Forest Linden
@forestlinden
Eternal learner, rabbit holer, curator, and synthesizer. Father, husband, my dog's human, and wilderness wanderer. I write only when I have something worth saying and try to help people through my writing.
Forest Linden
Stop asking yourself what you want, what you desire, what interests you. Ask yourself instead, “what has been given to me?” Ask, “What do I have to give back?” Then act.
-Cheryl Strayed
Antonio Garcia Martinez on startups: “If your idea is any good, it won’t get stolen, you’ll have to jam it down people’s throats instead.”
Do We Still Need Journals?
“I have a theory that the moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself. I have tried this experiment a thousand times and I have never been disappointed.
The more I look at a thing, the more I see in it, and the more I see in it, the more I want to se
... See moreThis state the importance of unread books in a library. They're the reflection of the things we don't know. Just like Empty notes are better than no notes at all, it's a very socratic approach, considering his famous quote:
Knowing this, we should not expect the proportion of unread books in our library to decrease.... See more
What I know is that I know nothing
Knowing this, we should not expect the proportion of unread books in our library to decrease.... See more
Antilibrary - My second-brain
I think the job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.
—Arthur Miller
“The most difficult part of positioning is selecting that one specific concept to hang your hat on. Yet you must, if you want to cut through the prospect's wall of indifference.”
-Al Ries
Human curation might reemerge...
The internet is overflowing with content, making the search for specific topics (especially niche or less popular ones) a daunting task.
This challenge isn't new—it dates back decades. Initially, we turned to trusted human curators for guidance, with platforms like fark.com serving as go-to sources for discovering wo... See more
The internet is overflowing with content, making the search for specific topics (especially niche or less popular ones) a daunting task.
This challenge isn't new—it dates back decades. Initially, we turned to trusted human curators for guidance, with platforms like fark.com serving as go-to sources for discovering wo... See more
AI will change how you search—here's how | Zapier
... See moreWe create more than ever, but it weighs nothing.
AI now promises results without the reckoning, but frictionless creation leads to weightless rewards. No one dreams of merely pushing a button to generate their magnum opus. The output matters, but the intention, the struggle, the care is what makes it count — what gives it weight…
Weight is tangible i
On Being a Good Newsletterer
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