It happened on Medium: February 2025 round-up

Essays that moved us, aviation photography, and how to…

We overestimate AI’s impact in the short-term and underestimate it long-term

Solitude is not loneliness + clear(er) communication (Issue #281)

Why writing is just like running

Botanical journaling + beating writer’s block (Issue #284)

A definition of “vibe coding,” or: how AI is turning everyone into a software developer

Great inventions begin with an observation or intention, not a problem

Touch grass immediately +…

The highly specific, yet oddly relatable wisdom of “what I wish I knew”

PX design, talking to trees, and your next 100 days (Issue #288)

Charisma is just responsiveness

Joyful language-learning + symphonic sentences (Issue #282)

There’s an essay I read a while back, by Sasha Chapin, about what might be the key to the universe (or at least some parts of it): responsiveness.

Accountability needs a system, not an email

Submarines, aliens, and procrastination (Issue #280)

What it’s like to be trapped in an ICE detention center for two weeks

Magic technology, Meta layoffs, and smart quitting (Issue #293)

Here at Medium, there’s a type of story we sometimes refer to as the “Medium…

Microplastics: a quick beginner’s guide

Quiet dignity + the demon of self-doubt (Issue #295)