Behind The Scenes
Applied theories: Flow states
Flow is the state you achieve when you become fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the proc...
Applied theories: Route finding
If you google directions from A to B you will get something like the above.But to get to the top of a mountain you need to move more lik...
Applied theories: Finding Tranny
Finding tranny (read: transition) is a word of art that comes from skateboarding, snowboarding and skiing. It refers to the act of gettin...
In Common
In Common In the first note I wrote for Db I recommended Sebastian Junger’s Tribe, and now I can’t stop thinking about it. Especially th...
Documentingbaggage
We’re packing for Portugal now and it got me thinking... I’ve written about “all things travel” except for the luggage. You know, the thi...
Dartingback
There’s a song, a feel-good, get-outta-town folk anthem called All The Salt, in which John Craigie sings:If you come with me all your sor...
Domesticbeginnings
We’re home now, and I’m living in that enviable purgatory of having a job offer, but not yet a job. It makes for aimless days. On one of ...
Deepbackyard
At the dawn of the pandemic, when I began doing these postcards, I wrote a draft that started with the line, “I’ve never seen the Grand C...
Drivenback
On the small Atlantic island there was a small forest. The trees were ancient. Enchanted, even. Dana and I walked beneath them and watch...
Dampbloopers
We’re currently visiting our friend Greg on a small island in the Atlantic.On Friday, we surfed early and watched the sun slowly rise, ...
Destinybeach
The waves at Praia do Norte, Nazare can get nearly 100 feet tall. On Monday, it was a playful 3 feet. The sun was out. The water was cl...
Developingbuddies
I’ve worked for a lot of brands, and “community building” is an often stated goal. In practice, this usually equates to asking question...
Darlingbeginner
About five years ago I moved to Bend, Oregon. I only lasted about six months. Too far away from the ocean. But my arrival coincided wit...
Dynamicbbq
You might remember a few months back when I mentioned The Anti-Blueprint Project, a coffee table book created by Db’s own Jonathan Weave...