Top Stories published by The Extratextual in December of 2015
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Why 2Do Is My New Favorite iOS Task Manager — MacStories

If you made it through my recent To Do Deep-Dive and felt pulled towards the way that 2Do works, Federico Viticci’s brilliant and thorough article on his time with the app may help solidify your thoughts. When I set out to write…


Notes from ‘How to Write Short’

How To Write Short begins with a clear case for concise writing:

We need more good short writing — the kind that makes us stop, read, and think — in an accelerating world. A time-starved culture bloated with information hungers for the lean, clean…

How to Journal — Elements of Focus

I’ve been enjoying the delightful ‘Elements of Focus’ from Shawn Blanc, and today’s short course gave great insight into the power of journaling. Creating a routine of reflecting in this way has done wonders for me, and Shawn perfectly puts into words the why:


Notes from ‘Present Shock’

In Present Shock, Douglas Rushkoff presents a convincing story about how we are living in the first…


Notes from ‘Illusions’

It’s hard to express the impact that the book Illusions had on me as a younger man, and continues to have on me to this day. I initially read it when I was a teenager, and haven’t re-read it since. I was honestly afraid of reading it again. What if I didn’t enjoy it? What if it wrecked my…


Sam Delany’s (1977) Star Wars Review

This great review from Sam Delany on Star Wars’ initial release is making the rounds on the internet, and it’s worth a read in its entirety. It’s delightful to look back through the lens of history and read words written about a phenomenon before it was a…

These were the top 10 stories published by The Extratextual in December of 2015. You can also dive into daily archives for December of 2015 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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