Sonya Notes

Sonya Notes, curated by @sonyasupposedly, covers SF Bay Area events, digital culture, and personal musings. It touches on themes like technology's impact on society, the importance of community, identity exploration, and the balance between physical and digital lives. It aims to foster connections and discussions around these topics.

Event Organization Digital Culture Personal Development Community Building Technology and Society Identity and Self-Perception

The hottest Substack posts of Sonya Notes

And their main takeaways

Ambivalence on Technocracy

0 implied HN points • 31 Mar 18
  1. Competitive markets can solve many problems on their own.
  2. The public can lack proper insight when it comes to decision-making.
  3. A balance between personal responsibility and system-based improvements is crucial for society.

The Label Is Not the Object

0 implied HN points • 12 Apr 18
  1. Labels help set expectations about something.
  2. Too many labels can limit your identity and make you less open to new ideas.
  3. It's important to manage and shape your identity consciously.

Filters, Funnels

0 implied HN points • 12 Mar 18
  1. Filters and funnels help limit the flow of information.
  2. Adverse selection can impact industries like journalism, filtering for passionate individuals.
  3. Journalism may attract those who are really passionate about reporting or seeking attention.

IRL//URL Persona Party @ The Commons

0 implied HN points • 07 Sep 22
  1. IRL//URL Persona Party at The Commons in SF on September 24, 2022.
  2. Event focuses on exploring multiple identities and communities.
  3. Tickets are $30 for early birds and $45 for late birds until September 18th.
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0 implied HN points • 03 Jul 22
  1. The purpose of the newsletter is changing to focus on community organizing in the SF Bay Area.
  2. Stay subscribed for updates on SF Bay Area events, meetups, parties, and interesting conferences or festivals.
  3. Follow Sonya's website for more updates and feel free to say hello via email.

Performing the Real-Time Self

0 implied HN points • 18 Mar 18
  1. Livestreaming allows for casual chats among friends.
  2. Consider starting a podcast to engage with a wider audience.
  3. Effective communication requires being charming and coherent.

Perception, Possession

0 implied HN points • 06 Mar 18
  1. Maps are interpretative layers that help us navigate the world, but they are not reality.
  2. Manipulating a map only affects the map itself, not the actual territory.
  3. Perceiving the world in a way that is useful to you can be empowering.

Tentative Beginning

0 implied HN points • 27 Feb 18
  1. Sonya started a new newsletter called Sonya Notes as an experiment.
  2. The newsletter is a space for Sonya to connect with friends and readers in a casual and freeform way.
  3. Sonya hopes to create content that is not as short as Twitter, not as dedicated as her previous project Exolymph, and not as sporadic as her monthly newsletter.

Mood-Related Gym Equipment

0 implied HN points • 03 Mar 18
  1. The concept of the hedonic treadmill suggests that happiness remains constant despite efforts to improve
  2. Even with better circumstances, individuals may still feel existentially dissatisfied
  3. Practicing gratitude and appreciating what one already has can be a strategy to mitigate feelings of discontent

August picnics

0 implied HN points • 29 Jul 22
  1. There are two upcoming picnics in August: one in San Francisco on August 7, and one in Berkeley on August 20.
  2. The San Francisco picnic on August 7 is a Red Scare meetup at Dolores Park.
  3. The Berkeley picnic on August 20 does not require an RSVP and is bring-your-own-whatever, plus some to share.