Links I sent to my friends - in July
On relationships, identity, communication, and creativity.
This is the second edition of this new format I'm doing once a month.
Every other day I'm sending a link of something I read/heard/watched to a friend that results in interesting conversations.
So, here they are for you, links I sent to my friends last month — from AI, to writing, building better relationships, finding your voice, and discovering new ways of staying creative in a world of endless consumption.
I hope you can get a thing or two out of it!
Relationships
On the importance of (and how to) having difficult conversations & dealing with resentment in relationships
How to Get What You Want Every Time: 3 Steps to Negotiate Anything With Anyone
What I learned about friendship from moving to a new country with zero connections.
How to make friends as an adult
Communication
On the importance of lived experiences and connection as a differentiator
How I Stopped Worrying About AI and Learned to Value My Humanity
by Every
For anyone who wants to sharpen their writing, and especially enjoyable for those who write in English as a second language
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
by William Zinsser
On how to find your voice, and why that is your differentiation
Instead of finding your niche, find your voice
On how to combine multiple interests and build an ecosystem
How I'm building my brand with multiple interests
Identity
A different way of journaling that actually helps you learn about yourself
Self-Anthropology: Become your own anthropologist with personal field notes
by Ness labs
Creativity
On consumption fatigue and how to become more interesting and creative. For those who love to cultivate parallels and new connections between your different interests.
Creating a digital garden to end my doomscrolling
by Anna Howard
I hope you find something helpful!
And if you have any recommendations of links, please send me my way and share in the comments :)
Warmly,
Nat