It is an interesting feature of stories and fiction that they resist summary. You cannot read a summary of Anna Karenina and somehow stockpile its pleasures and charms. Narrative resists compression.

Resist Summary

Art by Eve De Haan. Photographer unknown. /via Future Now / are.na

Light Phone 3

a recurrent theme is a fatigue with the style of self-narration that the platforms encourage — which, whether we realize it or not, has been heavily influenced by brand storytelling logics. We talk about ourselves like we’re products.

Posting Less

the best defense, the most meaningful work, the best preparation you can do at the level of an individual life is to boost your local resilience. To become a person of place. To connect with the people and land where you live. This is what we’re built to do.

How I became ‘collapse aware’. This is not a depressing read (or listen, the author read option was great)! /via Dense Discovery

How (and why) filmmakers like Wes Anderson and Christopher Nolan are using miniatures in their movies.

From the Paynter Jacket Co. in 2020, but may be just as useful “care” guidelines for now. I’d add “Spend time with old friends” to the list as well. I was lucky enough to do that this past weekend and can say it recharges the batteries.

it’s okay if you just pick one thing you really care about, and it’s okay if that thing is “being a good friend” instead of “maximizing your potential”

On what it means to not have time

Mornings spent offline:

This is a recent development in the history of human civilization: To wake up with the whole world in your bed

• An illustrated guide to science-backed mood boosters.
• A zine about reclaiming your life from digital technology.
• A tool for searching independent websites.
• A collection of the “best” marketing headlines on the internet.
• Over the Garden Wall’s 10th anniversary stop motion short.
• Max Vogel Gonzalez’s illustrations.
• An experiment with giving out potatoes to trick or treaters.
• A concept to break procrastination.
• Some objects I covet: Nike C1TY “Surplus” shoes, El Oso Bear Tee, the Kobo Clara Colour, and the book Assembling Tomorrow.