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Data privacy is personal privacy
👋 Welcome backIssue #263: fibroids, catfishing, and simmer potsBy Adeline DimondICYMI like I did, last week...
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Solve the right problems by questioning your assumptions
👋 Thursday!Issue #262: balancing confidence and humility, serious hobbies, and hi-res writingBy Harris SockelHumans have a...
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The meaning of DeepSeek, or: the power of constraints
👋 Hello againIssue #261: the early days of Etsy, morality rankings, and getting out thereBy Harris...
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Three Academic and Scholarly Experts Share Their Top Medium Tips
The transcript below was edited for clarity and readability, but please feel free to watch the...
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Being a “learn-it-all” will get you way further than being a “know-it-all”
🎂 We forgot to mention this last Friday, but the Medium Newsletter is officially 1 year...
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How big things start small, or: the story of Black History Month
👋 Welcome backIssue #259: asking yourself why, Brian Eno’s life advice, and courageBy Harris SockelIn 1926,...
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What do dying people regret the most? Living an inauthentic life.
In one of the most popular Medium stories ever (featured in issue #105), Methodist pastor Lydia...
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A former New York Times Covid reporter on the pandemic’s origins
✌ Hello againIssue #257: postmodern AI, twee-isms, and sparksBy Harris SockelA quick correction: In an earlier...
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You will find your people
🌙 Happy Lunar New Year!Issue #256: the United States of Breakfast, midlife crises, and having funBy...
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How to turn your Threads, Bluesky, or X thread into a Medium story
Add italics and bolding to highlight specific ideas. You can also separate sections using H1 and...
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The writer who reviewed every record on Rolling Stone’s ‘500 Greatest Albums of All Time’ list
👋 HolaIssue #255: laughtivism, DeepSeek, and compartmentalizationBy Harris SockelLast weekend, I spent several hours digging into...
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Inspiring ideas are rarely incremental
👋 We’re back!Issue #254: Severance, subtweets, and sauceBy Harris SockelA few years ago, I was on...
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Don’t take sides during meetings. Try on these 6 hats instead.
✌️ See you next weekIssue #253: scrobbling, sign language, and self-perceptionBy Harris Sockel“The problem with normal...
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Use this flowchart to make tough decisions easier
⏳ Not to freak you out or anything, but we’re already 6.12% of our way through...
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Why it took 37 years for the U.S. to ban Red №3
👋 Welcome backIssue #251: letting go of assumptions + self-imposed urgencyBy Harris SockelCandy corn. Pez. Maraschino...
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Maybe what you’re feeling is “automation anxiety”
🤖 I swear to God a human wrote thisIssue #250: foraging, pickling, and dead husbands who...
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The “nine-word problem” of civil rights discourse
🇺🇸 It’s MLK Jr. Day and Inauguration Day today here in the U.S. — so we’re...
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What the end of Meta’s moderation means
📆 Today is Friday, January 17th. There’s only one other Friday the 17th in 2025, happening...
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Why TikTokers are flocking to Xiaohongshu
📱 One of my lightly held 2025 resolutions is to stop picking up my phone when...
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The inevitable future of self-driving cars
🚗 Hello and welcome backIssue #251: wildfires, knives, and lesser-known reading recsLate last year, I was...
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You can teach others how to respect your time
👋 Somehow, we’re (almost) halfway through JanuaryIssue #246: making a mobile game, empathy v. accountability, and...
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Join us for an Academics Hour
On Wednesday, January 29th from 12–1pm ET (9–10am PT), we’re holding a free webinar for anyone...
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A dispatch from Los Angeles
☀️ We’re back with the Medium NewsletterIssue #244: Louise Bourgeois, imperfect information, and the best outdoor...
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Listening to someone is not the same as agreeing with them
✌️ Be safe this weekendIssue #243: literary rejections, good storytelling, and unconscious envyI’m guessing some of...