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
I’ve been thinking about the enduring, perhaps increasing currency of personal recommendations (practically artisanal craft now if you think about it!) as well as the value of connoisseurship and curation in a culture where unthinking automation has left us feeling drowned in a deluge of content.
I suspect that’s the core appeal of all the... See more
I suspect that’s the core appeal of all the... See more
well lol i finally got laid off...but on the bright side.......
Just like in the myths, life is made of cycles of being lost and finding ourselves again.
-Anne-Laure Le Cunff
“According to Darwin’s Origin of Species, it is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself.”
~ Leon C. Megginson
I keep thinking about this quote as I sit with all the massive changes happening on the internet as a result of AI, of search and SEO changing drastically, of paid ads not working like they used to, of entire business models not working like they used to, such as selling online courses. Are they only ones who make it through these changes going to be those who embrace dozens and dozens of AI tools and approaches to using them in business?
I believe “what effect do you want to have on people” is one of the most important questions we should ask when we are making something. Life isn't just a series of problems to be solved but experiences to be had.
Things I'm thinking about
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... 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... See more
AI will change how you search—here's how | Zapier
If we were good at everything, we would have no need for each other.
-Simon Sinek
when physical labor became optional we invented the gym. we’ll need the same thing for the mind
runaway_volx.comWe make a living by what we get.
We make a life by what we give.
— Winston Churchill