April 11, 2026
Major Bummer Alert: Every social media feed I’ve looked at in the past month has either been partially or fully overwhelmed by AI-generated content.
It’s a shame, and just another step on the long road towards enshitification for these social media giants. For a moment, let’s try to remember using peak Reddit or peak Facebook; these used to be good platforms! They were promising, exciting, lively places where perspectives and opinions were posted freely and openly! Good content, as far as the eye could see! What happened?
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April 4, 2026 Where I’ve Been
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It has been almost a full year since my last update, and this project has almost entirely stalled-out. Sometimes I wonder why I am still trying to make this Studio Mystery thing work. I can’t work on it consistently, I’m not building a real audience or industry connections, and as my wife likes to remind me, the name and branding are terrible.
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September 13, 2025 A while back, I wrote up a post about doom-scrolling and phone addiction. Since then, my habits have changed and I wanted to make an update because I’ve made even more progress.
If you haven’t read the old post, check it out. Or just read the following summary to see what I had tried earlier:
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June 14, 2025 Where I’ve Been
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First off, let me update you on my current projects:
My scifi mech novel, SoftWar - Predator, Prey is my current focus. I’ve completely finished the first 13 chapter draft, but my wife has given me some incredibly valueable feedback (aka the main character sucks) and she’s 100% right. So I’m four chapters into the rewrite and it’s getting better. I’m excited to see this new version of Yuri survive Rocco-II and fight off the Zard hacker.
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January 31, 2025 The most popular apps and websites are designed to hook you like a drug. I had struggled for years with internet addiction, but finally feel free.
Here’s what worked for me:
Step 1: Go to a Therapist
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This was both the most important step. Being able to talk about my addiction with someone who could hold me accountable helped me fight back in a real way. Finding the right therapist was tough, but worth it.
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