{"id":45590,"date":"2026-02-15T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=45590"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:18:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T21:18:06","slug":"best-case-scenarios-unloop-craft-supply-bin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/best-case-scenarios-unloop-craft-supply-bin\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Case Scenarios \/ Unloop \/ Craft Supply Bin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Best case scenarios<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Together with author Dan Pink, I have started a new podcast series called Best Case Scenarios<\/a>. Each episode asks an expert to give us their best possible good news scenario in the next 25 years. What happens if everything goes right? What is the best case scenario for say, energy, transportation, biotechnology and brain science? Those are the subjects of our first four episodes, which are also available as YouTube videos<\/a>, and are now available wherever you get your podcasts. These are not predictions, but visions of what we can aim for in order to make them real. \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visual pattern mapper for behavior loops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Unloop<\/a> is a visual pattern mapper that helps you catch yourself in the act of being you \u2014 to notice a familiar loop, lay it out on a map, and then play with small experiments that might shift the pattern instead of just shaming it. You don\u2019t need to sign up or create an account to try it out, and the experience is guided by thoughtful prompts and questions that help you spot what\u2019s really driving a loop so you can understand yourself better. It\u2019s not therapy or coaching, but structured self\u2011discovery that treats your patterns as a story you can rewrite rather than a flaw you need to fix. \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Better drag-and-drop for Mac<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dropover<\/a> ($7) is a tiny Mac utility that solves a problem I didn’t know I had. When you’re dragging a file to a folder that isn\u2019t on your desktop, just shake your cursor, and a floating “shelf” appears to hold it. The shelf stays open so you can drop files, folders, images, and even text snippets onto it. Then go find your destination and unload everything at once. You can collect items from multiple folders into one shelf, which macOS can’t do natively. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Substack without subs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I am a big fan of RSS feeds. I keep up with a long list of blogs and websites by reading the stream of their new stuff via an RSS reader app, negating the need to visit the website directly. (Out of habit I use Feedly<\/a>, even though it may be outdated.) It is a bit old school, but a well-curated RSS feed is incredibly productive and enjoyable. I have been particularly delighted to discover that I can add Substack newsletters to my RSS feed. If the Substack is free I can read the full text even without subscribing. If it is a paid newsletter I\u2019ll only see the full text of whatever free posts are offered, since most substacks usually offer some portion for free. To get the RSS feed, I just add the phrase \/feed to any newsletter URL, or I can search for the newsletter title in my favorite RSS reader. (Meta: you can read Recomendo<\/em> this way. You\u2019ll get one less email in your box, but we lose the subscriber count bump, which ultimately pays the way for us to keep it free.) Happy reading! \u2014 KK<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notes to Self email folder<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I read this Ask HN: thread<\/a> hoping to find an alternative to my own messy digital note\u2011taking, and I\u2019ve adopted the very promising \u201cNote to Self\u201d email folder suggestion. Skip all the second\u2011brain tools and just use your inbox: email yourself interesting links, thoughts, quotes, or questions, and file them into a dedicated Notes to Self folder. Every so often, skim that folder, delete what now feels worthless or obvious, and let the rest sit. As the commenter shared: \u201cIt\u2019s more useful than you\u2019d think\u2014by reviewing those notes semi\u2011regularly, you\u2019re indirectly memorizing their contents and refreshing their presence in your short\u2011term memory. And that, to me, is the benefit\u2014not \u2018copy this cool thing,\u2019 but \u2018feed my mind cool ideas until it has digested them and incorporated them into the larger gestalt.\u2019\u201d \u2014 CD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Craft supply bin with built-in cups<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This Citylife 17-quart storage bin<\/a> is the best way I’ve found to organize art supplies. It comes with six removable cups that keep markers, crayons, brushes, pencils, and other items separates. Remove only the cup you need, then drop it back in when you’re done. The clear plastic lets you see everything at a glance, the lid latches securely, and the bins stack. \u2014 MF<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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