- The Rise of AI: We’re in serious trouble if artificial intelligence gets any smarter. ChatGPT is fueling an AI competition that’s accelerating our path toward the “singularity” – and experts warn that’s bad news for humans. (Here’s Part II of the series.)
- The lead designer at sportswear brand ASRV breaks down his creative process and how to bring art to life. An interview with a top designer about finding purpose in creative work, staying inspired, and the challenges of making apparel.
- Here’s what I learned writing fiction while launching my career as a business journalist. Book sabbaticals aren’t uncommon among journalists, but I found creative writing and reporting complementary.
- The Ultimate Guide to Focus for Creatives: How your aim determines what you see and how you live. You can’t hit what you’re not aiming for. This breaks down concrete tactics, conceptual frameworks, and learning how to see and aim like an artist.
- The Ultimate Guide to Habits: Build and measure behavior to catalyze change for a lifetime. The comprehensive roadmap for habits, how to make them stick, what to do if you fall off the wagon, and why they matter.
- Being happier with your job starts with reclaiming life outside the office. An interview with Simone Stolzoff on rethinking our relationship with work and lessons on happiness from his book, The Good Enough Job.
- I asked 2,800 people for the best life advice they’ve ever received. This is what they said. The wisdom of crowds is rarely wrong. This curated, easy-to-read list is divided into three categories: Relationships, Timing and the Future, and Personal Growth.
And here are some popular reads by category:
Life & Work
Here’s why even your dream job won’t be perfect.
Don’t look for your life’s purpose right away. Start by turning your passion into your day job.
Productivity
Here’s how I wrote a book in a year while working full-time as a journalist.
Catapulting your skills and doing meaningful work takes less time than you think.
I’ve had the same writing habit for 7 years. It’s led to 2 books and a journalism career.
Creativity
The Genius of Mad Men: How Don Draper tells his own story to create meaning from nothing
How blogging led to graduate school, jobs, and my bestselling book ‘Life Between Moments’
I asked ChatGPT to argue why social media is better than reading. The bot made an absurd but clear case for TikTok and Instagram over books.
John Steinbeck shares his creative process and discipline tactics
Travel
The Ancient Aboriginal Village of Hong Kong
If you like what you see on the site, I recommend my books:
Life Between Moments: New York Stories (2022)
Everywhere But Home: Life Overseas as Told by a Travel Blogger (2020)
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