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If you've been reading this newsletter for a while, you'd probably have seen me write about my struggles with journaling.

I see some appeal in this art, but I fail to convince myself why I'd like to stick to it for over a year or more.

But I haven't given up yet, and after trying many novel journaling techniques, I'm inclined to tailor a journaling style that would work well for me over an extended period.

I'm not aiming for it to be something groundbreaking, but instead, I want it to be a format I can work with every day and that actually helps in exchange for the efforts I put into it every day.

You'll read more about this experiment and the resulting journaling format in the upcoming months, but in the meantime, I need your help.

If you journal, send me your best tips.

What worked for you with the format you use? What makes you keep doing it for months and years?

I'd like to hear about it and draw inspiration to create a format that works for me.

Reply to this email with your tips.

Now, while journaling is a good way to reflect on what we've learned, so is Savespace.

Before you move on to the rest of this newsletter issue, here are a few words from:

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I’ve tried focus apps that dim non-active windows in my workspace, but I didn’t like how they worked. This one’s different. It softly blurs the background windows and adds film grain to make everything look good without much organisation. Available on macOS for a $4 one-time fee.
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Freely share files and text across your devices

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