People occasionally ask me why I write with a fountain pen. It’s a remarkably deliberate writing instrument since you don’t see fountain pens all that often these days. It’s certainly become more of a niche hobby than a practical tool for writing. So, you could call me an enthusiast of sorts. In any case, today,…
Abdul Halim al-Attar, Syrian refugee and now the owner of 3 businesses, didn’t have a great start. A photograph of him selling pens on the street in Syria whilst carrying his sleeping daughter went viral throughout the world, sparking sympathy and grief. I remember seeing the picture online a few months ago in August, and…
I have gone through countless systems of organization and I was always able to find issues that came with them. As my school year came to an end I discovered a new system of daily logging and scheduling that seemed to fit everything into one notebook. This was the Bullet Journal. I was always trying…
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of the Internet? Maybe it’s knowledge, technology or possibly… procrastination? Yeah, it happens to the best of us — scrolling through Twitter or checking out the latest in your subscription box on YouTube is just so much more appealing than your social homework.…