Thursday
October 15, 2026
Autumn · 4 entries
The Listen
Life KitHow to find your flow state when you’ve lost itA rare episode that earns its science: Husky's neuroimaging findings about metabolic efficiency during flow are genuinely surprising, and Diane Allen's arc from frozen elbows to writing her own music gives the theory emotional weight.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
The Next Big Idea DailyWhy We Want Things We Don’t NeedTwo authors, one theme: the hidden machinery behind wanting things. Eric Athes maps how novelty hijacks the brain; Katie Kelleher complicates it by insisting beauty still matters — together they make a surprisingly complete argument about desire.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
The VergecastEverything’s recording everybody. What now?A sharp, lived-in conversation about the cultural gap between what tech companies call 'privacy' and what regular people actually feel. V Song's field reporting from inside the surveillance-wearable experiment makes the abstract visceral.✦ Read ad free and get the full MichaelFilter · $5.50
✎ Essay · Philosophy
The Point Is to Need Less
You've probably noticed that the need doesn't resolve. You take the workshop, do the training, get the certification, find the better teacher, discover the right lineage, and six months later you're still looking for the next thing. The gap between you and sufficiency never quite…
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