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• the royal society impact

• long lasting cultural impact

An ode to magazines:

• you're entering a universe that's only there

• convey a feeling, an amplitude, a point of view

• it's an opportunity for meaning-making

• what if Taylor Swift has a magazine?

• all this is hard (an essay, a song) it takes time

• the inward search for emotional truth; connecting with the source -- it's not about the money

• doing it for yourself is underrated these days

• celebrate the source, the art

• a deeper definition of music journalism: to do that well means: really caring; be in it; in that scene

If we want to revitalize our neighborhood communities, we should ask: which factors explain why so many have declined in the face of technological change? I see four: changes in the physical landscape, decline in local institutions, individualization of religion, and shifts in our education and aspirations. Where these four factors have changed the least, community remains the strongest.

• relationship between money and happiness

• how to manage money with your kids

• giving money to either taxes, kids or charities

• tha avalanche story: most important decisions of our lives are tiny, little, snap ones

• deep down: desire and need to impress other people

• respect for my body, respect for my relationships, respect for my family -- i don't wanna be fat, i wanna stay married, i wanna be there for my kids

And I think if we go further towards the convenience where there is no friction, then we don't make choices anymore. Then we're just consuming. I think USBs force people to make choices. And those choices define you. And that's what's beautiful about it.

might be among the best pieces of advice i’ve read re: writing and publishing.