Archive - Working Theories

On the Same Page

Quick update for those of you keeping score: this newsletter is going weekly and rebranding to On the Same Page.

Jan 6 •

November 2024

It's been 365 days since my last email.

Nov 14, 2024 •

November 2023

August 2023

The tyranny of reviews

The other night, I started a new TV show (huge deal, I know). I really liked the pilot—so much so, I found myself thinking about it multiple times the…

Aug 1, 2023 •

July 2023

Advice and indignation

I saw something recently about how there are two paths to gaining an online following: indignation and advice. With indignation you simply take a…

Jul 25, 2023 •

Quantity over quality

On being prolific

Jul 18, 2023 •

The upside of over-engineering

When I was a kid I used to love the board game Mousetrap. For those unfamiliar with it, the game involves moving a plastic mouse around a board while…

Jul 11, 2023 •

Nuke your lists

Declaring productivity bankruptcy

Jul 4, 2023 •

June 2023

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