Not Optimized
Kelsey GlennonNot Optimized is a newsletter by writer and photographer Kelsey Glennon. It's a travel writer's notes on life, love, work, and seeking out simple, off-line beauty around the world.
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| Issues | 9 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 5 months ago |
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How to Measure a Year Without Performance Metrics
I’ve been struggling to pull together my "Freelancer’s Year-End Review.” You know the ones the LinkedIn algorithm loves, that translate all those late nights Capitalism kept us up working, into validating blue thumbs or green ‘applause’ han...
Travel Tips That are Rock and Roll: Part 1
In an optimized world, we’ve forgotten what it’s like to be mysterious, to be barely known, to have opinions about things that we carefully and slowly sculpt in our minds instead of shouting about them into a digital mosh pit for immediate...
I’m 35 and Done Looking for Love. What I’m Looking For Instead.
On my New Year's resolution list, not too many Januaries ago, I wrote: “Find a partner.”
It went down on the page alongside all the usuals—tone my arms, learn French, read before bed, get my sourdough starter going again. It shared space w...
Is being an artist the safest job you can have right now?
Not Optimized is a newsletter of essays about living well outside of the algorithm—an effort to stay creative in an optimized world.
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The Collector's Atlas: Ireland Edition
Welcome to The Collector’s Atlas, a curated guide to the most compelling souvenirs, concept stores, artisan workshops, antique markets, thrift stores, and local boutiques across the globe. As a travel writer, finding fun places to poke arou...
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