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The Honest Broker
How Songs Created Western Rational Thinking And Socrates sends me on a mad chase into the wild world of musical dreams
over a year ago
Both Are True
This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
a year ago
The Convivial...
Care, Not Control The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 11
over a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Product Hunt + AngelList✌️😸
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why Is the Tesla Cybertruck So Depressingly Ugly? It's a bigger problem than just one sinister-looking car
8 months ago
Passing Time
Why Write? Other than the egotism, of course…
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Screw Management, Point Yourself at Piles of Rubble I knew a guy who cashed in by matching odd jobs with cheap workers. There is good money to be made...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I knew a guy who cashed in by matching odd jobs with cheap workers. There is good money to be made in convincing people to do subhuman work. I was an easy mark.
The Honest Broker
30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture I can dream, can't I?
3 months ago
Passing Time
On Resting They say running is cheaper than therapy...
a year ago
Both Are True
'wtf is the batcave' a guide for ppl who already pay for both are true
2 months ago
Daniel Bourke
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...
a year ago
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a year ago
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
Luxagraf:...
Christmas Cold After a week at Grayton we moved down the coastline to our favorite place in the Florida panhandle,...
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over a year ago
After a week at Grayton we moved down the coastline to our favorite place in the Florida panhandle, St George Island. This is the wildest, least developed area I know of down here. We've visited St. George more than any other spot in Florida and we never tire of it. We'd spend...
Farza's Newsletter
just saw a pigeon rollerblading on the streets wow didn't know they made rollerblades for pigeons Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group of like 25 people in front of me right now with fake samurai swords doing some sort of sword fighting class it’s pretty lit. They be dueling right now in groups of two. Poggers.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Qualifying for Boston in 2021 Will Be Harder than Ever Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon has closed and there is a brand new set of data ready for...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon has closed and there is a brand new set of data ready for analysis. If you are one of the runners who was accepted, congratulations! Qualifying for Boston is not easy, and as we will see shortly, it shows no signs of getting easier.
Isabel Unraveled
my parents. the stewards of my soul!
5 months ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
This Is the Single Breathtaking Moment When Your Entire Life Changes Don't miss it
8 months ago
The Ruffian
The Age of Centrist Heroes Is Over I Hope You Like Pizza
a year ago
Laetitia@Work
Why AI can make work painful: see customer service Laetitia@Work #71
a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
Harry Potter and the Secret to Learning We've Been Doing it Wrong
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
gathering different pieces of myself I’ve been back home for a few days now. It feels good to be where I feel the safest, slowly working...
a year ago
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a year ago
I’ve been back home for a few days now. It feels good to be where I feel the safest, slowly working to get back to the routine I had before. Yesterday I...
The Prism
10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled Mental models for discerning truth
over a year ago
Left To Write
№ 65: How To Call Someone A Dumbass Without Calling Them A Dumbass It's not what you say but what you hear - Copywriting & Obliquity - The court jester
a year ago
Charlie Becker
The Bookseller's Register #2 My favorite section in the bookstore
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Don't Learn to Code
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Stop Making Sense David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable
6 months ago
Both Are True
crying in the coworking space that is our lives crud sweat and tears in the phone booth of my soul
8 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
80/20 Meditation Part of our 80/20 series sit on a cushion for 20 mins per day focus on your sensory experiences...
a year ago
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a year ago
Part of our 80/20 series sit on a cushion for 20 mins per day focus on your sensory experiences (touch, sight, smell, sound). Try to perceive them as accurately as possible [1] [2] [3] footnotes: is that really all? on one level, yes -- both in the sense that
Laetitia@Work
Debunking the Laziness Lie Laetitia@Work #53
over a year ago
RhysTranter.com
The Letters of Thomas Merton I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books. Now, I am dipping into the multi-volume edition of his letters...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Tweet Less, Write More It has never been simpler to create a personal website than it is today. There are dozens, if not...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It has never been simpler to create a personal website than it is today. There are dozens, if not hundreds of companies that provide you with all the tools you need to create your own personalised platform of unfiltered self-expression. If you have the skills and knowledge to...
journal – Winnie Lim
one year of strength training Last year around this time I had my first strength training session with a personal trainer. I had...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Last year around this time I had my first strength training session with a personal trainer. I had only 3 sessions with them, but due to a fundamental incompatibility – they had...
The Honest Broker
My Survey of 16 Classic Works of New Journalism Let's make New Journalism new again
6 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Fortified From Edisto we worked our way south, stopping off a Hunting Island for a few dismal days in the cold...
a year ago
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a year ago
From Edisto we worked our way south, stopping off a Hunting Island for a few dismal days in the cold and rain, camping in a site that was just a smidge above actual bog. We escaped that dreariness for the much more uplifting Fort McAllister, the first of a string of forts we...
The Ruffian
Jemima Kelly on Trump: Part II On Melania, and Trump's Taste In Music
4 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Special Hell for Designers Like Me In case you think I am pointing fingers from my ivory tower, today I want to confess my own...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In case you think I am pointing fingers from my ivory tower, today I want to confess my own contribution to this mess.
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 35 Thirteen Perspective Changing Experiences from July 2023
a year ago
The Works in...
Links in Progress: Good drug news More important things happening in biotechnology and medicine
4 months ago
The Map is Mostly...
Sympathies (influences pt. 1) One of my goals in life is to become head waiter of a refined cafe (white apron, silver tray), with...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
One of my goals in life is to become head waiter of a refined cafe (white apron, silver tray), with tables set in a quiet and shaded garden. The patrons would be middle-aged or elderly women, and despite knowing their names and cultivating an immense fondness
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Fruity Cereal Version of Your Predicament A dazed bunny landed inches from my head. It was the night before a race, the precious hours of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A dazed bunny landed inches from my head. It was the night before a race, the precious hours of sleep before my 4am wake up call.
journal – Winnie Lim
gyeongju, the city of beautiful tombs Spent a few days in gyeongju. I knew there were going to be tombs, but what I didn’t expect was them...
a year ago
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a year ago
Spent a few days in gyeongju. I knew there were going to be tombs, but what I didn’t expect was them to be everywhere, not just concentrated in one area. I didn’t...
Daniel Bourke
30 years old I remember sitting in the car on the way to drop my brother to preschool. Being 9 years old and...
a year ago
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a year ago
I remember sitting in the car on the way to drop my brother to preschool. Being 9 years old and telling my mum how excited I was to turn ten. Double digits! I feel the same way about 29 to 30. I hardly even got used to saying I’
The Ruffian
10 Classical Music Pieces To Take On Holiday A Summer Listening List
a week ago
The Ruffian
'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult Not If You're On The Left Anyway
12 months ago
Charlie Becker
Open Thread: Castles in the Sky in Your Life Castles in the Sky #37
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Helping Others: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/j_A9C-oIzDs There's a misconception about Stoicism in the modern...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/j_A9C-oIzDs There's a misconception about Stoicism in the modern world that makes people think Stoic philosophy teaches us to care only about ourselves and not think of others. In fact, this couldn't be further from the truth; true Stoicism teaches...
Both Are True
LINK FOR TODAY'S BATCAVE COWRITING @ 12p est the only thing scarier than writing? donating $ to trump
2 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Introducing Ask Product Hunt 🤔
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
Today was truly, absolutely the worst day ever in Sarajevo In April 1992, following Bosnia’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, simmering tensions...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In April 1992, following Bosnia’s declaration of independence from Yugoslavia, simmering tensions among the region’s ethnic groups escalated into the devastating Bosnian War. It wasn’t long before the city of Sarajevo found itself under siege. Amidst the chaos, a courageous young...
Both Are True
This week in BATCAVE! live AMA on Wednesday, live cowrite on Saturday
2 months ago
Mark Manson
How to Make Friends as an Adult Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as important—if not more so—for our health and happiness. Just like with romantic relationships, creating fulfilling, lasting friendships as an adult can be really hard. But… Why? I mean, sure,...
Daily Stoic
What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy? “These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.”...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
“These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.” — Seneca We all know those people who have lots of money, and yet, they are miserable. On the flip side, we all know people who live happy and fulfilled lives despite not having...
The Honest Broker
How I Got Scammed A retraction and an apology to Pitchfork
3 months ago
Abhishek Chakraborty
Success Comes With a Price Tag Like everything, even success comes with a price tag. The key is figuring out what that price is and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Like everything, even success comes with a price tag. The key is figuring out what that price is and being willing to pay it. The problem however is that the price of a lot of things is not obvious (or remain hidden) till the very end.
Paul Cudenec
Dreaming of an ancient peace Floresia: Out of the Shadows, a newly-published novel by Nowick Gray, whose work we featured in The...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Floresia: Out of the Shadows, a newly-published novel by Nowick Gray, whose work we featured in The Acorn in 2023, has set me dreaming.
Paul Cudenec
Ignore the gaslighting - ZIM is real! The smears directed at those of us who expose and oppose ZIM (the zio-imperialist mafia) serve three...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
The smears directed at those of us who expose and oppose ZIM (the zio-imperialist mafia) serve three distinct purposes.
Stoic Simple
What Caused the Growing Popularity of Stoicism in Modern Culture? Stoicism - a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece - has been gaining increased popularity in...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Stoicism - a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece - has been gaining increased popularity in modern culture. It has been embraced by people from all walks of life, from high-powered business executives to the average person seeking ways to cope with the daily stresses of...
Left To Write
№ 79: Allowing Those You Love The Right To Be Wrong Why you’re getting this: I’m Jason Nguyen. I run Bloomstory.co.uk and The Mailroom. This is my...
a year ago
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a year ago
Why you’re getting this: I’m Jason Nguyen. I run Bloomstory.co.uk and The Mailroom. This is my newsletter. I used to write this every week, but now I send this out when I can — life got in the way. Updates on what’s been going on in my life are at the bottom of this newsletter.
Diaries of Note
Blood, sweat and tears Sir John Colville served three Prime Ministers as private secretary, most notably to Winston...
a year ago
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a year ago
Sir John Colville served three Prime Ministers as private secretary, most notably to Winston Churchill during the tumultuous years of World War II, and in this capacity had a front-row seat to some of the most consequential decisions and events of the 20th century. His diaries,...
The Convivial...
Eye to Eye "Is This Anything?"
over a year ago
DYNOMIGHT
My more-hardcore theanine self-experiment Theanine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in tea. Many people take it as a supplement for...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Theanine is an amino acid that occurs naturally in tea. Many people take it as a supplement for stress or anxiety. It’s mechanistically plausible, but the scientific literature hasn’t been able to find much of a benefit. So I ran a 16-month blinded self-experiment in the hopes of...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Obsession Beats Talent and Intelligence Every Time "The most dangerous people in the world are intelligent people who are unsuccessful."
3 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
My First Golden Combover My design education had indoctrinated me with belief in the purity of flat design. I was a true...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My design education had indoctrinated me with belief in the purity of flat design. I was a true believer. I was faced with a moral dilemma on my very first assignment. What did I do?
Left To Write
#8 Writemas: 3 Lessons from Steve Jobs' Biography Last week, I finished Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson portrays Jobs as a complex...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last week, I finished Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson portrays Jobs as a complex character with many paradoxes and personal contradictions. For example, he was adopted and struggled with ‘rejection’, yet rejected his own daughter, Lisa Jobs.
Paul Cudenec
Truth, essence, knowledge and light Being criticised or insulted by your political enemies is not too difficult to cope with – after...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Being criticised or insulted by your political enemies is not too difficult to cope with – after all, you do not really care what they think of you.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
In / Out 2025 for me, will be: In blogging 3D modelling prototyping experimental design endurance...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
2025 for me, will be: In blogging 3D modelling prototyping experimental design endurance climbing single session training days swimming saving self-care selling investing uniform long hair house + techno sound design Out comparison shyness dishes in sink trends (especially...
Nat Eliason's...
Slow Habits Change without Force
a year ago
Farza's Newsletter
woke up and found a beanie in my freezer fml now my head is cold pasta and sauce
2 months ago
The Ruffian
The Standing Ovation Theory of Everything Why Our Choices Are Never Ours Alone
a year ago
The Ruffian
How To Be Charles Darwin Nine Darwinian Habits of Mind and Behaviour
10 months ago
The Ruffian
Threads Isn't Toxic Enough Why I'm sticking with Twitter For Now
over a year ago
The Convivial...
What You Get Is the World The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 21
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Today You Can Talk About Anything and Everything (Well, Almost) It's open mic day at The Honest Broker
2 months ago
Wait But Why
Mailbag #2 We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
over a year ago
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over a year ago
We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
DYNOMIGHT
Taste games I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar....
a year ago
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a year ago
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....
The Honest Broker
Indie Culture Is Great—But What's Coming Next is Better Things are about to change, and this is how it will happen
2 weeks ago
Diaries of Note
At dusk it takes on a life of its own Born in Keswick in 1905, Enid J. Wilson grew up surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Lake...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Born in Keswick in 1905, Enid J. Wilson grew up surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Lake District. As the daughter of both a climber and a botanist, Enid developed a deep understanding and appreciation for the natural world. Her love for the environment, combined with her...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Web UX Design Is Broken I recently discovered a website that brilliantly illustrates the state of user experience (UX)...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I recently discovered a website that brilliantly illustrates the state of user experience (UX) design on today’s web. Please take a moment to use it and see for yourself how fundamentally broken and intrusive web browsing has become on the majority of websites we interact with...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Irresistible Obstacles The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary Obstacle + Rules + Feedback System = Leveling Up
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
No More Side Projects Generally speaking, side projects are great things. They offer us opportunities to create something...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Generally speaking, side projects are great things. They offer us opportunities to create something new. Sometimes these are merely hobbies and sometimes these are projects we’d like to pursue as a potential career. They all have to start somewhere, right? Over the past five...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Better Connections Are we spending enough time with people we can really learn from? Are we having enough conversations...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Are we spending enough time with people we can really learn from? Are we having enough conversations that move us forward rather than discussing the mundane things in life? We are all seeking better connections—some people even the smallest of them. Today, we have the greatest...
Left To Write
#12 Writemas: All The Pieces of You There’s a quote by Jorge Luis Borges I came across that I think about a lot. It goes like this: “I...
a year ago
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a year ago
There’s a quote by Jorge Luis Borges I came across that I think about a lot. It goes like this: “I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
Atoms vs Bits
Companies That Record You Should Have To Send You The Recording a policy proposal
a month ago
RhysTranter.com
Seeking Love of Neighbour Dorotheus of Gaza, quoted in an entry from Henri Nouwen’s The Genesee Diary
a year ago
Mind Mine
a series of morning thoughts trying something new… listen to my voice :)
a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
This Moment is Your Life How to not waste it
a year ago
Both Are True
the haunting image of a "best newsboy" kid's costume from Target ALSO ALL THE BATWRITE LINKS FOR JULY
3 weeks ago
Diaries of Note
I long for vigour and clear thought, but only meet with chaos When she wrote the following diary entry, English author, poet, and garden designer Vita...
over a year ago
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When she wrote the following diary entry, English author, poet, and garden designer Vita Sackville-West was 28. Living in Long Barn, Kent, with her husband and fellow writer, Harold Nicolson, she was nearing the end of an intense, two-year romance with Violet Keppel, with whom...
Jason Fried
Thoughts on the search for life Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
Left To Write
#11 Writemas: What I Read This Year I had two main reading goals for 2023: a) Slow down my reading b) Try to read books that are at...
a year ago
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a year ago
I had two main reading goals for 2023: a) Slow down my reading b) Try to read books that are at least 100 years old. Here’s the full list of my completed books this year, in case you were wondering… Ed Thorpe, A Man for All Markets (2017) Kahill Gibran,
Charlie Becker
You need to be wholesome-maxxing. You need to be wholesome-maxxing:
6 months ago
Charlie Becker
You're not Simon Sarris. Castles in the Sky December 20, 2024
7 months ago
DYNOMIGHT
Car trouble Some time ago—I’m not sure when exactly—my car started rattling. It would only rattle: When the...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Some time ago—I’m not sure when exactly—my car started rattling. It would only rattle: When the engine was on, sitting idle, or When accelerating with just the right amount of throttle. This rattle, I did not like it. It sounded like a tiny spoon in a garbage disposal. Which...
Diaries of Note
The sound of failure Few individuals have shaped the sound and trajectory of modern music quite like Brian Eno. Born in...
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Few individuals have shaped the sound and trajectory of modern music quite like Brian Eno. Born in 1948 in Suffolk, England, Eno initially rose to fame as a member of the glam rock band Roxy Music in the early 1970s. Since then, he has carved out a niche as a visionary in the...
Mark Manson
Motivation: What It Is, How It Works, and Where to Find It We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want to wake up in the morning with a sense of purpose and drive, ready to tackle the day ahead. But the truth is, motivation is not always easy to come by. We tell ourselves lies about...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to use your AirPod Pros to Trigger Flow It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as...
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over a year ago
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as possible. I am always looking for hacks that allow my to get into the zone faster, stay there longer, and increase my creative output. Here’s a new trick that has been working for me...
Both Are True
why it's impossible to finish anything, especially the good things the effort paradox
5 months ago
The Honest Broker
9 Rules for New Technology Wendell Berry's list from 1987 is more relevant than ever before
3 months ago
Both Are True
Doing Crimes w my dad a true story
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Powered by a Whisper As promised, today we are going to take a journey to the heart of the web. The web has become...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
As promised, today we are going to take a journey to the heart of the web. The web has become bloated and gluttonous. We need hungry scalpels, sharp mental x-acto knives to cut away the excess. What will we find at the center? Is there a truth worth saving at the heart of the...
Nat Eliason's...
How to Outline and Plan a Novel What I've learned from the first few
4 months ago
The Honest Broker
Western Music Isn't What You Think Or how my views on culture proved to be all wet
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Meet a twenty-four-year-old scriptwriter called J.J. Everything changed for Richard E. Grant in 1987 when his big screen debut in Bruce Robinson’s iconic...
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Everything changed for Richard E. Grant in 1987 when his big screen debut in Bruce Robinson’s iconic black comedy, Withnail & I, catapulted him towards Hollywood. By the time he wrote the following diary entry four years later he had worked with the likes of Steve Martin, Bruce...
Luxagraf:...
Greenfield Village It's always seems slightly perverse to me to head east in a country that once lived by the slogan,...
a year ago
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a year ago
It's always seems slightly perverse to me to head east in a country that once lived by the slogan, go west. Whatever the case, we're eastbound again and when planning our route we ran across something called Greenfield Village. Greenfield Village is difficult to describe, but...
Scarlet Ink
A Time When I Was Tricked Into Being Honest — Bringing Facts Into Work Discussions Moving discussions from emotional interpretations to facts and metrics can move a group from...
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
War raises the tone of life In August of 1950, shortly after receiving the distinguished Strega Prize for his literary...
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over a year ago
In August of 1950, shortly after receiving the distinguished Strega Prize for his literary contributions, Italian novelist, poet, and translator Cesare Pavese tragically ended his life. He was just forty-one. Among his personal effects was found a deeply introspective diary that...
Both Are True
i was a murder mystery dinner theater actor my role? first-to-die. the job? weird as hell.
a year ago
Both Are True
dancing with the brain demons: what artists really need (spoiler: each other) answers to your questions + happy survey summer
a month ago
Both Are True
BATWRITE tomorrow // Saturday // 830am est get some shit done and then start the weekend RIGHT
a month ago
Letters of Note
Live a life worth living On 19 March 2018, almost five years after being diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer,...
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over a year ago
On 19 March 2018, almost five years after being diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, thirty-eight-year-old Julie Yip-Williams died, leaving behind a husband and two daughters. Her early years had been anything but easy. Born blind in Vietnam, at two months of age she was almost...
Diaries of Note
In the multitude I become bewildered When he wrote the following entry in his journal in October 1940, André Gide was living through a...
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a year ago
When he wrote the following entry in his journal in October 1940, André Gide was living through a chaotic period in history. A French literary titan known for probing works like The Immoralist and The Counterfeiters, Gide now found himself grappling with the profound impact that...
Isabel Unraveled
transformations surrender & renew
7 months ago
Paul Cudenec
A decade of dissent: resistance and psyops In the latest part of my retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit, I look back on...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
In the latest part of my retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit, I look back on its content in 2018.
Atoms vs Bits
Intuitions for Georgism Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
12 months ago
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12 months ago
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...
Diaries of Note
I am dead and, exactly as I foresaw, I still exist Born to American parents in Paris in 1900, Julian Green spent much of his life in France, and...
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Born to American parents in Paris in 1900, Julian Green spent much of his life in France, and despite his American heritage he wrote exclusively in French, becoming the first non-French national to be inducted into the esteemed Académie Française. His prolific career spanned...
The Convivial...
Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend On It The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 8
over a year ago
The Intimate Mirror
AI for Emotional Unfolding A Guide to Finding the Warm Human Within
6 months ago
Passing Time
The Highest Impact Thing You Can Do in Your Everyday Life Making friends is hard; introducing others is easy.
a year ago
The Ruffian
Movies as Discourse Generators Notes on Recent Films
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by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a quasi-parallel to help answer this question. What does it mean to be a Christian? I think the base-line of the faith is the belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.  In Stoicism that...
Paul Cudenec
Modernisation means pillage and profit As I have pointed out before, a big disruptive event like a war serves multiple purposes for the...
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6 months ago
As I have pointed out before, a big disruptive event like a war serves multiple purposes for the criminocrats.
The Honest Broker
What's Happening to Students? Here's the latest news from the zombie wars
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Raptitude.com
The Tiniest Mission Sometimes doing a small thing can be extremely satisfying, out of all proportion to how easy it is:...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
Sometimes doing a small thing can be extremely satisfying, out of all proportion to how easy it is: placing a jigsaw puzzle piece into the right slot, wiping your phone screen spotless, returning a tool to its designated hook, or making a nice diagonal cut across a lovingly-made...
Both Are True
i interviewed a bunch of cool ppl and now it's a...print publication??! Whoa, Vol 1: Conversations to make you feel human
9 months ago
Mind Mine
make more, care less what if i just published waaaaay more?
8 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
playing my own little game My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After...
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a month ago
My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After few days of playing board games my partner was reminded that life is like playing a...
Thu Le
Why I rebuilt this site The journey of building this site.
9 months ago
Tech and Tea
Remote work and sick days a double-edged sword
over a year ago
Charlie Becker
The Power of Being Weird There are a lot of different ways to be an outsider. Nobody really wants to be a misfit or a "noob."...
a year ago
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a year ago
There are a lot of different ways to be an outsider. Nobody really wants to be a misfit or a "noob." But there is wisdom in outsiders. They can be characters who challenge societal norms and reshape our understanding of what it means to belong. There are some people for whom...
Laetitia@Work
Navigating Change: The Midlife Journey Laetitia@Work #76
8 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
A Little Meditation I have always appreciated the practice of meditation and what it can do for the mind, including how...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I have always appreciated the practice of meditation and what it can do for the mind, including how it can help control our emotions. I've been reading up on it a little more recently and have spoken to some friends who also practice it, so I was really interested in giving it a...
Ryan Hoover's...
“Holy shit, this thing actually works”
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
The New 80% Rule in Culture It's ugly out there
a month ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Mouth Lookers and the Connection Illusion My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in...
over a year ago
Passing Time
Learning Not to Trust the All-In Podcast in Ten Minutes Gross incompetence or purposeful deception?
8 months ago
Letters of Note
Never get a bulldog When he wrote this letter to his mother in 1944, Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When he wrote this letter to his mother in 1944, Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.—one of hundreds of undercover agents employed by Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service to spy on the United States. Dahl’s debut novel, The Gremlins, had been...
Passing Time
Manufactured Data Scarcity All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the engine.
Raptitude.com
Two Ways to Change Your Momentum This is hardly a brilliant insight, but I’ve noticed that making small, “good” decisions early in...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
This is hardly a brilliant insight, but I’ve noticed that making small, “good” decisions early in the day makes the whole day work better. If I wake up and avoid screen time and loafing around, I get more and better work done, I make more sensible meal choices, I’m less needy and...
Luxagraf:...
Pensacola History From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge, Big Lagoon. From our campsite there it was a short car ride to Perdido Key, which is another part of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Although it takes the better part of two hours...
Both Are True
can everyone please just shut the fuck up for a few minutes yes that includes you *i** *u*i*
a month ago
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Ikebukuro and home This post has been back-dated a day to fit in the timeline properly. Last post also incoming this...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
This post has been back-dated a day to fit in the timeline properly. Last post also incoming this weekend. I’m sitting now in our Sydney apartment after half an hour on the train and airport monorail in Tōkyō, a ten hour flight due south, navigating Australia’s immigration and...
The Honest Broker
Here's My Mission Impossible Article—But I Refuse to Talk About the Movie I just care about the theme song
over a year ago
Passing Time
Sometimes It's About the Destination Trying & failing to seek extrinsic motivation
9 months ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This. 1. When you turn 35 you'll see the difference between those who took risks and those who didn't.
6 months ago
Stoic Simple
5 Stoic Strategies for Anger Management Are you someone who struggles with managing your anger? Do you find yourself constantly feeling...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Are you someone who struggles with managing your anger? Do you find yourself constantly feeling frustrated and overwhelmed? If so, it might be time to consider turning to the ancient wisdom of Stoicism. In this article, we'll explore five Stoic strategies for anger management...
The Ruffian
Special Edition: John and Paul A Brief Note On Something To Look Forward To
a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
099 + Framer 099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
DYNOMIGHT
Fighting me and other survey results Thank you to the 966 people who filled out the survey. And thanks also to the strangely numerous...
a year ago
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a year ago
Thank you to the 966 people who filled out the survey. And thanks also to the strangely numerous people who read all the questions and wrote to me about them but didn’t answer them. (Though: why?) Many asked: Will the survey data be public? Unfortunately no, because I’m a big...
Ryan Hoover's...
2015, the year I fell in love with music
over a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Careful technology Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
Raptitude.com
Managing Life is About Managing Friction Bananas used to be a lot more difficult to eat than they are now. The seeds were huge and plentiful,...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Bananas used to be a lot more difficult to eat than they are now. The seeds were huge and plentiful, and ran throughout the flesh of the fruit, which itself was starchier, stringier, and less sweet. Other foods were similarly obtuse. Watermelons, for example — instead of having...
Nat Eliason's...
My Masterclass on Better Storytelling 2 Years in 2 Hours
a year ago
bookbear express
How They Made It: Todd and Elaine of Dandelion Chocolate on work and marriage for all the people who fantasize about working with their spouse
4 months ago
Left To Write
Soul In The Game Going all in on life
over a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Family: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/f4sPP8SkiYQ Family was, without a doubt, an important element in the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/f4sPP8SkiYQ Family was, without a doubt, an important element in the lives of the ancient Stoic philosophers. While Stoicism teaches that we shouldn't become too attached to people and that we should remember everyone can be taken from us, it also...
Paul Cudenec
Rising to our feet How does it make you feel to know that the same people who five years ago assaulted the world with...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
How does it make you feel to know that the same people who five years ago assaulted the world with their Covid scamdemic are today committing genocide in Palestine?
Stoic Simple
Using a Stoic Mindset to See Challenges from Two Perspectives by Bob Cymber I recently watched the intense National Geographic documentary Free Solo. One of the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
by Bob Cymber I recently watched the intense National Geographic documentary Free Solo. One of the most surprising things about the film is how Alex Honnold, the rock climber who challenges intense heights without a safety harness, approaches his challenges. Before each of his...
Wait But Why
The Second Presidential Debate In case you missed it, here's what happened. The post The Second Presidential Debate appeared first...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In case you missed it, here's what happened. The post The Second Presidential Debate appeared first on Wait But Why.
Tech and Tea
Space to do whatever How letting go of being productive with my time made space for creativity
over a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
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....
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
Both Are True
remember me nots why do i forget the things i most want to remember?
4 months ago
Mark Manson
5 Best Personal Traits for Life https://youtu.be/kDqQGogavmY What if I told you there's a hidden treasure trove of personal traits...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
https://youtu.be/kDqQGogavmY What if I told you there's a hidden treasure trove of personal traits that could turn your life around? Are you curious? Are you dying to know what they are? Are you wondering why I'm asking so many questions instead of getting to the point? OK,...
The Ruffian
James Marriott on Britain's Elites A Discussion of 'Born To Rule' by Aaron Reeves and Sam Friedman
3 months ago
Left To Write
Why? and Why Not? Thoughts on behaviour change, risk, faith and love.
over a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
You (Were) The Top Eighty years later, how many things are still considered Top?
a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Let People Know When You're Doing Them A Favor It's nicer to let them know
3 weeks ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Most Successful People I Know Have a Psychopathic Sense of Urgency "Decrease the time between having an idea and getting it done"
2 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Planet of the Apps + Product Hunt, Coming to a City Near You 🙌
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Brutalist Web Design I recently read an article by Tom MacWright on fancy software tools. Although tools such as Webflow,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I recently read an article by Tom MacWright on fancy software tools. Although tools such as Webflow, Squarespace, Semplice, and Notion are impressive in their own right and all fulfil specific needs, they are also needlessly complex (in a way). We have entered an era of design...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Normalize Being Difficult to Get a Hold Of This bizarre entrepreneur who makes $7M a year is onto something
6 months ago
The Intimate Mirror
Guide to Using AI for Embodied Thinking How to Develop Concepts Grounded in Felt Sense Using Artificial Intelligence
3 months ago
The Honest Broker
How to Read Greek Tragedy in a Netflix World If you dare
11 months ago
Jason Fried
Hooks, towel bars, and software Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development. When...
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Around Jinbōchō and Akihabara Yesterday was our first full day in Japan again! It was so much fun getting back into the routine of...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Yesterday was our first full day in Japan again! It was so much fun getting back into the routine of konbinis, train station jingles, wanderings, and spontaneity. It really hits different to anywhere else in the world, a fact I’m sure you don’t find shocking. The urban landscape...
Both Are True
they begged me not to publish this miranda july would tho
5 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
I asked my friends for anonymous feedback
a year ago
Daniel Bourke
Wu wei (无为) — The art of not forcing The controlled accident. Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing". Because the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The controlled accident. Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing". Because the characters 无为 (wu wei) mean nothing (wu, 无) and doing (wei, 为). So although a literal translation would be doing nothing, it doesn’t mean the same as sitting
The Honest Broker
Give Me Your Best Suggestions for Movies and TV Shows It's open mic day at The Honest Broker
over a year ago
Both Are True
Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?! 45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
The Intimate Mirror
Power, Vulnerability, and Soulful Collaboration A Conversation with Dechen McSweeney on the Nine Mistakes We Make in Relationship to Power
2 months ago
Paul Cudenec
Vote for Nobody! Nobody cares.
9 months ago
Scarlet Ink
The 150 Point Rule of Thumb. How to Strategically Approach Career Pivots. We don't always begin our careers where we'd like them to end up. We're not stuck with jobs where we...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
We don't always begin our careers where we'd like them to end up. We're not stuck with jobs where we began them. I walk through paths to move your career in a new direction.
The Intimate Mirror
Guide to Healing the Mother Wound A Practical Path to Fundamental Safety and Belonging
6 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Sleep Setup in case you were wondering
8 months ago