Why does ambient noise sometimes improve productivity?

As I ponder this question, I am listening to country music in the background. I am very, very unsure of the artist and song. However, it produces just the right amount of noise to block out the chitter-chatter of the coffee shop. Additionally, it has...

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Apr 07, 2025
How I am going to optimise my Gumroad

This morning, I read a very interesting article by @lifemathmoney, a $1,000,000 seller on Gumroad. A million is crazy money for selling ebooks and downloads. In it he shared his formula for making money on Gumroad. Which was an excellent overview. It...

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Mar 10, 2025
Is the convergence in British wages a "Clean Hand Tax"?

Are British workers paying a Clean Hand Tax? This is something that came to me recently, with minimum wage increasing each year at a decent clip, it feels, at least, as a feeling that the wages of an entire raft of employees are being compressed. So...

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Mar 03, 2025
Beltie Books and Cafe, Wigtown - Bookshop Review

One of the delights of living in the Southwest of Scotland is Wigtown, Scotlands book town. It is a lovely little town dotted right next to Luce Bay and from the shore, you can see across to Creetown (another lovely town). I have been coming to the b...

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Feb 24, 2025