Deep work, ten years later

Holiday markets, book things, hot links

Rocks, pebbles, sand

Also: TL;DR on AI, LGBTQ news so far this week

Buy now, pay Later... or don't

Also: some pics of the new pad and every queer bar in America mapped

Copywriters are babysitting the robots now

Also: Thailand becomes #38.

3 pieces of evergreen content to write

How AI is trashing feeds, and what we can do about it.

Gallup's latest LGBTQ+ poll

And a post-V day interview on love, money, and habits

ID, SF, LA, yas

A quick dispatch from book launch.

Night reads | Tuesday, dec. 16

Three recently published, thought-provoking stories I thought you might like.

Save $500 for Pride Challenge: Let's Go!

Sign up for the Save $500 for Pride Challenge today!

If you're building on social media, do this too

Also: The only Prime Day cheat sheet you need.

The new economics of pride

Also: debt downgrade sass, ambient livestream recos, and a great Harvey Milk speech

The other perks of FI culture 💰

Also: A big Google leak, and 75+ free games now on YouTube.

Deja vu from 2017

Also: My sexiest Out column yet, book launch BTS and Substack's Achilles heel.

Out now: MONEY PROUD!

Medium deleted 10 million spam posts last month alone

Also: The best savings account for fun money.

Writing for humans, not robots

Kpis aren't everything

Also: Amazon Prime math, AI dumbing us down, and remembering a narrative nonfiction GOAT

Help me launch Money Proud in 7 DAYS!

Photos, graphics, and links for easy sharing inside

The runaway credit card debt train 🚂

Also: Lambda Legal turns up the heat.

'Turning oop into opulence'

Book press! An Out mag profile! Rihanna! Boise, Idaho! Mail bag kindness! Condiments journalism!

Hot links and a bookish selfie

Bot farms, Instagram drama, “Frontier Firms”

Medium's founder revealed a lot

Also: Bring in the props.

Field notes: My harpercollins visit

Also: My recession tips for Gen Z, and hot links galore

Money Proud in the new york times!

Also: FSA tips, default bias, and some reportage on gooning

Buy now pay Later is very DL

Also: Your replies, hot links, new book interview, and more

The next unicorns should be queer 🦄

Also: Nvidia's ascent continues.

The financial upsides to biden's LGBTQ+ soldiers pardon

Also: Why this sponsor spotlights unsponsored Olympians.

How an algorithm f'd up rent prices

Also: What you need to know about Project 2025.

Book launch field notes

MONEY PROUD available now! What I've learned two weeks into launch

Field notes: Pride 2024's equity threat

Also: Google might buy HubSpot, and Gen Z's money dysphoria

The one LGBTQ+ think tank to know about

Also: How Reddit re-engaged millennials on investing -- but not always in a good way.

Instagram's worst (or best?) ads yet

Also: Interview with an author on his new book about the Boy Scouts' LGBTQ reckoning.

Medium founder's new social network

Also: How Google is changing.

Field notes: Los angeles

Also: Nutgraf tips, a call for sources, and hot links

Introducing: Financialicious

A new weekly newsletter on business, finance and culture.

How home prices are shifting wealth goals

Also: Latvia inches forward.

"Bonus points if it's newsy"

MQLs, SQLs, Grindr, TikTok, some book press, and a YouTube binge rec.

The pink shadow ban

Also: How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ ruined people's lives.

What we can learn from these pride month kickoff videos

Also: Is American homeownership starting to crack?

Medium's millionth member moment

How the platform's stance on AI is attracting more humans.

[Briefing] LGBTQ+ ppl in the workplace

A new Briefings series, your feedback, and two new podcast recos

How to Edit Your Writing

Also: More Substack news, and field notes from CES this week

Oct. 23, 2023 | 1,000 True Fans, 15 Years Later

Does Kevin Kelly's famous 2008 marketing essay still apply?

A Wild Weekend of Tech News

Keyword research tips | Some Cyber Monday finds

Why I left ActiveCampaign

Also: How to tell short stories quickly.

Introducing ‘The Morning Walk’

A there-and-back-again chronic pain journey

Notion Vs. Airtable

This software debate feels like West Side Story sometimes

Hammer vs. Wrench