Articles · Will Patrick

How a small but growing group of people keep the old internet alive in the era of slop.

Will it happen soon, do you think?

There are two ways to see a bubble: either you study the numbers, or you find something that just doesn't feel right.

On the tendency to optimise for proxies instead of outcomes, and how easy it is to mistake frantic activity for actual progress.

It's not absolutely crap, it's relatively crap.

Every book note on this site gets a rating from 1 to 10.

Taking notes while reading is slower, but it improves recall, makes books easier to reference, and deepens understanding.

Writing online introduced me to people who changed my life.

Online gurus promise health, wealth and happiness, but their expensive courses deliver little more than recycled advice.

It's easy to mistake busyness for progress.

We buy more bad gifts than we realise... and nobody tells us.

The easiest way to become someone is to do something.

Good ideas are worthless without execution.

One of my articles went viral.

In which I discuss the *totally weird* life-changing benefits of consistently sitting down and doing the work, every day, until it is finished.

To get more creative work done, think like a car manufacturer.

Are you having enough fun?

Popcorn Posts—listicles with empty content—are clogging up the internet.

Safety razor shaving is cheaper, better for the environment, and gives a closer shave.

I attended a flat earth conference to take portraits.

Sorry to break it to you.

An exploration of our obsession with the idea-as-lightbulb narrative.

Life isn't linear: it follows S-curves of growth, plateau, and disruption.

We often expend a lot of energy avoiding mistakes.

You can learn almost anything online for free... if you know where to look.

You don't need an education to learn, but you do need to learn to succeed.

It's never been easier to begin teaching online.

Sometimes it feels like it's too late to start.

The greatest myth about multitasking... is that it even exists.

Having a great productivity system will help you to get a lot done.

It's a common misconception that only certain people get to be creative.