Hey! Dan here. If you're an introspective person, you probably spend a lot of time asking yourself how things are going: Do I like this? Do
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In his book Notes on the Synthesis of Form Christopher Alexander writes about how to design buildings: “[A good design is an] effort to ach
32 Apr 28, 2020
How you can use psychology to get unstuck
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This week’s article is dedicated to the memory of George Floyd and the millions of people who have suffered racial injustice in America. Na
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Harnessing the power of surprise to create writing that spreads
31 1 Dec 12, 2023 by Dan Shipper
25 weeks ago, in November 2019, I wrote this in my Notion: - Write and publish a Superorganizers interview once a week - Find a partner to w
30 May 16, 2020
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29 Oct 29, 2020 by Dan Shipper
Nir Eyal, author of Indistractable, explains how to cope even when work is hard.
28 May 5, 2020
Exploring why productivity can feel empty, and how we can make it whole again
28 1 Oct 1, 2021 by Sarah Chappell
“Follow your heart” is squishy advice. It’s a Goop headline. It’s a bumper sticker. It’s something you imagine Adam Neumann plastering on
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Adobe’s CPO on relentlessly taking action even on the problems no one is talking about
28 Jul 8, 2020
What to do when it feels like you're spinning your wheels intellectually
27 2 Jan 30, 2021 by Dan Shipper
Harnessing the power of surprise to build writing that spreads
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How to learn anything 98% better than average
25 Aug 6, 2022 by Dan Shipper
Square’s Restaurant Product Lead on integrating career and family
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John Gannon from GoingVC shares how he made $1mm in revenue as a creator
23 Jun 25, 2021 by John Gannon
In fourth grade my teacher referred to me in a report card as a “nutty professor.” The verdict from the elementary academy was clear: Head i
23 Apr 23, 2021 by Dan Shipper
Nat reveals the Roam setup that he uses to run his life
22 Apr 29, 2020
Amanda Goetz, VP of Marketing at The Knot, shares her routines for managing a day job, a startup, and three kids.
22 Oct 19, 2020 by Dan Shipper
“The first step to a new cosmogony is a step back” — Paul Feyerbend, Against Method Raise your hand if you’ve murdered an idea. I have. It
22 Jul 23, 2020
Nate Berkopec tunes himself like a server—in a surprisingly human way
22 Apr 13, 2021 by Dan Shipper and Annaliese Griffin
Artist and designer Coleen Baik shows us how to make a "What's Next" deck
21 Jul 21, 2021 by Coleen Baik
An MIT PhD reveals his process for researching the future of programming
21 1 Mar 18, 2021 by Dan Shipper and Annaliese Griffin
Visakan Veerasamy on building an audience by making internet friends
21 Dec 17, 2020 by Dan Shipper
We pull back the curtain on how he gets things and done, and do a deep dive on his system for making videos
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