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Books that changed my year

The ones I still hand to people.

James · Percival Everett
The Bee Sting · Paul Murray
Demon Copperhead
Theo R.book critic
3 picksPaid

UI designers worth learning from

Follow them for a week and watch your own work change.

Rauno Freiberg
Emil Kowalski
Paco Coursey
Kaiproduct designer
3 picksFree

A hundred quiet hotels

Southern Europe, mostly. The kind that don't have a lobby playlist.

Le Sirenuse, Positano
Borgo Egnazia, Puglia
Aman Sveti Stefan
Anya M.hotel critic
3 picksPaid

Vinyl that earns its weight

Records I've reached for more than three times.

Floating Points · Cascade
Beth Gibbons · Lives Outgrown
Bill Evans · Sunday at the Vanguard
Jordan K.record-store buyer
3 picksFree

Where the regulars eat

No first-week openings, no influencer tables.

Tatiana by Kwame Onwuachi, NYC
Bestia, Los Angeles
Saison, San Francisco
Mara D.restaurant critic
3 picksPaid

Tools I’d pay for twice

The ones still in my dock after the free trials ended.

Raycast
Linear
Things 3
Claraindie developer
3 picksFree

Films I think about for weeks

Not the best of the year. The ones that stayed.

Past Lives · Celine Song
Aftersun · Charlotte Wells
The Zone of Interest
Rae L.film critic
3 picksFree
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The designers you learn from. Who to follow for AI. The essays founders reread, the books your yoga teacher swears by. If you recommend it, add it to your list.

  1. Free

    UI designers worth learning from

    Follow them for a week and watch your own work change.

    kaiproduct designer
    3 picks

    Rauno Freiberg

    Role
    Design engineer

    Posts the tiny interaction details nobody else notices. Study every one.

    Emil Kowalski

    Role
    Design engineer

    Made Sonner and Vaul. Every post is a free lesson in motion.

    Paco Coursey

    Role
    Design engineer

    Interfaces that feel fast because they are.

  2. Free

    Who to follow for AI, minus the hype

    People who explain how it works, not what it will replace.

    lenaML engineer
    3 picks

    Andrej Karpathy

    Role
    AI researcher

    Explains how it actually works, slowly, for free.

    Simon Willison

    Role
    Developer, writer

    Tries every new model the day it ships so you don’t have to.

    Chip Huyen

    Role
    Author, AI Engineering

    AI systems without the hand-waving.

  3. Free

    Tools I’d pay for twice

    The ones still in my dock after the free trials ended.

    claraindie developer
    3 picks

    Raycast

    Platform
    Mac
    Pricing
    Freemium

    Replaced Spotlight, three apps and most of my bookmarks.

    Linear

    Platform
    Web, Mac
    Pricing
    Freemium

    The issue tracker people actually open.

    Things 3

    Platform
    Mac, iOS
    Pricing
    Paid once

    A to-do app that doesn’t nag. Pay once, keep it.

  4. Paid

    Essays every founder rereads

    For the week the numbers look bad.

    samfounder
    3 picks

    Do Things That Don’t Scale

    Author
    Paul Graham

    The answer to “how do we get our first users?” Still.

    How to Be Successful

    Author
    Sam Altman

    Thirteen ideas. Start with “compound yourself.”

    The Only Thing That Matters

    Author
    Marc Andreessen

    Product-market fit, explained before it was a buzzword.

  5. Free

    The spiritual reading list

    For when the productivity books stop working.

    inesyoga teacher
    3 picks

    Be Here Now

    Author
    Ram Dass
    Published
    1971

    Half memoir, half sketchbook. Open it anywhere.

    The Untethered Soul

    Author
    Michael A. Singer
    Published
    2007

    Explains the voice in your head without making it weird.

    Autobiography of a Yogi

    Author
    Paramahansa Yogananda
    Published
    1946

    The book Steve Jobs had handed out at his own memorial.

  6. Free

    Podcasts for the long run

    Episodes that outlast a twenty-miler.

    wesmountain guide
    3 picks

    Acquired

    Host
    Ben Gilbert & David Rosenthal
    Category
    Business

    Four-hour company histories that somehow fly by.

    Hardcore History

    Host
    Dan Carlin
    Category
    History

    A single episode can outlast the hike.

    Song Exploder

    Host
    Hrishikesh Hirway
    Category
    Music

    Musicians take one song apart, piece by piece.

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    LA, for when people ask

    The places I send everyone. Updated when one earns it.

    Bestia· the bone marrow pasta
    Bavel· lamb neck, no debate
    République· go early for pastries
    Kismet· the jeweled crispy rice
    Mara D.restaurant critic
    4 picksFree

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    Lisbon in 48 hours

    Tram 28 can wait. Eat first.

    Anya M.
    12 picksFree

    Natural wine, Lisbon to Porto

    Bars where the owner pours.

    Mara D.
    21 picksPaid

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    1. 1Cervejaria RamiroPrawns first. Steak sandwich for dessert.Restaurant
    2. 2A GinjinhaOne cherry shot, standing up on the street.Bar
    3. 3Pastéis de BelémEat them warm, with cinnamon.Bakery
    4. 4Miradouro da Senhora do MonteSunset, and bring a beer.View

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    Prawns first. Everything else second.

    Cervejaria Ramiro· Prawns first. Steak sandwich for dessert.
    A Ginjinha· One cherry shot, standing up on the street.
    Pastéis de Belém· Eat them warm, with cinnamon.
    Miradouro da Senhora do Monte· Sunset, and bring a beer.
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