Category: link

Lovely and heart breaking essay, Between Loneliness and Solitude: http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/double-solitude

Our friend in Paisley, @matthewlang with a solid plan to clear the decks for the year to come: http://www.matthewlang.net/2016/12/28/clearing-the-decks/

Michael Wade delivers a brief yet important reminder when it comes to people and plans: http://www.execupundit.com/2016/12/people.html

Final count of books read this year will be only 16. Updated list here: http://patrickrhone.com/reading/

Nick Bate with the dose of optimism you need for 2017. Number 4! So much number 4: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2016/12/22-from-22.html

An important 100 word message from @JuSummerhayes: http://juliansummerhayes.tumblr.com/post/154713303385/100-words

Triumph of The Small, a lovely little work of hopeful futurism from @bobulate: http://bobulate.com/post/154637710524/the-triumph-of-the-small

Good thoughts on Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport: http://calnewport.com/blog/2016/12/18/on-digital-minimalism/

The incomparable Nicholas Bate gives us The 7 things we’ll need (more than ever) in 2017: http://blog.strategicedge.co.uk/2016/12/the-7-things-you-will-need-in-2017.html

Times Ten, @sethsblog is a good one today: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/12/times-10.html