You might want to try being less creative(blog.bawolf.com)

61 points by bryantwolf 17 days ago | 31 comments

A Substack newsletter essay arguing that trying to be original everywhere hinders progress, drawn from a jam session experience about finishing songs.

The Boring Part of Bell Labs(elizabethvannostrand.substack.com)

155 points by AcesoUnderGlass 11 months ago | 37 comments

The unbearable joy of sitting alone in a café(candost.blog)

757 points by mooreds 9 months ago | 425 comments

A personal blog essay about the experience and pleasure of sitting alone in a café during a staycation.

Slowness is a virtue(blog.jakobschwichtenberg.com)

216 points by jakobgreenfeld 10 months ago | 72 comments

My Friend Aaron(rorz.io)

562 points by sarreph 2 months ago | 152 comments

A short story by Rory McMeekin on his personal blog about a school friend, Aaron, who obsessed over things like World of Warcraft instead of studying.

How to Network as an Introvert(aginfer.bearblog.dev)

315 points by agcat 1 year ago | 122 comments