#94: The subtle art of giving a f*ck
And other buckets of interestingness I've been filling lately
Hello!
It’s been two months since I set out to find more interesting things to write about.
I’ve been foraging, collecting, following my nose—slowly filling new mental ‘buckets’ of creativity. It’s been a revealing process, affirming my hunch that Pass It On needs to evolve into something a bit more expansive.
While I contemplate what that means for future posts, here are July-September’s mental buckets. They are (hopefully) the source of some interesting pieces to come.
Dare to disagree
How to Disagree, Paul Graham
When to disagree and commit, Wes Kao
“Consensus is the enemy of scale”, Hubspot co-founder Brian Halligan in conversation with Shane Parrish.
Understanding your scale
Do Things that Don’t Scale, Paul Graham
1000 True Fans, Kevin Kelly
A Surge of Wildly Human-Intensive Non-Scalable Experiences,
The allure of false binaries
The subtle art of giving a f*ck
A unified theory of fucks, Mandy Brown
Not caring about your job: freedom or misery?
Things you learn dating Cate Hall,
Women doing wonderful things with words
- — the British singer-songwriter, started to reflect on her journey in songwriting. Predictably, it is excellent.
- — a uni pal of mine, started to reflect on motherhood, PhD writing, fiction, and poetry. The first post I read was her beautiful close reading of Laura Marling’s songs.
- — my multidisciplinary ex-colleague, started 1 year after quitting her job in tech to explore her hypothesis that our work lives and life lives don’t have to exist in siloes.
- — the inimitable creator of , is running a 12-week course on inclusive and accessible communication. It’s “pay what you can” for charities and social enterprises, and Ettie’s offering a 30% discount for Pass It On subscribers working outside of the charity sector. Code: PASSITON1000.
What is joy?
A manifesto for joy, Ettie Bailey-King
The Writing Life, Annie Dillard
If Your World Is Not Enchanted, You're Not Paying Attention,
The answer according to thousands of Nick Cave fans, including this one:
If one or more of these links strikes a chord, let me know!
Lauren
I always love your candor, and it especially resonates here. After 2 years, I'm asking the same question. How to keep this fresh, relevant, interesting? Looking forward to figuring it out together! (And I think a podcast with small-staffed nonprofit interviewees is in Funder Follies' future...)