Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
Your habits change depending on the room you are in and the cues in front of you.
James Clear • Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
Show Your Work!: 10 Ways to Share Your Creativity and Get Discovered by Austin Kleon
app.thestorygraph.com
When looking for details or fresh, unexpected ideas to add to a piece you are writing re-read notebooks.
As I talk to people about my city, they tend to want simple, practical work done to make life better. But our leadership and many activist groups instead seem to be obsessed with big, utopian ideas, policies, and projects. Those big ideas might captivate the imagination, especially of the young, but the overall track record is they nearly always... See more
Progress Isn't Inevitable
Research culminates in some output .
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
Ron DeSantis vigorously absorbs large volumes of information when formulating policy or preparing for leadership meetings.
The payoff, though, will not be “power” for these small creators: the implication of entertainment being dictated by recommendations and AI instead of reputation and ranking is that all of the power accrues to the platform doing the recommending.
stratechery.com • Instagram, TikTok, and the Three Trends
What do I make? What do I have for sale? What are the artifacts of my work?
satisfycing
Making a choice that isn’t the best per se but is good enough.
How much will the decision alter your overall happiness?