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While there are arguments for and against the impact of the individual – Carlyle vs. Tolstoy – we all benefit from taking an optimistic view of this question and acting as if individuals can make a very big difference.

haven’t been into a podcast this much since the Serial days. the story behind Keiko, the whale in Free Willy.

The book that got me in love with fiction again

But here's what most creators ignore: overwhelming volumes of information isn't value. It's stress.

When I started writing a newsletter in 2019, I remember thinking there were too many newsletters. That was before Substack had made a meaningful dent on the Internet and only a handful of writers were seriously using it. The coolest things do not yet exist. You are not late.