Animacy

Home
Saturday reading list
Sunday daydream
About

Saturday reading list

Week of July 5, 2026

💫 Writing was the barrier

Code Like A Little Old Lady
Writing Was The Barrier
Author’s Note: This was originally published on alisonmaclellan.substack.com on February 8, 2026…
Read more
12 days ago · 2 likes · Code Like A Little Old Lady and Alison MacLellan

💫 Look at the right frame

PM Researcher
Look at the Right Frame
There’s a principle attributed to Eero Saarinen, the Finnish-American architect responsible for the Gateway Arch and the TWA Flight Center, that most people have never heard, even though it describes…
Read more
14 days ago · 30 likes · 8 comments · Nicole Williams

💫 The hidden geometry of high-performing teams

Systems & Spines
The Hidden Geometry of High-Performing Teams
There’s a moment in every AI transformation where the real obstacle finally surfaces. And it’s almost never the model. The algorithms are good enough. The data is workable. The tooling improves monthly. The real challenge is ironically far more human and far more systemic: the organization cannot move as one. Handoffs create friction. Ownership blurs. And the seams between disciplines pull apart just when intelligence needs them to hold together…
Read more
7 months ago · 4 likes · Kristi Pihl

💫 How to become a mathematical genius

But This Time It's Different
How To Become a Mathematical Genius
TL;DR: What many people experience as a “cognitive limit” or the edges of their own intelligence is actually just a representational limit: it’s when we use a specific way of thinking, but apply it to the wrong types of problems. This makes us think we’re stupid, when actually we’re not…
Read more
6 months ago · 1925 likes · 91 comments · Sinéad O’Sullivan

💫 Between curiosity and obsession

Between Worlds
Between Curiosity and Obsession
A few weeks ago, while I was listening to a podcast on the way to my hairstylist appointment, the guest said something interesting about product strategy, and within seconds I had paused the episode…
Read more
4 months ago · 11 likes · 7 comments · Mariangela

💫 5 reasons to romanticise learning

denisestobes
5 Reasons to Romanticise Learning Again
There is a tendency in modern life to speak of learning almost exclusively in practical terms…
Read more
23 days ago · 10 likes · denisestobes
© 2026 Eve-Marie · Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start your SubstackGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture