Your life has two modes. Dot collecting: embracing new experiences, people, opportunities, and ideas. Dot connecting: synthesizing all of these novel experiences into a new idea and pursuing that with focus. You can’t connect until you collect.

Inflation is out of control A Roku City 1 bd is now $5300/month

sat down with @TheSavBananas

New newsletter: WHY AMERICANS STOPPED FALLING IN LOVE An interview with @dcoxpolls on his new book, Generation Uncoupled, including the following facts, claims, and questions: - the share of 40-year-olds who have never been married has quadrupled since 1980 - For all the viral essays about (surely, very real cases of!) educated people finding it harder to get together these days, the entire decline in marriage rates since 1990 have come from women without a college diploma - According to one analysis of the General Social Survey, “most of the overall downturn [in American happiness] is attributable to decline in marriage post-2000" - Men with larger social circles tend to have much more romantic success. But that’s only true for men! The number of close friends a woman has seems to have little bearing on her ability to go on dates.” - "attention infidelity," or "the experience of [a partner who] disappears into their smartphone and leaves us, perhaps only for a moment, but in doing so they undermine a sense of trust and understanding that builds between two people who are sharing an experience"

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It’s a Crisp Fall Morning on the East Bank. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fall in Minnesota, you betcha! At Voyageurs National Park, that means cooler days, fewer crowds, less mosquitos, and a chance to catch the northern lights dancing over the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Everyone wants to know how to grow a podcast It's very hard But inside jokes are the answer Make someone feel like part of the "in" crowd and they will evangelize for you Start every show the same Throw in repeated easter eggs Watch your listeners (finally) increase

Here's what all that means for Express Checkout! Nothing about Express Checkout is changing. It’s the same newsletter, same podcast, same events, and same two people who care way too much about the snack aisle. We get the resources, the multimedia team, the events muscle, and a whole crew of people who get what we're building! We get to go bigger!! Videos, events, and a lot of ideas Jenna and I have been sitting on because we didn't have the bandwidth to pull them off. Now we do.

New: Morning Brew has acquired the creator-led editorial brand Express Checkout, which covers the CPG industry through a mix of newsletters, social video, and podcasts. Terms were not disclosed. The founders of EC, Nate Rosen and Jenna Movsowitz, will join Morning Brew. ⬇️⬇️

In some very exciting news, Express Checkout has been scooped up by Morning Brew! We're so excited to join the Morning Brew family and keep growing this thing! adweek.com/dealroom/morning-…

THEY ARE STORMING THE FIELD IN MINNESOTA! @GopherFootball

“I was just never going to change who I was, even when the world was asking me to change who I was, to be a character in their story.” A candid Karl-Anthony Towns goes deep with @TheAthletic on turmoil, tragedy and triumph Free to read: nytimes.com/athletic/7618092…

New newsletter: THE DEATH OF THE AMERICAN HOST The share of Americans who say they host friends or family at their home at least monthly has declined by 70 percent in the last 50 years. derekthompson.org/p/the-deat…

The vibes are immaculate for Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves at Media Day. Free read on some of the big subjects: nytimes.com/athletic/7633549…

UNANIMOUS 🏆 Olivia Miles stepped onto the WNBA stage and delivered one of the most prolific rookie seasons in league history. Her record-breaking rookie season ends with 2026 WNBA @Kia Rookie of the Year honors! #KiaROY | #WNBASeason30

THE LYNX CLINCH THE WNBA PLAYOFFS NO. 1 SEED 🔒 Minnesota takes the top spot for the second straight season 😮‍💨

A new species of cat has been identified for the first time in a century—and experts think that there may be even more to discover around the world: on.natgeo.com/n5nxra

Thirty years in the making, the Mesabi Trail is complete: 165 miles connecting Grand Rapids to Ely and communities across the Iron Range. What an incredible way to see the beauty Minnesota has to offer. Congratulations to everyone who made the longest paved bike trail in Minnesota a reality. Can’t wait to get out there!

HAPPY FOOTBALL SUNDAY

Dario Amodei's new essay, TL;DR • "We must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models" so that "risk prevention" can keep up • Why now? 1.) Recursive self-improvement 2.) OpenAI/Hugging Face incident • What's needed for the future? 1.) Frontier AI companies should allow access to embedded third-party evaluators 2.) Companies in democratic countries should coordinate on safety standards 3.) Democratic govts should coordinate with authoritarian govts • "We owe it to humanity to try"