HeyJaredJust Two Things
I monitor what’s happening out there—economics, technology, culture, climate—and write two notes on what catches my eye. The brief: interesting, provocative, resonant. With some analysis and context. Frequency: usually three times a week.
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4 September 2026. Berry | Billionaires (opens the original)
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Welcome to Just Two Things, which I try to publish every week or so. It is proudly written entirely by humans, including the em-dashes. Some of these Things may also appear on my blog from time to time. Links to the main articles are in cross-heads as well as the story. A reminder that if you don’t see Just Two Things in your inbox, it might have been routed to your spam filter. Comments are open.I see that the number of Just Two Things subscribers has just climbed above 2,000 for the first time
10 August 2026. Futures | Food (opens the original)
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Welcome to Just Two Things, which I try to publish every week or so. It is proudly written entirely by humans, including the em-dashes. Some of these Things may also appear on my blog from time to time. Links to the main articles are in cross-heads as well as the story. A reminder that if you don’t see Just Two Things in your inbox, it might have been routed to your spam filter. Comments are open.1: What we already know about the 2030sThe admirable futures and business writer Art Kleiner has <a
24 July 2026. Imagination | Time (opens the original)
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Welcome to Just Two Things, which I try to publish every week or so. It is proudly written entirely by humans, including the em-dashes. Some of these Things may also appear on my blog from time to time. Links to the main articles are in cross-heads as well as the story. A reminder that if you don’t see Just Two Things in your inbox, it might have been routed to your spam filter. Comments are open.1: Creating a politics of longingRob Hopkins, who founded the Transition Towns movement two decades
6 July 2026. Tricentennial | Writing (opens the original)
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Welcome to Just Two Things, which I try to publish every week or so. Some of these Things may also appear on my blog from time to time. Links to the main articles are in cross-heads as well as the story. A reminder that if you don’t see Just Two Things in your inbox, it might have been routed to your spam filter. Comments are open.1: Taking a futures look towards the tricentennialIt’s hard to find a way to write about America’s 250th anniversary that doesn’t, right now, feel a little disappointi
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