Nathan Brown

Writing

Journaling with plain text files [#48]

I used to journal with Apple Notes. Now, I use Terminal — and it's way better.

Writing

I hate newsletters that are just 'recycling centers' [#47]

Even James Clear's 3-2-1 newsletter is a recycling center.

Productivity

Anki is quite possibly the best app to ever exist [#46]

I'm serious when I say it's the best app I've ever downloaded.

Other

Why is the SAT going fully digital?? [#45]

The CollegeBoard has made such an unfathomably weird decision.

Writing

5 guidelines for your college admissions essays [#44]

I've written 71 drafts of my college essays –– so I have some tips for you!

Productivity

A dead simple student productivity system with only 4 components [#43]

And a free Notion template that you can start using today!

Math

Pseudorandom: a fascinating math game for 4+ players [#42]

A fun social experiment game with a very simple premise.

Other

I've recently turned 17 – here are 17 pieces of life advice for teenagers [#41]

I have successfully completed 17 revolutions of the sun! Yay!

Meta

4 pieces of advice for those planning to start a personal blog [#40]

To have a successful blog, you have to bake a lot of cakes and hurl them at tables.

Other

Be more of a documentarian [#39]

It's really important to record & store your memories so you don't forget them.

Humor

MIT now has a -4% acceptance rate [#38]

Every 100 applications submitted causes the expulsion of four current MIT undergraduates.

Tech

A beginner's guide to the MacOS Terminal [#37]

Detailed explanations of useful commands and what they do.