mark hysted
mark hysted
Mark Hysted
Learning about minimalism, productivity and what makes us humans tick. I like marmite, bad dad jokes, and good coffee.
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I have learnt this week that I am very bad at coping with a heatwave.
I have learnt this week that I am very bad at coping with a heatwave.
Pollarded Willow tree beginning to regrow new branches.
Just been looking at my #photos on my phone, various serial numbers, instructions, pics of car parts and weird dark pictures trying to see down the back of cabinets. Also pics of family and holidays
Just been looking at my #photos on my phone, various serial numbers, instructions, pics of car parts and weird dark pictures trying to see down the back of cabinets. Also pics of family and holidays
I am now running both ActivityPub and ATmosphere plugins on this website now, each enabling the blog to be visible across both protocol types. For activity pub it should show to Mastodon / GotoSocial instances and ATmosphere will show to...
Not sure I would ever call a pub beautiful, but look at this one. You don’t see effort in architecture like this much these days. Didn’t have time to stop for a pint though.
listeningThis is perfect for when you need to crank some work.https://music.apple.com/gb/album/no-feeling-is-final/1816962821readingI've got two books sat on the bedside table, neither of which seem to be getting much attention: David...
If I go running a couple of times a week am I a runner?I’ve started running again. It fell away to zero when we moved into our new house. I would run 5km once a week for a bit, then it would fade for a while then I’d come back to it....
If I go running a couple of times a week am I a runner? I’ve started running again. It fell away to zero when we moved into our new house. I would run 5km once a week for a bit, then it would fade for a while then I’d come back to it....
This is becoming a bit of a theme, lose something, order a replacement, and then the lost item reappears. Earlier in the year it was an AirPod, now it is a water bottle. Couldn’t for the life of me locate my favourite water bottle, it is...
This is becoming a bit of a theme, lose something, order a replacement, and then the lost item reappears. Earlier in the year it was an AirPod, now it is a water bottle.Couldn't for the life of me locate my favourite water bottle, it is...
In late 2025 I put together a list of things I would dump in 2026. Three months of the year are done, so how have I been getting on? A mixed bag: ‘social’ media – down to one social media platform, using mastodon via federate.social. I...
In late 2025 I put together a list of things I would dump in 2026. Three months of the year are done, so how have I been getting on? A mixed bag: ‘social’ media - down to one social media platform, using mastodon via federate.social. I...