HEX VOICE → TEXT

I'm not a big fan of voice transcription apps, but after trying many, my favorite is hex.kitlangton.com.

And it’s free!

Another addiction is possible

After a few weeks, I started working on Cozy, and if you want to know more about the principles behind the app, you can check here.

cozyjournal.substack.com/p/a-surface...

PicMal

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Centuries ago, the only way to learn was to go where the information was and surround yourself with those who had access to it. Nowadays, the only way to truly learn is to step away from the noise and hold your attention long enough for information to become understanding.

In everything you do, you need to follow your own nature. It's the only way because no matter how successful you are, if you are doing something against your nature, you are going to feel off and miserable.

Thanks! :)

Some of my favorite shots from the past week, wandering the Valencian coast.

Life is an act of conscious presence in the face of the absurd, and the only dignified response is to create, to commit to what you love, and not to run too fast so you do not miss the landscape.

Your "Busy" Life Would Disgust an Ancient Roman What if the Ancient Romans saw your "hustle culture" lifestyle not as success, but as slavery? In this video, we explore the Roman philosophy of work and lei...

This video reflects my point:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sG...

If you’re lucky enough to have a comfortable life, don’t fall into the hustle culture trap.

Use your leisure time to create, read, and make your life better.

But don’t feel bad for just wandering around all day, lying in the sun, or spending time with friends.

Today I found a cracked version of @picmalapp, so officially I can say my app is somehow relevant 😂

Cozy — The surface for your thoughts A private journaling app for desktop and mobile. Your thoughts stay on your device. Pay once, own forever.

If this sounds like something you'd use, I made a landing page to share progress.

cozyjournal.app/

So I'm building it. A simple journaling app where your files stay on your computer. AI features available if you want them, out of the way if you don't.

Most journaling apps either push subscriptions, store everything in the cloud, or try to become your entire productivity system.

I just want something simple that I can use for years.

Since then I've been journaling in plain text files. It works, but it's not ideal.

What I actually want:

• Local files I own
• One-time payment
• Simple interface for writing
• Optional AI tools when useful

I used Day One for a while and liked it. But when I discovered Obsidian, I realized how much better it felt to have my files on my own computer.

Not depending on someone else's servers or business decisions just made more sense.

I've been looking for a journaling app that stores files locally, has a one-time payment, and doesn't try to be a productivity system.

Couldn't find one, so I'm building it.

I've been watching these introductory classes by Shelly Kagan about death, and they are really nice.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gh-...

I don't understand the hype about voice transcription apps. They say it's faster, but I write faster than talking, or at least I have more clarity while writing.

The best metric is when people like what you are building.

albertogalca.com/why-not-live

It connects to something I've been thinking about and wrote the other day in my blog:

"Leaving big questions behind and focusing on living feels like the right response to chaotic times. Focus on what you can control. Take the leap of faith. Let life move again."

The main character, Levin, spends most of the novel asking himself: what's the point of living?

He finds his answer not through philosophy or wealth, but through simple living. Physical work. Action.

I see myself in him.

This book taught me more about life than any self-help book I've read in my whole life.

˗ˏˋ NEW FEATURE ˎˊ˗

Picmal now optimizes images the moment you copy them. 📋

As soon as something hits your clipboard, it gets compressed automatically. A small overlay appears so you can instantly grab the lighter version and keep working without breaking your flow.

We are human beings, not human doings.

I think too much about this:

“If mental activity has a sense of obligation, of being pushed, it can raise the same stress mediators, but if the attitude is one of opening and exploring new possibilities, it activates restorative processes throughout the body.”