I haven't gone dark: the first full-length letter arrives in a few hours!
Turns out I was using the wrong medium for sending these letters out; I was posting to a blog rather than the cleaner, dedicated newsletter feature my provider offers.
We're all good now.
I hope...
There is a real lesson on friction at least: if you want consistency, tear down the obstacles in between A and B. All that technical headache made me hate the thought of writing for even two minutes, but now that the system is in place, everything flows. Like butter.
So to recap, here's the new schedule:
- 4 x full-length letters per month.
- Stories, links, and recommendations in between.
This format is great because there is no algorithm to cater to, and we can have a real conversation—feel free to email me! There's no promise I'll see it anytime soon, but I try to answer all the recent replies as best I can.
And if you have any ideas for deep-dives or topics to cover, I'm listening.
You'd be surprised at how many ideas I steal from wise email respondents (with credit of course).
Hope you enjoy the first: it's on modernity and the death of leisure.
Much love,
Odysseas
P.S.
Apologies if you ever got an email welcoming you to 'RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'
That was a test I was supposed to send to myself.
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