Matt
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Matt
Whiskey and wine, food and fire.
A line I recall from Seed to Dust by Marc Hamer. He was describing his celebration of the spring equinox.
It’s A Game Of Tonnage
Back in the ‘80s, Jerry Seinfeld’s friend was teaching a comedy course at The Improv in Los Angeles. The friend asked Seinfeld if he’d be willing to visit the class and speak to the students. Seinfeld agreed. “I went in and there were maybe 20 people in the class,” he recalled. “I went up on stage, and I said, ‘The fact that y... See more
Back in the ‘80s, Jerry Seinfeld’s friend was teaching a comedy course at The Improv in Los Angeles. The friend asked Seinfeld if he’d be willing to visit the class and speak to the students. Seinfeld agreed. “I went in and there were maybe 20 people in the class,” he recalled. “I went up on stage, and I said, ‘The fact that y... See more
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From the inside cover of The Art of Simple Food II by Alice Waters.
Planting a garden isn't one task, it’s about forty-two microtasks that all demand a decision, a tool, or a shovel. And if you're already running low on cognitive bandwidth, even just hauling yourself outside feels like a heroic act. This isn’t a time-saving shortcut. It’s a full-body, full-brain commitment. You’re choosing to do the slow, inefficie... See more
Dirty Hands, Delayed Reinforcement
I am waiting for any evidence that our most provocative thinkers and writers are those who rely on elaborate, systematic note-taking systems. I am seeing evidence that people taught knowledge management for its own sake produce unexciting work. This is not a genetic condition. I think they could do better if they wrote what they knew, rather than w... See more