- 2026-03-24
- Milan as role model, 2026-03-24
- WIP
- In my personal Obsidian, I have a copy-paste of a Claude Cowork session where I had it sort all his posts by topic
- I also flagged some that I actually want to read
- Below are ones that I’ve actually read (starting today)
Tech
- Make email great again — 2023-11-18
- 👆 I’ve been on a “move my friendships from whatsapp to email” kick this last week and it’s already way better, so this was cool to see
email should be a joyous thing. a little box of special messages, just for you. but like everything else good in life it’s been corrupted by capitalism
- Make your tech work for you — 2021-02-05
- I’ve just put my phone back to greyscale (although really, with moving away from instant messengers, and using Freedom to block social media, my phone is already pretty non-compelling)
- Inbox When Ready — 2019-07-29
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Gonna try this instead of my email desktop app (Spark). I’ve already unsubscribed to almost everything, but it is annoying seeing when a random substack comes through, for example
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👆 link to the Paul Graham post “Life is Short”
If you ask yourself what you spend your time on that’s bullshit, you probably already know the answer. Unnecessary meetings, pointless disputes, bureaucracy, posturing, dealing with other people’s mistakes, traffic jams, addictive but unrewarding pastimes.
It may be that less bullshit is forced on you than you think, though. There has always been a stream of people who opt out of the default grind and go live somewhere where opportunities are fewer in the conventional sense, but life feels more authentic. This could become more common.
But if you consciously prioritize bullshit avoidance over other factors like money and prestige, you can probably find employers that will waste less of your time.
But most people start out with a life that’s a mix of things that matter and things that don’t, and only gradually learn to distinguish between them.
Cultivate a habit of impatience about the things you most want to do. Don’t wait before climbing that mountain or writing that book or visiting your mother. You don’t need to be constantly reminding yourself why you shouldn’t wait. Just don’t wait.