The Scott Wessman Show

Big Shower didn't want you to remember.

The humble pie of starting again.

The tools will take us where we want to go, so we had better want the right stuff.

Spring is here. With a quote from Karl Ove Knausgaard.

Things I like about March Madness. And imagining the sprawling ecosystem of Amazon sellers.

Art and creation usually have a feedback loop. Knowing yours makes a difference.

What makes mom’s spaghetti so important? What are your canonical foods?

A meme by now but it can be nice not to have to do something, to take a day off.

They’re great and also they are not sustainable, maybe. The economics are tenuous! What if we just agreed to get together in the same place, but not worry about booths? Probably wouldn’t work.

Vegas is a (small-d) democratic place. I can’t speak for the broader city but the Strip is a classic American melting pot.

I just think they are ideal for trips.

The fact-checking industry failed. It seemed like it would work! But it didn’t. So now what?Featuring the distant sound of one of my dear children!

Everybody has one, I think. Mine is undoubtedly Twitter/X. It wasn’t always though. What’s your internet home?

An ode to my special internet place, circa the late 2000s. May it rest in peace.

The debate is settled, for me at least. I love audiobooks, whether it’s reading or not. Honestly call it whatever.

Media is moving to very short or VERY long. Why? I don’t know. But the loser in this equation is the medium stuff. Half hour podcast? Ew.

It’s healthy, even vital, to be a part of groups. But how do we avoid the trap of being pulled away from our own principles by the tribes we are part of?

I’m an optimist. Hopefully not an unrealistic one, but an optimist nonetheless. With a quote from Ben Franklin added to the mix.

What is your expertise? I should’ve said I was getting somewhat expert at Steely Dan. But I didn’t think about that.

Thinking about the always-on nature of today’s news consumption. Do we have to be in the thick of it all the time?

It’s the end of the worst month. Also, how to think about the ideal work candy.

Foods are new and cool, then they are mundane.

Thinking about road trips. I like them. Do you like them?

Thinking about the two selves.

Thinking about enjoying the simple things as an adult that we didn’t quite have as kids.

Thinking about the difficulties of gauging your own performance, for example when running.

Ironic detachment and searching for the cool stuff.

Write a letter to someone.

Especially at work. Let’s make them socially acceptable.

Redemption gets another cut. And notebooks!

Two things: thinking about redemption, thinking about good pens. We need more of both. My pen recommendation; Zebra Sarasa Clip.

What does it mean that an increasing share of our time is spent mediated by algorithms?

We can write long sentences. It’s okay.

On the virtues of making a reading stack!

People keep going well after their peak. Should they go out on top?

Two things: optimization, Facebook AI Slop.

Two things: water bottles and posers. Consumerist creep.

New! Two things on my mind: voice dictation and the online vs offline selves.