Good day friends! We’re back with a slightly altered version of The Sunday Edition this week. I’m sneaking up on finishing my goal of writing every week for a year. And frankly, I’m a bit proud of it? I didn’t think I could pull it off.

There are a few issues with The Sunday Edition, though.

The first is that it’s really difficult to know when I wrote about something. Occasionally, you need to link back to something you mentioned in the past, and finding what I wrote inside 50+ titles with effectively the same name is difficult. I’d like to break things apart somehow.

Second, Fresh Links. Fresh Links have been on the site for more than a few years now, and I still feel it’s a fun way to share cool things throughout the week. Fresh Links ran stagnant for over a year — every interesting piece was added to “The Second Cup” as part of this weekly post.

A few things have changed throughout the year, too. I’m now using MyMind — back from Recall AI, indeed — and it’s become far too fun to save articles throughout the week. I have gone on a saving spree, and I have so many fun things to share. I don’t have enough space in The Second Cup below to share them all. So I’d like to get back into sharing those things in Fresh Links.

For longer sections — say, longer than 500–600 words — of The Sunday Edition, I’m going to try to work these into their blog posts. I will try. This has been a hallmark feature of The Sunday Edition in 2025 — nothing is concrete, nothing is stable, and everything could be whacked the next week.

I'll write this Sunday Edition for another year. It may look different than this at the end of 2026, but the foundational premise of writing each week has improved my thinking, my comprehension, and my sharpness throughout 2025. I’d be remiss not to keep up the habit for the next 12 months.

Without further ado, a slightly modified version of The Sunday Edition for you this week.

My First Impressions of the reMarkable Paper Pro Move

Like I said last week, I’ve been on a reMarkable kick over the last few weeks. It’s been a truly enjoyable inside look at the world of e-ink and “humane” (thanks Marius) devices, and I think this particular device arena is going to stick in my life for quite some time.

Two weeks ago, I hurried down to Staples to purchase a reMarkable Paper Pro (the big one) “for science”, but I actually went to the store searching for the Paper Pro Move (the small one). Where the larger Paper Pro feels like a full sheet of looseleaf paper (it’s not quite a full sheet of paper, but it feels close enough), the Paper Pro Move is more like a reporter notebook, akin to the Front Page reporter-style notebook from Field Notes Brand. I’ve long preferred smaller notebooks, so the Move seemed to make more sense for me.

Staples was out of stock — you know, despite the fact they showed stock on their online store… — so I put in an order on the reMarkable website and used the larger Paper Pro for a week before the smaller Move arrived this past week.

Let me tell you, I have never been so disappointed in a product upon unboxing. Nearly every facet of the Move immediately felt cheaper than the larger Paper Pro. The back of the Move is a softer plastic, surely designed to keep the device a little lighter. The software seems more fidgety to me, especially the orientation switching from portrait to landscape. The leather Book Folio — notably expensive — didn’t provide any “Wow” factor to me. And the overall size kind of forces your hand to fall off the edge when you’re writing, something the larger Paper Pro eliminates thanks to its significantly larger footprint.

Within 15 minutes, I visited the reMarkable site, searching for their return policy.

But wait, there’s more. This story ends positively, trust me.

Because of my current kick, and because I can’t give up that easily, I decided two things:

  1. I’d give the larger Paper Pro to my wife to see if she’d like something in this category. She doesn’t like it at all.
  2. I’d use the Move exclusively for the rest of the week and see how it worked when not immediately comparable to the larger Paper Pro.

Somehow, I think the Move is going to redeem itself. My wife whisked the Paper Pro for her tests for a few days, so I only had the Move to rely on for planning my days, keeping track of my desired to-do list, and jotting notes throughout the day. Without the larger Paper Pro beside it to compare, the Move has completely flipped the script on its unboxing.

Three major areas where the Paper Pro Move redeemed itself:

  • For the most part, I am a lists guy — I jot down my tasks, plan my daily schedule, take notes in bullet point fashion, and more. The Move is excellent for lists. The narrower profile is ideal for smaller bits of lengthwise writing, and is not so ideal for mind-mapping or drawing out ideas.
  • Most reMarkable templates attempt to do a lot in one shot, and I have quickly found I prefer the smaller, more-focused pages in the Move’s template gallery. For instance, where many planners have a daily schedule and a task list for the Paper Pro, the Move has to separate the two. I find this to be a great way to focus on the task at hand.
  • The Move’s small size makes it ideal for my particular desk setup and ensures I can more easily take it with me wherever I go. Big winter jacket pockets at this time of year make it far easier to carry the Move, but I immediately noticed a weight difference in my day bag as well. It’s just so small, mighty, and exciting to pull out to jot down a thought or two wherever, whenever.

After the unbelievably poor unboxing showing, I thought the Move was destined for a return. Instead, I think I’m keeping the Move and sending back the larger Paper Pro. This has been the definition of “don’t judge a book by its cover” — or perhaps an e-ink device by its unboxing.

Moraine Luck

I love when Nick Heer talks about and shows off his photography. He is a great photographer, and shoots with a trusty Leica Q. This story about how he captured what may well be a once-in-a-lifetime shot of Moraine is fun.

It reminded me slightly of my own — what I feel is — a once-in-a-lifetime photograph from Moraine Lake.

We were visiting Banff for the first time right in the midst of a local forest fire. These fires weren’t as bad as what they are made out to be in the news these days, but they did cause some local smoke and a less than clear view of the famous Valley of the Ten Peaks.

But where I may have previously captured the “postcard” photo of Moraine without the forest fires, I instead captured a smoky, dreary, and even mysterious photo instead.

I actually tend to treasure this image more than any other from that trip (aside from the ones with my then very young oldest daughter). There’s something more mysterious about this photo than what you normally see.

I completely understand where Nick Heer is coming from — there’s something cool about knowing you may have a difficult-to-repeat photo in your library.

"The most valuable personal finance asset is not needing to impress anyone." — Morgan Housel

The Second Cup

Brandon Romanchuk’s Studio Setup

This dual Studio Display setup is going to act as inspiration for my coming week. This is a mighty place to work.

PLOTTER’s Pueblo Limited Box

Just in time for last-minute Christmas shopping. I haven’t yet seen a pueblo leather Plotter in person, so I’m unsure how it ranks next to the liscio leather option. That said, this looks like one of the prettiest notebooks I’ve ever seen.

The Most Powerful Decision Making Razors

I’m on a “mind-sharpness” kick right now, and Sahil Bloom’s website is packed to the brim with great bits of advice. Perhaps it helps that Bloom is a former high-level baseball player.

26 Market in Winnipeg

For my local readers — 26 Market looks like the ultimate Tiny Feast replacement. I would travel into the Exchange to visit Tiny Feast a few times a year, usually to pick up the latest Field Notes special editions. 26 Market looks like it fills that void and then some — they even carry The Superior Labour products!

Here were a few things I shared from the past week. If you want to stay on top of the list throughout the week, don’t be afraid to subscribe via RSS.

Happy Sunday. I hope you have a wonderful week ahead.

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