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The Power of an Annual Review: Reflect on the Past to Reimagine your Future

As the end of the year rolls around, it’s tempting to hit pause on everything. Between holiday preparations, end-of-year deadlines, and social commitments, the thought of adding one more task to your plate might seem overwhelming. The last thing you want to do is sit down and think about the past year… You’d rather curl … Read More

Rethinking Goals: the Science of Nonlinear Goal Setting

In 2008, Spotify set the ambitious vision to create a legal music streaming service that could compete with piracy. Their initial strategy was clear-cut: secure licensing deals with major record labels, build a robust platform, and acquire users. But the path that led to their current 626 million active users was anything but straight. They … Read More

Capture and craft your big ideas with Bálint Orosz, founder of Craft

Craft is a rich text editor designed to be frictionless, whether you want to take notes, write papers, plan your day, or just get things done. In this interview, we discussed frictionless creativity, the value of well-crafted tools, the power of the Apple ecosystem, integrating AI with note-taking, bridging our personal and professional lives, and much more.

The Art of Wintering: How to Find Strength in Slowing Down

As the end of the year settles in, you might notice a distinct downshift in energy, both in yourself and the world around you. Messages flood in about “finishing strong”, yet everything feels like it’s naturally winding down. It’s not just your imagination: large-scale industry surveys suggest that by mid-December, over half of workers report … Read More

25 Reasons to Write Online and How to Start a Newsletter in 2025

Today marks the 250th edition of the Ness Labs newsletter. Thousands of hours, hundreds of thousands of words… When I started this project as a tiny experiment, I didn’t expect to keep going for so long. And I didn’t expect that it would change my life. In an age of video reels and generative AI, … Read More