Why This Caught My Eye This article introduces the concept of a milieu: the particular set of influences that surround us. It goes on to state that our milieu not only defines our worldview but also, from a systems perspective, is the input to our output. A lot to unpack here, but like a growth mindset, it reframes what we thought was fixed. We can take control of our milieu to change our world. ...
Why This Caught My Eye Good writing finds its shape by finding an audience and letting them tell you what matters. The feedback loop between writer and reader isn’t marketing, it’s craft. The audience doesn’t just receive the work; they complete it. This hit differently as I’m building out my blog and newsletter. I’ve been thinking about the audience as a distribution problem. Karlsson reframes it as a writing problem. ...
I’ve committed to writing three blog posts a week and, to support this, I’ve been logging my ideas for posts in Obsidian. I’ve got the Tasks plugin installed, so I’ve set up a little system that is loosely based on the Jeff Goins three bucket writing system. To facilitate this, I’ve added a section to my daily note under a header called Writing. This doesn’t mean that I come up with ideas every day, but I want to have a spot where it’s easy to record the ideas when I get them and also remind myself to capture ideas when I’m in the daily note. ...