This is a growing collection from the developer of Inks. Some articles are practical guides to keeping records and writing letters; others are based on tools I use myself. I’ll add more over time and update anything that needs more explanation.
I use AI often for development and engineering work. I still want the words meant for myself, family, and close friends to come from the person writing them.
Writing & reflection · 6 min read · Keep reading
I spent a great deal of time making the paper fold, enter the envelope, and seal. The work already done was not a reason to keep it.
Writing & reflection · 6 min read · Keep reading
A future-self letter becomes more meaningful when it preserves ordinary facts, unfinished questions, and what you cannot yet know—not only ambitious goals.
Writing · 5 min read · Keep reading
I once wrote “time does not exist” in flomo. Looking back, that was quite a leap. I later read more about it and reconsidered what I meant.
Writing & reflection · 7 min read · Keep reading
A blank page does not mean nothing happened. More often, “write about today” is simply too broad. Begin with one answerable question.
Writing · 5 min read · Keep reading
When “write a journal entry” feels abstract, decide who you are speaking to: yourself today, your future self, another person, or even a place that cannot reply.
Journaling method · 6 min read · Keep reading
An app lock answers who can open the interface. Privacy also depends on where the first copy lives, what leaves the device, and whether you can take your writing with you.
Privacy · 6 min read · Keep reading
Preserving a digital journal takes more than one backup. Know where the files are, keep a second copy, and occasionally confirm that they still open.
Preservation · 6 min read · Keep reading
Deleted words and pauses can reveal how a thought changed, as long as the finished text remains easy to read.
Writing & reflection · 5 min read · Keep reading
I tried Notion and Obsidian and built a system that looked very organized. In the end, I went back to something simpler: save the thought first and sort it out later.
Tools & workflow · 8 min read · Keep reading
Loose ideas stay in flomo. Tasks go to Reminders. I shape topics and video drafts in Notes, and open Inks only when I know who I want to speak to.
Tools & workflow · 7 min read · Keep reading