Max Benwell

Sometimes you’ve got to separate the Van from the Man

Our newsletter Reclaim Your Brain is nominated for an ASME award! @maxbenwell.bsky.social is beside himself www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... There's still time to TRASH YOUR PHONE! (she says writing on her phone)

Longer-term perspective on the rise of US oligarchy

'I want to read stories about normal people. Normal people who go on, who endure, who persevere, who resist.'

If you want to write for one of the best editors to be doing it, then read this by @iamjess.bsky.social!

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You write, I edit: what I'm commissioning in 2025 substack.com/@frenchjess/...

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good to know!

Tell us: how are you using AI to help with daily tasks? We’d like to hear from people who have adopted artificial intelligence tools at work or in their personal lives

I'm doing some research on the way people are using AI in their daily lives – please help me www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

I clock up to 20,000 steps a night: my life with restless legs syndrome I spent years desperate for help and exhausted from lack of sleep. But the condition is badly misunderstood – even by doctors

"Every night, I’d toss and turn in bed, eventually pacing the hallway outside my bedroom. My Apple watch tracked my activity: 5,000; 10,000; sometimes 20,000 steps. Then I would tuck myself back into bed, eyes welling from sheer frustration."
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spotify wrapped 916 BC you listened to that one guy with a lyre in the marketplace 403 times. honestly he's pretty weirded out. don't you have barley to thresh

So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.

Easily the best thing I cooked over Thanksgiving ottolenghi.co.uk/pages/recipe...

Does anyone here like Pinegrove

i just bought it at a phone downgrade event last night and don't have a sim so will report back soon

finally ate the bullet and downgraded

Took a look at his profile and he’s British…. over there they’ve figured out the political directions of almost every food item, it’s kind of impressive

Two likes on my last post with only two followers. Just the sort of engagement (100%) I have always deserved

I'm going to say it: people are listening to too much music