What do we actually want from our technology?
I suggest writing emails to your friends. Writing with an audience in mind makes the writing better, and writing to a friend means you won’t get hung up on how you sound. You’ll become closer, too, to whoever you share your thoughts with, and odds are you'll draw the same thoughtfulness out of them. Your inbox will become less of a place for... See more
James Somers • More People Should Write
Writing emails was not a part of the culture where/when I grew up. Email is my favourite piece of tech right now and I want to be more intentional with how I use it.
In terms of technology, what matters is not “computer-support note-taking” but “computer supported thinking.” - Andy Matuschak
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TIME ASSETS are actions or choices you make today that will save you time in the future.Software is a classic example of a time asset. You can write a program one time today and it will run processes for you over and over again every day afterward. You pay an upfront investment of time and get a payoff each day afterward.
JamesClear.com • A Different Way of Thinking About Productivity
I have thousands of photos of my children but few that I’ve set aside to revisit. I have records of virtually every text I’ve sent since I was in college but no idea how to find the ones that meant something. I spent years blasting my thoughts to millions of people on X and Facebook even as I fell behind on correspondence with dear friends. I have... See more
Ezra Klein • Happy 20th Anniversary, Gmail. I’m Sorry I’m Leaving You.
If we’re headed towards a future of agents integrated into our work and technology, maybe there’s an opportunity for AI to bridge gaps between language barriers. I mean this in both a human and programming sense.
Unplugging may not be the “right” answer. It’s an answer, for anyone who truly wants that kind of life, but it’s right on one end of the
... See moreFile over app is a philosophy: if you want to create digital artifacts that last, they must be files you can control, in formats that are easy to retrieve and read. Use tools that give you this freedom.
stephango.com • File Over App
our phone is a temporary feature - don't spend your life on it (like you wouldn't spend it on a fax machine)