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I love it when elle posts stuff like this. She’s always so insightful.
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Addresses the 2025 LMU Undergraduate Commencement
youtu.beQuestlove is a treasure to humanity.
It’s worth reading the entire HBR post. I cannot help but infer that we are lonely and are growing more lonely as we spend so much time glued to our devices.
worry train. tripod light.
I love getting emails from Che-Wei + Taylor. Their objects are so lovely, but even more lovely is the humanity and vulnerability in their emails.


Winnie’s latest post was a wonderful read, especially her point about being relentlessly bombarded with psychological noise. It is not uncommon to catch myself thinking a certain way about something only to realize it doesn’t feel right. It’s almost always because the thought isn’t actually mine.
If I was ever going to retire, I certainly wouldn’t tell anybody about it. You just wouldn’t hear from me again. It’s like saying, “I’m not going over to your house tonight.” And you go, “Well, you weren’t invited.” And I say, “I know, but I’m not coming over.”