🍣 Intuition is your guardian angel


Hey, Rob here.

Every week, I add about 100+ new artefacts to my swipe file.

Salmon Crew members can access all of it, no strings attached.

But if you're not a member yet, here's a little taster:

  1. The deep satisfaction of doing work that lasts
  2. Writing letters is a spiritual practice for our age of speed
  3. Inside Shanghai’s punk wellness scene
  4. Why is everyone in tech so sad?
  5. SportsCenter for the creator economy
  6. Before declaring something is dead, consider that you may just be boring
  7. The (mental, physical, digital et al) availability trap
  8. Travel agents are in demand, especially for luxury trips
  9. Which UK national newsbrands reach the most under-35s?
  10. We all need a regular dose of emotional hygiene
  11. "Find your passion" is awful advice
  12. The great decline of cousins (except if you’re watching The Bear)
  13. The online shopping trend where you buy nothing
  14. Why economists need to be better storytellers (and scientists too)
  15. Fascinating sociological take: why 10:00 in Japan rarely means 10:00
  16. I dig this take on intuition as a guardian angel
  17. The art of fighting well
  18. Depop’s musical ambitions grow with Spotify partnership
  19. What do students lose when they stop writing?
  20. How pole dancing became serious art
  21. What if the natural state of things is motion?
  22. Digital brand ads don’t have enough time to wear in
  23. If you’re afraid of getting ghosted, just invite the bad news
  24. What are Brits most afraid of?
  25. Canteens are making an upscale comeback in London
  26. How to build a bank of bangers

Thanks for reading the newsletter, and whenever you're ready I hope you'll consider joining our collective. It's a beautiful nourishing space.

How else can I help you? Just hit reply and let me know.

Keep swimming,

Rob

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