Matt Gross
@worldmatt.bsky.social
I'm a writer, editor, and digital strategy/ops guy. Also a runner, climber, cook, traveler, and dad. Generally ironic, with brief bursts of earnestness. ❤️ 🌶️ Subscribe to Trying!, my daily newsletter of ideas: https://mattgrossistrying.com/
These things are all TERRIBLE: mattgrossistrying.com/p/these-thin...
August 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
These things are all TERRIBLE: mattgrossistrying.com/p/these-thin...
People hear what they want to hear, not what you say, so it's time to adapt to that reality: mattgrossistrying.com/p/and-anothe...
August 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
People hear what they want to hear, not what you say, so it's time to adapt to that reality: mattgrossistrying.com/p/and-anothe...
And so we should therefore stop using them completely, and try to keep our language specific and concrete, so we can actually discuss the things that matter.
August 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
And so we should therefore stop using them completely, and try to keep our language specific and concrete, so we can actually discuss the things that matter.
Maybe the children would like a cheese sandwich? mattgrossistrying.com/p/a-cheese-s...
August 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Maybe the children would like a cheese sandwich? mattgrossistrying.com/p/a-cheese-s...
In other words: How do you catastrophize? mattgrossistrying.com/p/how-do-you...
August 5, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In other words: How do you catastrophize? mattgrossistrying.com/p/how-do-you...
"If I had a gun": mattgrossistrying.com/p/if-i-had-a...
July 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
"If I had a gun": mattgrossistrying.com/p/if-i-had-a...
Is it appropriate to put such things out there after public tragedies? Is it a bad idea? I don't know. Read it and get angry or don't get angry and tell me or don't tell me.
July 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Is it appropriate to put such things out there after public tragedies? Is it a bad idea? I don't know. Read it and get angry or don't get angry and tell me or don't tell me.
From "Bred Any Good Rooks Lately?" to "Seen One Taj, Seen Mahal": mattgrossistrying.com/p/seen-one-t...
July 24, 2025 at 3:28 PM
From "Bred Any Good Rooks Lately?" to "Seen One Taj, Seen Mahal": mattgrossistrying.com/p/seen-one-t...
Expect cheese: mattgrossistrying.com/p/memories-o...
July 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Expect cheese: mattgrossistrying.com/p/memories-o...
An argument in favor of the most uncomfortable feeling: mattgrossistrying.com/p/down-with-...
July 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
An argument in favor of the most uncomfortable feeling: mattgrossistrying.com/p/down-with-...
Today, I'm taking a look at Tom Colicchio's Craft: mattgrossistrying.com/p/craft-the-...
June 19, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Today, I'm taking a look at Tom Colicchio's Craft: mattgrossistrying.com/p/craft-the-...
I know why the blue jay screams: mattgrossistrying.com/p/i-know-why...
June 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I know why the blue jay screams: mattgrossistrying.com/p/i-know-why...
For you, they say, it’s off the table.
But it’s not.
Violence is always an option: mattgrossistrying.com/p/violence-i...
But it’s not.
Violence is always an option: mattgrossistrying.com/p/violence-i...
June 13, 2025 at 12:48 AM
For you, they say, it’s off the table.
But it’s not.
Violence is always an option: mattgrossistrying.com/p/violence-i...
But it’s not.
Violence is always an option: mattgrossistrying.com/p/violence-i...