why i take notes in a paper notebook

this past weekend i wrote a draft of the last essay of my book. feels good to have drafts of all 7 essays. they’re sloppy af, have many holes, and probably don’t make much sense, but they exist! now i just have five weeks until my august writing retreat to fill in the holes and prep to edit the whole thing. oh wow… i’m sidetracked super hard right now!

lyndsey stonebridge on hannah arendt: why bureaucracy won't work

i’m part of the way through the hannah arendt (channeled via lyndsey stonebridge) episode of on being and, as usual, there’s some really good, intense stuff in there.

the three ways people often screw up my name

i’ve been avoiding writing this post for a week and i’m not totally sure why. it feels oddly personal even though it doesn’t seem like it should be. anyways, here goes…

pattern: when your office isn't a good place to work

i’ve noticed a pattern among a ton of my friends who do knowledge work. that pattern is that our offices are terrible places to do work. this is often in spite of the fact that we have nice offices and like our coworkers.

mentoring: the best way to learn. also the best to know your place in a community and feel like you belong

the best way to grow is to have teachers, peers, and people you teach. — gibrán rivera, evolutionary leadership