mike norrie
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mike norrie
Why Keeping Score Isn’t Fun Anymore
nytimes.com
Why Video Podcasts Multiplied Beyond the Man Cave
newyorker.com
From George Saunders, on nuance and embracing complexity:
... See morethe writer doesn't have to have a fixed firm idea, but has to be able to take the reader on a journey to remind her that the world is complicated. From the very beginning, I understood writing to be about some kind of moral or ethical imperative. Absent that, I'm not that interested in it,
Balancing efficiency with genuine relationship-building by slowing down, dropping agendas, and prioritizing brief but real connection moments.
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At work, it's probably saying, hey, tell me a little about your long weekend and not kind of counting down the seconds for them to finish so you can tell them what to start on this week, but kind of giving yourself permission to say, can I actually just kind of drop down into that moment? Right?
And so I think it's the mindset And then it's
... See moreThese practices (movement, ritual, creativity, connection) have been my anchor. They are how I reclaim my power when everything around me feels out of control. When my attention gets foggy, I feel lost and powerless. But when I’m rooted in practice (tarot rituals, evening reading, pressing flowers, scribbling in notebooks...) clarity returns. These... See more
Natalie Brite • The Summer I Turned to Creativity as a Form of Refusal
Digital gardens have largely been understood as websites that allow users to explore and publish thoughts in more fluid and unpolished ways. The term “digital garden” is not new. It’s been shaped by almost two decades of pondering, from early tinkerings in Mark Bernstein’s 1998 essay “Hypertext Gardens” to Mike Caulfield’s 2015 talk “The Garden and... See more