Alex Dobrenko
@alexdobrenko
writer comedian just a lil guy head of vibes at Sublime
Alex Dobrenko
botharetrue.substack.com
r/toddlers - Reddit
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Jan @janframework
twitter.com
- Capture - Keep what resonates
- Organize - Save for actionability
- Distill - Find the essence
- Express - Show your work
Claudia Dawson • Whole Earth Index/Photosweep/Map of the Best
how to curate your own thoughts
- Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.
- Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
- Every character should want something, even if it is only a glass of water.
- Every sentence must do one of two things — reveal character or advance the action.
- Start as close to the end as
Maria Popova • Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 Tenets of Storytelling
what is one thing you believe strongly that others don't get it (yet)?
For the better part of two years, I struggled to find something of value to give my paid subscribers. Did people really just want to read extra newsletters from me? Not really
Simon Owens • The State of This Newsletter
Moving anything heavy in your house from one room to another can be a good way. My toddler does this with cans of beans in a reusable shopping bag. She likes to bring them from the pantry to her play kitchen and back.