I still subscribe to Linux and Admin magazines, and look forward to getting them. They are nostalgic while still filled with genuinely useful information. There is something categorically different in the experience of sitting down and reading curated articles vs consuming an endless stream of updates. Both are worthwhile, and I’m glad both are options.

Plus, it’s a rare win/win of indulgence and plausible productivity.

https://www.linux-magazine.com/

I recently bought an electronics magazine for the first time in many years. Initially I flicked through and considered the articles in it kind of boring. But I think it’s just the absolute oversaturation of attention grabbing content online frying my brain.

The fact that you just have to read these medium form articles since that’s all there is for the month kind of resets your brain from just flicking through a million YouTube shorts.

Despite being Gen Z, our house wasn’t hooked up to the internet for most of my childhood and I remember spending ages analysing every single detail in the magazines I got. While now I have to actively avoid getting distracted and pulling out my phone.