Stacking up memory dividends

Wassup, Traipser! Welcome to my newsletter about creativity, travel and living an intentional life. I started it writing online years ago when people still liked getting email; I didn’t use AI to write blogs (or emails) then, and I still don’t.Speaking of AI, this week this newsletter dives into:Memory dividendsAcquired tasteBook recsIt’s been an excellent six weeks on Vancouver Island!To kick things off, I dig this Time take on good phone hygiene:Open your most-used social-media app. Ask yourself one question about six of the accounts you follow: Does this expand me or shrink me? Not: Is it entertaining? Not: Do I agree with it? But: After I engage with this, do I feel more curious, more grounded, more kind—or do I feel smaller, more anxious, more numb? Unfollow the ones that shrink you. Bookmark the ones that genuinely expand your clarity, kindness, or courage.”In case you missed it: Last time I wrote about how I want AI to stay the hell outta communication with my friends. (Wow has…