Escaping Flatland

First we shape our feedback loops; then they shape us

Strengthening taste

Aug 26 • Henrik Karlsson

On having more interesting ideas, pt. 2

Cutlery designed by Salvador Dalí

Aug 11 • Henrik Karlsson

1

July 2026

On child birth

"It is interesting how feelings have real consequences like this."

Jul 29 • Henrik Karlsson and Johanna Karlsson

27

How can we rejuvenate the social fabric?

ask_another_guest

Jul 8 • Henrik Karlsson

9

June 2026

Escaping Flatland meetups summer 2026: times and places

There has been a flurry of activity in the chat over the last two months, and we now have meetups arranged in 47 cities in 22 countries!

Jun 25 • Henrik Karlsson

10

How not to forget what matters

1. Every few months I will read a tweet, or have a conversation, that makes me feel this is important, I must remember this.

Jun 22 • Henrik Karlsson and Johanna Karlsson

53

Notes on Bakhtin

La Grande Plage à Biarritz, Jacqueline Marval, 1923

Jun 2 • Henrik Karlsson

8

May 2026

Love is about being invested in someone’s continual expansion

Looking for Alice, part 5

May 20 • Henrik Karlsson

69

The world reveals itself to those who travel by foot

Nothing was as scary as we thought, and everything was weirder and more friendly.

May 6 • Henrik Karlsson

35

April 2026

Thoughts about making a career as a writer

How you can finance your creative work and how you can find an audience and peers and mentors who help you develop.

Apr 27 • Henrik Karlsson

12

How to walk through walls

On hacker mindset

Apr 14 • Henrik Karlsson

78

Days are enormous

+ personal update and reading recommendations

Apr 1 • Henrik Karlsson

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