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It is not a comprehensive list of all things I would recommend. Feel free to ask me about other things via Email/Twitter!*\n\n## Things I'm working on\n\n- [Recursive Sans \u0026 Mono](https://recursive.design)\n- [My type foundry, Arrow Type](https://arrowtype.com)\n- [Type-X](https://github.com/arrowtype/type-x)\n\n## Useful articles\n\n- [5-Steps to making smart money decisions](https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/money-finance/loans/pay-off-debt-or-save-your-5-step-guide-for-making-smart-money-decisions)\n- [Junior Designers vs Senior Designers, by Julie Zhou](https://medium.com/the-year-of-the-looking-glass/junior-designers-vs-senior-designers-fbe483d3b51e)\n- [How to Get Value from Wireframes, by Dustin Senos](https://medium.com/@dustin/how-to-get-value-from-wireframes-f40c2cf27960)\n- [The 8-Point Grid](https://spec.fm/specifics/8-pt-grid)\n- [Naming things (good ideas for naming files)](http://www2.stat.duke.edu/~rcs46/lectures_2015/01-markdown-git/slides/naming-slides/naming-slides.pdf)\n- [The Tail End, Wait But Why](https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html)\n\n## Books\n\n- Peak, by Anders Ericsson \u0026 Robert Pool\n- Nonviolent Communication, by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D.\n- Never Split the Difference, by Chris Voss\n- The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu\n\n## Podcasts\n\n- **Design**\n  - 99 Percent Invisible\n  - Design Details\n  - Design Matters\n- **Development**\n  - Syntax\n  - Toolsday\n  - Shop Talk Show\n  - Accidental Tech Podcast\n- **General/News**\n  - Planet Money\n  - This American Life\n  - The Daily\n  - The Ezra Klein Show\n  - Frienshipping\n  - Reply All\n  - Radiolab\n\n## Resources\n\n- [Herb Lubalin Lecture Series](http://coopertype.org/lectures)\n- [Several great articles on computing advice for students/anyone](https://f.briatte.org/teaching/computing/)\n\n## 5 computer productivity tips\n\n1. Turn up mouse \u0026 key repeat speed \n2. Use Video Speed Controller\n3. Learn text selection hotkeys: shift ← / shift →, plus opt / cmd\n4. Use a window manager like Divvy \u0026 a clipboard manager like Paste\n5. If you think, “there must be a better way to do X,” there is. Google it!\n\n## plz follow me\n\n- [Arrow Type newsletter](https://arrowtype.com)\n- [Arrow Type on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/arrowtype/)\n- [Arrow Type on Twitter](https://www.twitter.com/arrowtype/)\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Farrowtype%2Fadvice","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Farrowtype%2Fadvice","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Farrowtype%2Fadvice/lists"}