isitchristmas.com. A friend showed me this site in high school. It’s so pointless, yet I’ve never forgotten it. Today is the only day of the year where it says something different. The power of a great domain name! Now that I’m a dad, I think a lot more about Santa. I’m not surprised that many kids believe in Santa long past the age where you’d think they would “figure it out.” It’s because they want to believe it’s true—to feel like there really is magic in the world. That belief and optimism is what I wish more adults would take away from those kids. ...

A small skill to improve your social life and career: Master the “graceful exit.” You don’t have to make things up or be awkward about exiting a situation. Just be clear, kind, and graceful. I think it’s only 10% knowledge and 90% confidence. The grace is achieved when you pick the right moment to exit, and put the full force of your confidence into executing it. Source: this X post.

One of the effects of widespread AI adoption should be (finally?) proving that law school isn’t a good haven for directionless people or people who can’t find a job. If AI really is coming for all the lawyers, there’s no way law school in its current form survives it. Inspired by this article about an old British lawyer seeing AI write a perfect brief in about 10 seconds.