Sam Liebeskind

civic renewal will hinge in the end on whether a critical mass of citizens come to recognize that they can best serve their own interests by associating with others to realize shared goals.

with tiktok temporarily closed, maybe it’s time to rethink how we use the internet. imagine if instagram shut down at 9 pm, like a grocery store, or X closed at 11 pm (open late, but not 24/7). we might all feel a little less pressure—to read, to post, to exist online all the time. maybe we’d sleep better, feel calmer, even be happier. a digital ... See more

Managing up 101: Make it insanely easy to give you feedback. One of my direct reports sent this Slack DM and it's a masterclass in simple, direct communication. No guessing where to find docs. No follow-up questions on timing. No confusion about priority levels. She made it easy--and in less than 1 hour, I was able to provide feedback, give ap... See more

Journalists are needed so people have access to the information and answers they need to guide their lives.

The platform also gives participants a sample of comments to agree or disagree with. Unlike other platforms, users cannot reply to other users’ comments, making it difficult to engage in trolling. The process of looking at a range of comments made by others for upvoting and downvoting exposes people to others’ opinions, which has been shown to reli... See more

simplicity is difficult because there's no room to hide the lack of clear conviction that complexity affords

Americans used to live within “place-based networks” of clubs, churches, schools, commerce, and recreation that overlapped, wrapping individuals in social support. Local networks protected individuals from isolation and loneliness.

Those networks have largely disappeared, replaced by networks based outside the local community. We shop and interact ... See more