I stole Seinfeld's habit trick
I came across Michael Lee’s article about habit forming using Jerry Seinfeld's 'Don't Break the Chain' method and had to share.
I don't know why I haven't written about this myself before—I've used this method for years, personally and professionally. It's dead simple and one of the best habit-breaking methods I've found. Give it a look and put it to use next week.
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Forming habits with Jerry Seinfeld's method
Forming habits with Jerry Seinfeld's methodA practical breakdown of Seinfeld's "don't break the chain" method, with four lessons learned from actually using it: start absurdly small, build rhythm before adding more, prioritize consistency over perfection, and use whatever tool you'll actually check.
Design + Development
A curated collection of navigation bar examples from real websites, useful for finding fresh approaches to site navigation patterns.
A neutral serif workhorse from Displaay, designed as the serif companion to their Saans family. Optimized for body text with vertical stress, lower contrast, and thicker serifs. Bookmark this and come back to it for your next project.
is here and this version is delivering actual speed improvements you'll feel. The list of new features is a mile long, but worth taking the time to review if you’re app/project/site is built on this framework.
Tech + Innovation
Nike's powered footwear reframes assistive tech as an accessibility unlock rather than elite performance gear, targeting casual runners at the 10-12 minute mile pace who want to go farther without grinding harder.
ChatGPT's Atlas browser is anti-web by design
Anil Dash breaks down how Atlas masquerades as a browser while replacing the web with AI synthesis, forcing command-line prompts over discoverable links, and turning users into unwitting data agents who give OpenAI access to private content it couldn't scrape on its own.
Work + Mindset
Don't let a misunderstanding distract you from your goals
I love this story. Virgil Abloh got blocked by security at Louis Vuitton after being named artistic director. His response: choosing not to let small injustices pull focus from the larger work. A reminder that you control what moments mean to you.
AI tools that never tire create a psychological trap where rest feels like wasted potential. The "can work" capability quietly becomes "should work," turning downtime into a moral failure and rest into an act of resistance.
Increasing your Luck Surface Area
Luck is formulaic: passion that builds expertise multiplied by how many people know about it. The serendipity you experience is directly proportional to doing work you care about and telling people about it. L = D × T.
