Journal
Notes on working well.
Short essays on focus, setup, and running a small business from a desk. Ten posts. Slower than a blog.
2026-05-14
/ Focus
The Quiet Desk
Removing three things from your desk usually helps more than adding one.
2026-04-22
/ Setup
Cable-First Workspaces
The desk that stays clean is the one whose cables were planned first.
2026-04-03
/ Writing
Paper vs. Pixels
A short case for keeping a paper notebook next to the laptop.
2026-03-18
/ Writing
One Good Pen
Why owning a single well-made pen changes how often you write.
2026-03-02
/ Ergonomics
Monitor Height, Actually Measured
The eye-line rule and why most people set their monitor too low.
2026-02-14
/ Shipping
Shipping Well From Home
A small studio's system for packing orders without a warehouse.
2026-01-29
/ Ergonomics
Ergonomics on a Small-Business Budget
Four upgrades under $200 that meaningfully change a workday.
2026-01-12
/ Focus
The Shutdown Ritual
How closing the workday well makes tomorrow's opening faster.
2025-12-20
/ Writing
Notebook Systems That Don't Collapse
Two lightweight systems for keeping paper notes findable.
2025-12-01
/ Craft
What We Learned From Muji
Restraint isn't a style. It's a hiring policy for objects.