My four favorite newsletters these days: The Red Hand Files by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds The Imperfectionist by Oliver Burkeman Of Dollars And Data by Nick Maggiulli 10 Things Worth Sharing by Austin Kleon

"Dynamic nominalism" Much more of a problem for mental health than smart phones and social media... newyorker.com/magazine/2024/…

An important if uncomfortable read for all consumers and producers of mental health services

Today's video hit 1,000 views in 5 hours — a new personal best 🚀

Taylor Swift just earned her first entry in my quotes database

#thefarside

One of the great joys of reading is when you’ve got two seemingly unlike books going at the same time and they develop a conversation in you head

“Balance”, as a common, central psychological metaphor, is wanting. Better is “velocity”, or anything more dynamic and directional.

You run a library, and you’re only allowed to stock 3 self-help books… What are they?

Agree with the first part for sure nickwignall.com/stop-calling-t…

One of the core concepts in MEDITATIONS FOR MORTALS is that the first step to freedom and motivation, and a life of meaningful productivity, often lies in understanding the sense in which your situation as a finite human is actually *worse* than you think. 🧵

strawberry peach galette

Went to Colorado for work today but decided to drive (6 hours) instead of fly Worth it

What does a body-first approach to anxiety look like? I spoke to Jonny Miller about this recently and he highlighted 3 key ideas: 1) Interoception 2) Breathwork 3) Emotional fluidity 📺 Watch here: youtu.be/tNBmcxSqq8E

I'm really proud of this piece I did for Aeon Magazine about how to get better sleep if you're a high-achiever or perfectionist 👇

One of my most controversial beliefs 🔥

As a high achiever, your problem-solving skills can backfire at night. You need a different way to beat insomnia Nick Wignall psyche.co/guides/how-to-…

Happy pub day, Oliver Burkeman 🎉 Meditations for Mortals is one of the few non-fiction books I’ve read in recent years that I both learned a lot from and thoroughly enjoyed reading.