Johnathan Dodson

Dante’s critique of Odysseus was a clear warning: wandering forms character, but one can wander too far.

The algorithms that shape our cultural landscape are not inherently malicious. They are indifferent. Their purpose is not to destroy art but to optimize engagement—a goal that, while profitable, is fundamentally incompatible with the principles of artistic innovation.

For Millennials, the first generation to grow up with these technologies, the... See more

Good writing is meditative writing. It’s a polished and cohesive train of thought, devoid of superfluous babble. If intrusive thoughts make their way into your writing and you neglect to edit them out, your work will suffer. Quality writing does not arise from a stream of consciousness or absent-mindedness. It’s a practice of meditating on a... See more

It’s not easy to be a good partner, but it is simple. And if it doesn’t feel simple, men can ask these questions:

“I was going to start dishes, but is there something that would be more helpful in this moment?”

“I was thinking for our anniversary we could do a quick trip up to the mountains, but would you prefer a different location? Or do you just... See more

For example, good writing elicits genuine emotional and intellectual investment from the reader, and avoids predictable patterns and cliches.

Your success here will depend entirely on how successfully you can tell stories, and how successfully other people can repeat those stories, both to themselves and others.Your North Star here has to be: are other people retelling this story successfully?Port cities around the world are more similar to each other than they are to their inland... See more