A good night for old cartoons | Iβm sitting on the couch. 30 minutes ago I finished an episode of Broadchurch and was getting up to do the last little puttering around things before bed. Then Lily… | anniemueller.com/posts/a-g…
DNF: Neom by Lavie Tidhar π
Interesting world but just not the feel/mood for me right now. Couldn’t get into it. The writing is great. I might revisit this one at some point.
A good day for sandwiches | This morning I slept until a child whispered at me: βMom. Mom. Almost 8. You gotta take me to school.βΒ
Right. On it. Rolled out of bed, threw on sweats,… | anniemueller.com/posts/a-g…
π Lou Plummer on People & Blogs
Enjoyed reading this interview of one of my favorite bloggers @amerpie
When things are bad, as they so very often are, I like to crawl into a little hole and stay there, curled up. I want to withdraw. Nurse my wounds,… | anniemueller.com/posts/im-…
I really like my job and I really really like the people I work with but I really really really wish the dev team would tell me at least a day or two before they release a major update with a new feature
Don’t love scrambling to add/update docs when the changes are already live.
Your personal brand makes me want to vomit anniemueller.com/posts/you…
π The open web as gift economy | @tracydurnell
From the first, making things and sharing them was part of my online experience. To me, it is normal and natural to have my own website where I post things.
This is the biggest difference between how I view being online and how, say, my kids view it. And oh, what a difference it is.
My real-life friends donβt blog but if they did they would be good at it anniemueller.com/posts/my-…
Had to log into FB for work & was absolutely delighted to see this from Penzey’s spices
π Trust | @patrickrhone
…a loss of trust in society β trust in government, trust in institutions, trust in each other β is the cause of a break down and, if left uncorrected, end to that society. Period. There is no βbutβ. You can not have a society without it. Society rises and falls on the strength of it.
Finished reading: Be Not Far from Me by Mindy McGinnis π
Easy read, YA, teen girl main character. Set-up for our protag’s experience is annoying only because I myself am not a teenager. The survival parts (what I went for) are detailed and gritty, which I liked. Great? No. Enjoyable? Yes.
Blog question challenge 2025 anniemueller.com/posts/blo…
π Your resolution is to have discipline and put in the work
There isnβt a system, tool, or app that will magically make you better at something.
Constantly researching and trying new tools or systems is a form of procrastination.
The reality is you just need to get to work. Do the work. Put in the time. Do the thing, regardless of the system, tool, or tech. Those things will come as you do the work. Finding a new note taking app isnβt a goal, it is a tactic used to delay you doing the real work of writing things down.
Finished reading: The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin π
Meh.
Good advice from Burkeman anniemueller.com/posts/goo…
Reading notes: January 2025 anniemueller.com/posts/rea…
DNF: The Evolving Self by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi π
A classic case of “This book could have been a blog post.” Or a series of articles, to be fair. Good points, but kind of basic and overworked. For me, not enough thought-provoking stuff to spend more time on it.
DNF: The City in the Middle of the Night by Charlie Jane Anders π
The writing is fine and the world-building is interesting. It just didn’t grip me. Moving on.