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Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff.
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Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Slow Down, Tend the System, Engage Passion
Struggles are required to feel value in accomplisment.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/05/02/slow-down-tend-the-system-engage-passion
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
The American Dream is Ruining America
I recently watched this video from Not Just Bikes about the [great places erased by suburbia](https://youtu.be/VvdQ381K5xg). The biggest thing that struck me is how Western car-centric city design mea...
https://curtismchale.ca/2022/12/03/the-american-dream-is-ruining-america
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Strong Towns - A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity - Charles Marohn
What does it take to build a vibrant town you want to live in?
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Why We Feel Isolated in a Connected World - The Empty Promise of Social Media
The guiding star of Alderian psychology is that we derive meaning from connection to community[1](#8c014bfb-96b9-46cb-bf95-0f04ad8fe1a4). That we can only feel connection to a community when we are us...
https://curtismchale.ca/2025/02/15/we-need-community-connection
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
The Folly of Sidewalk in Toronto
A shorter one today as I'm on holiday but I finished a book called [Sideways: The City Google Couldn't Buy](https://amzn.to/3C9swrI). Here are some things that stuck out to me.
First, we always want...
https://curtismchale.ca/2022/12/31/the-folly-of-sidewalk-in-toronto
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Normal Sucks by Jonathan Mooney
We all easily succumb to the lie that there is a thing called normal. The institutions and systems that we interact with help enforce this as we navigate the world[^4]. Learning to forget about what "...
https://curtismchale.ca/2021/04/02/normal-sucks-by-jonathan-mooney
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Normal Sucks - Jonathan Mooney
What does it mean to be normal anyway?
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Let Loose the Fallen - S. Kaeth
Another excellent fantasy adventure in the Nexus world.
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
I finally put together a video for the #bikepacking trip I did a while ago.
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Should You Read The Perils of Perception by Bobby Duffy?
It's got some interesting facts, but it doesn't add much to the discussion.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/26/should-you-read-the-perils-of-perception-by-bobby-duffy
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Curate Your Inputs, Own Your People, Upgrade Yourself
We should regularly recalibrate our inputs, upgrade ourselves, and make sure that we are in control of the connections we make online.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/25/curate-your-inputs-own-your-people-upgrade-yourself
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
The Perils of Perception - Bobby Duffy
Interesting facts, only a little substance if you want to identify your own biases or learn to talk to those you don't agree with.
https://curtismchale.ca/book/the-perils-of-perception-bobby-duffy
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Education Doesn't Insulate us from Misperceptions
Just because you went to school doesn't mean you can avoid mistaken ideas. In fact it may make you hang onto them longer.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/19/education-doesnt-insulate-us-from-misperceptions
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Mythos is Dangerous, AI taking jobs, and be nice to the chatbot
AI is a tool we can use to increase the security of our software, and it will how we do our jobs. It's still a lot of hype, but there is some reality.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/18/mythos-is-dangerous-ai-taking-jobs-and-be-nice-to-the-chatbot
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Rate Limiting WordPress AJAX Handlers with Transients
https://sfndesign.ca/rate-limiting-wordpress-ajax-handlers-with-transients
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Ignore the zebra's
Don't pay attention to the zebra's. It's never a zebra.
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Dedicated Music Devices, Life at 1x and the Ability to Think
A dedicated device does a make a difference, and we should ensure that we retain the ability to think critically.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/11/dedicated-music-devices-life-at-1x-and-the-ability-to-think
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
STOP Taking Notes, it's a waste of time
The cult of note-taking is failing most of us. It's convinced us that we need to take lots of notes on far too many things that come across our desks or screens when the truth is 95% of it is all th...
https://curtismchale.ca/2022/04/20/stop-taking-notes-its-a-waste-of-time
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Why My Reading and Note-Taking Process is Slow on Purpose
In response to a comment on my recent [video about music](https://youtu.be/ZtMMIoMV6og) I said:
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It's funny, or maybe obvious, how simply being intentional with what you're doing transforms an ex...
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/01/03/why-my-reading-and-note-taking-process-is-slow-on-purpose
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Randomising my Hyprland Wallpaper
Let's get a random wallpaper every time we unlock our system in Hyprland.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/08/randomising-my-hyprland-wallpaper
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Don't Tie Ideas to Identity
When we tie an idea to tightly to our identity we're unwilling to revisit it in the face of new information.
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/05/dont-tie-ideas-to-identity
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
The Accusation Outlasts the Art
Can I still enjoy the art of someone that has been accused of terrible acts against another human?
https://curtismchale.ca/2026/04/04/the-accusation-outlasts-the-art
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
How Expertise Died
We used to have experts, and we used to trust them. Where did the experts and the trust go?
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Endless Scroll, Empty Soul - The Tyranny of Reading Later
Pull and refresh on YouTube to bring you some new videos that their algorithm thinks you'll like.
Pull and refresh on Mastodon to see new articles recommended by people you follow, I'm sure some of t...
https://curtismchale.ca/2025/08/02/endless-scroll-empty-soul-the-tyranny-of-reading-later
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Destiny Lost - M.D. Cooper
The Intrepid is cast across the system and into the future by thousands of years. They find a world inhabited, but missing much of the technology they carry on board.
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him
Father, husband, author, developer and silly endurance athlete. I mostly post about productivity, notes, mountains, cycling, kids and nerd stuff. he/him