Notes on saving, surfacing, and the read-later problem.
Thoughts on building Refloat and getting back the content you meant to read.
Why You Never Read What You Save (And How to Fix It)
70% of saved content is never revisited. The problem isn't discipline — it's that read-later apps store links but never resurface them.
April 25, 2026
Read-Later Apps Compared: Pocket vs Instapaper vs Refloat
Honest comparison of Pocket, Instapaper, and Refloat. What each does well, what each gets wrong, and which one fits your actual reading behavior.
April 20, 2026
Pocket Backlog: How to Actually Read Your Saved Articles
340 saved articles, 2 read per month. Your Pocket backlog is a debt ledger, not a reading list. Here's how to clear it and stop it from growing back.
April 18, 2026
The Best Free Read-Later Apps in 2026
Pocket, Instapaper, Matter, and Refloat compared on capture speed, active surfacing, reading experience, and cost. Which one actually gets articles read?
April 12, 2026
The Surfacing Problem: Why Lists Don't Work for Saved Content
70% of saved content is never read because passive storage doesn't resurface it. Why newsletters succeed where read-later apps fail — and how to fix it.
April 8, 2026
How to Build a Reading Habit With Daily Digests
Implementation intentions, habit loops, and why newsletters get read when read-later apps don't. A practical guide to making reading stick.
April 5, 2026
Save Links from WhatsApp, Instagram, and Safari: The Fastest Way
Step-by-step instructions for saving links from Safari, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, and Chrome to a read-later app. No tabs left open, no links lost.
March 30, 2026
Digital Minimalism and the Read-Later Problem
The problem isn't saving too many links — it's that most apps have no mechanism to resurface them. How intentional saving and a reading window close the gap.
March 25, 2026