# Blog posts for May 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** 22 Blog\ **Created:** [May 13, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925 "2026-05-13T03:59:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/1 "2026-05-13T03:59:23Z")
> **[Spend time with your own words • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0194-spend-time-with-your-own-words)** > > You can't hope to understand something unless you put the work in. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/2 "2026-05-13T03:59:33Z")
> **[Position statement: AI-generated apps • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0195-position-statement-ai-generated-apps)** > > Everyone can make an app now. As a result, it's unlikely that yours is very interesting. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/3 "2026-05-14T04:06:15Z")
> **[A nice surprise in Things • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0196-a-nice-surprise-in-things/)** > > I was feeling organised and smug. Until I wasn't. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2026, 4:41am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/4 "2026-05-17T04:41:48Z")
> **[Think small: achieve something / Think big: probably fail • Blog •...](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0197-castle-hill-website)** > > How I failed to build Castle Hill Infant School a website in 1998, and how it haunts me to this day. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/5 "2026-05-19T08:53:03Z")
> **[undermanager: Three things about data • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0200-three-things-about-data)** > > Data is a risk. Data is distracting. Critically analyse all external data that you hold. Do you really need it? ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/6 "2026-05-20T02:53:01Z")
> **[Why wouldn't every meeting have an ID? • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0203-ids-in-your-calendar)** > > Now there's no doubt what it's about and where the actions and minutes are. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/7 "2026-05-21T06:51:04Z")
> **[PSA: PDFs leak data • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0204-psa-pdfs-leak-metadata)** > > There's a lot more to a PDF than the title of the document and the words you see on the page. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/8 "2026-05-21T12:54:22Z")
> **[Context switching • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0205-baserow-reveals-context-switching/)** > > Tracking 'what I'm doing' reveals how much we context switch. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/9 "2026-05-21T13:04:34Z")
> **[Going to try shutting down my laptop every night • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0206-shutdown-to-force-your-hand)** > > When you have the safety net of 'never close anything', you don't really have to think about where a thing goes. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 6:05am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/10 "2026-05-24T06:05:11Z")
> **[Startup routine • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0207-startup-routine/)** > > We both find great comfort in our morning startup routine. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/11 "2026-05-25T04:58:58Z")
> **[This week at JDHQ – 2026-05-25 • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0208-this-week-2026-05-25)** > > The weekly email update, cross-posted here. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 4:59am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/12 "2026-05-25T04:59:07Z")
> **[100 email list unsubscriptions is a good thing • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0209-a-hundred-unsubscriptions)** > > I see losing 100 people from my email list as a feature. It means those that who remain, care. ---
**Author:** ![johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/user_avatar/forum.johnnydecimal.com/johnnydecimal/32/1759_2.png) [@johnnydecimal](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/u/johnnydecimal)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.johnnydecimal.com/t/blog-posts-for-may-2026/2925/13 "2026-05-26T02:44:46Z")
> **[Recommendation: PikaPods • Blog • Johnny.Decimal](https://johnnydecimal.com/blog/0210-pikapods)** > > A godsend for small business: PikaPods is like employing a team of app developers.