Mikey Hayes
@middleground
Sketch more, scroll less.
Mikey Hayes
middlegroundmade.com
You don’t have to have a dream. Be micro-ambitious, work with pride on whatever is in front of you. Be careful on long term dreams, if you focus too far in front of you, you won’t see the shiny thing out the corner of your eye.
Tim Minchin
I've coined a new theory of the Internet in 2025.
It’s the basis for my new company.
I call it the "Boutique Impact" Theory.
Five years ago, audience was king. Make content, build audience, profit. I know this firsthand. I served 7,000+ Write of Passage and Second Brain students, many of whom wanted to build an audience. Most people sharing on the... See more
It’s the basis for my new company.
I call it the "Boutique Impact" Theory.
Five years ago, audience was king. Make content, build audience, profit. I know this firsthand. I served 7,000+ Write of Passage and Second Brain students, many of whom wanted to build an audience. Most people sharing on the... See more
Will Mannon • Will Mannon on Substack
Maybe art is simply the result of doing, coupled with a refusal to be concerned with anything beyond the act itself.
From Open Notes, A Middle Ground Made Project
Watching Doesn’t Count
Content styles like vlogs, reactions, and reviews are extremely popular and it seems like we’ve become satisfied with consuming, as opposed to experiencing both the novel and mundane. In practice, we are content with trading the ability to experience a new restaurant, purchase a good, or visit a landmark for the ability to
... See moreOpen Notes shares small thoughts about the big picture and is a production from Middle Ground Made.
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Open Notes [No. 10] - May 29, 2025
You must mourn the loss of your younger self, the person who has gotten you this far but who is no longer equipped to carry you onward.
Brianna Wiest • The Mountain Is You: Transforming Self-Sabotage Into Self-Mastery
