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# The Best Newsletter in the World
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/the-best-newsletter-in-the-world/
- Published: 2023-08-28T11:45:35.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-28T11:45:34.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: newsletter, newsletter-issues, creativity, Productivity, career, work

This is not my usual newsletter day, but in the past few weeks, I’ve written a book, several guides, a course, and more articles than I can remember. I wish I could share them, but none had bylines. So, I figured I’d just randomly share some interesting links with you on a Monday for no reason. Have a great week, everyone!

— [CJ](https://cjchilvers.com/?ref=cjchilvers.com)

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It's been a helluva few weeks. ↓

[**“How I write the best newsletter in the world”**](https://kareem.substack.com/p/how-i-write-the-best-newsletter-in)   
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar details his newsletter-writing process, which is a lot like the processes of top-tier online writers we’ve heard from before, like Dave Pell, Austin Kleon, and Seth Godin. They just read a lot, think a lot, and create over MUCH longer periods of time than you think.

[**4 hidden events in your calendar**](https://twitter.com/ozolinsjanis/status/1481957265695334400?s=12&ref=cjchilvers.com)  
Always account for the margin. If you’ve ever had to track your time, you’re very familiar with the feeling this image evokes.

[**We don't need a new twitter.**](https://calnewport.com/we-dont-need-a-new-twitter/?ref=cjchilvers.com)  
Cal is right again, but while he mentions that the old Internet (non-algo consumption) is trending and that it’s the obvious solution, I think we need to liven it up a little. The “design playground” of RSS apps is giving me a lot of hope. The losers in this trend? It’s hard to imagine how ad-dependent podcasts, especially Spotify’s acquisitions, survive when younger generations discover [the benefits of RSS](https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/open-wins/). Just listen to [these popular podcasters](https://castro.fm/episode/bV2G95?ref=cjchilvers.com#1:45:37) on the increasing demands of creepy, anti-RSS advertisers. It doesn’t work for the audience or the creators. Open wins. We solved the social media issue 20 years ago. It’s time to speak up about it.

[**On the link between great thinking and obsessive walking**](https://lithub.com/on-the-link-between-great-thinking-and-obsessive-walking/?utm%5Fsource=substack&utm%5Fmedium=email)   
I’m revisiting this idea again as we’re seeing the rise of walk ’n talk channels on YouTube like [Peter Zeihan’s](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiVh7TBv%5FiAAxUvg4kEHUAGCEYQFnoECAMQAg&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fc%2FZeihanonGeopolitics&usg=AOvVaw3mLUNEL8l1Hvee4CqLTjsC&opi=89978449) — a trend I love because it shows the power of constraints in creativity. Even if you’re not on board with the creating part, your brain could always use a walk. Even [Darwin](https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/how-think-about-exercise/201501/charles-darwins-daily-walks?ref=cjchilvers.com) and [Kierkegaard](https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/336809-above-all-do-not-lose-your-desire-to-walk-everyday?ref=cjchilvers.com) agree.

[**Never meet your heroes?**](https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/never-meet-your-heroes/)  
Hogwash. Meet everyone. I have maybe two or three bucket-list icons I still want to meet. I checked one off this past week. He’s had an enviable creative process I’ve been following since 1989\. No one thought it would lead to the year he’s had in 2023.

[**“Working remotely is a competitive hiring advantage again.”**](https://world.hey.com/dhh/working-remotely-is-a-competitive-hiring-advantage-again-c182250e?ref=cjchilvers.com)  
Once again, DHH is several steps ahead of his competition. All I’ve seen in the business press for a month is articles slamming remote work. This is an obvious real estate ploy. Owners hire (remote) freelancers, who pump out articles (often in pay-to-play business publications) opposing remote work, which buys the owners enough time to dump their holdings before the market bottoms out. Demographics don’t lie. The workforce has kept shrinking **significantly** since the boomers started retiring and there aren’t enough skilled workers to begin replacing them – even with remote work. It’s not even close. DHH knows what’s up.

P.S. Our friend Patrick Rhone reminds us of [the heroic choice of getting up in the morning](https://www.patrickrhone.net/13934-2/?ref=cjchilvers.com).