I used to run a popular newsletter. Then things started getting weird.
The intimacy and vulnerability of email gave Sonia Weiser's readers the wrong idea—and they expected her to be everything for them.
On taking the time you need to notice, think, and grow
Jenny Odell on giving yourself permission to stay quiet and the mysterious cycles of the creative process.
Back to the land, internet style
Brendan O'Meara on reclaiming distribution, visibility, and recognition from social platforms.
Do literally anything
On motivation and momentum.
23 crazy simple tips about how to build a high-growth newsletter
A brief manifesto.
The state of the culture, 2024
Ted Gioia on why entertainment is dead and what’s coming to take its place.
Substack wants to be YouTube
An interview with Substack’s co-founder and “Chief Writing Officer” about the business’s plans for the future in regards to video.
Slash pages
A guide to common pages you can add to your website
10 questions to help you build a better newsletter
The questions you’ll want to ask — and answers you’ll need — to improve your newsletter strategy.
The enshittification lifecycle of online platforms
How online platforms like Amazon, Facebook, Uber, TikTok, Twitter, etc. evolve as they grow