What appears at first to be a crisis of attention may be a narrowing of the way we interpret its value: an emergency about where—and with what goal—we look.
Same here. I don’t think consistency is the key. Most of what we read is just noise all around. It’s not only about Substack, it’s about every platform I’m in.
For me, the point isn’t ten thousand posts a day, but writing something that’s real about myself. And that’s exactly what I want to read from other people too,... See more
You’re doomscrolling because you’re looking for something to transform you but you can’t stay with one thing for long enough to be transformed by it. You have short attention span on an existential scale. You’re gliding past thousands of small worlds in minutes, laughing at one post, feeling dread at the next, tempted to buy something right after.... See more
The most successful social media accounts today are rich. They’re thick with engaging content. They innovate on the constraints of the medium. They are wildly inspiring to me.
I never get the feeling that they’re saving their best stuff for their website or email subscribers. They make remarkable content and put it on social media for people to... See more
Brilliant collection of great, functional typography in mostly printed matter
“Overqualified” is rarely about skill. It’s often about comfort. And when someone shows up confidently, with experience and clarity, it can make others feel uneasy