Hi, I’m Derek

I make stuff and reflect on the ways our ever-connected world changes our daily reality.

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Books that have helped me better understand the world.

Emerson: A Mind On Fire

Emerson: A Mind On Fire

Robert D. Richardson
Henry Thoreau: A Life of The Mind

Henry Thoreau: A Life of The Mind

Robert D. Richardson
The War of Art

The War of Art

Steven Pressfield
Daily Rituals

Daily Rituals

Mason Currey
Steal Like an Artist

Steal Like an Artist

Austin Kleon
Show Your Work

Show Your Work

Austin Kleon
Keep Going

Keep Going

Austin Kleon
Man's Search for Meaning

Man’s Search for Meaning

Viktor E. Frankl
First We Read, Then We Write

First We Read, Then We Write

Robert D. Richardson
Conversations of Goethe

Conversations of Goethe

Johann Peter Eckermann
The Art of Non-Conformity

The Art of Non-Conformity

Chris Guillebeau
Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson
How to Take Smart Notes

How to Take Smart Notes

Sönke Ahrens
Vagabonding

Vagabonding

Rolf Potts
Art & Fear

Art & Fear

David Bayles