Today let’s step outside the news cycle and turn our attention toward a topic I’m deeply invested in but only rarely write about: productivity platforms. For decades now, software tools have promised to make working life easier.
Tag: Pocket
Parisian Booksellers Have Lined the Seine for Centuries. Now, They’re Fighting to Stay
The booksellers whose rickety green stands dot the River Seine have been a Paris staple for hundreds of years. Through the censorship of kings and Nazi occupiers, through the Covid-19 pandemic and frequent protests, the bouquinistes have remained.
How do we fix the “Too Many Newsletters” problem?
“I subscribe to so many Substacks, and I read zero of them,” quipped Foursquare co-founder Dennis Crowley on one of his social accounts (I honestly can’t recall which one). This perfectly encapsulates the issue with the newsletter ecosystem.
Manage Your Energy Not Your Time
Steve Wanner is a highly respected 37-year-old partner at Ernst & Young, married with four young children.
The Daily Snapshot
This post is dedicated to Catherine and Monique, two pals who asked me to dish on my longest-running daily habit. Thanks so much for being curious. In its simplest form, a Daily Snapshot is one page in a Field Notes pocket notebook filled every single day. One page. That’s it.
Tight Purpose Loose Agenda
One of my favorite books of all time is Essentialism by Greg McKeown. I first read it early on in my career, and I continue to come back to it again and again. It’s that good.
Goodbye, Dooce
This morning, I was shaken to learn Heather B. Hamilton (formerly Heather Armstrong) aka Dooce is no longer with us. I learned the news from a post to her Instagram, confirmed by several friends after and then the Associated Press, announcing the tragic news that she died yesterday at the age of 47.
BuzzFeed News will shut down
BuzzFeed News is shutting down, the company announced Thursday. The move, which was confirmed by BuzzFeed Chief Executive Jonah Peretti in a memo to staff, is part of a 15% reduction in BuzzFeed’s workforce.
After All That, I Would Still Publish the Dossier
But I would do some things differently. When I realized the power of online journalism in the early aughts, I saw transparency as key to its promise. I’d watched Gawker X-ray New York’s media scene, and seen bloggers tear apart mainstream reporting on the 2004 presidential campaign.
This Mom Didn’t Know She Was In A $250K Candy Crush Tournament, But She’s Killing It
Erryn Rhoden is an ordinary person who works at her family’s roofing company in Columbus, Ohio. She’s also the top-ranked player in her semifinal bracket for the Candy Crush Saga All Stars Tournament, the biggest Candy Crush tournament in history, which she entered by accident.