Hi Friends-
As you may have noticed, I've been absent from your inbox these past few weeks as I gear up for a couple exciting launches.
On October 9th, I'll be back with a brand-new season of the Hurry Slowly podcast, with guests including Adam Grant, Cal Newport, Priya Parker, Thomas Page McBee, and many more. We'll be going deep on topics like appreciation & generosity, digital minimalism, gender bias, and the art of gathering. If you're not already subscribed, you can sign up here so you don't miss an episode.
I'm also hard at work creating RESET, an online course that will completely transform the way you work. More details on that coming soon. 🤓
Starting this week, the newsletter will return to its normal schedule, so you can expect great links like these 👇 every other week.
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Inspiration is for amateurs. I love Chuck Close's no-b.s. approach to talking about the creative process: "I think while appropriation has produced some interesting work… for me, the most interesting thing is to back yourself into your own corner where no one else's answers will fit. You will somehow have to come up with your own personal solutions to this problem that you have set for yourself because no one else's answers are applicable."
The beautiful mess effect. I find it comforting to know that other people view our vulnerability more positively than we do: "Admitting mistakes, seeking help, apologizing first, confessing one's romantic feelings – all these kinds of situations involve intentional expressions of vulnerability, in which we may fear being rejected or being judged negatively, yet we grit our teeth and go ahead anyway. And according to a team of psychologists, having the courage to show our vulnerability in these ways will often be rewarded."
Don't call me quirky. I loved this profile of fashion designer Rachel Comey and how she built her business by going her own way: "The answer was perseverance and a dawning awareness that she didn't have to do things like everyone else. "Finally, when I did the dinners, I thought, Oh, I can do things my way and it can work. So it gave me confidence. Do things that feel natural and it will probably come out stronger."
Against chill. A must-read on dealing with romance in a digital world: "Chill demands that you see a Read receipt followed by a 'Hey, was asleep' text three hours later and not proceed to throw your phone into the nearest volcano. Chill asks you to be like, 'LOL, what volcano?' Chill presides over the funeral of reasonable expectations. Chill takes and never gives. Chill is a garbage virtue that will destroy the species."
The sacred path of the warrior. This is the most thought-provoking book I read all summer: "A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don't appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness toward themselves, they cannot experience harmony or peace within themselves, and therefore, what they project onto others is also inharmonious and confused."
+ The unlikely activists who took on Silicon Valley — and won.
+ Animals interrupting wildlife photographers.
+ Practical frameworks for beating burnout.
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Much appreciation to: Priya Parker, Jason Quey, CreativeMornings, and Next Draft for link ideas.
The artwork comes from: Annie Schlechter for a piece in New York mag that profiled Dorothea Rockbourne's studio.
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