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Writing is a tool for making new ideas
Over in Every, I wrote about how writing is more than a method for capturing ideas, it’s a way of exploring them:
…By externalizing your thoughts, writing puts you into conversation with yourself. It’s always easier to diagnose other
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The beauty of playing the long game
Over in the Boston Globe, I wrote about the surprising power of playing long games:
…I love projects with multi-decade timelines. They defy the limiting logic of quarterly earnings, KPIs, conversion rates, and all the other metrics that
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The Four Laws of Making a Website*
- If you hire the best person in the world to build you something custom, it might be expensive, but it’ll be perfect for you.
- If you use a proven off-the-shelf product, it might not do everything you want, but it’ll
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Concept Art
I love concept art because it isn’t the thing, it’s meant to inform the thing.
It’s not complete, it’s suggestive.
It doesn’t tell a story, it creates a vibe.
Instead of illustrating what happens next, it seeks maximally resonant images.…
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Wizards Meddling In the Source Code of Life
Fiction is a uniquely capable vehicle for exploring the power and consequences of new technologies, grounding thought experiments in human experience and playing out second and third order effects. In his new science-fiction thriller, Upgrade, Blake Crouch imagines a …
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Writing Reap3r
Big news: My new novel, Reap3r, comes out today.
How far would you go to achieve your greatest ambition?
Nothing is what it seems in this speculative thriller about a quantum computer scientist, virologist, podcaster, venture capitalist, and assassin …
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Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone on writing This Is How You Lose the Time War
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone is a mind-expanding, heart-wrenching tale of dastardly intrigue and burgeoning romance that follows two supremely competent secret agents traveling through time to bend the arc of …
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Don’t forget to feed your soul
…In times like these, while it’s crucial to stay informed, I often lose myself in the news cycle—emerging horrified, furious, and drained. It helps to complement with people, music, and stories that feed my soul, that give me energy for -
Accelerate Your Startup | Matt Cartagena Interview
…Ever thought of applying to a startup accelerator like Y Combinator or Techstars? Notable companies like AirBNB, Dropbox, and Sendgrid trace their origins back to these top programs. But to outsiders, these programs can be black boxes. What goes
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Alternative Ways To Work In The 21st Century
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Just another day at the office… Work just isn’t what it used to be. The days of cubicle farms, standard career ladders, and pension plans are over. Instead, competition for top talent rivals the NFL Draft, freelancers write code from
