Writing
A collection of essays and articles — some published elsewhere, some written just for this space. Mostly about how we think, what we build, and why it matters.
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The Architecture of Attention
On why the spaces we inhabit shape how we think, and what we lose when we stop noticing.
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Slow Ideas in a Fast World
An argument for patience in intellectual life, and against the pressure to have opinions instantly.
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What Libraries Taught Me About the Internet
How the organizing principles of physical libraries illuminate what we got wrong online.
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Notes on Walking
A meditation on the relationship between movement, solitude, and creative thought.
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The Case for Rereading
Why returning to a book you've already read is never really the same experience twice.
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On Keeping a Notebook
The private discipline of writing things down, and how it changes what you remember.