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averageness is a feature of modern life. scaling means figuring out what works on average.

What I quickly realized is how many yellow blazers there are in the world and that at many times in my life, I too have been a yellow blazer—opting for easier but less authentic and less interesting routes. The podcast is part of a portfolio of things that I put in place in my life to try to avoid being a yellow blazer, to instead push myself to be more like a blue blazer, exploring anywhere I can.

whoa

what is even real anymore?

an evocative, beautiful piece of writing about new york city written just after 9/11. recommended by Andy Weissman.

I read this newsletter for years. This father’s story of his daughter passing away brought me to tears.