@gregmoore
Missives from the dark forest.
The ferry was rocking and rolling on Lake Huron so much that I’m impressed my camera managed this shot of The Mighty Mack.
Also, my hat got blown off… and into the woman behind me. Embarrassing but now it’s my “lucky” hat.
Asking the lovely woman at the front desk of our not-fancy hotel provided us with the perfect dinner recommendation.
We also got back in time to thank her, which turned into a very short chat and a core memory of the vacation.
More human, less tech.
The fix is not a better way of highlighting, but building in friction: forcing yourself to retrieve, explain or generate something without the source at hand. That feels harder and less successful in the moment, precisely because you can fail at it, and that friction is what leaves a lasting trace.
- Jeroen Sanders explaining why you need to reprocess things into your own words to truly internalize them.
I feel like this applies as much to diary entries as it does studying.
A high-profile influencer can mobilize a following within hours of posting a standout dish at a restaurant, creating demand for a menu item that can’t possibly be sustained—all to re-create a moment that wasn’t theirs to begin with.
- Danny Chau, Before He Was Bourdain
Currently Reading
Pattern Recognition
by William Gibson