This Week I Learned

A weekly note on curiosity, noticing, and learning out loud.

Every Sunday, I share a handful of things I learned during the week.

Not conclusions. Not opinions.
Just ideas, observations, and questions that made me pause or look twice.

What is TWIL?

TWIL (This Week I Learned) is a weekly newsletter where I share what caught my attention over the past seven days.

Each edition is a short collection of learnings, reflections, and curiosities. Things I stumbled upon, things I questioned, things that quietly stayed with me. Sometimes they’re small and delightful. Sometimes they point to larger systems or patterns.

It’s not about being right or complete.
It’s about noticing what’s interesting while it’s still unfolding.

What you’ll find inside

Each Sunday’s email usually includes:

• Small learnings — surprising facts, ideas, or observations
• Personal reflections — how those ideas connect to everyday life
• Unexpected connections — between nature, design, cities, history, technology, or people
• Links worth following — if you feel like going a little deeper

You can read it in a few minutes.
Or let one idea stay with you all day.

Here are a few examples from past editions to give you a sense of what shows up:

• How natural borders shaped culture in Europe — and why rivers and mountains influenced language, identity, and trade.
  (from: TWIL #12)
• Why more boys are born after a war — a surprising pattern connected to human biology and social stress.
  (from: TWIL #47)
• How people in the Middle Ages thought about age — and how their life stages differ from ours.
  (from: TWIL #40)
• How data visualization made all the difference to Florence Nightingale — and how charts can save lives.
  (from: TWIL #48)

Why I write it

I started TWIL as a habit.

Writing helps me slow down, reflect on the week, and make sense of what I’m learning. Sharing turns that private work into something useful: it forces clarity and deeper understanding. I also believe that knowledge gets better when it’s shared.

The weekly rhythm matters to me. And if something here sparks a question, a connection, or a different way of looking at things, then it’s doing what it’s meant to do.

Who it’s for

TWIL is for people who:

• enjoy learning without an agenda
• like connecting dots across different fields
• appreciate thoughtful, human-scale writing
• want something calm and reflective in their inbox
• see curiosity as a stance, not a performance

If that resonates, you’ll probably feel at home here.