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My name is Ross. I write about Productivity, Time Management, Marketing and a few other topics
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Divergent vs Convergent Seasons
When I find something that I am interested in, I tend to be a very passionate person. When I was 10 I picked up a digital camera for the first time and I have been interested in photography ever since. When I was 12, I started playing drums. Later on in my teen years I picked up coding and got into web development, this has led to my current fill time job as an eCommerce Manager. These passions have always
About me
Hey my name is Ross. That pretty person with me is my awesome wife.
I am from South Africa. I started this blog because I have an insatiable desire to learn new things. I aim to add value to people’s lives by sharing what I have learned. This blog is about my learning journey. I share experiments that I have done on myself, things that I have learned and other silly things I have dug up on the internet.
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The Zeigarnik Effect
Have you ever struggled to get to sleep because your brain was tormenting you over everything you were supposed to accomplish that day? You’re not
Deep Work – Cal Newport
I have never put a book summary or notes on my website before. I hope to do many more as my reading focus shifts from
Survivorship Bias
A story from WWII During World War II, Abraham Wald was tasked with finding a way to decrease the number of losses to US aircraft.
How to wake up earlier
15 December 2021 UpdateHey there, it’s Ross. I wrote this article almost 2 years ago. It’s one of the most popular articles on my website.
Videos
My Obsidian Personal Knowledge Management System – Walk Through
[Video] – How to use Notion as a Task Manager
[Video] – How to easily import articles and notes into Roam Research
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Divergent vs Convergent Seasons
When I find something that I am interested in, I tend to be a very passionate person. When I was 10 I picked up a
Breaking News and Milk
Part I Breaking News Some poeple will tell you that the term “Breaking News” came from before the internet. When we still used the print
A Day of Rest, Self-Reflection and Appreciation
This is a guest post by Eric Golban Resting This past Saturday I participated in a day of rest which meant: no working no physical
My Obsidian Personal Knowledge Management System – Walk Through
In this video I talk about how I use obsidian to write this blog and my weekly newsletter. The system is pretty important to the
Why I decided to start a degree at age 25
Why I am doing a degree When I was in 9th grade, I begged my mother to let me leave school and go do a
Running Calculator
This post is a bit different to what I usually put out there. In 2015 I got obsessed with running. Since then I have run