Let's listen together: chapter 2 Hi, welcome back. Glad you’re here, and I’m especially glad you brought your favourite headphones because I’ve prepared a smorgasbord. Shall we? Walk off the... 2 days ago Audio
"You can’t advertise people out of reacting to their own experiences" This terrific editorial from Nilay Patel has been making the rounds, and with good reason. An important read, especially for those of us working in... about 1 month ago Good Reads
"Applying sound methods to stupid projects" Adam remains one of the most engaging writers in my feed. This post covers a lot of ground, but it does a great job of... about 2 months ago Good Reads
"The failures are the curriculum" AI equips the layperson to impersonate an expert, producing output that has all the hallmarks of expert judgement—except for the judgement itself. I have several... 2 months ago Good Reads
"Technology changes. Human nature does not." Sahaj Garg, co-founder & CTO of Wispr, recently shared his thoughts on The Displacement of Cognitive Labor and What Comes After. They’re worth a read.... 2 months ago Good Reads
"You cannot fact-check your way out of status competition" In daily life, social mistakes often cost more than intellectual ones, so it can feel like it's more important to belong than to be correct.... 5 months ago Good Reads
New in the latest macOS Tahoe update: slight chance of total system failure Did you know that one Mac can be used to "revive" a second Mac that's had its system firmware damaged? I didn't. I found out... 5 months ago Technology
"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... 6 months ago 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... 7 months ago 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... 8 months ago 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... 9 months ago 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... 9 months ago 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... 11 months ago 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... 11 months ago 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... 12 months ago 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... 12 months ago 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.... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago 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.... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago 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... about 1 year ago Good Reads
