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Atoms vs Bits
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
a year ago
The Ruffian
Am I Anti-Woke? Self-Reflection Inspired by Nick Cave, Plus a Taxonomy of Woke, Plus Rattle Bag
a year ago
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Develop Extreme Resilience 1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher salary, then I would be happy”or “I’ll be satisfied when I get this promotion”? Many people don’t find out in time that “when” never comes. Stress appears in our life when we let...
journal – Winnie Lim
thoughts about human intelligence after watching korean game shows We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started...
a month ago
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a month ago
We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started with Physical 100 which gave me the push I needed to get started on my own...
Diaries of Note
I thought once or twice we were done for In the late 1860s, amid the rugged landscapes of post-Civil War America, countless cowboys undertook...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the late 1860s, amid the rugged landscapes of post-Civil War America, countless cowboys undertook arduous journeys herding cattle from Texas to Kansas where the demand for beef was on the rise. One such cowboy was Jack Bailey, a 37-year-old North Texan who herded approximately...
Both Are True
why can't i call people even tho i want to bad comedy, good friends, and substack woes with Michael Estrin
2 months ago
Both Are True
Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?! hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Oversample Elections By Age Political pollsters have a problem. Certain groups in the population are much happier to talk to...
a year ago
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a year ago
Political pollsters have a problem. Certain groups in the population are much happier to talk to pollsters than others, so if you call up 1000 people to ask who they're planning to vote for, the results you get won't really represent the voting intentions of the
Ryan Hoover's...
The Rise of “No Code”
over a year ago
Farza's Newsletter
just ate a croissant but then realized it was a steak what a stupid mistake Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we were pivotting away from ZipSchool to this random thing called buildspace. Like with any pivot, you don’t really know what it’ll turn into. You don’t know the vision —
Both Are True
Doing Crimes w my dad a throwback for dad day (originally published in May 2023)
a month ago
The Honest Broker
Are There Alternating Cycles of Hot and Cool in American Cultural History? (Part 1 of 2) And are we midway through a hot cycle right now?
over a year ago
Both Are True
TALK TO STRANGERS! WATCH MOVIES! MAKE WEIRD ART GOOD! SAME ART BORING! talking w Eliza McLamb about stealing from WiSpa, leaving LA, and reading what ppl say about you in...
2 months ago
Paul Cudenec
A decade of dissent: enemies of progress In the first part of a retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit on the Winter Oak...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
In the first part of a retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit on the Winter Oak site, I look back on its content in 2015, the year in which it was launched.
Both Are True
i used to play poker, now i play social media "Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the...
a year ago
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a year ago
"Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the classic film Rounders, “three bucks.” // S1E9
Ryan Hoover's...
Selfish investing
3 months ago
The Ruffian
How To Love Classical Music And Why You Should
5 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Your invite to Product Hunt’s 4th annual community meetup 🎉
over a year ago
Charlie Becker
The Enchanter Series Profiling Great Creators
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
Turkeys are beautiful in themselves Born in London in 1896, J. R. Ackerley was a distinguished author and editor celebrated for his...
a year ago
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a year ago
Born in London in 1896, J. R. Ackerley was a distinguished author and editor celebrated for his candid autobiographical writing and his lengthy tenure as the literary editor of the BBC magazine, The Listener. On 22nd December 1952, as millions of households across Britain...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Jackson Pollock Found in Dumpster The world was beautiful before, back in my dumpster diving days. I remember standing knee-deep in...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The world was beautiful before, back in my dumpster diving days. I remember standing knee-deep in garbage in an alley behind a grocery store. There, splattered on the side of a dumpster was a Jackson Pollock.
Farza's Newsletter
drinking chai with xi jinping talking about the nintendo gamecube Obsession is a pretty powerful thing. It’s awesome how you can get obsessed with something and spend...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Obsession is a pretty powerful thing. It’s awesome how you can get obsessed with something and spend all your energy just being obsessed with that thing. Some of my favorite musicians are like that. Matt Bellamy from Muse would always talk about how he’s just been obsessed with...
Paul Cudenec
China, Hong Kong and the global bankers “China is today the most important BRIC in the wall of global greed”, I wrote in July 2023.
7 months ago
Diaries of Note
We simply dread the moon Hallie Eustace Miles was a writer and restaurateur who, along with her sportsman husband Eustace...
a year ago
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a year ago
Hallie Eustace Miles was a writer and restaurateur who, along with her sportsman husband Eustace Hamilton Miles, opened a vegetarian restaurant in 1906, shortly after their marriage. The Eustace Miles Restaurant became an iconic meeting place in Edwardian London, drawing a wide...
Diaries of Note
Any visitor to the hospital is free to barge into his room In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Chicago witnessed the rise of Al Capone, a notorious mob boss...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Chicago witnessed the rise of Al Capone, a notorious mob boss who, despite running a vast and fearsome criminal enterprise for many years, evaded conviction until 1931 when he was finally indicted and convicted for tax evasion. Released from...
Luxagraf:...
St. Andrews Leaving Fort Pickens made me a little sad. We've spent so much time here over the years its started...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Leaving Fort Pickens made me a little sad. We've spent so much time here over the years its started to feel like one of our many homes. But there are time limits. We can't stay any more this season, and with our current plans we probably won't be back for several years. I'll miss...
Both Are True
we switched from a crib to a toddler bed on sleep transitions
a year ago
Charlie Becker
Good Lessons from Bad Men Paradoxical lessons in masculinity from crime cinema
over a year ago
Luxagraf:...
Ready to Start If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way. Where you're going may...
a year ago
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a year ago
If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way. Where you're going may be challenging, difficult, a real pain in the ass even, but come what may, you should be excited about getting there—both the getting, and the there. That's how you know you're on...
Ryan Hoover's...
The Rise of Maker Communities
over a year ago
Jason Fried
Why new when? When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?" There are a...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
When we make something new, people often ask "why don't you just add that to Basecamp?" There are a number of reasons, depending on what it is. But, broadly, making something brand new gives you latitude (and attitude) to explore new tech and design approaches. It's the...
Diaries of Note
Diana forgot to steer Few people witnessed the tumultuous events of mid-20th century Britain quite like Duff Cooper, a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Few people witnessed the tumultuous events of mid-20th century Britain quite like Duff Cooper, a charismatic politician whose life was as colourful as it was influential. Born in 1890, he was known as a steadfast politician who famously resigned from his government post over the...
Atoms vs Bits
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
a year ago
The Honest Broker
The Brilliant Bad Decisions of John Luther Adams He never finished high school, took demanding work outside of music, moved to a cabin in Alaska,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
He never finished high school, took demanding work outside of music, moved to a cabin in Alaska, etc. Can you really win a Pulitzer Prize this way? Well, yes. . .
The Ruffian
The Age of Centrist Heroes Is Over I Hope You Like Pizza
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
the reality that exists in me I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this time I tend to wonder why the body finds it so difficult to...
Jason Fried
Introducing Writebook You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And...
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
Mark Manson
Trigger Warning: Reality Hurts Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining that I didn’t include trigger warnings in my...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining that I didn’t include trigger warnings in my articles. This was 2014-15 or so. The trigger warning thing had become popular on university campuses and left-leaning news sites. Given that at the time many of my readers were young...
The Ruffian
How To Be Charles Darwin Nine Darwinian Habits of Mind and Behaviour
10 months ago
Paul Cudenec
The stench of the system: conspiracy Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression.
The Honest Broker
I Share Private Journal Entries Random jottings on music (and other topics) from my notebook
6 months ago
The Prism
30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
a year ago
The Works in...
Links in Progress: Good drug news More important things happening in biotechnology and medicine
3 months ago
Charlie Becker
To go and lay down in that sense of it. Castles in the Sky #45
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
experiences we enjoyed in penang My partner’s birthday is in the month of july, so we celebrated it by visiting Penang. In the recent...
a year ago
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a year ago
My partner’s birthday is in the month of july, so we celebrated it by visiting Penang. In the recent decade I didn’t intentionally visit Malaysia much because I’ve been there countless times...
The Map is Mostly...
Growing a Hornbeam Hedge What's involved and the cost
3 months ago
Passing Time
American Hedonism What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
5 months ago
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5 months ago
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
The Honest Broker
100 of My Favorite Things in Music (Part 1 of 2) And you can add some of your own
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
Some monstrous gullet suffocating with fury Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and esteemed novelist who rose to prominence in the late 19th...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and esteemed novelist who rose to prominence in the late 19th century. Born Louis Marie Julien Viaud, he pursued a naval career, earning a recall to service during World War I due to his expertise in Pacific waters. Married to poet and...
Charlie Becker
Corporate Bloodsuckers Fiction | Magical Realism Short Story #3
over a year ago
Farza's Newsletter
just used my car keys to lock my macbook wow 2021 is legit Was a busy week at ZipSchool! It’s interesting, we’re quickly moving more toward an experience that...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Was a busy week at ZipSchool! It’s interesting, we’re quickly moving more toward an experience that the student themselves can control. This sounds kinda obvious in retrospect (as most things do). For basically the last 6 months the experience we’ve been building has been pretty...
The Convivial...
Render Unto the Machine The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
over a year ago
Tech and Tea
What would you do if you had pizza money? A fun thought experiment around finances, time, and what you are or aren't willing to sacrifice for...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
A fun thought experiment around finances, time, and what you are or aren't willing to sacrifice for financial independence.
The Ruffian
Rattle Bag On a plot hole in Macbeth and much else besides
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I am going to do my best Yoko Moriwaki was born in Japan in 1932 on the picturesque island of Itsukushima, better known to...
a year ago
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a year ago
Yoko Moriwaki was born in Japan in 1932 on the picturesque island of Itsukushima, better known to locals as Miyajima, and until war broke out in 1941 her childhood was a happy one, filled with simple joys. In 1944, with the conflict casting a heavy shadow, her father was called...
Both Are True
i still refuse to talk to you w those stupid ass ski goggles on your face take them off not like up on your forehead all the way off throw them on the ground and let's stomp...
a year ago
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a year ago
take them off not like up on your forehead all the way off throw them on the ground and let's stomp on them and then, then!, we can chit chat
Atoms vs Bits
Making Sense Of Life Through Reincarnation Again the melody returns
6 months ago
Both Are True
"do i need to subscribe to my friend's substack newsletter" "they've made it clear that my support as a paid subscriber is expected"
2 weeks ago
Scarlet Ink
How I Transformed Amazon's Internal Transfer Process Anecdotes, ranting, and some personal philosophy.
7 months ago
The Convivial...
Desire, Dopamine, and the Internet The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 5
a year ago
Tech and Tea
My Buy Nothing baby changed my relationship with consumption Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional with where our money goes
The Ruffian
Why Things Might Actually Be About To Get Better Reasons For National Optimism
a year ago
Farza's Newsletter
tried to buy some honey for my tea from wikipedia but they were sold out Life has been going pretty smoothly for the last month. Pretty much all my time is spent working on...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Life has been going pretty smoothly for the last month. Pretty much all my time is spent working on Zip, which is what I want! And, all the other time is spent on either watching anime or running lol. In terms of running, been running 4-5 miles per day, 6 days a week pretty...
Paul Cudenec
Terrorism and the demonocracy One of the most shocking of all the harrowing accounts to come out of Gaza this year was provided by...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
One of the most shocking of all the harrowing accounts to come out of Gaza this year was provided by UK surgeon Nizam Mamode.
Both Are True
someone is impersonating me so i reached out to them going undercover to meet myself -- a video of our entire 30 minute long convo
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
obsessively compulsively thinking about death, loss and existence Some time ago while reading a blog post on autism I learnt about the concept of existential OCD...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
Some time ago while reading a blog post on autism I learnt about the concept of existential OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder): Existential OCD involves intrusive, repetitive thinking about questions which cannot possibly...
Mark Manson
Why Growth Requires Struggle I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions were some variation of, “Is there such a thing as being exposed to too much pain?” or “Are there situations where pain and struggle aren’t helpful but only hurtful?” or “What...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Workspace Setup Revisited I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s probably time to share an update on my current setup for both hardware and software. Given the continued Covid restrictions here in sunny Scotland, I am now working from home...
The Honest Broker
The Real Crisis in Humanities Isn't Happening at College Our problem is in the real world—not the ivory tower—and so is the solution
a year ago
Both Are True
The ONE Amazon Prime "Big Deal Days" (tf?) Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT Read this asap before Bezos & Co delete it !!! Surely I'm in jail by now, please spread the word!!!
9 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Fort Pickens Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's around the fire, and then the next day we headed out to the Fort Pickens portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore. If St. George is the best spot in the panhandle, Fort Pickens is...
Paul Cudenec
A decade of dissent: smears and revelations In the latest part of my retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit, I look back on...
4 months ago
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4 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 2023.
The Honest Broker
Open Mic: What Should I Write About? And some coming attractions at The Honest Broker
a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
099 SPLY In the spring of 2022, I had a call with Stefan Jandl, who runs Favorit Studio. As we have similar...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In the spring of 2022, I had a call with Stefan Jandl, who runs Favorit Studio. As we have similar tastes and approach to design, we wanted to collaborate on a project together. Initially, we toyed with the idea of NFT art given its rise in popularity at the time, but it didn't...
Diaries of Note
It is almost impossible to comprehend Zygmunt Klukowski was a doctor born in 1885 in Ukraine who lived much of his life in Szczebrzeszyn,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Zygmunt Klukowski was a doctor born in 1885 in Ukraine who lived much of his life in Szczebrzeszyn, a small town in Eastern Poland where for thirty years he held the post of superintendent at the local hospital. During World War II, he balanced his medical duties with covert work...
Passing Time
Incommensurate Goods in ESG When values conflict, how do you choose what to prioritize?
over a year ago
Both Are True
Two Russians Walk Into a Substack Live On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut Nikita Petrov
Diaries of Note
The Pole at Last!!! Born in Pennsylvania in 1856, Robert Peary spent 23 years of his life preparing to achieve what had...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Born in Pennsylvania in 1856, Robert Peary spent 23 years of his life preparing to achieve what had eluded explorers for centuries: reaching the North Pole. Driven by ambition and unwavering determination, Peary, an American explorer and United States Navy officer, believed he...
Unfiltered by Tim...
3 Hours of Creative ‘Flow’ Every Day Is All You Need to Change Your Life If you’re *not* using flow states you’re wasting your life.
2 months ago
Charlie Becker
The Bookseller's Register #3 Two Customer Encounters
a year ago
The Ruffian
Threads Isn't Toxic Enough Why I'm sticking with Twitter For Now
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Confession from Ghost-O-Meter’s Creator I released Ghost-O-Meter with a secret. I realize now that it was a mistake.
over a year ago
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Problem With Too Much Logic It doesn’t pay to be logical if everyone else is also being logical. Conventional logic is a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It doesn’t pay to be logical if everyone else is also being logical. Conventional logic is a straightforward mental process that is equally available to all and will therefore get you the same place (and same life partner) as everyone else.
The Convivial...
The Cat in the Tree: Why AI Content Leaves Us Cold The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 1
6 months ago
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Frantic Phone Call I got a disturbing phone call the day after I quit my job. The voice on the other side of the phone...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I got a disturbing phone call the day after I quit my job. The voice on the other side of the phone was sincerely concerned about me. What have I done? She told me I had made a terrible mistake.
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
journal – Winnie Lim
one-year covid anniversary reflections Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the day I tested positive for covid for the first time....
a year ago
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a year ago
Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the day I tested positive for covid for the first time. All things considered I thought I had done well to avoid it for three years...
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...
The Honest Broker
The Four Horsemen of the Pop Culture Apocalypse Do I have a horse in this race?
2 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
I Rarely Saw The Plots Resolve What (doesn't) happen next will shock you
8 months ago
The Honest Broker
The Best Books of the 21st Century The Honest Broker assesses the NY Times list
a year ago
The Convivial...
The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Life The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 7
a year ago
Charlie Becker
The Wedge Between Pleasure and Pain Castles in the Sky #40
a year ago
Laetitia@Work
Back-to-school impostor syndrome Laetitia@Work #50
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
A black and empty future Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one...
a year ago
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a year ago
Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one of the most vivid and harrowing ever kept. Joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 19th June 1916 as a second lieutenant, eighteen-year-old Vaughan soon found himself on the...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
The Social Media Mirage Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of course, but to a much, much lesser extent. I won't bore you with a recycled narrative of the shitty algorithm effect, although relevant in this case. Suffice to say, a follow...
Unfiltered by Tim...
If You’re Poor, the Solution Isn’t to Save Money. It’s to Make More Money. “A lot of poor people stay poor because they’re too cheap to get rich”
6 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
The next Turntable.fm?
a year ago
Scarlet Ink
4 Patterns in Software Development Projects Which Lead to Failure With experience, you can recognize the less obvious patterns which lead to costly disasters.
6 months ago
Left To Write
What A Moroccan Uber Driver Can Teach Us About Living Life is simple, but we insist on complicating it
over a year ago
Luxagraf:...
I Like New Orleans Better After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of the gates of hell, located in Sea Rim State Park, Texas. Sea Grim as we call it. Do not go there. Ever. For any reason. We had to abandon the bus there that night and retreat to a...
bookbear express
sorry, I forgot to add the matchmaking link Here it is :)
6 months ago
Diaries of Note
This tedious battle against the mountain is almost over At 3:15 pm on 22nd May 1963, Luther ‘Lute’ Jerstad and his teammate Barry Bishop became the second...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
At 3:15 pm on 22nd May 1963, Luther ‘Lute’ Jerstad and his teammate Barry Bishop became the second and third Americans ever to reach the summit of Mount Everest, following an arduous journey that began alongside a formidable team of 17 other Americans, 32 Sherpas, and 909 porters...
Ryan Hoover's...
A new experimental app from Product Hunt
over a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Modelling People Smarter Than Me Models of models of models
6 months ago
DYNOMIGHT
Fahren-height The Internet is well into middle-age, and yet doesn’t seem to have answered humanity’s most pressing...
a year ago
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a year ago
The Internet is well into middle-age, and yet doesn’t seem to have answered humanity’s most pressing question: If you pour boiling hot water from various heights, how much does it cool in flight? First attempt I figure there are two key variables: The height you pour from, and...
Jason Fried
Version 1 is for you A few weeks ago I was at our company meetup in Montreal, on stage in a big room in front of...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
A few weeks ago I was at our company meetup in Montreal, on stage in a big room in front of everyone, sharing progress on two brand new products in development. We went one at a time. First Product 1 for a half hour, then Product 2. The lead designers for each product were...
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 30 The First Two of Twelve Questions
over a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
generating mini turning points Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness, fatigue and paralysis. I have learnt that it is possible to break out of this...
The Honest Broker
I Offer Subversive Opinions Here are some highlights of my in-depth interview with Image Journal
3 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
To Improve Yourself You Must Know Yourself How to make change stick
4 months 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...
Mark Manson
Why Skills Matter More Than Goals Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like 2019 was last year. Talk about a mindfuck. This is that time of year where most productive and growth-minded people sit down and focus on their goals, their identity, and who they...
The Honest Broker
How I Stopped Hating Steely Dan I thought I was immune, but still became a Dan stan—this is my story
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
A veritable organ concert It was May of 1967, and Che Guevara, the Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, was in Bolivia,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It was May of 1967, and Che Guevara, the Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, was in Bolivia, leading a small band of guerrillas in an attempt to spread socialism across Latin America. Facing harsh environmental conditions and the pressure of the Bolivian military backed by US...
The Ruffian
The Ruffian's Greatest Hits 2023 This Year's Top Ten Posts As Voted On By Me
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Diaries of Note
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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...
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In 1949, as she searched for obscure books to feed her reading habit, American author Helene Hanff struck up a correspondence with Frank Doel, chief buyer for Marks & Co., an antiquarian bookshop nestled at 84, Charing Cross Road in London. These letters, filled with Hanff’s...
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In 1872, just two years after the death of her mother, five-year-old Martha Van Orsdol embarked on a journey with her family to the Kansas frontier. When she was fourteen, Martha began to keep a diary, and over the span of four decades diligently filled 4,000 pages with her...
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As I have pointed out before, a big disruptive event like a war serves multiple purposes for the criminocrats.
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Most personal development takes the form of blade sharpening. You see an edge, take a class, and add a bullet point to your resume. You polish that blade, perfect it, and imagine yourself as a Samurai. Then you step out into the woodworking shop where a sword is not just...
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Starting something new. A business, a relationship, an adventure, a creation. Hell, it doesn’t even have to be new. Or even the start. Still, the feelings creep in. Am I going to make it? Does she like me? What does he think? Goodness what if I go broke?
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Born in Cambridge in 1952, Douglas Adams was best known for creating The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a wildly successful project that began in 1978 as a science-fiction comedy radio series and eventually evolved to become something much larger, in many formats and in many...
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Five weeks ago, I had pledged to go on a writing journey to write my truth with Foster.co. Admittedly, I wasn’t too involved in many of the Season 2 workshops. However, the few I did attend left a significant impact on how I approached the writing process. As a result, here is my...
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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...
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№ 77: Reflecting on 2023 Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
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Long long ago and far far away there was a land called Yogania, whose ruler – officially at least – was King Sossidge the Dull.
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My mother used to say to me, “Go work for a good company and build your career within it.” Her advice came from a good place. She didn’t want me to struggle and have the safety of a salary. As many of you know, I didn’t do that. However, when I look back and reflect on that...
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