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So, I am owning webhosting for multiple years now, and although I am not using it, I am still paying for it year over year. The reason for that is that the webhosting plan includes 5 domains free of charge, and in fact, I am using all of those five domains for different projects. However, there is this urge to do something with that webhosting. I would love to start a little project, like a resource website, a blog, or something fun and weird. It would be cool to look into some static site generators to learn and fiddle around.

In case you have any ideas or recommendations regarding static site generators to look into, feel free to let me know. Once I started working on something, I will obviously keep you all updated, but for now, I am looking for ideas what I could actually build. And besides that, this should be something fun and casual to work on and learn, and not interfere with all my other ongoing endeavors.

As I already have so many places to publish my writing (this newsletter, my personal website, my personal newsletter, and more in the works) creating yet another blog or writing project might not be the best idea. On the other hand, I love writing about all sorts of things, so maybe I can come up with something super niche that would make sense to keep separated.

Anyway. If you have any ideas or any suggestions, please do get in contact, as I am always happy to connect with Creativerly readers.

Other than that, enjoy this newsletter and your week ahead.

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Fresh Updates, news, and discoveries

Looking to send files of any size fast, right from your desktop? →

I recently stumbled across Blip and got super intrigued by it. Blip is an app available for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux that allows you to send any size file right from your desktop. Blip is not just another file-sharing site like WeTransfer which requires you to upload files and share them through public links. With Blip you get to enjoy a lightweight app that integrates seamlessly with your devices and drives, so you can send files instantly and directly to the recipient. And unlike websites, you can handle files and folders of any size with Blip, no need to worry about size limits or zipping.

Blip can even replace services like Apple's AirDrop, which has been unreliable when transferring large files. Also, it does not need the devices to be nearby, as Blip just works wherever your internet connected devices are in the world.

You can use Blip for non-commercial use, like for your projects at home, school, and in charity organizations, completely for free. In the free version it uses standard speed, so internet sending may be slower during peak times to ensure fair use. In case you want to use Blip for your business, team, or at your company, you can grab the Business Plan for $25 per user per month ($300 per user per year), which also gives you access to priority speed, so you can always send at the highest possible speed, even during peak times.

Blip is a lovely app to send files and folders to your devices, across the globe, in full quality, and keeping everything secure and private.

Mobbin introduces Mobbin Sites →

Over the years, Mobbin became one of the most important sources of discovering user interface design patterns and inspiration across web and mobile apps. Their catalog is growing regularly and with their newest update, they are expanding it even more, with the introduction of Mobbin Sites. Mobbin Sited is a growing collection of public-facing, marketing-oriented webpages. So, if you are looking for inspiration across product landing pages, agency portfolios, online shopfronts, campaign microsites, and more, Mobbin Sites is the inspiration site to go. And now, with a single subscription you get access to design patterns and inspiration across web apps, mobile apps, and websites.

Real-time collaboration is here for AppFlowy Web →

AppFlowy is a lovely open-source and privacy-focused Notion alternative that keeps on getting better. While the app already allows you to create and setup dedicated spaces for your projects, wikis, and teams, create beautiful docs thanks to blocks and properties, and customize everything to your likings, the newest update of AppFlowy brought real-time collaborative editing to AppFlowy Web. Now, AppFlowy Web syncs data from different devices and users in real time, which means no need to refresh the browser page. Besides that, you can now mention or assign a person in the desktop and mobile apps by using '@' or '/person', and you can choose whether to notify the person when mentioning or not. In case you notify the person, they will receive an email about the mention.

Additionally, this update also brought support for GPT-5 and GPT-OSS in AppFlowy. Now, I am not really a fan of seeing AppFlowy being pushy about the whole AI-hype, baking it into the app, and supporting various LLMs, since I simply have no interest in pushing my data to OpenAI. However, I do like seeing support for open source LLMs which can be installed via Ollama.

Mental Wealth

❯ Writing about making a writing app – “I like writing. It took about three decades to come to that conclusion. I’m still not good at it–and I probably never will be. But I still like it. So, of course, I have opinions on writing software. I’ve tried countless and enjoyed few. I’m the first to admit that it’s a hard nut to crack. So many people want so many different things. Many of the things some people want are what others specifically don’t. The app I’ve had the longest run with is iA Writer–mainly because it’s objectively good. The app has been in active development for what feels like forever (in internet years). Its business model isn’t exploitative. There’s just a lot to like.”

❯ How to motivate yourself to do hard things – “I spend a lot of time thinking about how motivation works. You can even read my in-depth review of some of the relevant scientific literature on motivation. My rationale for studying motivation is simple: motivation seems to explain a lot of divergent results we see across people’s lives. Successful people almost universally appear highly motivated, and even those without particular gifts or talents seem to live decently if they’re sufficiently conscientious and hard-working.”

❯ Why Your Brain Has 47 Tabs Open (And How to Close Them) – “You're trying to write a report, but your brain is re-playing last night's argument on repeat. Then it starts to worry about tomorrow's dentist appointment. Then back to that embarrassing thing you said in 2019. Meanwhile, you've written exactly three sentences in the last hour.”

❯ Breaking Free from Conditional Self-Worth – “There’s a particular kind of mental math we all do, usually without realizing it. We add up achievements, subtract failures, and calculate whether we’re worthy of respect, love, or even basic self-acceptance.The equation feels logical: land the dream job = valuable person. Write the perfect book = deserve happiness. Get 500 likes = temporarily acceptable human.”

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Appendix

❯ ICYMI

Substack is back in the news for the worst reasons. It is still bonkers that so many independent writers are using Substack to publish online. In my newest post Is there really a choice for independent writers in selecting a platform, I explored the ethical and financial dilemmas independent journalists face when choosing platforms like Substack.

❯ Quick Bits

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