All work and no New Things makes Jack a dull boy
the danger of “not paying attention to what is actually happening in your own life'“ is that the good and interesting experiences blends into the drab (and horrible), and existence seems duller and shittier than it actually is.
so, we must be diligent in our appreciation of New Things, such as:
The band Wet Leg
The possibility that consciousness cause Quantum Collapse
Having brief dissociative moments every Thursday evening, after 60 minutes with Frida the Personal Trainer
Running around in Vampire Survivors
Seeing your teenage child awaken and become sentient
Going on arctic adventures
Running around in Hero’s Hour
Learning to carve with Ken
The band Khruangbin
New thing of the day, November 14th
Sungazer - Perihelion
Sungazer - Perihelion - click to listen in youtubes
Gnarly grooves and nested triplets
New thing of the day, November 13th
My Analog Journal: Japanese City Pop
Japanese City Pop, Soul and Jazz Vinyl Set - click to listen in youtubes
Smoooth stuff
New thing of the day, November 12th
Riftbreaker
Riftbreaker - RTS + Top down shooter + tower defense Click image to see review from IGN
I normally don’t like to add stress to my life, but for some reason mixing RTS with top down shooting and tower defense swarm stuff resulted in quite enjoyable stress.
New thing of the day, November 11th 2021
New book: The Great Mental Models
The Great Mental Models
The Great Mental Models Volume 1: General Thinking Concepts, by Shane Parrish - click image to read more about book
Easy to read, but lingers to nudge my thinking into new patterns. Feels like a nice scrub down of cognitive tracks.
New thing of the day, September 16th 2021
The Cats Thing
The Cats Thing
Life is often boring and predictable, but suddenly your home is invaded by the Cats Thing!
Is it something new? Definitely. Is it useful? Probably not. How did this happen? I am outnumbered.
23 days of no new things
New things are only new things if they feel like new things.
Many things, such as stuff at work and stuff at home and stuff happening in the world, might not be “good things”, but still be (in fact almost certainly will be) novel experiences that could be explored and appreciated for their newness. But if they drain more energy then they give, we don’t count them as new things, just more stuff, and that’s OK. Sometimes we need to just deal with the stuff and take comfort in old and reliable things that carries us through such times.
Some old things I lean on:
TrumpSC - the manliest of men
Playing guitar
Playing with Bitwig
Red Means Recording - came for the OP-1, stayed for the man
PomplamooseMusic - it looks fun to play in a band
RiotClitShave - not sure how this is still around, but glad it is
New thing of the day, August 23rd
Mars
Somewhere on Mars -click image to see video created from 1.8 billion pixels of panorama
I agree that it is stupid to spend billions driving a remote truck around on another planet, especially when we have so many unsolved problems on our own planet. I also find it incredible and inspiring to see these detailed images from another planet. strange how that works.
New thing of the day, August 22nd
C. Tangana
C. Tangana: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert - click to listen in youtubes
spanish rap flamenco thing.
New thing of the day, August 21st
Humankind
Humankind- 4x civilization builder
Like CIV, but more dangerous.
New thing of the day, August 20th
Snow Angels
Snow Angels - comic series, season 1 - click to see at comiXology
Fresh take on the post-something scenario. Ice, mad people, cybernetics, mystery
Beautiful images by the always excellent Jock
New thing of the day, August 19th
Aesthetics Wiki
a comprehensive encyclopedia of online and offline aesthetics -click image to visit
Ever felt that drawn to the beauty of frogs snails , moss & mud? You might just find a home in GOBLINCORE
But there is of of course also other Aesthetics to consider: Hallyu, Laborwave, Salon Kei and Dark Fairycore
(also, I find it delightfully refreshing that the encyclopedia of aesthetics is so ugly…all in the eyes of the beholder)
New thing of the day, August 18th
Bjørvika
Bjørvika - Oslo, Norway- click image to see it on map
Biking through Bjørvika in the morning/afternoon…it feels like a entering a different city/country…a place where people have different concerns and experiences from where I just left and where I am going. Will be interesting to see if it continues to feel this way in a year or 5.
New thing of the day, August 17th
Baroness
Baroness - The Gnashing - click to listen in youtubes
tight like a tiger
New thing of the day, August 16th
Cafe De Anatolia
Cafe De Anatolia - Best of 2018 (Mix by Billy Esteban)- click to listen in youtubes
Label for Ethno, Deep House, Chill Out and Oriental music
New thing of the day, August 15th
Martha Marlow
Martha Marlow - Ballad Of A Young Man - click to listen in youtubes
vibes like cowboy junkies, but with lots of strings and polish
New thing of the day, August 14th
Moonchild
Moonchild - The Other Side - click to listen in youtubes
ambient and soulish
New thing of the day, August 13th 2021
The White Louts
The White Lotus - TV series, click image to learn more.
Murray Bartlett ‘s mustache alone makes it worth it. The balance of sad and funny reminds me a bit of 6 feet under and feel interesting in a similar way.
New thing of the day, August 12th 2021
New book: Hummingbird Salamander
Hummingbird Salamander
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer - click image to read more about book
The Southern Reach Trilogy was exciting and adventurous.
Borne was funny and touching.
Dead Astronauts was difficult and almost boring in its obscurity.
Hummingbird Salamander is like falling through a tunnel filled with very recognizable but completely incomprehensible stuff you bounce off. It’s unpleasant and confusing, but also interesting and not something you often experience.
New thing of the day, August 11th 2021
Coordination Problems
Coordination Problems: What It Takes to Change the World - Click to read article from Farnam Street (fs.blog)
“The key to major changes on a societal level is getting enough people to alter their behavior at the same time. It’s not enough for isolated individuals to act. Here’s what we can learn from coordination games in game theory about what it takes to solve some of the biggest problems we face.”