Marie Curie's Notebook
A look inside a notebook, on experiments from 1899-1902, still radioactive today (and will be 1500 years from today). This reminds me that paper notebooks are still the best format for archiving notes, and handwriting adds humanity to everything — including data collection. (via The Nobel Prize [https://twitter.com/nobelprize/
Keep Going
Austin Kleon and I tend to write about very similar subjects, but to completely different audiences. I follow his blog [https://austinkleon.com] and read his books [https://austinkleon.com/books/]. More than once I’ve deleted drafts of posts, because he just posted the same thing. So, I look
It's Getting Better All the Time
I receive the most criticism when I post about positive things happening in the world. I find that fascinating. It could be because a lot of people rely on negative outlooks to fuel their jobs, hobbies, or identities. Steven Pinker experienced this himself on a grand scale when he published
Get Published Podcast Episode 169: CJ Chilvers
Paul G. Brodie had me on his podcast [https://player.fm/series/get-published-podcast-2350290/cj-chilvers-engaging-your-email-list] to discuss A Lesser Photographer [https://www.cjchilvers.com/a-lesser-photographer] and how I chose quality of audience over quantity with my email newsletter. We had a great discussion after the show too about alternative business models
Thanks, Hamish!
Hamish Gill wrote a wonderful review of A Lesser Photographer at 35mmc [https://www.35mmc.com/31/12/2018/the-lesser-photographer/]: > “I suppose you could call it tips, or maybe advice, but that feels like an injustice to it. It’s more sage than those words sum up – it feels
I Finally Made a "Now" Page
I don’t know why I waited so long to make a “now” page (Derek Sivers). I read them all the time. If you’re new to the concept, here’s the inventor Derek Sivers [https://sivers.org/nowff]: > “It’s a nice reminder for myself, when I’m