#29: Growth; Kandittund; Traffic Jam
📈 Manifesto for Growth
Searching for that creative spark that keeps the flames of innovation alive? Look no further than An Incomplete Manifesto for Growth. Though it's a collection of 43 notes jotted down in 1988, these mindful and inspirational notes convey a lot! Brew yourself a cup of coffee, settle in, and read them slowly.
🎛️ Audio-To-Text
Here's an incredible tool to introduce - AudioPen. This AI-powered tool effortlessly transforms your audio into a clean, ready-to-publish text. The Prime version offers extended recording capabilities, tone-of-writing options, and the best part, It's a one-time, lifetime deal at just $125!
🎥 Revisit Malayalam Movies
Introducing a fresh project - a Telegram channel where I share one ~90s Malayalam movie link with some notes, every day at 1:15 PM IST. Why, you ask? Well, I enjoy watching movies during my lunch break and listening to them while tackling routine tasks. Join in, and you'll have some company for lunchtime entertainment!
🗒️ On Note-making
Casual chats in the Cubbon Book Club about note-taking methods, Zettelkasten etc have inspired the creation of a WhatsApp subgroup dedicated to "Note Taking." This Saturday (September 9th, 10:30 AM), we're getting together at Cubbon Park. If you're available and intrigued, feel free to reach out to me!
🪰 Seen-it!
P.N.K Panicker possesses a ghost-gifted talent for weaving ghost stories. His son, Suresh Eriyat, an acclaimed animator, collaborated with Adithi Krishnadas to transform this talent into a remarkable piece of art—a captivating animated short film titled Kandittund (Seen It!). It's no surprise that this masterpiece earned the National Award for Best Animation Film. Don't miss the making video or the conversation between Suresh & Panicker; Kesavapanicker's storytelling is truly worthy of an Oscar, a Nobel, and a Booker all rolled into one!
&Thats
Have coworkers who send ‘hi’ via slack and wait for your hi to tell the important message? Send them back this link - nohello.net
37Signals, makers of Basecamp and Hey has announced a new initiative named ONCE - they call it a non-SaaS, own your product instead of renting it concept. Stay Tuned!
Try Framed.wtf. It’s Wordle, but you have to guess based on screenshots.
Read: How Florence Nightingale Changed Data Visualization Forever
Read: Berlin artist uses 99 phones to trick Google into traffic jam alert
Read: Managing Up
Listen: Breaking up with Perfectionism
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Thanks Jishnu for finding the 1px glitch in this&that logo. I have updated it, and he will be getting T&T merch, as soon as this newsletter gets 10k subscribers! (ETA 2031)
Thanks for reading! I'm Hiran Venugopalan, a digital product designer and coach from India who loves design, products, tech, books, and movies. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out via email!