Emails from sender «Cultivate by James Bedford».
Source: Readwise Reader export, ingested 2026-10-29. Entries: 15. Summaries are truncated from frontmatter summary; absent ⇒ omitted.
- Debugging your mind — 2025-10-14
Ever since I can remember I have found solace in pen and paper. It is my safe space, my comfort zone, a place to turn to after the best days…
- “Speak Up” — 2025-09-09
I have had this feedback follow me around my whole life in one form or another. At school, sat between my parents being told that I have gre…
- The Lost Art of Interview Prep — 2025-08-26
Anxiety before interviews was not a new sensation to me, but this was different. It felt like a bigger deal than I was used to - like I was…
- We got Digital Minimalism wrong — 2025-06-09
I first read Cal Newports “Digital Minimalism” shortly after it came out in 2019. It resonated a lot with me.
- Creativity > Productivity — 2025-05-23
The balance is shifting. In the world of AI, the things we valued of ourselves and of our teams are becoming less important.
- Just Move to the Countryside — 2025-05-15
There is something very romantic about the idea of living a simple life in the countryside. A modest cottage, living off the land and raisin…
- What Makes A Great Team? — 2025-02-25
I fell into people management completely by accident.
- The Right Tool — 2024-10-15
I’ve noticed that you use Obsidian a lot, and even have a course.
- It’s OK Not to Know — 2024-10-01
“Shit”! The ticket had been under my name for pretty much the whole week, and I had left it until the morning of the client call to try and…
- For the love of creating — 2024-09-24
Vivian Maier was a nanny living in Chicago. She often took the children in her care out onto the city streets, camera in hand, taking pictur…
- Changing Direction — 2024-09-16
I never had a particularly clear idea of what I wanted to do when I grew up.
- hello, zerion — 2024-07-16
The last few months have been quite a transformative time for me.
- Status Update — 2024-07-03
I have been a little bit MIA the last few months, and this post is an explanation as to why.
- Her, Baby Reindeer and GPT-4o — 2024-05-15
On one side there is the tech optimist. He is the doe-eyed child who is fascinated with every new technical advancement he sees.
- The Little Things — 2024-05-09
A few years ago, I was given a book when onboarding at a company called “The Five Minute Journal”.