Customization isn’t about making something better. It’s about making it yours—through use, through care, through marks no one else would make.
What makes a doc living isn’t the proclamation—it’s the practice. The quiet systems and small acts of care that keep it alive.
Not rushed. Not busy. Just filing receipts and catching up on life.
The best systems aren’t the prettiest. They’re proven. They’re the ones that still work — even when you don’t.
Distilling your thoughts isn’t complicated. You already do it—when you make dinner or pack a bag. Open your notes like your fridge: see what’s there, see what fits, make something yours.
Ideas only matter if you can find them. Organizing isn’t just filing them away — it’s turning scattered thoughts into something useful and ready when you need them.
Where your instinct tells you to look—that’s where the thing should live. And that’s probably how it should be named. And that's how I name my files.
I take notes in every meeting—not because I have to, but because it helps me pay attention. This is how I built a method that works for me.
The humble binder clip is one of several staple expendables in my Studio (aka. my office) and around my home. Cheap. Reliable. Incredibly useful.