“The shortest distance between two people is a story.” ― Patti Digh

“in this version though, a lot of your story is written by others. You write your autofiction about yourself and others write their fictions about you, often anonymously, on Substacks, subreddits, messageboards like Lolcow, on Twitter and Instagram and podcasts too, and this makes things different from what has come before. The lives of these perso

Live the Pareto Principle lifestyle:

• Relationships. Who are the few people that have the most positive impact on my life? Spend more time with them.

• Priorities. What are the few actions that have the most positive impact on my day? Prioritize them.

• Learning. What are the few information sources I learn the most from? Focus on them.

• Stress. What are

One of the most intelligent case studies in design is the Chinese tea cup. They’re made without handles simply because if it’s too hot to touch, it’s too hot to drink.

Humans naturally want to add more. Add a cardboard sleeve, add a warning on the outside of the cup, add a handle. The result of all these things never cools down the actual contents.

A life full of distractions is, at an individual level, diminished. When you are unable to pay sustained attention, you can't achieve the things you want to achieve

— Stolen Focus, Johann Hari

“I would argue what unlocks celebrity is a certain collapsed distance. It’s inhabiting a fantasy of intimacy and proximity. All forms of technology collapse that distance.”

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— age of relevance report