Curated collections
The Reading Room.
Ideas worth sitting with. One email joins the reading room.
— Collection 01
How to Acquire a Taste
On developing discernment, aesthetic judgment, and the slow work of knowing what you love.
10 Essays
Paul Graham
Taste for Makers
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Paul Graham
Is There Such a Thing as Good Taste?
Julie Zhuo · Medium
On Taste, Part 3: How to Improve Your Taste If It Sucks
Paul Graham
How Art Can Be Good
Amy Coded · Substack
10 Articles About Taste Worth Reading
The Changing Room · Substack
The Secret Formula to Good Taste
Meet the Art Director
Finding My Own Aesthetic
Good Surroundings · Substack
The Art of Personal Taste
Mimy’s Journal · Substack
On Personal Style, Taste and Inspiration
Three Outfits · Substack
The Art of Good Taste — An Intro
— Collection 02
How to Become an Autodidact
On self-directed learning, intellectual curiosity, and teaching yourself anything.
10 Essays
Knowledge Lust · Substack
The Modern Autodidact System
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Henrik Karlsson · Substack
Childhoods of Exceptional People
Henrik Karlsson · Substack
Everything That Turned Out Well Followed the Same Design Process
Henrik Karlsson · Substack
A Blog Post is a Long Search Query
Knowledge Lust · Substack
Autodidact Spotlight: The Notebook Czar
Knowledge Lust · Substack
12 Books to Become a Better Learner
Knowledge Lust · Substack
My Self-Education Plan for 2025
Substack
Why School Is Losing
Henrik Karlsson · Substack
How I Write Essays
Henrik Karlsson · Substack
When I Accept Myself Just As I Am, I Change
— Collection 03
Build Your Own Side Quests
On passion projects, niche obsessions, and building a life off the default path.
10 Essays
Paul Graham
How to Do What You Love
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Kevin Kelly
1000 True Fans
Code Like a Girl · Substack
The Magic of Side Quests
Paul Graham
Keep Your Identity Small
Paul Millerd · Substack
The Pathless Path
Henrik Karlsson · Substack
How I Write Essays
Henrik Karlsson · Substack
Everything That Turned Out Well Followed the Same Design Process
Paul Graham
Taste for Makers
Knowledge Lust · Substack
Autodidact Spotlight: The Notebook Czar
Amy Coded · Substack
10 Articles About Taste Worth Reading