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Newport vs Zen: Finding flow in a rigidly scheduled world

I work for LinkedIn and they have this wonderful tradition of giving US employees PTO for the week of July 4th. I took the time to read Time Surfing by…

Jul 17 • Matt Bass

Running and writing at a comfortable pace

After rebooting my relationship with running following a two year hiatus, I discovered the app Runna by Strava.

Jul 3 • Matt Bass

Why Fantasy is the perfect genre for Anime

Every medium has a perfect genre that exemplifies what it does well

Jun 26 • Matt Bass

Tech Says You're Not Special. Becky Chambers Disagrees.

Why reading cozy sci-fi in the age of AI feels like an act of resistance

Mar 29 • Matt Bass

The day I left my phone at the coat check

What a device-free afternoon in San Francisco taught me about writing, focus, and why word counts are lying to you

Mar 22 • Matt Bass

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