Alex Dobrenko
@alexdobrenko
writer comedian just a lil guy head of vibes at Sublime
Alex Dobrenko
botharetrue.substack.com
After reading a fascinating post by @Beth Bentley on no-phone spaces a few weeks ago, I thought I’d have a crack of my own at the subject.
That took me down a rabbit hole of dancefloor etiquette, micro-detox events and whether the phone-free movement has legs. 📵
Philip Tealesubstack.comMysticism is not primarily a theoretical issue. It is not just a question of an intellectual belief in the existence of God as some kind of metaphysical postulate which can be affirmed or disputed. Rather, mysticism is existential and practical. It is—and this can serve as a rough and ready definition—the cultivation of practices which allow you to... See more
Simon Critchley • Ecstasy & Idiot Glee
The buyer eyed me skeptically. “Along with the Moleskines,” he said. “Do you know there’s a section of our customer base that buys a fresh Moleskine every time they come into a store? Once a week, some people. We have no idea what they do with them.”
Roland Allen • Moleskine Mania: How a Notebook Conquered the Digital Era
Sometimes this takes the shape of resistance: I decide a feeling or a situation is bad on the spot and start to fight back before I know what’s there. Other times, this takes the shape of discomfort and shame: I am feeling a new way, so something must be wrong .
Heather Havrilesky • Tolerating Unknowns Will Make You Stronger
god how is Heather Havrilesky so good
I don’t believe in living in the moment. I believe in living slightly off to one side of it
Venkatesh Rao • The Importance of Not Being Earnest
A lot of the work in building Sublime has been, what do I want from the web? And personally, I want to follow my curiosity wherever it leads . Without sifting through mountains of clickbait and SEO and content designed to feed an algorithm, I want to mindfully collect the pieces of the internet that resonate with me. And I want to do this in a... See more
Josh Kramer • 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ a Platform With No Likes, No Follower Count, and No Comments
“I would see other people’s art on social media, even if it wasn’t something that I wanted to make, and think, damn, I should have done that ,” he says. “I realised instead of judging, I can just DM them and tell them their work is beautiful. Anytime I find myself comparing myself to others, I remind myself that this person is just like me.” We... See more