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Adapting to the hedonic treadmill

It won't always be this hard. That hurdle you're facing, that overwhelming sense of impossibility, will pass. The anxiousness you feel when considering the weight of decisions, events, and responsibilities in the coming days, weeks, and years, will shift. The hedonic treadmill is an idea from

Drawing the ChatGPT logo

In the latest episode of Sharp Tech, Ben Thompson lamented his poor recreation of the ChatGPT logo. For years, Ben has used Linea Sketch on the iPad to illustrate technical concepts.1 Those have made their way onto his Stratechery blog, and I’ve been an appreciative recipient of the

John Gruber and friends

Years ago my brother and friend started a podcast, Crossword, to talk about WordPress. I’ve listened to most of the episodes at this point, and it’s a regular part of my podcast feed. They do an excellent job bringing the yin and yang of podcast hosts, with their

Experiencing physical conversations

Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the chance to spend time in a number of great in-person conversations with real people. These have been dynamic, engaging discussions on all kinds of topics—with real humans in a physical space. Yes, I get to do this on a daily

Why I run

It’s nearing 90 degrees, the running trail has gotten a bit dusty and dry as summer comes on, and I’m feeling the heat. I dance around bushes and cut across a dry riverbed to make it to my spot. At a dip in the river I strip down

The year I outlived my father

This morning I rewatched Steve Job’s Stanford commencement address. It’s as good as I remember, and even hits better as I get older. If you’ve never seen it, today’s your lucky day. I’d highly encourage you to pause and watch it. If it’s been

Embracing the rhythm of days

Last month I felt worn out. I’d completely filled up my time with numerous tasks. In hindsight, all of them were things I wanted to do, each worth consideration, and having earned a right to be on my todo list. But taken together it was too much. And if

Earnest over brash

When you first join a new team it’s hard to figure out how to connect well. You’re trying to understand your the dynamic, where your strengths fit in, and what weaknesses need to be shored up. When you first start with a team—or frankly at anytime; you

Ryan Gosling nails the tone of Project Hail Mary

Andy Weir is one of my favorite writers. He doesn’t put out books at the pace I’d prefer (we can’t all be Brandon Sanderson), but boy does he nail it with every book. The Martian was a perfect story. It’s the sort of book I go

Finding your unique crazy fans

There are no new ideas. Instead there’s riffing and adding to existing ideas. Austin Kleon lays this out beautifully in his book series, starting with, Steal Like An artist, which obviously steals its title from earlier references. Part of the magic of ideas is taking them from multiples sources