written in front

Some recent writing has led to a new wave of subscriber growth, which gave me a nice positive feedback. Every Saturday morning, I will sit in front of the computer with more anticipation and sort out my thoughts during the week.

This weekly newsletter is called Links + Notes. It is simple and straightforward. It is some links to articles that I have read well, plus some notes. This format has not changed much since April 2020. It’s just that as my work gets busy, the number of Links is decreasing, and there are more excerpts and translations in Notes, but a lot less my output. In the beginning, the theme of each issue would try to make some associations with the links used in this issue, but it was difficult to do it later.

A friend told me on WeChat: It is not easy to insist on output. While thanking for such tolerance, I also feel that this kind of output that has lasted for more than 3 years is already a rare long-distance race. The effort required is not felt in the early morning of every weekend. Only when I look back, I will feel it. Secretly surprised.

The best way to stick with something is to make it a naturally occurring part of your life. Take it into consideration when thinking about anything. Such as traveling on weekends, such as working overtime at work, and spending time with family members on holidays. Only when these accidents are no longer accidents, but part of the plan itself, can it be absorbed into life and become a part of life.

After the epidemic, I started to practice running.

This matter has been going on and off for many years, and it is always interrupted for one reason or another. Many articles written for beginners will tell you that you need to run for more than 20 minutes to be effective, and you need to arrange a cross-training plan and so on. But now I find that the most important thing is to run when you don’t want to run—yes, that’s what Haruki Murakami said—and then no matter how far you run, as long as you don’t stop, you can maintain your state. Maybe this is not the most scientific training method, but it is first and foremost a part of my life. If a 5-kilometer run makes me feel so nervous that I don’t want to get out of bed, then it’s more feasible to run a 2-kilometer or 3-kilometer run.

Life changes, whether it’s the social environment, pace of work, or physical or psychological age. I think writing should also change with changes in life. Everything has a life cycle, short-lived, and often refuses to change. The same is true for Links + Notes. Since there is not so much time to read, it will not contain so many links, and it will be replaced by other content, and the final handover to the reader still retains true and fresh ideas, which is enough.

The theme will still be retained, but it will change from a word to a phrase, or even a sentence, which is the sentence that has been flashing and beating in my mind. I will use this as the topic to start the narrative, adding some good articles I read in the middle, good point. If you have several themes for the week, start with the biggest one before jumping to the others.

Give it a try, the most important thing is to adapt to each other.

Outsourced Uncertainty

The phrase jumped out on the way home on a Friday night.

Human society is built on the basis of professional division of labor. I suddenly realized that the essence of professional division of labor is to outsource uncertainty to others, and exchange a little money for peace of mind. This is the normal operation logic of business.

It is easy to give an example: For example, you entrust your money to a fund manager and ask him to manage your investment for you. For example, you go to buy a pair of Nike running shoes to protect your knees from impact. For example, you order a takeaway on your mobile phone and receive a delicious lunch at the scheduled time.

It’s like the outer packaging of a gift: to open a gift, you need to unwrap the outer wrapping paper, and what appears is a carton, and then open it, and the real gift is inside. Gifts are unique, and packaging should hide this uniqueness. You never know if it’s a diamond ring or a prank until you unpack it and open the box.

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