“Maybe people really are that uninformed about the cost of driving. As my friend Bill said when we talked about this: “Imagine developing a ... read more
“I was angry for a long time. The way young men are. Like blood in a film, I knew that the anger was unreal, but it still made queasy. I ... read more
Cal Newport has a concept of highly focused effort he calls Deep Work. My big takeaway from this book is that the ability to gig in and ... read more
“In 2015, I closed my public email address to preserve my sanity, though some would question whether I succeeded in my goal. Lately, a lot ... read more
I was importing some feeds when I came across this link from my old gif Tumblr. Quitting Twitter was on my mind longer than I remembered.
“Carla asked if losing the paper was a big deal. “Not really,” I said. “It’s just a hassle, that’s all. I’ll have to send all the bitcoins ... read more
I like conversations like Tyler Cowen’s with Sujatha Gidla. “Sujatha Gidla was an untouchable in India, but moved to the United States at ... read more
““She seemed nervous. The outfit was interesting,” the staffer noted. According to the fashion editor — who omitted Jones’ admirable ... read more
Seth Fix 2017-11-16 10:43 PM
“And improving your work is a hundred times easier than getting a guarantee that your work will be fine. So, do bad work. Do it often, do ... read more
Speedy 2017-11-15 2:28 PM
“They’re an exclusive group: According to Marco Arment, creator of the Overcast podcast app, only around 1% of Overcast listeners use ... read more
“While rhetorical questions depend on the sense that “the answer is so obvious that you’d be embarrassed to answer it,” Dennett recommends ... read more
I pretty much quit Twitter a while ago, but Gabe convinced me to drive in that last nail. I do find myself wanting to have a place to put ... read more