Everything is OK
"Everything is OK in the end. If it's not OK, then it's not the end." - Anonymous
The Economy that Never Dies
Hugh MacLeod [http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=028de8672d5f9a229f15e9edf&id=187680278e#awesomeshare] : > "Business Insider projected in 2015 that over the next twenty years, we’ll lose 47% of our jobs to robots. So what’s protecting the other 53%? > Creativity. The fundamentals of humanity. > We will
Independent Blogging is Healthier Than Ever and Still Dying
Andy Baio on the redesign of his popular personal blog Waxy.org [http://waxy.org/2016/11/redesigning-waxy-2016-edition/]: > "But there a few reasons why I’m sad about the decline of independent blogging, and why I think they’re still worth fighting for. > Ultimately, it comes down
Musicians Want Their Analog Tools Back
David Sax, author of the forthcoming book The Revenge of Analogue [http://amzn.to/2e5T4wh], on why analogue tools are making a comeback for musicians [http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/what-lady-gaga-finds-appealing-in-reel-to-reel] : > “I think the sound quality is one of the smaller reasons why people chose analog,” Chris Mara,
Good Questions
Kevin Kelly [https://twitter.com/kevin2kelly/status/564936801207341056]: > "When answers become cheap, good questions become more difficult and therefore more valuable."
Mindful Reading...and Publishing
Patrick Rhone [http://www.patrickrhone.net/reading-thought-2/]: > "In an effort to be more gentle with myself I’ve come to embrace my reading as a part of my practice. I call it Mindful Reading (more slowly — the opposite of speed reading). The idea that my lack of speed
Reasons to Buy Paper Books
It helps to remember the things a paper book can do that ebooks still can't. 1. 30+ years of scientific studies have shown reading from paper improves comprehension and retention of information better than reading from a screen. Here's [https://www.wired.com/2010/05/ff_
New Newsletter
Just a reminder: every week I publish an email newsletter that includes everything published on this site and some extra stuff that isn't. Here's this week's issue [http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=17ac74e26fc4e20c4b566f584&id=798b5c4aff&e=6c3b62f11f] . Subscribe here [https://www.cjchilvers.
I Hate Your Work
> “There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs.” - Ansel Adams > “I hate your work.” - William Eggleston "The Pioneer of Color Photography" [http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/william-eggleston-photographer-interview-augusten-burroughs.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=
Work Hard and Be Nice To People
I'm adding this is my wishlist of prints for the office. From Anthony Burrill [http://www.outline-editions.co.uk/collections/anthony-burrill/products/work-hard-grey] .
