Matt Little

Attachment is Stress, Letting Go is Peace. The tension you feel in your mind is a sign of attachment. The mind often avoids the present moment so that it can swim in the memories of the past or the cravings of the future. Even when it is focusing on the present it will often do so through the lens of comparison. Craving what is not in front of you ... See more

Consumer demand for smaller scale and human-crafted versions of everything will grow in an AI world. While the future of work might lend itself to small business creation, let’s ****not forget the demand side of the equation. We are going to crave artisanal and story-driven sources and experiences. Why? As every big company floods the zone of our a... See more

“Do things that lend themselves to the happiness you desire. Exercise. Eat well. Do something that makes you feel joy, even when you don’t feel like it. Surround yourself with people you admire and who add substance to your life.”

Tolstoy on shortening the distance between where you are and where you want to go:

“A man on a thousand-mile walk has to forget his ultimate goal and say to himself every morning, ‘Today I’m going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep.’”

Everyone wants the summary. But the summary is what's left after someone else decided what matters. Their priorities aren't yours. Their filters aren't yours. When you operate on summaries, you're thinking with someone else's brain.

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Taste at speed

Slow built your instincts, fast lets you use them

Carly Ayres

Jun 30

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There’s a familiar story about a pottery class. One group is told they’ll be graded on how many pots they make. The other, on a single perfect one. At the end of the term, the best work comes from the group that ... See more

Nan offered a distinction: there are two kinds of speed. The first is how quickly someone gets good, the pace at which they build fluency through repetition and feedback. And then there’s the speed they earn once that fluency is established—the efficiency and ease that comes after mastery. Think of it as the difference between learning to cook, and... See more

Marc proposed becoming a “speed propaganda account.,” encouraging people to do something cool with AI in 30 minutes, then do it 30 more times. Not to reject craft, but to remind us that speed can be a site of learning, too.

speed isn’t the opposite of craft