0046: What the heck is Brian up to?
Three things: Improve Something Today - blog, newsletter, podcast Continuous Improvement Studio - field guides, templates, etc. Different Chairs - consulting services
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0045: Five contributions to a project
A reading of https://improvesomething.today/five-contributions-to-a-project/
0044: The world of silence. Disability Pride Month
A reading of The world of silence: marking Disability Pride Month from 2023, with a little 2026 coda offered at the end.
0043: The stone boat
A reading of a short poem by W.S. Merwin: The Estuary . I share a few words about what might have influenced Merwin at the time of the poem’s composition.
0042: What kind of water is this like?
A reading of https://improvesomething.today/qualities-of-water/ .
0041: 10 things I’ve learned in 10 years of Improve Something Today
A reading of https://improvesomething.today/10-things-for-10-years/ Links mentioned: - Ways to support Improve Something Today - Lex Roman on newsletter landing pages
0040: A lousy time to be a good idea
A reading and discussion of https://improvesomething.today/its-a-lousy-time-to-be-a-good-idea/ Includes discussion of a passage from The Game of Death by AD Nuttall for the LRB in 1992 .
0039: Remembering Christopher Alexander: love even for the smallest pebble
Two passages from the architect and writer on the fourth anniversary of his passing. A reading of https://improvesomething.today/remembering-christopher-alexander/
0038: 5 ways to approach goal-setting
A reading and discussion of this, from 2022: 5 ways to approach goal-setting. Only one is worth a damn
0037: The wooden chair
Readings of two passages on the subject of wooden chairs, as seen in the Wooden chair as exemplar of emptiness section of the Quote barn .