Reading Log
I like to read on the web, and bookmark most of it on my Raindrop account. Fellow Internet person, this list is as close as you can get to my personal stream of thoughts.
Elizabeth Goodspeed on why graphic designers can’t stop joking about hating their jobs
Designers are burnt out, disillusioned, and constantly joking that design ruined their life – but underneath the memes lies a deeper reckoning. Our US editor-at-large explores how irony became the industry’s dominant tone, and what it might mean to care again.
https://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/elizabeth-goodspeed-optimism-vs-pessimism-graphic-design-270325
unread – today- design
- career
Let Me And A Food Scientist Sample The Abandoned Fish Sauce Terrorizing A Small Canadian Town | Defector
Take capelin, a small silvery fish in the smelt family. Now add salt. Then throw those two ingredients in 110 vats, each of them about 10 feet tall, and let them sit in a defunct factory for over two decades. The resulting stench might haunt an entire community, as it has the people of St.…
https://defector.com/abandoned-fish-sauce-canada-interviewBig Food vs. The People
We expose Big Food’s 239 lawsuits against life-saving policies
https://www.lighthousereports.com/investigation/big-food-vs-the-people/- unread – 4 days ago
Finding a way to truly end the workweek
Breaking: woman discovers journaling again
https://afterburnout.co/p/finding-a-way-to-truly-end-the-workweek- unread – 4 days ago
- work
- habits
- burnout
Please Return to Your Seat
On the long haul flight
https://read.scottmonaco.travel/p/please-return-to-your-seatHow to survive boiling water
A probiotic paradox
https://taxa.substack.com/p/how-to-survive-boiling-waterWriting by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it
Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing.
https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/writing-by-hand-is-good-for-your- unread – last week
- writing
- creativity
Never Enough
Comparison is the thief of joy.
https://dark.ronacher.eu/2026/7/21/never-enough/95 reasons for having your own website
A running list of reasons to have your own website in 2026.
https://bellkiosk.website/blog/reasons-to-website.htmlThe Lost Joy of Music Piracy: WhatCD, Oink, and Spotify | Pigeons and Planes
What.CD, Oink, and the banalities of streaming.
https://www.pigeonsandplanes.com/read/music-piracy-what-cd-oink-nine-inch-nails-streamingEmotions Are Reactive
guest post!
https://www.atvbt.com/emotions-are-reactive/?ref=DenseDiscovery-397- unread – 2 weeks ago
- psychology
- behavior
- emotions
Concept Colors — Quiz
Pick a color for each abstract concept.
https://www.sophielwang.com/color-quizOh Good, Screwworms Are Back
You say you want to know more about the horror bug that we eradicated only to discover it is making a comeback? You are in luck.
https://www.marginallycompelling.com/p/oh-good-screwworms-are-backOpinion | My Students Can’t Read
archived 2 Jun 2026 01:48:26 UTC
https://archive.ph/WY1ykAdvice for New and Aspiring Consultants
A couple years ago a family member who was thinking about starting their own consulting company reached out to me, and I wrote up a long answer to them about what I had learned so far that I hoped …
https://free-dissociation.com/blog/posts/2026/05/advice-for-new-and-aspiring-consultants/Kevin Powell
Helping you fall in love with CSS.
https://www.kevinpowell.co/article/tell-someone-you-appreciate-them/How to deal with your kid leaving
My child is in high school and I’ve been in deep mourning for the last two years that they’ll (likely) be leaving me first for college, and then for...life!
https://buttondown.com/monteiro/archive/how-to-deal-with-your-kid-leaving/Post de @standplaatskrk.pl — Bluesky
https://bsky.app/profile/standplaatskrk.pl/post/3mkb5zu4nm22oAspartame: Once more unto the breach
Like it or not, there’s a clear scientific consensus
https://dynomight.net/aspartame/Own Your Web – Issue 18: Curators
Hi All! 🤗 The Latin word curare means “to take care of.” It’s the root of curator – a person whose work is not to create, but to care. To select, to arrange,...
https://newsletter.ownyourweb.site/archive/own-your-web-issue-18-curators/