The Weekly Wrap #5

Here are my 5 highlights from the last week 👇

1/5. I published an essay on the value of sharing your work.

~New Essay~

Increasing Your Luck Surface Area 📢

The case for sharing your work in public.https://t.co/9ll0amz1r7

— John Nicholas (13/100) (@john__nic) January 21, 2022

2/5. Surprise of the week ‼️

Ali Abdaal will be joining the next Write of Passage cohort.

Pretty cool!@AliAbdaal 🤝 @david_perell

Excited to see you in Write of Passage 8, Ali. pic.twitter.com/VH4M1kWXKx

— John Nicholas (13/100) (@john__nic) January 17, 2022

3/5. Visual of the week 🖼️

By the inimitable @jackbutcher

property vs. utility pic.twitter.com/AzBBSa8O8y

— jckbtchr (@jackbutcher) January 15, 2022

4/5. Article of the week ✍️

@moxie gives his opinion as a developer on the current shortfalls of Web 3. Calm, balanced view amongst all the hype.

Takeaways:

1. Nobody wants to run their own servers

2. We should try reduce the burden of building software

My first impressions of web3

Despite considering myself a cryptographer, I have not found myself particularly drawn to “crypto.” I don’t think I’ve ever actually said the words “get off my lawn,” but I’m much more likely to click on Pepperidge Farm Remembers flavored memes about how “crypto” used to mean “cryptography” than ...

Moxie Marlinspike

5/5. Creators' Corner 🎨

Joojo Ocran's Two Tiny Tales have been straight fire.

Welcome to Two Tiny Tales!

Each Tiny Tale is a microfiction I wrote in 5 mins or less, and I'd love to get your feedback.

PS: Got a prompt you want me to write about? Leave it in the comments! pic.twitter.com/oe71igh6oR

— Joojo Ocran 🚢 (@Odomfoneba) January 15, 2022

Until next week! Happy creating. You've got this.