Matt Homann
@matthomann.com
Facilitator, Founder of Filament, Inventor of Thinksgiving, and Recovering Lawyer.
I help smart people think together better, and I’ve got Idea Surplus Disorder real bad.
Newsletter: https://ideasurplusdisorder.com
Company: https://meetfilament.com
I help smart people think together better, and I’ve got Idea Surplus Disorder real bad.
Newsletter: https://ideasurplusdisorder.com
Company: https://meetfilament.com
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Do what you love for a living, and you will never have a day off for the rest of your life.
June 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Do what you love for a living, and you will never have a day off for the rest of your life.
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Going to start sending this to whoever is talking too much in the meeting
June 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Going to start sending this to whoever is talking too much in the meeting
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Sly Stone and Brian Wilson in the same week is a lot of lost genius. Reminds me of when we lost Bowie and Prince just a few months apart and it felt like the world spun off its axis.
June 12, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Sly Stone and Brian Wilson in the same week is a lot of lost genius. Reminds me of when we lost Bowie and Prince just a few months apart and it felt like the world spun off its axis.
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RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview
June 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview
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This is a terrific thread, with keen insight into some of the downsides of remote work, plus ways to mitigate or work around them.
Love it. This is the kind of honest talk about tradeoffs that can help move the industry forward, thank you.
Love it. This is the kind of honest talk about tradeoffs that can help move the industry forward, thank you.
This is an interesting and creditably honest and nuanced thread on the controversial topic of remote work and RTO (return to office). I find myself agreeing with a lot of it, but equally unsurprised by some of the heated responses it has generated. Many people who want to work remotely… (1/12)
I have not paid a ton of attention to the uproar over RTO policies, bc we are all in on distributed teams and not going back.
My impression (via social media) has been that these were shadow layoffs.
Last month I asked an investor why they are doing RTO. He said: "Retention, mostly. And morale."
My impression (via social media) has been that these were shadow layoffs.
Last month I asked an investor why they are doing RTO. He said: "Retention, mostly. And morale."
June 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
This is a terrific thread, with keen insight into some of the downsides of remote work, plus ways to mitigate or work around them.
Love it. This is the kind of honest talk about tradeoffs that can help move the industry forward, thank you.
Love it. This is the kind of honest talk about tradeoffs that can help move the industry forward, thank you.
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A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A herring is a fish.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
When a herring is preserved by salting and smoking, it turns red and smells.
It's so pungent that it's a great diversion to distract hunting dogs from their trail.
Now, a ‘red herring’ refers to anything that diverts attention from the issue at hand.
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Andre The Giant (May 19, 1946 - January 28, 1993). Pictured here in The Princess Bride with Mandy Patinkin and Wallace Shawn, 1987.
May 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Andre The Giant (May 19, 1946 - January 28, 1993). Pictured here in The Princess Bride with Mandy Patinkin and Wallace Shawn, 1987.
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Friday night June 30th, 1978: what would you watch?
June 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Friday night June 30th, 1978: what would you watch?
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Fool me once, that's normal. Im pretty stupid.
Fool me twice, also very common.
Fool me three times, you guessed it.
Fool me twice, also very common.
Fool me three times, you guessed it.
June 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fool me once, that's normal. Im pretty stupid.
Fool me twice, also very common.
Fool me three times, you guessed it.
Fool me twice, also very common.
Fool me three times, you guessed it.
It's easier to sell something old to new customers than to create something new for old customers.
June 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
It's easier to sell something old to new customers than to create something new for old customers.
Pretty sure he has someone down the hall who’s responsible for designing shower toiletries that all look alike with print too small to read without your glasses…
I’m the guy who invents new bathroom faucet designs for every hotel. You might know me from Knob That Goes The Other Way and Joystick That’s Hard To Turn Off. Lately I’ve been lacking inspiration, even thinking about hanging it up. I’ve had a good run, but — wait, never mind: Ball You Turn Diagonal
May 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Pretty sure he has someone down the hall who’s responsible for designing shower toiletries that all look alike with print too small to read without your glasses…
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Gratitude to @matthomann.com for leading off his latest "Idea Surplus Disorder" newsletter with a link to my newest Substack article, "Your law firm needs a Situation Room": www.ideasurplusdisorder.com/98/
Idea Surplus Disorder #98
Navigate uncertainty, rethink troubleshooting, and embrace the freedom of constraints. Plus, the hidden risks of AI, smart negotiation questions, a food critic’s manifesto, and insights to spark your ...
www.ideasurplusdisorder.com
March 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Gratitude to @matthomann.com for leading off his latest "Idea Surplus Disorder" newsletter with a link to my newest Substack article, "Your law firm needs a Situation Room": www.ideasurplusdisorder.com/98/
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If your question is met with silence that doesn’t mean it’s a bad question. It often means people are thinking before responding; pondering before declaring. That makes it a good question.
March 3, 2025 at 11:20 PM
If your question is met with silence that doesn’t mean it’s a bad question. It often means people are thinking before responding; pondering before declaring. That makes it a good question.
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Super Bowl Coin Toss Fractures World Into Infinite Multiverses Where Eagles Win, Lose, Earth Explodes theonion.com/super-bowl-c...
February 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Super Bowl Coin Toss Fractures World Into Infinite Multiverses Where Eagles Win, Lose, Earth Explodes theonion.com/super-bowl-c...
At what moment did Wilfred Brimley begin coaching the Chiefs?
February 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
At what moment did Wilfred Brimley begin coaching the Chiefs?
Any website that tells me it uses cookies to "improve my experience" should have to prove it.
February 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Any website that tells me it uses cookies to "improve my experience" should have to prove it.
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Write generously for an audience who loves your work, not defensively for an audience who hates it
December 2, 2024 at 11:31 PM
Write generously for an audience who loves your work, not defensively for an audience who hates it
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The Cubs winning the World Series shifted us into the wrong timeline and I will believe this until the day I die.
January 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Cubs winning the World Series shifted us into the wrong timeline and I will believe this until the day I die.
There are no MAGA graphic designers at all??
January 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
There are no MAGA graphic designers at all??
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This will be my last political post. I just want to say this dude on 3rd Ave in Seattle did more to combat fascism than every member of our political and media apparatuses combined.
January 21, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This will be my last political post. I just want to say this dude on 3rd Ave in Seattle did more to combat fascism than every member of our political and media apparatuses combined.
@gothamtim.bsky.social How are you, my friend?
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
@gothamtim.bsky.social How are you, my friend?
@ashlynbrewer.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky! Time for another SMCSTL Sky-Up?
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
@ashlynbrewer.bsky.social Welcome to Bluesky! Time for another SMCSTL Sky-Up?