Light a candle and sit for a spell

I know I’ve mentioned this before, but it bears repeating: A habit I still find super useful is sharing things to Todoist whenever I want to remember something. I do a lot of reading on my iPad so when I come across something I want to check out later I share it to Todoist.

The following day, when I settle down in front of Obsidian I see my list of “to-dos” right there on the sidebar thanks to the Todoist Sync plugin. And it’s almost always stuff I forgot about, so it feels like a discovery.

For example, last night I sent myself a reminder to check out Kagi Small Web, a Kagi initiative that helps spotlight websites on the “small web.”

The project aims to humanize the web by surfacing authentic, personal content that often gets overshadowed by commercial interests in traditional search engines. It operates by curating a list of nearly 6,000 genuine websites, including personal blogs, independent YouTube channels, and comics, which are updated regularly.

You can read more about it here or visit the small web, which will zoom you over to a random blog post. You can read another one by clicking “next post” at the top.

I love discovering new blogs and reading about random things. It makes the Internet feel alive again.

So far this week I've been busy diving into a newsletter project I’ve been thinking about starting for a while. I finally settled on a name and a domain, and while I’m still in the research stage, some potential topics are starting to emerge.

Here’s a look at my Kanban board:

My goal is to cobble together a weekly missive that explores the intersection between my various interests – creativity, psychology, philosophy, spirituality – in a cozy and relaxed setting. Light a candle and sit for a spell.

More on that soon™.

Another thing I reminded myself to do was create a “now page.” I haven’t done it yet, but at some point when you visit my site you’ll see that the “about” page will have become a “now” page.

The idea of the “now page” was introduced by Derek Sivers back in 2015 (or so?) on his personal blog and it has since become a popular replacement for the about page. Instead of giving a static summary of what you’ve done in the past, the now page gives a current overview of what’s going on now.

I always meant to create a now page but my website lay dormant for many years so I never got around to it.

Speaking of getting around to things, there are new notes if you haven’t checked them out yet.

To follow up on the wooden pencil saga: I ended up not ordering a wooden pencil because I’m not emotionally or psychologically ready to commit to any particular kind. Also, I really don’t think I like writing with pencils, so there’s that.

And on that note about notes, I’m off to create my now page, order some pizza, and log into WoW to ensure my auctions don’t get lost in the ether. I have every intention of getting back into New World before Nighthaven drops. 👻

Update: The "Now" page is live.