#448- How to Party Pro, Self Driving Urban Sprawl, and Paramotor Balloon Chases
I hung out with my fellow newsletter writer friend Nick Gray this weekend and followed the party format of his new book on how to host parties easily, which was fun!
We talked about how the tactics are essentially 'guardrails for introverts' that allow everyone to socialize more easily. Check it out!
I also visited Radish House in Oakland, where folks bought a few houses next to each other and built a kitchen common space in the middle to create a sort of commune compound.
It was as special as you'd imagine - they share meals every night and it felt like college freshman year/summer camp, just with adults. Bravo.
Tech
Another app that combats the 'dark tactics' on your phone and attempts to line them up with your actual desired habits. Looks effective!
Pallet — Paying communities to do what they do best — www.pallet.com
This slaps a job board on top of existing communities in order to allow them to monetize their network easily. Smart model.
How today's fastest growing B2B businesses found their first ten customers — www.lennysnewsletter.com
Speaking of monetized communities, this ex Airbnb growth guy made a thriving one with a paid Substack and Slack group, where he tears down tech tactics in longreads like this one. Impressive!
Lifehacks
~$1 trillion of real estate is on the move … here’s why — medium.com
One of the guys behind Radish wrote this post in a past life about how self driving cars will expand urban sprawl outwards since folks will be okay in long self driving commutes. Original data!
👷 Games I made by Joe Edelman — meaning.supplies
Joe created many fun party games to try with friends, authentic relating style, and shares them here.
He's also starting a new social movement towards meaning, which you can view the initial talk for here.
Fun
Robert McCall painted the giant solarpunk mural you see exiting Epcot at Disneyworld, and the rest of his body of work is full of gorgeous optimistic images of the time when NASA ruled the space race.
What a slice of history to look at it now, in this private era.
I Taped $20 To A Balloon And Let It Go... Then Chased It — www.youtube.com
This Youtuber has a paramotor and uses it in hilarious ways, and this is perhaps the most hilarious one on his channel. It's a space fight!