Highly influential piece that describes how "digital theme parks" are changing media, as immersive, creator-focused environments driven by stories

This breakthrough piece shined a light on the emerging premium class of the creator economy. It's not about selling digital trinkets for a few bucks anymore. The creator economy is growing up

This announcement helped me see the immense value a platform could provide for supporting new writers and ideas, which inspired me to start Praxis Fellowship

This essay follows a book from printing through global supply chains, providing a window into the worldwide system of knowledge production that we're all a part of now

Very niche topic with profound implications for future of online education: what matters online is not the school, but the course (and by extension, the instructor who teaches it)

An unusually nuanced take on self-help: that it's neither an evil scam, nor a perfect panacea. Like everything, it's up to you do decide what applies to you and how to use it

I loved seeing how my PARA organizational system is aligned with deep design principles like pace layers and panarchy. Who knew?

Opened my eyes to the world-changing potential of Starlink, the satellite-based internet service being launched by SpaceX. It could change the face of cities, remote work, economic activity

The story of how ConvertKit started rebranding to a new name, only to have to walk it back after criticism. A courageous modern parable on the importance of cultural sensitivity

Though it was written in 1995, this head-spinning tour de force is just as relevant today in describing the profound shift from an industrial to a digital economy and society

An instant classic, this essay makes a brilliant parallel between modern Internet culture and feudal times, with "knights" (thought leaders/influencers) directing their foot soldiers in digital battle

I don't usually like abstract cultural thought pieces, but in metamodernism I see a lot of reflections of my own philosophy and work. I'm a metamodernist!