The Swipe File Newsletter

Your weekly dose of creative inspiration.

Swipe File is a newsletter for people who want more from their work. It's an exploration of this awkward time between college and retirement. So far, 4,600+ people dig it, including folks from Google, Apple, Spotify, New York Times, Marriott and Harvard. Want to join the fun?


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  • Inspiring stories, useful tools or quotes.
  • Non-obvious advice for maximizing creativity and productivity.
  • Book recommendations, podcasts and interviews.
  • Occasional cursing.

Instead of fetishizing the latest content, I dig around the web in search of timeless information and interesting stories. See past issues.

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