Partially a strategy for hustle-free yet consistent content creation and partially an update on where we are going with Read or Die a Slave.Don’t miss the newsletter poststhe Dispatches newslettermy X profileMy EDC Youtube channelMy Zettelkasten Youtube channel Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

Have you ever thought about where the desire to continually buy more came from? Have you ever considered that it might have be purposefully designed? And to what purpose?Shop Class as Soulcraft Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts on being online less, dealing with the stimulation reduction, and finding ways to produce content from the activities I'm already doing.The links Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

I took a break. Too much noise. Input overload was impeding my output. But it's not just too much stuff coming in, it's too much current media. I’m focusing on books and reducing podcasts. And more importantly, I'm focusing my reading toward a project goal.The Intellectual DevotionalDigital Minimalism Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

How Much Should I Tell AI? Thoughts on Artificial Intelligence and privacy.Watch Video on XThe Age of AI & Our Human FutureThe thread of podcasts Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

Interrogate Your Thoughts, Understand Why You Think What You ThinkWATCH ON X Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

WATCH THE VIDEOGetting into more of Maury Terry’s book The Ultimate Evil. Is there a possible connection between the Son of Sam case and the case of the Long Island Serial Killer? Did Terry really get lost on the idea of a powerful cult/cabal or is it possible? Is there something strange happening on Long island?The Ultimate Evil Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

In order to read Maury Terry's book The Ultimate Evil we need to talk about the word "satanic." It's a messy topic but an important distinction to make when we talk about true crime books that dip into the idea of satanic cults as this one does with the Son of Sam killings.The distinction is nudged at by Joshua Zeman in his excellent introduction to the reissue of the book, and I go as deep as I can on it.Video version on XThe Ultimate EvilDispatches From Creative Isolation: Changing My Mind By Dissecting My MindThe Satanic Panic and the Religious Battle for the ImaginationThe Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Madness Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

It's time to penetrate deep into the creative process. These are my extensive excavation notes on Rick Rubin's book, which is more meditative than instructive; more philosophic than analytic; more silent than deadly. It's the kind of book you pull off the shelf when you've hit a creative block so that Rick Rubin can whisper the names of his favorite fruit into your ear.The Creative ActSteven Pressfield on TetragrammatonTarot and the Law of Cycles by Mitch HorowitzBig Magic by Elizabeth GilbertThe War of Art by Steven PressfieldKevin Kelly on How I WriteThe Victorian Internet episodeNebraska by Bruce SpringsteenHomicide: Life on the StreetThe Outsider by Colin WilsonThe Dip episodeGetting Things Done by David AllenBenjamin Franklin episode“When Dove Cry” by PrinceThe Writing Life by Annie DillardStripped documentaryCheckout the full list of books so far.Don’t forget to go subscribe to my deconstructionist fiction project: The Thing That Devours EverythingGo down the nerdy rabbit hole with Digital Disaster@curlygruene on X Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe

Punk rock was never as punk rock as jazz. It was a middle finger and a damn good time. But jazz is intimidating (and sometimes pretentious in modern times) we need bridge or maybe just a cracked window so we can here those sweet sweet horns. Jazz is cool, ya dig?How To Listen To JazzThe Honest Broker (Ted’s Substack)Don’t forget to go subscribe to my deconstructionist fiction project: The Thing That Devours EverythingGo down the nerdy rabbit hole with Digital Disaster@curlygruene on XAnd if you’re just a little bit curious to see if my newsletter sucks ass or not… Get full access to Read or Die A Slave at creativeisolation.substack.com/subscribe