October's reading ran from early-stage growth and the craft of understanding things to branding, interface design and the state of the tech industry, with a few longer reads on love, place and starting over. On screen: oil, happiness, the psychology of habit-forming apps, and a day inside Stripe.
Articles
- How to onboard influencers and clients at the early stage (full guide)x.com
- Your Entire Life Changes When You Realise Getting Rich Is A Skill Issuex.com
- Advicepatrickcollison.comPatrick Collison
- The Aboriginal Issuewalkingtheworld.substack.comChris Arnade
- The Golden Emotion of Love and Longingelifshafak.substack.comElif Shafak
- How To Understand Thingsnabeelqu.coNabeel S. Qureshi
- Video Games are the Future of Educationnabeelqu.coNabeel S. Qureshi
- The state of the tech industry in 2026newsletter.pragmaticengineer.comGergely Orosz
- Five Lessons on How to Build an Iconic Brand from Paul Randbrandeye.world
- The Nonwriter's Guide to Writing A Lotjimhorton.substack.comJim Horton
- What to Read If You're Craving Clarity, a Career Change, or a Do-Overrakowwwski.substack.com
- AI Is First New UI Paradigm in 60 Yearsjakobnielsenphd.substack.comJakob Nielsen
Videos
- The oil apocalypse is hereyoutube.comMax Fisher
- What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happinessyoutube.comRobert Waldinger, TED
- The UX Psychology Behind Apps People Can't Stop Usingyoutube.comuxpeak
- Why does English still shape perceptions in Africa?youtube.comDW Africa
- The Ridiculous Engineering Of Animationsyoutube.comEnrico Tartarotti
- 24 Hours Inside Stripe: How They Build So Fastyoutube.comNot My Business