THE STREAM
×2 sparks · sep 14
- the paradox of transformation For a long time, I've believed I needed to "solve" my mental health challenges and shame before I could step forward into a better life. But it's increasingly clear my shitty mental health…
- The world feels so fucked because we've spent two centuries conceptualizing humans as machines, and now we've built machines that can out-machine us. But the future is one where humans are free to become more human, and…
Added True and False Magic to the library.
Added Phil Stutz to my teachers.
Heartily recommends Paperman.
— A lovely little app that overlays paper texture on your computer screen. Makes the light coming off the screen softer and makes the digital world feel less sterile. Can’t imagine living without it.paperman.cc ↗Added A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Building a Great Business to the library.
Added Ari Weinzweig to my teachers.
Befriending shameHello darkness, my new friend
The Product Builder ManifestoA manifesto & community for the next frontier of software development
The Resonant Computing Manifestoa vision for the future of computing
The LookAway Manifestoreclaiming our humanity from the seductive glow of screens
Conversational Creativity (v1)A six sentence manifesto for a new relationship with creative work
Money & WorthinessA six-sentence manifesto about divorcing work from worth
YOU NEED A MANIFESTO50 reasons to declare your independence
Soul work and securityHow can I balance the work I feel called towards, and my need for financial security?
The Living QuestionAn epilogue to a manifesto, and a new beginning for my personal writing
Every meal is a miracleBaby’s first “six-sentence manifesto”
Exhaustion is an invitationA micro manifesto for the endlessly-exhausted
The Lightpage ManifestoIn an age of avoidance, a tool for those who choose life
Of mice and manifestoschoosing connection when the world is conspiring to isolate you
the human dojoon strengthening the best aspects of our humanity
Sketches of the enemyThe first dispatch in the Lightpage Chronicles
The Lightpage ChroniclesAI & humans (a love story??)
ONE HUNDRED MANIFESTOSThat’s how many I’ll write
Experty McExpertmana very silly name for a very serious survival strategy
write the manifesto you need to readno one else can alchemize your frustrations as well as you can
watch me write my next manifestothis is going to be ridiculously meta
manifesto energythree elements of creative power
On self-renewalManifesto-writing as a tool for transforming stagnant lives and institutions
Tidal wave, incoming!Don’t say I didn’t warn you
Manifestos are magic spellsA thesis about how the written word can bring us to life
Mini manifestosOn staging revolutions in tiny slices of your life and work
The Source 🌊A manifesto of hope for the chronic self-saboteur
Trust-based marketingIs the antidote to control-based marketing
writing dojofinding freedom, one imperfect sentence at a time
coming undoneon learning to be human in public
Manifesto Quest ⚔️Let’s make writing spicy again
MEMES WE LIVE BYa vibecamp manifesto
Business PoetryA hunch, a murmur, a leap of faith
The Artisan’s WayThe age of average writing is over. The future belongs to artisans
Steal our media strategyHow Foster Media is navigating an uncertain future by leaning into work we can be proud of
Entering the forest 🌲It’s time to weave together my entire philosophy of 1,000 true fans
The mechanics of “choose your own price”Inquiring minds wanted to know how I run my coaching calls, so here’s a deeper dive!
Rob’s writing roundup!Single-sentence summaries of everything I wrote this week
On serendipity & magicSome cool shit is happening over here, y’all
Should I start writing with AI?Why I’m so resistant to merging myself with the machine
Revisiting Perennial SellerUntangling one of the roots of my perfectionism
The pointThis marketing stuff is just a trojan horse for something deeper
Earning the clickA philosophy for people who hate clickbait
Sticking the landingTaking another crack at an essay with big potential
rob’s writing roundup! (week two)14 days into this challenge, and I am still alive and kickin’
The Ungated Manifesto, RevisitedTwo paragraphs that bother the shit outta me
I nuked today’s post (lol)Instead, here’s a juicy question I’m starting to explore
Pricing alchemyThe unexpected magic of “choose your own price” coaching calls
One customer at a timeInside of me there are two wolves
From niches to networksI am hereby retiring the word “niche” from my marketing lexicon
Slowing down, finding balanceThe hidden cost of my very prolific week
rob’s writing roundup! (week one)an executive summary of my shockingly prolific week
The questions that bring me aliveTwo creative containers with roots that go deep
Containers of AlivenessInstead of niching yourself into a prison, find the questions that bring you alive, and live them.
The perils of niching downThe way we’re taught to pursue 1,000 true fans is broken
Measuring what mattersAn experiment in rethinking “data-driven marketing” from first principles
The daily invitationMy first big experiment in non-coercive marketing
Building a more beautiful internet (part 1)Growth ideology, 1,000 true fans, and a vision for the future of artisanal digital business
Three cool thingsWhat I’ve been working on, and what’s coming next
why i’m leaving thrivecartit’s been a nice run, but it’s time to put my money where my values are
The oasis builders manifestoA manifesto for the proliferation of internet oases 🏝️
Substack?? (lol wtf)Why I’m publishing on Substack after two years of open hostility towards it.
The non-coercive marketing manifestoWhat would marketing look like if it nourished our humanity?
The Ungated ManifestoThe Pattern, and the Battle for the Soul of the Internet
The Filmpreneur ManifestoA playbook for indie filmmaking liberation
Filmmaker’s Process ManifestoBaby’s first “manifesto” (June 2015)
Where it began. At least for me.