making sublime
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From Lily Chambers:
I genuinely do not care if AI tools make me more productive.
I am tired of seeing, "increased productivity" as a selling point. I do not want to be valued for my productivity. I do not want "more" of anything related to work.
I like doing things meticulously. I like using my hands. I like manipulating data that an LLM could
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“I dream of a day where I walk down the street & hear people talk about morality, sustainability & philosophy instead of the Kardashians.”
– Keanu Reeves
But while the stereotype of ambition is indeed someone like Elon Musk (or Steve Jobs, before that), I don't think you literally need to aim for Mars to stir the heart of sailors. Nor do I think you need to be as abrasive or demanding, as the stereotype implies. That's the balance we've been trying to find at 37signals since its inception: The... See more
David Heinemeier Hansson (dhh@hey.com) • The Gift of Ambition
Writers have kept notebooks since time immemorial. The auctorial equivalent to the artist ’s sketchbook is the “commonplace book,” which can contain everything from newspaper clippings to grocery lists to attempts to capture those inspirational bolts out of the blue.
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined... See more
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined... See more
Cory Doctorow • The Memex Method
I miss personal blogs when they were smaller, less polished, and felt less like a performance, and more like peeking into someone's inner life
sari azouttwitter.comsublime = less like a performance, more like peeking into someone's inner life
What the catalogers provide is different than traditional press coverage or financial investment. They are dealers of agency. Through a combination of tools, information, and imagination they help draw a map around new communities.
If you ask them to describe what they do, you’ll get a meandering answer. As Brand says: “I find things and found... See more
If you ask them to describe what they do, you’ll get a meandering answer. As Brand says: “I find things and found... See more
David Lang • The Catalogers
Cataloging and organizing the world is a deeply human endeavor. Before we can unify ideas together, or provide some sort of large conceptual framework, we need to at least have gathered and organized the facts and data. Creating a catalog or a list involves frameworks and organization, but it is also at peace with the grab-bag and the miscellaneous. It is a means for creating order while still being wary of too much order—or at least comfortable sitting with a bit of a mess.
To build up “a huge archive of thinking and feeling” seems a necessary project for any artist, even without publication as the eventual goal.