“Four Thousand Weeks” by Oliver Burkeman (ep. 010)
If you’re constantly put off by books encouraging you to make the most of your time on this precious earth and that every day is … Read More
Jeff Bezos on my notion to print newsletters
As a bit of a rebuttal to my recent post about publishing printed newsletters, Jeff Bezos had something of a similar situation after purchasing the Washington Post.
The Boston Molasses Flood of 1919 gave us modern building standards
This past weekend was the 103rd anniversary of the January 15, 1919 Boston Molasses Flood. A lot of people chuckle at the notion, but it … Read More
You should print your newsletter and mail it. Seriously.
Your newsletter sucks and it’s probably because you know it sucks. You should fix that by printing and mailing it. It’ll fix up your internal culture real quick when you decide to make something nice.
“In Praise of Slowness” by Carl HonorĂ© (ep. 009)
But it’s loaded with data on surveys about things most people already recognize, like working less reduces stress, and eating better is…better. No one needs a study to tell them that.