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The Midlife Remix

Hi there, I’m Kirby Ferguson! I’m best known for the series Everything is a Remix. I’m revamping my work and my life. I’m seeking financial stability and personal fulfillment in the second act of life. I’m thinking aloud about all of this here. I might later revise, discard, or ridicule anything said.

The Latest Stuff I’ve Made

Happy Monday folks! I’ve been a busy little bee lately, so let me recap some of the stuff I’ve made recently.

• A new video!

• I’m a month into Operation 11th Hour, here’s how it’s going!

• Part 2 of “Are We Creatively Losing It”

• A breakdown of how James Clear remixed Atomic Habits

• A breakdown of the launch video for the latest Arc Browser

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My Mallety Finger

And now BREAKING NEWS! I tore a tendon in my right ring finger!

I play rec basketball as often as a middle-aged man with a business to save and a small child to raise can manage. “Jamming” your finger is a super common injury in basketball. That's when the ball hits the tip of your finger, dislocates a knuckle, and you've got a sprain. Kinda painful, but not serious. I've jammed plenty of fingers.

But this jam was bad or unlucky and tore a tendon in my right ring finger, so now the tip doesn't pull back straight when I extend it. This is called mallet finger and it’s not as useful as it sounds.

For anybody thinking, "Well at least it's your ring finger!" You'd be surprised how useful ring fingers are! Especially the one in your dominant hand! You could even say ring fingers are handy.

Puns folks! I'm a dad now, I can't help it.

Tendons get low blood flow and are slow to heal, so I’m in a splint for… two freaking months!

Fingers crossed (the ones still work) that my finger can be straight or straight-ish after it heals. Stay tuned to this newsletter for all the latest on this developing story!

AI and The Shock of the New

Did I mention I’ve been a busy bee lately? Yes, I also wrote another brand new article, “AI and The Shock of the New.” Normally these go right in the newsletter, but I think you can read it more comfortably at my site.

Have a great week everybody! Enjoy your non-mallety fingers!

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