Comments on: What’s In My Bag, 2020

By: Iqbal

Iqbal — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 11:29:18 +0000

I like the fact that a foundyng developer of WordPress is actually actively doing blogging. 🙂

By: DJ Johnny Medley

DJ Johnny Medley — Mon, 11 Jan 2021 19:17:20 +0000

If you ever feel like making beats, the Focusrite audio interface you use for your podcasts should have Ableton Lite as part of the included software bundle (https://distributed.blog/2020/05/26/how-to-produce-a-remote-podcast/). Your posts are always massive shares, Matt. Happy Birthday, and…WP-4-Life!

By: Consultor WordPress Nomlogo

Consultor WordPress Nomlogo — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 11:29:32 +0000

This article seems curious to me, I read between the lines and it makes me reflect on the presence of technology in our lives, even under the roof of a #vanlife.

Anxiety is good or bad, it depends on the moment, your conscience and how you think about it, but you have to pay attention to it because it is trying to tell you something.

By: Robert Felty

Robert Felty — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:31:28 +0000

I have been a big fan of cloth napkins for about 20 years now. If you like to use them several times before washing, and have a family, I would also recommend monogrammed napkin rings, so you can keep track of whose napkin is whose.

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 21:36:57 +0000

In reply to weston180816. With the Pixel 5 I either use Sennheiser MB 1/2 (one or two ear version) or the Pixel Buds, which are nice.

By: weston180816

weston180816 — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 22:47:15 +0000

Do you sue the airpod max with the pixel 5?

By: Marcin

Marcin — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 20:15:02 +0000

Marvis Royal Toothpaste is not SLS free. It is there in ingredients.
Other than that, very interesting list. Thanks for sharing.

By: Clicky Steve

Clicky Steve — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 09:58:09 +0000

I picked up a new Kindle this year as well, after chatting to Andrew S about reading a lot. Despite my old PaperWhite running great still, the ability to change the colour temperature of the screen (and invert it!) has been brilliant for reading at night.

I also got an Ambilight TV for the first time. Trying not to fill the house with Hue lights to go along with it!

By: Artur Piszek

Artur Piszek — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 06:29:00 +0000

On the podcasting front, my biggest discovery of the year is Airr:
(www.airr.io)

It lets you bookmark a moment, and later you can export a transcript of that moment, even if podcast itself does not provide transcript.
It autosyncs to Readwise ( readwise.io) which in my case autosyncs to Roam, but can do Notion and Evernote as well.

Having some way of ‘highlighting’ in podcasts lets me cross from pure entertainment to at least some semblance of learning.

By: Krishna Kant Chourasiya

Krishna Kant Chourasiya — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 05:16:11 +0000

In reply to Matt. Thanks you guys, I was looking for something just like this And wishing you all a very happy year ahead, love reading your posts Matt

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 03:59:52 +0000

In reply to rzen. It’s all about the power: the Anker you link is only 60w, this one is 100w. I still use the Native Union extension cord, but would be open to a different extension cord that was tidier.

By: rzen

rzen — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 02:54:35 +0000

Good stuff here! I can’t think of a better endorsement for a habit tracking app than “I don’t have to use it anymore”, so I’m definitely going to give Streaks a try.

I’m curious about your acquisition of the hyppr 100w charger given your affinity for Anker gear (e.g. https://ma.tt/2016/05/cool-usb-c-charger/) and the really slick 8ft Native Union extension cord from your 2018 post (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075LPVWBS/ – well, I expect this one is far less practical for vanlife and less valuable in the modern era of USB-C everything).

Nevertheless, why the hyppr charger and not an Anker equivalent (e.g. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DFGV27X)? Tell me more!

Also, I vaguely recall someone sharing what I thought was a double-duty wall charger + portable battery with multiple output ports – was that you?

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:56:25 +0000

In reply to Theoharis Dimarhos.

I’m still using this one, same since 2017: https://www.aersf.com/fit-pack-2-black

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 20:55:19 +0000

In reply to Marjorie R. Asturias. A lot of my reading habits were centered around travel, especially air travel which I used to do a lot of. Without airplane travel I haven't recreated the trigger / action / reward loop and found a lot of that time going to other activities — work, movies, Youtube, reading news, dog, driving, hiking.

By: Marjorie R. Asturias

Marjorie R. Asturias — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 16:56:12 +0000

Curious why you think you read less in 2020. I found that I read way more last year than even in 2019 (when I was on sabbatical), although one thing I did in 2020 as to be completely indiscriminate in my reading choices. If I wanted to read a Colson Whitehead novel and then follow that up with Danielle Steel, I totally did.

Also, 1000+ on the Calm app! It’s been a lifesaver.

By: Michael Geheren

Michael Geheren — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 06:18:12 +0000

All in on Calm getting me through 2020! Need to develop a streak like you had. Why did you go between Calm and Waking Up? I’ve never used Waking Up, but it looks good.

Another meditation app I really like is Ten Percent Happier.

Also, all in on the #vanlife videos – just never got a van or think I actually would enjoy it, but I’ll watch the van tours all night!

Cheers for a return to (hopefully some) normal in 2021! Always appreciate your What’s In My Bag posts.

By: Theoharis Dimarhos

Theoharis Dimarhos — Sun, 03 Jan 2021 05:27:48 +0000

Thanks Matt. Any work backpack recommendations?