Shortlist #8 – Ten things, barely

It’s very, very hard to narrow this down to ten, but I’m going to do my best.

word gameI’m absolutely obsessed with Bracket City(https://bracket.city/), a new word game where you solve clues in brackets to unlock a fun fact. It’s more fun than I just described, just go play it. Also the daily emails include a “word of the day” that is actually brilliant and interesting. Highly, highly recommend.

permissionI linked above but I’ll link again, Ethan Hawke’s TED video, “Give yourself permission to be creative.”

tower chillChilly ATC combines chill music with air traffic control for a weird, perfect focus vibe.

catalogThis article about the DAK Catalog is so nerdy and thorough and delightful. By Cabel Sasser, co-founder of Panic (and makers of the also delightful Playdate handheld video game system).

visual searchI’m testing out Chance AI, a new AI-powered visual search. For someone like me who loves fun facts and has a penchant for stumbling down lots of wikipedia rabbit holes, this is pretty fun.

city guideThis clever little microsite, things.in, shows you all the best things in whatever city you punch in. Will use this as a starting point for our April Europe travels.

astronautAstronaut shows you recently uploaded YouTube videos that almost no one has seen, as if you are quietly observing these little micro-moments while floating in space above the earth.

card gameMy wife and I have started playing the card game spite and malice on quiet nights after the kids go to bed and it is very fun. (From the excellent Rambull newsletter.)

life in weeksThe always-amazing Hiro Report shared Life in Weeks, an amazing life calendar tool inspired by Gina Trapani’s “my life in weeks” page, which was itself inspired by the original from Wait But Why.

roller bagPeak Design is making a roller bag. Shut up and take my money.