I often analyze tools before I actually need them. That’s silly, and a waste of energy. It leads to a pile of software that I don’t need, but also a bunch of opinions about them that aren’t really valid.
It would be nice if I could hold a thought for more than 30 seconds. My brain is so scattered and unpredictable that it makes it difficult to get anything done. So far this morning I must’ve opened every app, note, and website that I know of. I don’t know what I’m hoping to find, but so far I’ve failed and wasted way too much time.
Here’s an example. I was about to write something about watching The Substance last night, so I went to Letterboxd to grab a link to my review. By the time I switched back to this document, I’d forgotten what I was going to write. Not a clue, so I wrote this instead.
I’m trying that thing again where I mark a region of text in each entry. The idea is to emphasize the important bits so that it’s easier to scan the page. I’m not convinced it helps, which is why I waffle about it.
While I was unloading the party supplies at the rental place, a woman came out and said, “I just wanted to meet the guy with the cool name.” I asked her what she thought was cool about it. She stood straight, lowered her voice, and said, “Jack Baty! It just sounds cool. It sounds like you’re either a cool fisherman who lives by himself on an island, or a movie star.” I thanked her and left without telling her which one I am.
I’m all for people ragging on DHH, because DHH has revealed himself to be kind of an awful person. Didn’t anyone ever tell Matt that one should never wrestle with a pig?