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we're okay - a quick Asheville update and a list of places to donate
1st Oct 2024
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we're okay - a quick Asheville update

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
and a list of places to donate
Lemon Lyme Summer The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips...
22nd Sep 2024
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Lemon Lyme Summer

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Sep 2024
The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips of the pines above glow for a moment before the sun slides up and behind the distant clouds. The sun rises near the center of the bay when we arrive in April, but by the solstice...
19th Sep 2024
15th Sep 2024
Questions and Answers vs. Features and Benefits When making products, you can think of them as a collection of features or answers. Some people may...
12th Sep 2024
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Questions and Answers vs. Features and Benefits

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Sep 2024
When making products, you can think of them as a collection of features or answers. Some people may say "you mean features or benefits?" No, I mean answers. Answers are counterpoints to questions people have in their heads. Answers fill holes, answers snap into sockets. Benefits...
act, rest, repeat on finding the right doing-being balance
11th Sep 2024
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act, rest, repeat

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Sep 2024
on finding the right doing-being balance
In Favor of Reading Aloud When I read Jane Eyre, I stalled for a full year between the opening part at the boarding school and...
11th Sep 2024
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In Favor of Reading Aloud

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Sep 2024
When I read Jane Eyre, I stalled for a full year between the opening part at the boarding school and the rest of the book. I tend to dislike boarding-school openings in books, but the real problem was I found myself having to reread too many of Charlotte Brontë’s winding,...
If you let it, AI will prompt you. Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
9th Sep 2024
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If you let it, AI will prompt you.

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Sep 2024
Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
Last of the Curmudgeons Catch-up service:
7th Sep 2024
Thoughts while watching myself be automated An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will...
5th Sep 2024
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Thoughts while watching myself be automated

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Sep 2024
An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will it be before all human intellectual work is automated. My position was: I dunno, because things are moving fast right now but what if we run out of data or scaling laws break and...
4th Sep 2024
Alien Intelligence I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
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Alien Intelligence

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
Backcountry Skiers and Venture Capitalists Skiing in the proverbial River
3rd Sep 2024
No More Excuses: Trading Blame for Action. Practical Steps Towards Ownership Instead of Whining. I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's...
3rd Sep 2024
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3rd Sep 2024
I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's easier to make excuses rather than do the hard work.
gentle advice for sensitive souls who wanna make somethin outta nothin
3rd Sep 2024
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gentle advice for sensitive souls

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Sep 2024
who wanna make somethin outta nothin
The unfairness of life with a baby Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
1st Sep 2024
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The unfairness of life with a baby

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2024
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
the answer I must seek My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
1st Sep 2024
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the answer I must seek

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2024
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
A company is a language Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural...
26th Aug 2024
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A company is a language

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

26th Aug 2024
Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural nuances. And I think this explains why it’s so hard for executives — especially executives — to come in from outside an organization and find their way. At lower levels within an...
Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
17th Aug 2024
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Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

17th Aug 2024
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts Plus a sci-fi novel update
14th Aug 2024
111

The Most Useful Feedback Hurts

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Aug 2024
Plus a sci-fi novel update
Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
12th Aug 2024
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Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Aug 2024
Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
quests, failure, desire or: contra defensive postures
9th Aug 2024
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quests, failure, desire

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Aug 2024
or: contra defensive postures
being more available to myself requires me to be less available to others & other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
9th Aug 2024
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9th Aug 2024
& other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
8th Aug 2024
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Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do

from Stoic Simple [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
The Rise of Neotoddlerism Why activists are behaving like infants
8th Aug 2024
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The Rise of Neotoddlerism

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
Why activists are behaving like infants
Do Quests, Not Goals South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get...
8th Aug 2024
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Do Quests, Not Goals

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you...
Intuitions for Georgism Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
7th Aug 2024
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Intuitions for Georgism

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Aug 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite from deep in our archive. You can unsubscribe from Reissues but continue receiving our new posts by updating your preference here. Last year, Atvbt’s bloggers published a piece...
The Ideal Manager Exercise — How to Choose and Communicate With Your Current or Future Manager The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
5th Aug 2024
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5th Aug 2024
The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
Bits from Boulder Three true stories from the People's Republic
5th Aug 2024
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Bits from Boulder

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Aug 2024
Three true stories from the People's Republic
“ugly” drawings from korea The first couple of days in korea we stumbled into a 3-storey stationery shop called Object. There...
4th Aug 2024
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“ugly” drawings from korea

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Aug 2024
The first couple of days in korea we stumbled into a 3-storey stationery shop called Object. There was a particular section where they sell stationery and stickers by a particular artist with...
'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult Not If You're On The Left Anyway
3rd Aug 2024
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'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Aug 2024
Not If You're On The Left Anyway
How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop Let's look at the warning signs
2nd Aug 2024
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How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2024
Let's look at the warning signs
This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
2nd Aug 2024
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This really is it

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2024
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
Re-sourcing the Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
1st Aug 2024
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Re-sourcing the Mind

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
1st Aug 2024
Taste We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in...
31st Jul 2024
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Taste

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Jul 2024
We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in the sense of design. Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomics that considers...
How Senior Leaders Evaluate Ideas — And a Story of Amazon's 3-Year Planning Process Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element...
29th Jul 2024
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29th Jul 2024
Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element of a good idea.
Push the Fence I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced...
16th Jul 2024
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Push the Fence

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

16th Jul 2024
I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced with a smoothly operating new one, I can do that for you or show you how. This wasn’t always true. It became true May 27, 2024, after pulling everything out of the under-sink...
a VERY BIG pre-order giveaway!!!! ONE OF YOU IS WINNING A TRIP TO CARMEL!!!! I promise I’ll stop yapping about pre-orders soon,...
14th Jul 2024
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a VERY BIG pre-order giveaway!!!!

from What To Cook [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Jul 2024
ONE OF YOU IS WINNING A TRIP TO CARMEL!!!! I promise I’ll stop yapping about pre-orders soon, because the book will BE IN YOUR HANDS IN LESS THAN A MONTH! But until pub day on August 13th, it’s pre-order city, baby. And to show you just how SERIOUSLY, UNENDINGLY GRATEFUL I am to...
Progress can be slow We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
10th Jul 2024
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Progress can be slow

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Jul 2024
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Love myself? Knowing what I know? A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
9th Jul 2024
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Love myself? Knowing what I know?

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Jul 2024
A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
happy birthday to my favouritest person Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east...
7th Jul 2024
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happy birthday to my favouritest person

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Jul 2024
Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east to west so we can’t do any local travelling. Travelling is vital...
camouflage reflections on fitting into many places
5th Jul 2024
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camouflage

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
reflections on fitting into many places
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
5th Jul 2024
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Rereading The Brothers Karamazov

from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park, sitting under a tree overlooking the river. I remember that it was the Penguin Classics edition translated by David McDuff, and that I couldn’t put it down.
Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of...
5th Jul 2024
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Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of the things life and the world had to offer. It’s difficult to overstate the influence Anthony Bourdain has had on my worldview. For over a decade, whenever someone asked, “what do...
July 4, 2024 Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
5th Jul 2024
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July 4, 2024

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us always be grateful for it. And let us always remember that good things are created not when people decide they have claims against an institution or a society, but when they have...
Let’s stop counting centuries Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed...
4th Jul 2024
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Let’s stop counting centuries

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jul 2024
Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed in the last two-thirds of the 18th century, though it flowed out of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Reason in the 17th century and spilled into the heyday of classical...
How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult? Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
3rd Jul 2024
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How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult?

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
Introducing Writebook You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And...
3rd Jul 2024
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Introducing Writebook

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And individual blog posts on a number of other platforms. These are solved problems. But it's surprisingly challenging to publish books on the web in nice, cohesive, tight, easy-to-navigate...
Anti-Rivalrous Goods the rivalrousness s-curve
3rd Jul 2024
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Anti-Rivalrous Goods

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
the rivalrousness s-curve
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden? Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
3rd Jul 2024
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden?

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
2nd Jul 2024
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10 Things I Learned Losing 10 Million Dollars

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jul 2024
How to Stay Sane in a Mania
Don't Tell Me This Town Ain't Got No Heart; Or, Sphere and Loathing Dead and Co and Authenticity at the Sphere
1st Jul 2024
Feedback is What Makes Everything Work The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about...
27th Jun 2024
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Feedback is What Makes Everything Work

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Jun 2024
The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about five minutes, but the teller took so long that I started to experience time distortion. I knew it had been at least fifteen minutes, but perhaps it was much longer. Twenty-five...
Fun, Fellowship, and Fractures On the downside of activity-based friendships
23rd Jun 2024
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Fun, Fellowship, and Fractures

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Jun 2024
On the downside of activity-based friendships
Thoughts on the search for life Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
22nd Jun 2024
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Thoughts on the search for life

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Jun 2024
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life, what is life, etc. It was a wonderfully refreshing, nourishing conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34 It made me want to spill out some random thoughts on the...
20th Jun 2024
Obvious travel advice Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing...
20th Jun 2024
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Obvious travel advice

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Jun 2024
Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing each other for a few months, many new couples take a short trip, which often ends in an apocalyptic, relationship-destroying fight. My theory is that’s the trip working as...
What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
13th Jun 2024
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What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jun 2024
Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
13th Jun 2024
Robert Pirsig on Selfless Climbing While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition...
13th Jun 2024
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Robert Pirsig on Selfless Climbing

from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jun 2024
While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition of Henri Nouwen’s The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery.
The Work of Art The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
11th Jun 2024
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The Work of Art

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jun 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
The whole Channel is filled with little ships Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest...
6th Jun 2024
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The whole Channel is filled with little ships

from Diaries of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jun 2024
Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany’s occupation of Europe. Among the thousands of brave soldiers who set out to liberate the continent was...
How We Designed a FUN Nonfiction Book Cover Every step and cover along the way
5th Jun 2024
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How We Designed a FUN Nonfiction Book Cover

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2024
Every step and cover along the way
can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
5th Jun 2024
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can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2024
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
Dogs That Don't Bark I once had to end a very nice person's freelance work contract for a role which they were doing...
5th Jun 2024
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Dogs That Don't Bark

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2024
I once had to end a very nice person's freelance work contract for a role which they were doing quite badly. I wrote them an email that tried to say only things that were both nice and true, such as some version of "we're wanting
The 6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises Here's how you kill an entire genre
4th Jun 2024
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The 6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jun 2024
Here's how you kill an entire genre
I Have a Design Portfolio For the longest time, I’ve shared my work through blog posts or social media, rather than having a...
3rd Jun 2024
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I Have a Design Portfolio

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jun 2024
For the longest time, I’ve shared my work through blog posts or social media, rather than having a typical portfolio. But I’ve decided it’s time to pull together a more cohesive collection of my work, focusing on product design and creative direction. My projects are usually...
to be creative, be where you are and to be where you are, face what you’re avoiding
3rd Jun 2024
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to be creative, be where you are

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jun 2024
and to be where you are, face what you’re avoiding
drawing & painting as a form of meditation I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since...
1st Jun 2024
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drawing & painting as a form of meditation

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2024
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since then I’ve been trying to do it more regularly, hoping to incorporate it as a...
The Renaissance Redux 'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
1st Jun 2024
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The Renaissance Redux

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2024
'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
Expectations, planning, and suffering Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
29th May 2024
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Expectations, planning, and suffering

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

29th May 2024
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
Introducing Nutrify 1.2: Calorie and Macronutrient Goals, Breakdowns and 57 New Foods Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57...
28th May 2024
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28th May 2024
Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57 new foods in Nutridex. Available on the App Store.
Careful technology Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
21st May 2024
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Careful technology

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

21st May 2024
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that technological pursuits and natural pursuits, are at odds. An example: I think this is a false position. But if this kind of sentiment is so often repeated, its worth thinking about why it...
me and the beatles just ate some waffles in tokyo I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone...
16th May 2024
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me and the beatles just ate some waffles in tokyo

from Farza's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

16th May 2024
I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone would ask me my 10-year plan I would flat out say "I have no idea".
№ 79: Allowing Those You Love The Right To Be Wrong Why you’re getting this: I’m Jason Nguyen.
14th May 2024
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№ 79: Allowing Those You Love The Right To Be Wrong

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

14th May 2024
Why you’re getting this: I’m Jason Nguyen.
Keeping Silence Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
11th May 2024
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Keeping Silence

from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

11th May 2024
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
An Ode to Manchester Wall A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
9th May 2024
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An Ode to Manchester Wall

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In...
9th May 2024
161

How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In this article, I'm going to help you do exactly that by teaching you five tactics to conquer anything you might be afraid of. Heights, spiders, small spaces, strangely-shaped...
The Ambling Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
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The Ambling Mind

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
5th May 2024
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30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024)

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

5th May 2024
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
a hole in my soul I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the...
5th May 2024
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a hole in my soul

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

5th May 2024
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the feelings and thoughts I have at this point in time. It doesn’t seem right...
The Good Enough Trap How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
4th May 2024
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The Good Enough Trap

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

4th May 2024
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Why am I still doing this? I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay...
3rd May 2024
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Why am I still doing this?

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd May 2024
I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay motivated. It ain’t the money, as I’ve been fortunate enough to make more than I’ll ever be able to spend. I enjoy the work and we have a great crew, each a true pleasure to work with. I...
099 + Framer 099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
2nd May 2024
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099 + Framer

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of photorealistic product mockups made for Photoshop. And we're continuing to grow this collection slowly, but we recognised that we need to diversify. So we're building out a new...
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
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after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
Dynomight internet survey Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of: you the...
2nd May 2024
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Dynomight internet survey

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of: you the nature of reality consciousness ethics dynomight internet website and have therefore created a survey, which you can take here. (You don’t need to create an account or give your email...
"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
1st May 2024
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"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2024
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually Don't be deceived like I was...
1st May 2024
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Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2024
Don't be deceived like I was...
The Pacification of War Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
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The Pacification of War

from Lefineder’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
Why Everything is Becoming a Game All the better to control you
20th Apr 2024
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Why Everything is Becoming a Game

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Apr 2024
All the better to control you
19th Apr 2024
Thoughts on seed oil A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was...
18th Apr 2024
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Thoughts on seed oil

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

18th Apr 2024
A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was safe, he’d wait a couple months and renew his attack: “When are you going to write about seed oils?” “Did you know that seed oils are why there’s so much {obesity, heart disease,...
The Window of Opportunity is Here Don't get stuck in neutral
17th Apr 2024
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The Window of Opportunity is Here

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

17th Apr 2024
Don't get stuck in neutral
Why Buy a House (or Land)? A lesson in ignoring economics
15th Apr 2024
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Why Buy a House (or Land)?

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Apr 2024
A lesson in ignoring economics
April White The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for...
10th Apr 2024
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April White

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2024
The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for months, waiting for more snow to fall but it never did. Last year we arrived in Washburn after Memorial Day and there were still patches of snow in the deep shade of the woods. This...
If Not Could Not Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at...
10th Apr 2024
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If Not Could Not

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2024
Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at selling things." Well, that's nice: the job is all about selling things, so someone good at selling things would indeed be a good fit.
Saying No to what I feel I should do Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
7th Apr 2024
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Saying No to what I feel I should do

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Apr 2024
Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
43 I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I...
6th Apr 2024
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43

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Apr 2024
I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I don’t feel like I have made much progress, and perhaps I...
5th Apr 2024
Motivation I can fake enough. I can fake a lot. But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake:...
4th Apr 2024
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Motivation

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Apr 2024
I can fake enough. I can fake a lot. But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake: Motivation. And in the end, at least for me, it all comes down to motivation. I may have the talent, I may know the tricks, I may be able to go through the motions. But if I deeply...
3rd Apr 2024
In Search of Dupree Bolton (Part 2 of 2) I conclude the story of my quest to find a legendary jazz musician who disappeared in the early...
3rd Apr 2024
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In Search of Dupree Bolton (Part 2 of 2)

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Apr 2024
I conclude the story of my quest to find a legendary jazz musician who disappeared in the early 1960s
i guess i wrote a song??? a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
2nd Apr 2024
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i guess i wrote a song???

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Apr 2024
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
Not just fishing knots Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa. We walked in and mum saw Nana and they...
2nd Apr 2024
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Not just fishing knots

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Apr 2024
Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa. We walked in and mum saw Nana and they both started to cry. Papa, Alan, Alby, my grandfather was quite sick. The room was quiet and somber but had an unshakable aura of warmth and love. Everyone was
The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph I don't know how I get invited to anything either
1st Apr 2024
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The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Apr 2024
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
22nd Mar 2024
Mobile Bay We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go...
20th Mar 2024
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Mobile Bay

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Mar 2024
We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go to New Orleans, and then up into the Ozarks, before heading back up to Wisconsin for the summer, but given how mild the winter turned out to be, we decided to press north sooner...
Small Spaces notes on building blocks
14th Mar 2024
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Small Spaces

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Mar 2024
notes on building blocks
Everything is espionage: Things I learned researching Assange (espissange? asspionage?) Who is this Julian Assange guy? Is he good or bad? Did he do espionage?...
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14th Mar 2024
(espissange? asspionage?) Who is this Julian Assange guy? Is he good or bad? Did he do espionage? Why is the US so obsessed with getting its hands on him? At dynomight.net we don’t like to answer questions. Instead, we prefer to replace them with more abstract questions that we...
Conversation-Catalysing Events There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka...
13th Mar 2024
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Conversation-Catalysing Events

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Mar 2024
There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka Supermac, is asked the hardest thing about government and replies “Events, dear boy, events”. This probably never happened and is absolutely irrelevant to this blogpost regardless, but I...
Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and...
9th Mar 2024
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Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Mar 2024
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of work.
40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20) Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to...
9th Mar 2024
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40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Mar 2024
Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to survive your 20s and crowd-sourced advice on how to excel in your 30s. And apparently you guys loved it. So, here's more of the good stuff: 40 life lessons I now know at 40 that I...
Your Social Universe Imagine yourself as a star.
6th Mar 2024
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Your Social Universe

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Mar 2024
Imagine yourself as a star.
5th Mar 2024
This Moment is Your Life How to not waste it
5th Mar 2024
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This Moment is Your Life

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2024
How to not waste it
The meet-cute (rom com, Act One) a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury,...
5th Mar 2024
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The meet-cute (rom com, Act One)

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2024
a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying everything
4th Mar 2024
Hooks, towel bars, and software Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development. When...
3rd Mar 2024
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Hooks, towel bars, and software

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Mar 2024
Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development. When being asked to choose between towel hooks or a towel bar, the choice was obvious: Hooks, of course. Hooks take up no space. Towel bars suck up space. Hooks hold towels no matter how...
Superglue and milk We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight. I helped Dad get onto the escalators. He...
3rd Mar 2024
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Superglue and milk

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Mar 2024
We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight. I helped Dad get onto the escalators. He moves slower than most. It keeps me in check when I’m steaming along. Walking into the movies I looked at the time. We were late. Friday afternoon traffic. So
some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self [cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an...
3rd Mar 2024
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some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Mar 2024
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an inherent dislike for my self. No one who inherently likes them selves...
A Failed Rock Adaption of Dune Might Have Starred Mick Jagger, Orson Welles & Salvador Dalí (with... This gets the top spot on my list of never-made films I'd like to see
2nd Mar 2024
Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
2nd Mar 2024
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Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Mar 2024
What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
The Art of Living The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
1st Mar 2024
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The Art of Living

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Mar 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
Introducing Nutrify | A Pokédex for Food Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
27th Feb 2024
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Introducing Nutrify | A Pokédex for Food

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Feb 2024
Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
23rd Feb 2024
33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I...
22nd Feb 2024
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33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Feb 2024
I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I can honestly say they changed my life, who's to say they won't change yours too? Don't just take my word for it though. Read on for my summary of all 33 books and see for yourself...
Fly Navy The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the...
21st Feb 2024
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Fly Navy

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

21st Feb 2024
The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the pilot. The bus, wherever it goes, is conspicuous. It is especially conspicuous in the middle of an otherwise empty parking lot. Next to the parking lot was a collection of condos,...
Don't delegate your word As you build your business, you'll end up delegating plenty. Much of what you did before is now...
20th Feb 2024
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Don't delegate your word

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Feb 2024
As you build your business, you'll end up delegating plenty. Much of what you did before is now better done by someone else. To make more progress, you release your grip and allow. But there’s one thing you should hold tight and never let go. It’s the thing that should never be...
Taste games I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar....
15th Feb 2024
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Taste games

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Feb 2024
I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar. I sure do. But what about camping or dubstep or chain restaurants or installation art? What about blue cheese or pick-up trucks or reality TV? Me, I like some and loathe others....
Short Posts Why are posts so long?
14th Feb 2024
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Short Posts

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Feb 2024
Why are posts so long?
All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on...
9th Feb 2024
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All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Feb 2024
Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why.
Vision Con The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
9th Feb 2024
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Vision Con

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Feb 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
5th Feb 2024
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A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Feb 2024
Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
the uncomfortable phase of learning I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal...
4th Feb 2024
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the uncomfortable phase of learning

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Feb 2024
I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal training sessions before I traveled to japan, and when I got back there was a...
Uniform Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated...
3rd Feb 2024
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Uniform

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Feb 2024
Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated capsule wardrobe that reflects a cohesive style. My interest in fashion is limited, yet the concept of capsule wardrobes has fascinated me for years. I've been chipping away at...
3rd Feb 2024
Opposites Attract On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
3rd Feb 2024
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Opposites Attract

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Feb 2024
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
My Rule of the 6 Spheres Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very...
2nd Feb 2024
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My Rule of the 6 Spheres

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2024
Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very seriously—it's at the heart of my worldview and keeps me on the right path
2nd Feb 2024
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
1st Feb 2024
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Hemiphytophilia

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Feb 2024
A journal entry about a house plant
i am who i think you think i am on not being the best // season one finale
1st Feb 2024
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i am who i think you think i am

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Feb 2024
on not being the best // season one finale
Some thoughts on interviewing Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how...
27th Jan 2024
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Some thoughts on interviewing

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Jan 2024
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how people are seeing work fitting into their lives
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
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5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
№ 77: Reflecting on 2023 Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
14th Jan 2024
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№ 77: Reflecting on 2023

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Jan 2024
Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
The Wisdom of Daybreak The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 1
12th Jan 2024
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The Wisdom of Daybreak

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Jan 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 1
Where’s the magic? I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview. I said Isaac Newton. An old...
11th Jan 2024
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Where’s the magic?

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jan 2024
I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview. I said Isaac Newton. An old cricket coach told me about the laws of motion. And I never forgot. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. It helped fix my right arm leg spin. I later
Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t...
11th Jan 2024
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Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jan 2024
What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t understand? I’ve been thinking about that recently because of the NordICC colonoscopy trial. It took 85k Europeans aged 55-64, invited a third of them for a free one-time screening...
2024: one pull up One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the...
7th Jan 2024
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2024: one pull up

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Jan 2024
One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the sake of having a distance goal, but rather cultivating...
Leslie's Razors Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
6th Jan 2024
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Leslie's Razors

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jan 2024
Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in...
5th Jan 2024
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Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2024
This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in 2016. Almost 8 years on from then, with much experimentation, many highs and lows, strategy changes, and a lot of ground work, we announced the relaunch of our website:...
5th Jan 2024
23 Highlights from 2023 A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
5th Jan 2024
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23 Highlights from 2023

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2024
A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
Savoring the Unsavory Making Meaning on Mount Adams
4th Jan 2024
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Savoring the Unsavory

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jan 2024
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
Low Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
3rd Jan 2024
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Low

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jan 2024
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays fighting their way through wisps of Spanish moss. You can find this scene anywhere in South Carolina below the fall line, a vague geographic boundary that runs along the southeastern...
Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts? Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
3rd Jan 2024
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Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts?

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jan 2024
Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
80/20 Cooking In short: Salt, fat, acid, heat
3rd Jan 2024
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80/20 Cooking

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jan 2024
In short: Salt, fat, acid, heat
Happy New Year It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared...
1st Jan 2024
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Happy New Year

from Diaries of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2024
It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared 365 diary entries written by 365 different people—each offering a chance to live a day in someone else’s shoes. It’s been an intense and remarkable year, filled with insights,...
24 super genuine resolutions for 2024 + one important thing at the end sort of
1st Jan 2024
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24 super genuine resolutions for 2024

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2024
+ one important thing at the end sort of
The Thing That Is Silence The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
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The Thing That Is Silence

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
Efforts and Goals and Joy There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
31st Dec 2023
105

Efforts and Goals and Joy

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Dec 2023
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to concentrate on. There was joy in effort, and the world resisted effort to just the right degree, and yielded to it at last. People cut Mount Rushmore into faces; they chipped here and...
28th Dec 2023
Apple M3 Machine Learning Speed Test I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
23rd Dec 2023
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Apple M3 Machine Learning Speed Test

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Dec 2023
I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
21st Dec 2023
The Mystery of Mastery Laetitia@Work #64
20th Dec 2023
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The Mystery of Mastery

from Laetitia@Work [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Dec 2023
Laetitia@Work #64
A new role I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy...
14th Dec 2023
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A new role

from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Dec 2023
I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy Coordinator at St David's Catholic College. I joined the college as a pastoral tutor four years ago this month, after a religious conversion prompted me to seek out a new career in...
The Consciousness Box Sorry for the inconvenience.
11th Dec 2023
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The Consciousness Box

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Dec 2023
Sorry for the inconvenience.
6th Dec 2023
Repair Fail One of the most underappreciated, least talked about aspects of repair is the hierarchy. There are...
6th Dec 2023
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Repair Fail

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Dec 2023
One of the most underappreciated, least talked about aspects of repair is the hierarchy. There are repair wizards and there are newbies and there are the rest of us, somewhere between those two poles. This hierarchy of skill and experience requires that you earn your way to the...
The Al Capone Problem Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
6th Dec 2023
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The Al Capone Problem

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Dec 2023
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
Wacky Guy One: prepping for the audition that coulda changed everything a raw and unvarnished look at what it takes to make it in hollywood with celebrated commercial actor...
5th Dec 2023
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5th Dec 2023
a raw and unvarnished look at what it takes to make it in hollywood with celebrated commercial actor Alex Dobrenko
Softening Our Inner Critic Find nourishment in the weeds
4th Dec 2023
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Softening Our Inner Critic

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Dec 2023
Find nourishment in the weeds
Things I Learned This Year Personalisation sells, but good design satisfies. Don't wait for perfect execution. Ship and...
2nd Dec 2023
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Things I Learned This Year

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2023
Personalisation sells, but good design satisfies. Don't wait for perfect execution. Ship and iterate. You don't need to fill your time. Creating calendar white space provides a buffer for work and play. Find the intersection of doing what makes you happy, what is smart for you...
This world was not built for working parents and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
2nd Dec 2023
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This world was not built for working parents

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2023
and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
Rattle Bag History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
2nd Dec 2023
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Rattle Bag

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2023
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
One pheasant behaved like a madman In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically...
1st Dec 2023
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One pheasant behaved like a madman

from Diaries of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2023
In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically ill in Paris and close to death, German filmmaker Werner Herzog immediately packed a duffel bag and began to walk in her direction from Munich, convinced that “she would stay...
scenes from tsukiji & asakusa Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at...
1st Dec 2023
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scenes from tsukiji & asakusa

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2023
Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at 740am because I read that the crowds will start to get crazy at...
#1 Writemas Prioritising time to think, write and publish
1st Dec 2023
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#1 Writemas

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2023
Prioritising time to think, write and publish
30th Nov 2023
The subtle shade of the clouds Garlic takes six to seven months to grow. I’m still working it out. I planted my garlic too...
27th Nov 2023
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The subtle shade of the clouds

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Nov 2023
Garlic takes six to seven months to grow. I’m still working it out. I planted my garlic too late. Not the farm garlic though. They’ve had practice. Over a thousand bulbs this year, maybe more. Tens of thousands of cloves. Garlic is the biggest harvest of
Alpine Starts II Or: Thanksgiving in the Mountains
26th Nov 2023
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Alpine Starts II

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

26th Nov 2023
Or: Thanksgiving in the Mountains
30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
25th Nov 2023
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30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023)

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

25th Nov 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
Seasonal Changes Finding space and time to sloooooow down
19th Nov 2023
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Seasonal Changes

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

19th Nov 2023
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
Audiobooks Are Books and They’re Also Practice Speak low if you speak love. — Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing I’m very fond of audiobooks....
11th Nov 2023
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Audiobooks Are Books and They’re Also Practice

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Nov 2023
Speak low if you speak love. — Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing I’m very fond of audiobooks. There is something endearing, maybe even romantic, about the act of listening. I get this same sense often in early photographs of radio listeners, that they appreciate the romance of...
Cathedral: A Short Story Castles in the Sky #42
10th Nov 2023
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Cathedral: A Short Story

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Nov 2023
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How to Be Successful in Life The internet is inundated with countless videos and advice columns promising to teach you how to...
9th Nov 2023
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How to Be Successful in Life

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Nov 2023
The internet is inundated with countless videos and advice columns promising to teach you how to become more successful than 99% of the world's population. Most of these claims revolve around setting goals, developing discipline, and eliminating distractions. But let's face it:...
Optimal Suffering If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
8th Nov 2023
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Optimal Suffering

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Nov 2023
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life? The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
6th Nov 2023
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Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life?

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Nov 2023
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
on seeing my self as a canvas I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can...
5th Nov 2023
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on seeing my self as a canvas

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Nov 2023
I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can remember, though I am not sure if my...
№ 73: Finding Faith How pursuing entrepreneurship taught me faith
3rd Nov 2023
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№ 73: Finding Faith

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Nov 2023
How pursuing entrepreneurship taught me faith
10 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now My life is pretty much like yours. Except that total strangers send me all sorts of things.
2nd Nov 2023
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10 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2023
My life is pretty much like yours. Except that total strangers send me all sorts of things.
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