The Messy Middle
The Messy Middle
Why the middle seems to matter, but maybe doesn’t.
Curiosity
How to hack the system (and why you shouldn’t)![How to hack the system (and why you shouldn’t)](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/a7f20591-9538-48fc-8e10-2c0a51760467/DALLE_2023-02-19_17.48.52_-_a_dachshund_dog_who_is_a_hacker_sitting_on_a_computer_as_a_oil_painting_by_matisse/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
How to hack the system (and why you shouldn’t)
Why hacking the system is great, but maybe not so much in the longer run.
ReflectionsGrowthCreativity
Percolating for Epiphanies![Percolating for Epiphanies](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/fd9994f5-35e8-4f60-a4e1-6be9b9b54914/Newsletter_Images/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Percolating for Epiphanies
Lessons on creativity from Coffee Breweing
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Focus![Focus](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/1b1a99b7-cbd4-4c22-a56d-2a599ad66d10/Add_a_subheading_(11)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Focus
Focus is great when you’re executing, but might not be so good for creating.
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This Time Is Different & Other Lies![This Time Is Different & Other Lies](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/035ffb66-3c9b-45f8-bab9-b4396b3e2c5b/Add_a_subheading_(10)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
This Time Is Different & Other Lies
Believing that this time will be different might not be as bad as it sounds.
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Asking ChatGPT Questions my Therapist asked me![Asking ChatGPT Questions my Therapist asked me](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/b474d337-7cd5-4c84-822d-51fbc8d95652/unnamed_(1)/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
Asking ChatGPT Questions my Therapist asked me
I asked ChatGPT questions my therapist asked me. Here are the (pretty) promising results.
TechnologyReflectionsMental HealthCuriosity
An Audience of One (or) How to make things worth making![An Audience of One (or) How to make things worth making](https://images.spr.so/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/j42No7y-dcokJuNgXeA0ig/bb9c27b6-d8fd-46f1-abb1-1d8998be8b41/IMG_1556BE22C7F2-1/w=1920,quality=90,fit=scale-down)
An Audience of One (or) How to make things worth making
A simple hack I use whenever I’m confused about what to make.
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