Hello — I'm Alex. I work in project management and spend too much time thinking about how to organise information well. This site is where I put things that don't quite fit anywhere else.
I've been keeping digital notes for years, experimenting with different tools and systems. These days I've settled into something that works for me, and I occasionally write about what I've learned — mostly for my own reference, but hopefully useful to someone.
This is a personal site. Nothing here is professional advice, brand content, or monetised in any way.
- On building a second brain that actually works May 2025
- Why I stopped using folders and started using tags Mar 2025
- A year of daily notes — what I kept, what I dropped Jan 2025
- The case for writing things down twice Nov 2024
- Small tools, big habits Sep 2024
A loose collection of things I find myself returning to: personal knowledge management, plain text workflows, slow travel, good coffee, and the occasional long walk with no particular destination.
Currently reading How to Take Smart Notes by Sönke Ahrens for the second time — finding different things useful on the re-read.
Tinkering with my personal note-taking setup, as always. Trying to write at least a few sentences every day, even if most of it never leaves my notebook.
Updated May 2025 · Inspired by nownownow.com
The best way to reach me is by email. I'm not on social media in any meaningful way. If you've stumbled here and want to say hello, I'd genuinely like to hear from you.