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Last updated: May 2026

A month off from social media

During the month of May I haven’t checked in on social media (a Dutch initiative spurred me on). I’ve enjoyed it, and mostly found myself reading books when I would normally prowl Bluesky, Instagram or LinkedIn.

I keep chipping away at a variety of personal projects. We still have copies of TRANSCRIPT Magazine to sell, and may attend another magazine fair in the future; the NoGood book, which I wrote, is coming out in June; my monthly newsletter on books worth reading is still running; and, I am collaborating with Ilse Weisfelt on her new website.

(A facelift for Trema’s homepage)
A facelift for Trema’s homepage.

The homepage of Trema received a facelift. I’ve done away with the featured post at the top, and created more space for the nine latest books I’ve covered. Alongside these changes, I’ve applied numerous typographic improvements throughout the site, which should make it easier and more delightful to read across desktop and mobile resolutions, in light and in dark mode.

I still am not writing as much as I’d like—the five-day workweek, back since I joined Enode, still is taking some getting used to. Beyond the monthly publication of my newsletter I struggle to make the time and find the energy to write extensively, whether it be early in the morning or later in the evening.

From January onwards I was injured, but I am running again. Tennis has taken a backseat until the summer tournaments roll around again.

The /now page is based on an idea by Derek Sivers.