Q4 2025

The final quarter of 2025 felt like a pivot point. High stress, high reward — and a growing clarity about what actually matters.

I’ve been putting into practice a simple mantra: just do it. Not in a reckless way, but as a deliberate rejection of overthinking. The result has been a quarter of real movement, even when the path wasn’t always smooth.

Work

A quarter of significant change — some of it positive, some less so. The kind of shifts that take time to settle into. But there’s plenty to look forward to in 2026, even if the first few months will be about finding a new rhythm.

My focus remains on three things: pace of delivery, quality of work, and accountability. I’m a believer in improving all three, and staying hyperfocused on that has been my anchor through the turbulence.

Projects

A productive quarter for small tools — the kind that scratch a specific itch and save a few seconds each day. You can find some of these on my tools page.

Granola-to-Obsidian saw several releases, adding daily note integration and better handling of custom date formats. It’s become a reliable part of my note-taking workflow.

omarchy-hardening grew significantly — adding DNS-over-TLS and DNSCrypt options, Tailscale split DNS support, and recommendations for OpenSnitch. The goal is a single script that takes a fresh install and makes it meaningfully more private.

I started hibob-tui, a TUI for browsing employee directories. It’s early stage, but functional enough to use daily.

I also spent a lot of time chasing the ‘perfect’ dotfiles setup — my first real foray into the world of Linux ricing. r/unixporn and the Hyprland wiki were constant companions. Part of the broader effort to turn my belongings into tools and make the most of them.

This blog also got an overhaul — stripping back the design and focusing on readability. Special thanks to コード for the inspiration.

Life

I made the switch to Linux on my personal laptop — Omarchy on a Thinkpad I’ve named kur0 (using the hostname generator I built earlier this year). But the OS change triggered something larger: a full reassessment of the devices I own. Fewer screens, less chasing the latest shiny tech, and a growing desire to completely overhaul my home office to remove distraction. The Thinkpad is a symbol of that shift — functional, repairable, boring in the best way.

I also left Spotify behind in favour of self-hosted music — part of the same impulse toward owning my tools rather than renting them.

With winter setting in and motorbike season behind me, gaming made a return. Battlefield 6 has been the only game I’ve touched — and not nearly as much as I’d have liked — but it’s been a welcome substitute for the adrenaline I usually get on two wheels.

2025 in flights

Thanks to Flighty, the end-of-year stats:

  • 16,246 miles — 0.7x around the world
  • 2 days in the air
  • 17 airports, 5 airlines
  • 10 hours lost to delays
  • Mostly on B737-800s

The stress has been high, but so has the sense of reward. The things that matter most in life have become ever-clearer.

What’s Next

2026 will be about reducing friction wherever I can find it. That means continuing to develop the small tools that make daily life easier — the kind of quiet automation that saves a few seconds here and there, but adds up to real mental space.

I’m also simplifying what I own. The shift is from fun devices to tools — things that serve a purpose rather than just occupy a shelf. Less complexity in ownership, more intentionality in what I keep around.