anything of note, and it’s too hard to purchase things by…
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2023 Evaluation: Item #2 → Build
Continuing this series: “Build – I’m going to build a small, daily habit-tracking web app using no-code tools. The project is mainly to independently build & learn, but the goal is to eventually sell subscriptions. Lots more to come on this one, especially since I’ll be following the ‘building in public’ mindset .“ Grade = A- Along with…
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Daily Fact
Get one good fact served up daily from Britannica → https://www.britannica.com/one-good-fact Doing things every day, trying to make it into a habit, is the best way to establish behaviors that will last a lifetime. This includes learning & info consumption, and this site does it in fun way.
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Snack Pantry
A weekly blog that gives five interesting website, podcast, tech, video, travel, gear, science, or food link recommendations in each week’s post → https://snackpantry.com Yep, this is also something I created in 2023. Regular readers of this blog will have noticed a few months back that I started recommending a new, interesting link each weekday.…
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Five Books
A website & newsletter that recommends five books to read in specific genres, and has an ‘expert’ explain why they’re recommended → https://fivebooks.com/ Tools don’t just have to be about building physical goods! If you’re a book reader, you’re forever on the lookout for help in finding new books, and this newsletter has been one…
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Periodic Tools
The most important tools in the world, depicted & detailed in a form similar to the periodic table of elements → https://periodictableoftools.com/index.html I absolutely love the internet. I mean, who takes the time to make & post something like this, for free? Sure, he’s trying to monetize it by selling merch for it, but it’s…
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Fire Cameras
Check out the view from 100s of cameras across California that have been set up to spot fires → https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/ Sure, the fires are interesting, but what you really get here is a view into the beauty & diversity of the California landscape. I lived there for 10ish years, and don’t really miss it, but…
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Tyler GOAT
A new book about the top economists in history, that you can download for free, or examine via an AI chatbot → https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/10/goat-who-is-the-greatest-economist-of-all-time-and-why-does-it-matter.html When an amazing economist writes a book about amazing economists and then enables you to consume it using amazing new technology, it’s hard for the outcome to not be amazing.
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Trello
Trello is a great app to organize things. From saving simple stuff like to-dos, recipes, and account #s, to project managing complex events like a move or a trip → https://trello.com/ I really do use Trello for everything, including prepping for my trips, and organizing eyeintim.com posts. I’ve even used back-in-the-day as a quick &…
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Fat Bear Bracket
My buddy Dan just launched a web app, Fat Bear Bracket, that he built from scratch, and where you get to immerse yourself into the high-stakes world of Fat Bear Week predicting → https://www.fatbearbracket.com/ Dan’s been an inspiration for me as I’m working to build out my web app, so I’m pretty proud & excited…
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