Tom Beck

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Which book should I read next?

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Gloom is our natural state. We were not made to be happy. We were made to survive.

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I really enjoyed the Dark Forest Anthology. @yancey @vgr There was a subtle pleasure in reading internet essays about the internet … but in print.

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Honored to be quoted in this beautiful piece by @danicaswanson. It’s a lovely ode to failure and the surprising things that can come out of it.

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New story on The Unnerving about the Apple Vision Pro. Check it out: (note: this is not actually a review; it is creepypasta) https://open.substack.com/pub/unnerving/p/visionary

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I wrote up a review of the Apple Vision Pro. I don't usually write reviews for tech products, but in this case, I had to. It's better than anything I could imagine. Better than looking at the real world. I wear it all the time—even when I sleep! https://open.substack.com/pub/unnerving/p/visionary

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Instead of craft, focus on play.

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A lovey poem about the passing of time. @debbie

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This is exactly why writing is slow. If you only measure time spent hammering out words, you’re missing most of it.

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My newsletter is live on @paragraph I reposted my manifesto where I lay down my beliefs on writing: slowness over speed, rest over hustle, exploration over goals, obscurity over fame, difficulty over ease, failure over success, and silence over noise. If you believe in this, too, I'd be honored if you subscribed.

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I've launched a Paragraph newsletter! 🚀 At @danicaswanson’s urging, I've reposted my manifesto and launched The Driftless: a place to host my thoughts on writing, creativity, and the shifting "creator economy." Check it out—read, mint, subscribe: https://paragraph.xyz/@driftless/against-the-creator-economy

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Happy Easter. Spring always brings me back to the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins.

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I wanted to share this piece here. It feels relevant to some good discussions recently with @danicaswanson @les @markmcclure.eth and others about writing pace—the virtues and benefits of going fast or slow. https://open.substack.com/pub/countercraft/p/on-productivity

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Kid A is a fantastic snow day album. What are other good snowy records? I’ve got about 48 more hours of this. ❄️ https://youtu.be/L7p47zYKJoM?si=nAsc4LoLoE7aPlGn

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Today I learned that when you make homemade marmalade and wing it, you make hard candy instead.

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At @kepano’s suggestion, I recently wrote a manifesto. I discovered I was not acting in accordance to my beliefs when it came to writing online. I realized I was chasing something that was impossible—and meeting only burnout. I needed a change. https://open.substack.com/pub/unnerving/p/a-manifesto-for-failure

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I love this poem from Bob Hicok’s new book, “Water Look Away.”

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Curiosity is the precursor to intelligence. If you want to be smarter, cultivate curiosity first.

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There’s a Catch-22 in the creator economy, and it goes like this: Publish consistently and relentlessly, so that you get enough attention, so that you get enough followers, so that you can monetize your work, so that you can create full-time, so that you can publish consistently and relentlessly.

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Any fans of Thomas Hardy here? I recently started The Return of the Native.

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