✨ New essay with , illustrated by : numinous.productions/timeful/
We've previously written about a "mnemonic medium," which helps you remember what you read. Here we explore a different angle, extending a book in time to help it connect to lived experience.
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(best viewed on larger screens to enjoy Maggie's lovely layout-busting illustrations!)
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I’ve been assembling notes on how various texts might be made more timeful; thought I’d share this oddball:
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Earlier drafts' examples focused on self-authorship—e.g. "timeful" versions of Meditations or 's Atomic Habits. Still excited about those ideas (e.g. implementation intentions seem well-suited), but they need more experiment!
Some early notes:
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Some thoughtful notes from
: docs.google.com/document/d/1f9
One nice observation: he points out that some authors (e.g. Taleb) help their books extend through time by enacting the texts' ideas in ongoing interactions (e.g. on Twitter, podcasts, etc).