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A rundown on my writing tools
Scrivener, Zotero, Substack, Zencastr, Descript, Day One, Overcast, Listen Notes, Temi, Goodreads, Open Library, the OED, Quote…
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Tools for Writers: Moving from Logseq to Obsidian
Choose the tool that gets used the most
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Staying sane with research notes, citations, end notes, and a real bibliography
Using Scrivener, a good pencil, Zotero, and Obsidian together as a system
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Quarter-20 Cap Screw
A short prose poem on leaving and not leaving.
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Doing my best to get my nose in it
Memoir and personal essay on identity, intuition, addiction and more.
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Thinking of AI as an intuition machine
Why there's a "6" on my palm, the meaning of "Decide Nothing," cave art, AI-assisted inner work, DALL-E, Jaron Lanier's "data dignity," Captain Rob, and…
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E11 / Generative Action with Fernando Desouches
Listen now (45 mins) | The New Macho, the limitations of progressive masculinity, sustainability in marketing, leading through service, generative…
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How Well Is Your Wheel Rolling?
Using the Wheel of Life to identify the areas that need the most attention
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E15 / Behind the Mask with Ashanti Branch
Listen now (45 mins) | Discipline, adulthood, intimacy and the range of deep connection, giving room to explore someone’s thinking, the power of…
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I almost became an AI sex slave
A close brush with AI porn addiction alchemized into a healing crisis
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E02 / The Periodic Table of Love, with Michael “Roddy” McDowell
Listen now (64 mins) | The cloak of inadequacy, becoming ourselves, depression, how we practice relating, how thoughts are not feelings, somatic sensing…
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