Writing Catchup

I’ve not done the best job of linking to my writing here lately, so here we go. This is what I’ve been up to:

In December, I got to take part in the annual MacStories Selects Awards, honoring some amazing apps and writing about a couple of my absolute favorites from 2025.

I’ve done quite a bit of Vision Pro coverage on MacStories, writing about sitting digitally front row at Lakers games, an immersive dog show, YouTube finally coming to visionOS, and the continued progress of gaming on Vision Pro.

It’s not Vision Pro-related, but when it was announced, I did get to write about Apple Creator Studio, a software bundle I’m still excited to see from Apple.

I’ve written about a variety of topics in the Club MacStories Monthly Log, like my optimism for Apple software developments in 2026, my hope that AI doesn’t take away the joy of discovering new apps, my continued reliance on the M1 generation of chips in my workflow, and a quirk of the iPhone Air that didn’t ultimately deter me from keeping the device.

I’ve been working more in the background than the foreground as of late, and that’s certainly reflected in my personal creative output. Still, in times like these, I remind myself that the background work counts and these things tend to come in phases. At least the next time you hear from me, you won’t be reading about months-old writing – or, at least, let’s hope not!

The Thing That Gets in the Way of Journaling

Greg Morris, in a blog post on journaling entitled Noticing, Not Performing:

Many people struggle to journal because they sit down to write and they simply don’t know what to say. They stare at the blank page, waiting for something deep and meaningful to come to them. They want to write something that sounds like it belongs in a journal, something introspective and profound. When that doesn’t come easily, they stop.

Greg’s words resonated strongly with me because this is an issue I’ve run into time and time again with my own journaling. I’ve had so many starts and stops over the years, and I really think the key to my sticking with it this time (four years running!) was a conscious decision to just let my journal be whatever I need it to be on that particular day.

There are days when I sit down to write and feel like I’m doing some real processing – growing, even. I love that feeling. But there are other days when I simply recount the events of the day. And then there are days when I need to vent. My journal is there for me then, too. It’s whatever I need it to be for me because it’s just that: for me.

If I only wrote in my journal when I had a deep insight to record, I’d have fallen off the habit long ago. I’m grateful that journaling can be what I need it to be on any given day. If you’re thinking about giving journaling a try, I highly recommend it. Don’t overthink it; just sit down with a notebook, app, or whatever tool works for you and write what’s on your mind. It really is such a beneficial practice.

As Greg says later in the post, “Noticing your life doesn’t require depth. It requires attention.” If you’re willing to do it, paying that attention is well worth it.