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I am a husband, writer, and teacher exploring what it means to cultivate mental silence.

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Moving Forward with Obsidian!
Jul 22

Jul 22 Moving Forward with Obsidian!

Tony Iannone
beta testing, General, happiness, inspiration, Mindfulness, productivity, technology, Writing, Zen

In which I let the reader know that Obsidian is the app for me; moving forward!

Day 3 Using Obsidian as my main app for Writing
Jul 21

Jul 21 Day 3 Using Obsidian as my main app for Writing

Tony Iannone
beta testing, General, happiness, inspiration, Mindfulness, productivity, technology, Writing, Zen

In which I think more about how Obsidian is THE place for me and ALL of my writing.

Day 2 Using Obsidian as my main app for Writing
Jul 20

Jul 20 Day 2 Using Obsidian as my main app for Writing

Tony Iannone
beta testing, General, happiness, inspiration, Mindfulness, productivity, technology, Writing

In which I explain how things are going and what I’m doing 2 days in to the Obsidian app experiment.

Down the Rabbit Hole with Obsidian
Jul 19

Jul 19 Down the Rabbit Hole with Obsidian

Tony Iannone
beta testing, General, happiness, inspiration, Mindfulness, Podcasts, productivity, technology, Writing

In which I explain the writerly rabbit hole I am going down with the Obsidian app.

Writing, Driving, and Beta Testing in the Fog
Jul 15

Jul 15 Writing, Driving, and Beta Testing in the Fog

Tony Iannone
inspiration, productivity, happiness, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, Podcasts, General

In which I attempt to make a connection between what I’ve been doing this summer and a pretty cool quote from E.L. Doctorow.

Re-visioning my Workflow and Process; Maybe?
Jul 14

Jul 14 Re-visioning my Workflow and Process; Maybe?

Tony Iannone
productivity, happiness, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, General

In which I contemplate the iterative nature of workflows and processes.

Leveraging Dedicated Home Screens while in a Focus Mode on another device
Jul 13

Jul 13 Leveraging Dedicated Home Screens while in a Focus Mode on another device

Tony Iannone
inspiration, productivity, happiness, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, General

In which I think about leveraging dedicated Home Screens on iOS devices while in Focus Modes.

Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos: I’m turning it off
Jul 12

Jul 12 Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos: I’m turning it off

Tony Iannone
music, inspiration, happiness, technology, Mindfulness, Apple, Writing, General

In which I discuss why I have turned off the Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos setting in Apple Music.

Dedicated Home Screens across devices when in Focus Mode
Jul 9

Jul 9 Dedicated Home Screens across devices when in Focus Mode

Tony Iannone
beta testing, General, happiness, Mindfulness, productivity, Reading, technology, Writing, Apple

In which I talk about the possibilities of creating dedicated Home Screens for Focus Modes on iOS devices.

More Experimenting with Focus Modes and Home Screens
Jul 8

Jul 8 More Experimenting with Focus Modes and Home Screens

Tony Iannone
happiness, Reading, health, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, General

In which I discuss experimenting with Focus Modes and Home Screens to create space to read and take notes with my 11-inch iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.

A little Cross Page Pollenating
Jul 7

Jul 7 A little Cross Page Pollenating

Tony Iannone
music, happiness, Mindfulness, Writing, General

In which I promote a new page within my main blog.

One Week in with the Public Betas
Jul 6

Jul 6 One Week in with the Public Betas

Tony Iannone
inspiration, productivity, happiness, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, General

In which I provide a one week update on my experiences with the public betas that Apple dropped last week for iOS and iPadOS 15 along with watchOS 8.

Geeking Out: Home Screen and Shortcuts set up with iPadOS 15 Public Beta
Jul 1

Jul 1 Geeking Out: Home Screen and Shortcuts set up with iPadOS 15 Public Beta

Tony Iannone
inspiration, productivity, happiness, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, General

In which I geek out about the iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Public Betas.

‘Cause I try and I try…
Jun 30

Jun 30 ‘Cause I try and I try…

Tony Iannone
inspiration, music, happiness, poetry, Mindfulness, Writing, General

In which I attempt to “cover” a cover using haiku as my medium.

Blues for Allah: A haiku
Jun 29

Jun 29 Blues for Allah: A haiku

Tony Iannone
inspiration, music, happiness, poetry, health, Mindfulness, Writing, General

In which I share the origin for a haiku inspired by the album Blues for Allah. Oh…I share the haiku too!

Apple’s Mindfulness app and where it falls on my “spectrum” of mindfulness activity
Jun 28

Jun 28 Apple’s Mindfulness app and where it falls on my “spectrum” of mindfulness activity

Tony Iannone
Zen, happiness, health, technology, Mindfulness, Apple, Writing, General

In which I contemplate where Apple’s new Mindfulness app will fit on my “spectrum” of mindfulness activity.

Who am I? What do I want; as a writer?
Jun 25

Jun 25 Who am I? What do I want; as a writer?

Tony Iannone
inspiration, happiness, health, Mindfulness, Writing, General

In which I contemplate who I am and what I want as a writer.

“Is there a way to make ‘this’ more of an intimate experience?” Answer: YES!
Jun 24

Jun 24 “Is there a way to make ‘this’ more of an intimate experience?” Answer: YES!

Tony Iannone
inspiration, music, happiness, health, technology, Mindfulness, Writing, General

In which I give my impressions about my latest purchase of over-ear headphones.

Returning to “my” Apple Park: In-Person Teaching and Learning
Jun 23

Jun 23 Returning to “my” Apple Park: In-Person Teaching and Learning

Tony Iannone
teaching, productivity, Education, happiness, health, technology, Apple, Writing, General

In which I think about the 3-dimensional aspect of teaching and learning and my return to in person teaching this Fall.

Focus Mode: A feature that has potential to cultivate mental health
Jun 22

Jun 22 Focus Mode: A feature that has potential to cultivate mental health

Tony Iannone
inspiration, productivity, happiness, health, technology, Mindfulness, beta testing, Apple, Writing, General

In which I think about how the new iOS feature Focus Mode can help with ones mental health.

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