My friends and I have always had a fun game we play, where we imagine what we’d…
My Current Top 3 Intellectual & Creative Challenges
Just on a personal note, I want to capture three of my top projects right now:…
It’s Becoming Difficult to Discuss Interesting Topics With People Who Don’t Read
Books are a uniquely portable magic.Stephen King The more I read the more I find…
Humans Oscillate Between Wanting Novelty and Familiarity
I was listening to a random episode of the a16z podcast a few years back, and…
How to Become a Superforecaster
I just finished Steven Pinker’s latest book, Enlightenment Now, which turned…
Examined But Absurd (A Poem)
How strange it is that we live this way Unable to know what next we’ll say…
How to Have Amazon Polly’s AI Voice Read Your Newsletter as a Podcast
I’ve just published my first podcast episode (Episode 128) using Amazon…
5 Free Images Sites to Use Instead of Google Images
Google Images is still best if you want to see a picture of something. But for…
Your Mind’s Software is More Important Than Its Hardware
Many people see intelligence as a function of brain power. So if you have a bigger…
Punctuation Rules & Quotation Marks
I recently had the worst feeling that I’d been doing punctuation near quotation…
5 Ways to Instantly Upgrade Your Online Typography
Typography is the visual component of the written word. ~ Eric Spiekermann Using…
My Preferred View in Feedly
I do a weekly show called Unsupervised Learning where I curate thousands of stories…
Medium is the Bud Light of Typography
I’ve been working on my new site design and was eager to show off my new…
Three Distinct Benefits of Reading
I read a lot, and I sometimes struggle to find ways to articulate how useful it…
The Universal Arc
I’m creating an EDM album. Well, designing one. I’m creating the concept,…
Calligraphy Class
We did a calligraphy class today, and I feel an obsession coming on. Typography,…
This Universe’s Final Problem
Once we’re able to decipher our minds, our memories, and everything that makes…
Why I Talk More with Rideshare Drivers
For me there’s an interesting element in rideshare services and how they…
Some Thoughts on Presentation Styles
I’m going to talk about presentations here, but keep in mind that most of…
A Few Thoughts on Creativity and Age
I just read this NYT article about a brilliant physicist who happens to be 94-years-old.…
Adjacent Possibles
I had a great conversation with friend and colleague Josh Corman this weekend…
The Power of Reading
I’ve only just now—within the last five years—realized how powerful…
IQ and Creativity Bias in a Post-work World
I think the post-work world is going to heavily favor those with high IQs, and…
The Future of Education
The future of education is fascinating. I see a few things happening simultaneously…
Machine Learning Will Revolutionize Content Discovery
There are going to be millions of surprising applications of Machine Learning…