The Community Nerd
Jillian BejtlichExploring the science, structure, and delightful strangeness of digital communities, one nerdy tangent at a time.
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Community Is Basically Wine
Anyone who’s followed me for more than five minutes knows I have two great loves: community and wine. I’ve always treated them as if they were separate hobbies. One I do for a paycheck, the other… I’ll eventually do for a paycheck, maybe?...
The Power of Nonsense
Last week I sat down to dinner with a table of coworkers - most I knew well; some I’d mostly knew as a little square on a video call. You know the energy I’m talking about: polite, a little careful, everyone figuring out how much of themsel...
Embrace the Trampled Plants
A few years ago, some really fanciful and well-meaning developers built this new plaza near me. It has a few of my favorite stores: Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and REI - amongst other things. And honestly, it really is well designed.
Except...
Plans Are Overrated. So Is Your Event Agenda.
When I started traveling internationally some years ago, I was absolutely the over planner type of travel. We are very much in fact talking schedules, spreadsheets, and a detailed hit list of every single thing we’d see, where we’d go, and...
Leave the Porch Light On
A few years ago, I turned off nearly every notification on my phone. And then I embraced focus mode. Then I made it a habit to unsubscribe from things on a regular basis and turn off all the bells, buzzers, and whistles on platforms I’m par...
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Jillian Bejtlich writes with one brain and two lenses. The Community Nerd explores the architecture and psychology of online communities. Wine Aisle Adventures applies the same systems thinking to wine, translating grape complexity into human terms.
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