The Sunday Digest

Happy Sunday!

Did you read something about Substack this week? This Columbia Journalism Review piece, perhaps? Maybe you found yourself in some of the ensuing Twitter conversation? (Here’s a nice, balanced thread from their co-founder, if you’re wondering how it was received over there.) Or maybe, like us, you caught wind that they’re beta testing an Inbox feature.

Beyond Substack, there was plenty of motion in the subscribable-writing sphere this week—including the launches of newsletter curation app Listory, Morning Brew’s recommendation-based letter Sidekick, and Gumroad Memberships.

If you weren’t reading about newsletters, were you simmering a hot take on Fleets?

For Fleet-followup analysis from Dan, Talk Therapy has you covered. We’ve also got the latest on acquisitions and apps, and a soothing podcast on why writing should be about more than just a finished product. And speaking of writing: Want to do some for us—and get paid? We’re announcing the inaugural Every Fellowship below.

For all that and much more—including monetization strategy, writing advice, and Li Jin’s royally-inspired high school haircut—keep reading.

What We Published — Week of November 22nd

Articles — 4

Podcasts — 2

Live Conversations — 2

Amazing Average — 54%

What’s popular:

1. 🔮 Three Shorts: Instagram, Spotify, Substack 🔒 by Nathan Baschez in Divinations (1,586 words)

2. 💝 News Roundup #9: Parler Rises To The Top of App Store 🔒 in Means of Creation (944 words)

3. ⚡️ Action Item: The Quest to be Good at Everything 🔒 by Dan Shipper in Superorganizers (882 words)

4. 💞 #45 - Fleets, Reels, and Shop usher us into a period of turbulence 🎧 by Dan Shipper and Nathan Baschez on Talk Therapy (16 min)

5. ⚡️ Hunting Knowledge with Eric Jorgenson by Dan Shipper in Superorganizers (3,257 words)

6. 🗣 Episode Five: Writing As a Way of Being Part II, with Robert Yagelski 🎧 with Rachel Jepsen on The Long Conversation (32 min)

7. 💝 Indie Hackers founder Courtland Allen on How to Build a Profitable Online Business 🎥 on Means of Creation (54 min)

Two weekly series you should know about:

🔮 Three Shorts — Our new Divinations series unpacks strategy in as few bullet points as possible. In the latest installment, Nathan unpacks the strategy behind Substack Inbox, fresh Instagram features, and Spotify’s latest acquisition. Read now.

⚡️ Action Items — In this Superorganizers series we turn each of our interviews into actionable bullet points. This week, Dan’s interview