"This is how societies get dumber" I believe AI is changing how we think. So, it seems, does Shreya Shankar, whose recent post I really enjoyed. Change is often good, but... January 25th, 2026 Good Reads
My favourite technology of 2025 is a Casio watch I was listening to a podcast recently where the hosts were discussing their favourite technology purchases of the year. As they listed off computers and... December 18th, 2025 Technology
Let’s listen to some music together You and me—we can spare the time. It’s like John Williams said: music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime is not enough for... November 21st, 2025 Audio
"Atlas is a browser, but it is not a web browser" Point three stood out to me in Anil's provocative piece. It's the only one I fully agree with, but unfortunately it's also the scariest. Especially... October 25th, 2025 Good Reads
"If I forget how to be uncomfortable, I forget how to grow" The questions posed by this piece, and others like it, have been swirling around in my head lately. In it, Jenny (a fellow Torontonian!) wonders... October 18th, 2025 Good Reads
16 years: what my wife has taught me about life (so far) People tend to glorify round numbers when they’re celebrating a milestone: 5, 10, 20 years. But something worth celebrating is worth celebrating in between those... August 25th, 2025 Life
"Who benefits from what this technology does?" In a recent piece, Christopher Butler does a great job of putting into words how AI can, if left unchecked, enable the worst tendencies of... August 18th, 2025 Good Reads
Greener on the other side: why I’ve switched to Android and why it stuck this time My iPhone 15 Pro is a marvel, but after over a decade of iPhone use, I am, frankly, bored. Apple products have become familiar to... August 5th, 2025 Technology
"Motivation is weather, discipline is climate" Why are we lying to young people about work? The pendulum continues to swing, from the post-war grit of our parents' values, to the easy-going... August 3rd, 2025 Good Reads
“The art of happiness is also the art of suffering well” You wouldn’t think that a book about suffering is also, intrinsically, a book about happiness, but such is the case with No Mud, No Lotus.... July 22nd, 2025 Good Reads
"Someone that you'd high five but not hug" The more I learn about anxiety, the more I begin to see evidence of its presence all around. In the world, and in the lives... July 17th, 2025 Good Reads
What do we listen for in music? One way to learn how to appreciate music is by starting with minimalism. At its core, listening to music means listening for changes. Minimalism explores... July 15th, 2025 Audio
“If we expect nothing, we will get nothing” This is one of those posts that makes you feel like the world is trying to shake you out of a stupor. Matt Duffy is... July 11th, 2025 Good Reads
We're rich in content but poor in concentration When's the last time you sat down and just...listened to music? Not as background for work, not while exercising, not during your commute. Just listening.... July 9th, 2025 Audio
"I don’t want to hide my grief or my joy" Keith and I shared many classes in university, and I've been so happy and grateful to see him writing prolifically over the past year. We... July 6th, 2025 Good Reads
"Capitalism is the machine that will do whatever it takes to prevent us from turning it off" More than two years after it was published, I still think about this provocative post by Ted Chiang. Will A.I. Become The New McKinsey? We... June 27th, 2025 Good Reads
"The ceiling on my appreciation is high, but the floor is high, too" Sasha Chapin wrote about How to like everything more, and it made me think about how important it is to cultivate appreciation. A lot of... June 25th, 2025 Good Reads
"I walk slowly on the race track, but I can climb a ladder" Collin Lysford, in a recent issue of his Desytemize newsletter, eases into a thoughtful discussion about intelligence (artificial and otherwise) through a baking analogy. Here's... June 23rd, 2025 Good Reads
"We only know how to value things that are scarce" Adam Mastroianni, writer of the unmissable Experimental History newsletter, recently shared some writing wisdom in a piece called 28 slightly rude notes on writing. Here's... June 20th, 2025 Good Reads
A few things I've learned about writing If someone were to ask me how to improve their copywriting, this is what I'd tell them: The best writer is the one who can... May 24th, 2025 Writing
