Daniel Wentsch
@klickreflex
Freelance designer and web dev from Freiburg, Germany.
Daniel Wentsch
zettel.org
. These days, I grab whatever notebook I feel like using. My notetaking has become more like my reading practice: read what you feel like, never feel obliged to finish, start a new book at any time. It sounds chaotic, and I have more half-read books than finished ones, but it has increased my reading dramatically. And most non-fiction books can be
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Maybe it’s an age thing. When you’re young, it makes sense to finish what you start and experiment with methods to sharpen your craft. But as a 44-year-old man, my priority is to deliver results quickly, engage effectively, and get the right projects moving. Creativity is about showing up and surrendering to the process, not enforcing rigid
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Designers Empowered by AI
Andrew Wilkinson and Dan Shipper discuss how AI, particularly Opus 4.5, empowers designers:
- 🚀 Increased Productivity: Wilkinson feels he can move at the speed of thought, and he equates the experience to having 30 employees working 24/7 for a minimal cost.
- 🎨 Designer Empowerment: Dan Shipper believes designers are an
AI & I • How Andrew Wilkinson Uses Opus 4.5 in His Work and Life
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How Andrew Wilkinson Uses Opus 4.5 in His Work and Life
share.snipd.comText is king
experimental-history.comThat’s why there’s no replacement for text, and there never will be. Thoughts that can survive being written into words are on average truer than thoughts that never leave the mind. You know how you can find a leak in a tire by squirting dish soap on it and then looking for where the bubbles form? Writing is like squirting dish soap on an idea: it
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Finishing a great nonfiction book feels like heaving a barbell off your chest. Finishing a great novel feels like leaving an entire nation behind. There are no replacements for these feelings. Videos can titillate, podcasts can inform, but there’s only one way to get that feeling of your brain folds stretching and your soul expanding, and it is to
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But it has proven very difficult to artificially satisfy even the most basic human pleasures. Who wants a birthday cake made with aspartame? Who would rather have a tanning bed than a sunny day? Who prefers to watch bots play chess? You can view high-res images of the Mona Lisa anytime you want, and yet people will still pay to fly to Paris and
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