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The 33 Project
Morning! Free premium today.
Quick reminder, I send out three posts a week - two free (on Tuesday and Thursday) and then one little bonus piece for the weekend. Sometimes the pieces are longer on the weekends (when I have the energy!!) and sometimes they’re just more great reads/interesting things.
Today it’s some more recs of things I’ve been enjoying:
1/ Strong opinion piece from Cal Newport on the damage AI is having on our cognitive abilities. We need to think of it in the same terms as physical exercise and its effect on our health and longevity.
In 2016 my main concern was helping people find enough free time for deep work. Today I think we’re rapidly losing the ability to think deeply at all, regardless of how much space we can find in our schedules for these efforts.
Also loved this question he asks, “What is a TikTok video if not a digital Dorito?”
2/ Highly recommend On the Calculation of Volume I. Beautifully written, short, thoughtful. Jumping into Volume 2 asap. Also can we give a clap to the stunning cover design.
3/ Craigslist Made Me Rich. Giving the Money Away Is Easy.
Bonus/ Loved this interview with John Lithgow on The New Yorker podcast. Anyone want to go see Giant with me? He says it’s probably his last live theatre performance!
That’s all for today. We’re heading upstate for some family time shortly and I’m excited for the good conversation and food! Have a great weekend.