For as long as I can remember, I’ve been looking for a sustainable commonplace book system. My ideal system would be:

1. Broad. Because I read online articles and ebooks in equal measure, an ideal system would address both.

I told myself that making promises gave beginnings gravity. I labeled my newsletter a “lifelong project” not long after I started it. I called /mentoring a “movement” the day I announced it. Commitment…

December 17, 2015: Since book list season—the most wonderful time of the year—is upon us again, I’m reposting last year’s list to get things started. Follow along as I build my 2015 book list on Twitter.

The Pocket Chronicles: Breath Mints

Since publishing “Close at Hand: A Pocket History of Technology” two weeks ago, I haven’t been…

Coding and Decoding

In 2009, Robin Sloan and Tim Carmody invited me to contribute an entry to a speculative course catalog. (The whole thing is…