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Mark Manson
Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News) I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By...
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over a year ago
I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By 2013, that writing was being read by over a million people each month. And while the exact number has fluctuated over the years, that still remains true. Early on in my career, as you...
The Map is Mostly...
Reading Well Reading is alluring. It has a nameless quality beyond satisfying desires for information and...
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a year ago
Reading is alluring. It has a nameless quality beyond satisfying desires for information and pleasure. Despite more colorful and interactive media, reading text somehow remains more refined, more seductive. There is a visceral feeling to good reading. Partly this is because...
Tech and Tea
What I've been eating... Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating food, telling people about food. Why not add it into Tech and Tea?
The Honest Broker
I'm Recommending These 12 New Recordings You can still find great music in 2025—you just need to know where it's hiding
3 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
because we are both pessimists It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is almost 9 years, a little less than a quarter of my life....
The Ruffian
The Wile E. Coyote Illusion Have you looked down yet?
a year ago
Tech and Tea
🍲 Announcing Startup Soup: A Pragmatic Take on Startup Operations A story of two friends, three startups, and one just-launched newsletter on running early-stage...
4 months ago
The Works in...
Links in Progress: Legalizing the condo Moving the needle on US homebuilding
3 months ago
RhysTranter.com
Green Fashion at the Green Man Festival 2023 In late August, Jenn and I attended the Green Man Festival in Wales, UK. While representing the...
a year ago
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a year ago
In late August, Jenn and I attended the Green Man Festival in Wales, UK. While representing the Fashion Department of the University of South Wales, Jenn, her colleague Emma, and several of their students facilitated upcycling workshops with industry partners Hiat Denim and...
Stoic Simple
How Stoicism Can Help Improve Your Daily Life If you're looking for a practical philosophy that emphasizes personal growth and resilience,...
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If you're looking for a practical philosophy that emphasizes personal growth and resilience, Stoicism is a great place to start. By incorporating Stoic principles into your daily routine, you can learn to navigate the ups and downs of life with greater ease and clarity....
Paul Cudenec
The toxic stench of industrial corruption Beneath the idyllic green rolling hills of a well-off rural area lurks the stench of mafia-dumped...
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3 months ago
Beneath the idyllic green rolling hills of a well-off rural area lurks the stench of mafia-dumped toxic waste, polluting the air, the water supply and the food chain, killing off the wildlife and giving cancer to the people who live there.
journal – Winnie Lim
precarious health, and bringing the whole self to every encounter I had another health episode this past week after our penang trip. I have a habit of measuring my...
a year ago
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I had another health episode this past week after our penang trip. I have a habit of measuring my heart rate and heart rate variability every morning when I wake up to...
Both Are True
the 'many escape rooms' theory of why our smartphones suck the big one a confession that things have also been v hard + a pretty elaborate escape room metaphor // S1E8
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Why I’m excited about profit-sharing startups
a year ago
Daily Stoic
12 (Stoic) Rules For Life: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life It’d be wonderful if life never tempted you, if you could just go day-to-day, winging it and always...
over a year ago
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It’d be wonderful if life never tempted you, if you could just go day-to-day, winging it and always do right. But that’s not how the world is. That’s not who you are. If left to our own devices, with enough opportunities, eventually we’ll mess up—we’ll drift, we’ll stray. That’s...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
My 2019 Year in Review I entered 2019 with more optimism than I have ever had going into the new year. I just felt like big...
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over a year ago
I entered 2019 with more optimism than I have ever had going into the new year. I just felt like big things were on the horizon. I was right.
The Honest Broker
What's Happening to Students? Here's the latest news from the zombie wars
3 months ago
Both Are True
me, myself, and ai a writer's dilemma
2 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...
RhysTranter.com
“In these dark times…” In these dark times we look for the light
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
Beginning of Classes In 1911, having recently become interested in the field of psychoanalysis, 50-year-old German writer...
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In 1911, having recently become interested in the field of psychoanalysis, 50-year-old German writer Lou Andreas-Salomé attended the Third Psychoanalytical Congress in Weimar and met, amongst other leading figures, Sigmund Freud. A year later, in September of 1912, she wrote to...
Atoms vs Bits
Raising Bread In the days before yeast, we had yeast
2 months ago
Diaries of Note
We are like helpless animals Born in Paris in 1920, Benoîte Groult was nineteen when her beloved city fell under Nazi occupation...
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Born in Paris in 1920, Benoîte Groult was nineteen when her beloved city fell under Nazi occupation and the repressive rule of the Vichy regime. Throughout the war, she and her younger sister Flora kept a diary, chronicling the increasing constraints and daily indignities imposed...
Paul Cudenec
A decade of dissent: the violence of the system 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 2019.
Left To Write
Soul In The Game Going all in on life
over a year ago
The Ruffian
A Ruffian Catch-Up In Case You Missed...
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
ML® Wallpaper Pack Since the relaunch of minimalism.com, where we created a series of technical drawings inspired by...
a year ago
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a year ago
Since the relaunch of minimalism.com, where we created a series of technical drawings inspired by some iconic and beautifully designed objects to the homepage modules, I wanted to further explore this line art direction. So I continued my collaboration with Bakir Fazlic to...
The Honest Broker
The State of the Culture, 2024 Or a glimpse into post-entertainment society (it's not pretty)
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Aggressive Curiosity On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied,...
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On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied, the look of someone who has aimed at retirement and hit the bullseye a decade ahead of schedule. His life now has room for a hobby, he can become the wildlife photographer he has...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell It's also the best feeling in the world
8 months ago
The Intimate Mirror
Love as Mutually Accelerating Disclosure The Erotic Heart of Reality
5 months ago
Raptitude.com
Doing More is Often Easier Last year I bought a strength training program from a Canadian bodybuilder named Jeff, and it kind...
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Last year I bought a strength training program from a Canadian bodybuilder named Jeff, and it kind of made me better at everything. The program was designed for people who don’t have much time to train – busy people cramming 35-minute workouts into lunch breaks. Because you only...
Farza's Newsletter
was playing super smash melee w voldemort he mains yoshi wow Hey everyone! Been a while :). I’ll talk more about this next time, but, we’ve decided to pivot away...
over a year ago
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Hey everyone! Been a while :). I’ll talk more about this next time, but, we’ve decided to pivot away from ZipSchool to BuildSpace. Check it out, sign-up, and talk more next week!!! Got a lot of work to do right now. I’m feeling better than ever. 🚀
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Five Principles for Minimal Design Minimalism in design has been engrained within my thinking ever since I was introduced to the work...
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Minimalism in design has been engrained within my thinking ever since I was introduced to the work of Dieter Rams. He revolutionised industrial design in the 1950s and 60s through his ideology of “less, but better”. This resulted in his highly influential and ever inspiring Ten...
Diaries of Note
The important thing is to keep going Born in London in 1909, Stephen Spender’s talent was recognised early on by T.S. Eliot, who...
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Born in London in 1909, Stephen Spender’s talent was recognised early on by T.S. Eliot, who published Spender’s first book, Poems, at Faber & Faber in 1933. Spender wrote the following diary entry six years later, a few days after lunching with Eliot and with the world teetering...
The Honest Broker
How the Music Business Can Tame the Dangerous AI Dragon Here's a five point plan that makes a difference (and not just for music)
a year ago
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...
over a year ago
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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...
Isabel Unraveled
shrinking hurts stop making yourself small because it’s convenient <3
5 months ago
bookbear express
Dear Bear: how do I get over someone I thought was perfect for me? + what do I do if my friend is... + matchmaking closes in two days
2 months ago
Charlie Becker
A Pilgrimage for Book People Reflecting on a family tradition
over a year ago
Scarlet Ink
Don't Let Others Run Your Life — Cut Your Schedule Like a Slasher Movie If you don't make hard choices to focus on your top priorities, then you're choosing to fail at your...
6 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Home Investments Many people are choosing to slowly improve, enhance, and invigorate their living spaces by making...
over a year ago
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Many people are choosing to slowly improve, enhance, and invigorate their living spaces by making subtle but significant changes to their homes with the addition of good quality, easily transportable furniture and fittings. Even those who are not home owners are taking this...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Caution, Workers at Play I am going to take a wild guess that your workplace isn’t condusive to play. In fact, playfulness is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I am going to take a wild guess that your workplace isn’t condusive to play. In fact, playfulness is probably frowned upon in your office. I was once lucky enough to work in a place where that wasn’t the case.
Diaries of Note
CORONACION DAY On 23rd April 1661, a decade after fleeing the country following defeat by Oliver Cromwell, Charles...
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On 23rd April 1661, a decade after fleeing the country following defeat by Oliver Cromwell, Charles II was crowned king, heralding the restoration of the monarchy and the end of political turmoil. The Abbey was resplendently adorned in reds that day, and the finest of garments...
Both Are True
A running doc with my little thoughts you can interact with it and add stuff and have fun!!
4 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
How to Build Your Own Software with AI (No Experience Necessary) By popular demand...
6 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
New Game: Nomido With one of my other hats on, I made a new online word puzzle game called Nomido. The goal is to...
6 months ago
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With one of my other hats on, I made a new online word puzzle game called Nomido. The goal is to construct words out of two-letter tiles. I think it's great fun, and hope you will too – please give it a look! Nomido Share this on X
Both Are True
i failed vs. i'm a failure the life-changing magic of the failure bow
4 weeks ago
Both Are True
When You're Done with that Condom, Just Throw it Anywhere just a lil guy
6 months ago
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Pain & Illness: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next There are more quotes available for us to read from the Stoics about pain and illness...
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Previous Next There are more quotes available for us to read from the Stoics about pain and illness than nearly any other topic. That's not because Stoicism teaches that we should like discomfort, but rather because the Stoics are concerned with how to NOT let pain and sickness...
Charlie Becker
The Scrutiny Gap Critical Thinking at Critical Times
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
FormFeelingFunction® Sometimes things need to end so we can create something new. Essentially, what's ending is...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Sometimes things need to end so we can create something new. Essentially, what's ending is Minimalissimo, and what's beginning is a creative lab I’ve named FFF. I feel like I've done my part in curating beautiful minimalism on the web over the past 12+ years. Now, I’m ready to...
The Honest Broker
Open Thread: What Are Your Picks for the Cultural Highlights of 2023? What music, books, movies, or other creative works made the biggest impact on you this year?
a year ago
Diaries of Note
One feels as if one is dissolved into Nature Albert Einstein’s trip to the California Institute of Technology in December 1931, for the first of...
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a year ago
Albert Einstein’s trip to the California Institute of Technology in December 1931, for the first of three annual visiting professorships, marked a crucial juncture in his life. The rise of the Nazi party in Germany, with its vehement anti-Semitism, was forcing the physicist to...
Ryan Hoover's...
The fallacy of “no pain, no gain”
6 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Your invite to Product Hunt’s 4th annual community meetup 🎉
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
More Entries from My Private Journal A few months ago, I shared private entries from my journal. People seemed to enjoy reading them—so...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
A few months ago, I shared private entries from my journal. People seemed to enjoy reading them—so I’m doing it again.
The Honest Broker
Does the Pulitzer Prize Hate Substack? And should we care?
a week ago
The Ruffian
Nike's Winning Strategy On the Cultural Significance of Its 2024 Olympics Campaign
11 months ago
Raptitude.com
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...
a year ago
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a year ago
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Ickiness Sensitivity I thought I found a solution to my social media problem last week. I am not great at interacting...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I thought I found a solution to my social media problem last week. I am not great at interacting with my followers or initiating conversations. It turns out that being social doesn't come easily for me online _or_ in real life. If only I could outsource the uncomfortable work.
The Ruffian
Leslie's Razors Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
a year ago
RhysTranter.com
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
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12 months ago
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.
Wait But Why
100 Blocks a Day Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours? The post 100...
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Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours? The post 100 Blocks a Day appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Ruffian
Am I Anti-Woke? Self-Reflection Inspired by Nick Cave, Plus a Taxonomy of Woke, Plus Rattle Bag
a year ago
Charlie Becker
To Discard, To Preserve, To Bury, To Build | Friday Footnotes #2 Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reflection meets real life.
3 months ago
The Prism
A Conversation with Chris Williamson A recent podcast appearance
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Cruising for Classical Music in LA A section from Dana Gioia's new book
7 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
Nat Eliason's...
How to Outline and Plan a Novel What I've learned from the first few
3 months 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...
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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...
The Honest Broker
How to Survive as the Only Opera Fan in Elementary School My brother Dana shares a story about his unusual childhood
a year ago
The Ruffian
The Ad That Radicalised Me Britain's Assisted Dying Debate
7 months ago
Diaries of Note
Oh Misery or the reverse! In January of 1932, Barbara Pym was diligently studying English at St Hilda’s College, Oxford,...
over a year ago
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In January of 1932, Barbara Pym was diligently studying English at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, honing her craft eighteen years before publication of her debut novel, Some Tame Gazelle. It was around this time that she was thinking deeply of Henry Harvey, a fellow student two...
The Prism
The Pathologization Pandemic Why youth mental illness is surging
a year 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...
The Ruffian
Notes On the Great Vibe Shift The Extraordinary Impact of Trump's Second Victory
5 months ago
The Honest Broker
Google Is Now the East India Company of the Internet Long ago, another company tried to control global connectivity—it had an unhappy ending
5 months ago
Both Are True
WANTED: Happiness, dead or alive Alex is back with a brand new invention (an essay)
a year ago
Jason Fried
Making it happen vs. Letting it happen Make it happen! You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen'...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
Make it happen! You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen' part. You definitely want things to happen. But often times, it's the 'make' part that gets confused for progress. You can push a ball uphill, but should you? Not only does it take...
The Honest Broker
Is This the Dominant Personality Type of Our Time? Or how we all became Clint Eastwood
2 months ago
Stoic Simple
The Intersection of Stoicism and Modern Psychology In recent years, there has been a growing interest among psychologists and mental health...
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In recent years, there has been a growing interest among psychologists and mental health professionals in the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Despite being developed over two thousand years ago, many of the core principles of this philosophy have been found to be highly relevant...
Diaries of Note
It was so horribly fascinating that I felt spellbound During World War I, the skies over Britain were periodically lit up by German Zeppelins in what...
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a year ago
During World War I, the skies over Britain were periodically lit up by German Zeppelins in what would become known as “The First Blitz.” These enormous airships seemed almost invincible as they loomed over cities, striking terror into the hearts of civilians below, and between...
Diaries of Note
When I die I shall go to May British gardener Monty Don has been educating and inspiring the British public for decades through...
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British gardener Monty Don has been educating and inspiring the British public for decades through his love of nature, beginning in 1989 with a television debut that ultimately led to him presenting BBC’s much-loved Gardener’s World. It was shortly after he became a broadcaster...
Left To Write
Playing Russian Roulette How understanding this morbid game can improve your decision making in life, health and business.
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How understanding this morbid game can improve your decision making in life, health and business.
Luxagraf:...
Build When in doubt, build shelves. Building things is an essential part of life. Shelves are easy and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When in doubt, build shelves. Building things is an essential part of life. Shelves are easy and satisfying to build. They're useful too. Everyone needs more shelf space. Everywhere I've ever lived I built some shelves or bookcase or some sort of flat surface on which to put...
Rubenerd
Australia’s and Canada’s Elections We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted our postal votes before we left, and largely ignored the news while we tried to enjoy our holiday and break. My sister messaged last night to tell us it was safe to check now, and...
Unfiltered by Tim...
I Met a Quiet Millionaire Who Operates a $2.5m Tiny Business While Working 2-3 Hours a Day This is bizarrely what he taught me
2 months ago
Both Are True
TODAY 12PM: Write alongside other weirdos with almost zero talking about writing!!
a month ago
Thu Le
Pen and paper The tactile joy of thinking with lines on paper.
2 months ago
The Honest Broker
The Rise and Fall of Sly Stone The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his...
3 weeks ago
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3 weeks ago
The soul and funk legend leaves us today at age 82—but the deeper story is that he abandoned his audience more than 50 years ago
Passing Time
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
a year ago
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience moving away from a deficiency mindset
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
End of Year Book Review (2022) I enjoy books (more so audio books than reading), but I don't consume them very much or as often as...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I enjoy books (more so audio books than reading), but I don't consume them very much or as often as I'd like. At least in my own mind I don't get through many, but what's the global average? I don't honestly care. This year I wanted to make a concerted effort to consume more...
The Honest Broker
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
a year ago
Laetitia@Work
Desperate for more male nurses, teachers and cleaners Laetitia@Work #57
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
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.
a year ago
Diaries of Note
The Difficulty with Our Time Known to many as the “father of existentialism,” Søren Kierkegaard was a pivotal Danish philosopher,...
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Known to many as the “father of existentialism,” Søren Kierkegaard was a pivotal Danish philosopher, theologian, and cultural critic of the 19th century. His extensive published writings grappled with complex themes including ethics, religion, and the intricate facets of...
Charlie Becker
Original Castles in the Sky Art This is the home for all the original art in Castles in the Sky that is an AI generation, original...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This is the home for all the original art in Castles in the Sky that is an AI generation, original commission, or some collage of the two. When the art is AI-generated, I will link to the first time it appeared in Castles in the Sky along with the prompt I used.
The Ruffian
Why you should only trust people with imposter syndrome Or how to tell the difference between Elon Musk and Sam Bankman-Fried
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
Diaries of Note
Mr. Daniels took a picture just as it left the tracks At 10:35 a.m. on 17th December 1903, Orville Wright, alongside his brother Wilbur, embarked on a...
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At 10:35 a.m. on 17th December 1903, Orville Wright, alongside his brother Wilbur, embarked on a historic journey that would change the course of human history. They achieved the first powered, controlled flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina....
The Honest Broker
Open Thread: What Is Your Spiciest Hot Take? Tell us your most controversial views on music, books, movies & other arts
a year ago
The Ruffian
Do You Wear the Mask or Does the Mask Wear you? Novak Djokovic, Boris Johnson, and the Art of Creating a Professional Persona
11 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my mom making kueh lapis I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new...
a year ago
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a year ago
I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new year every year. Kueh means cake, and lapis means layers, so kueh...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Reductive Residence “The home is what a bear would know as a cave. It's a space to be an animal, really. You can chew...
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“The home is what a bear would know as a cave. It's a space to be an animal, really. You can chew your bone in the corner and nobody will bother you. It's a laboratory for living—it's fluid.” —Michele Oka Doner Your home is your sanctuary, yet it's not a space that you should...
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.
6 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Second-Time Founder Anxiety Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
a year ago
The Tao Of Wealth
The Little Book Of Big Weight Loss : Book Notes Big weight loss is mostly about the food. Exercise is important to a lesser extent. Do not eat...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Big weight loss is mostly about the food. Exercise is important to a lesser extent. Do not eat sugar, especially fructose. Aim for less than 3 added teaspoons per day, which is equal to 12 grams ( 1 teaspoon = 4 grams). Remember there are many names for sugar, so watch out when...
The Ruffian
This Charming Man Glimpses of Joseph Stalin From Simon Sebag Montefiore's Biography
2 weeks ago
Diaries of Note
Dickens flew into so violent a passion Born in London in 1793, William Charles Macready was one of the most famous Shakespearean actors of...
a year ago
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Born in London in 1793, William Charles Macready was one of the most famous Shakespearean actors of his generation, thanks to a forty year career that began on stage in 1810 and also saw him manage both the Covent Garden and Drury Lane theatres in the 1840s. Such a career...
Both Are True
My son, the two year old soccer prodigy he just doesn't know it yet // S1E2
a year ago
Diaries of Note
A cord breaking American playwright Tennessee Williams shared a deep bond with his beloved sister, Rose, whose life...
over a year ago
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American playwright Tennessee Williams shared a deep bond with his beloved sister, Rose, whose life began in 1919, two years before his. In 1937, her increasingly erratic behaviour was seemingly explained by a diagnosis of dementia praecox—now known as schizophrenia—and six years...
The Honest Broker
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I have no idea what Vanlife is or is like. But I can tell you that if you think you're just going to cruise around in an old vehicle, living the life, um, yeah, not all the time. Some of the time, sure. Maybe even most of the time, but there's a good bit of work to be done on the...
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Of all the cognitive tools our ancestors left us, what’s best? Society seems to think pretty highly of arithmetic. It’s one of the first things we learn as children. So I think it’s weird that only a tiny percentage of people seem to know how to actually use arithmetic. Or maybe...
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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...
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“We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as “The Age of Anxiety,” “The United States of Stress,” “The World of Worry.” The implication is that what we are experiencing—pandemics, terrorism, political and economic turmoil,...
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Born in Geneva in 1821, Henri-Frédéric Amiel was a poet and philosopher who found little in the way of recognition during his lifetime, perhaps due to the introspective nature that fuelled the journal for which he posthumously found fame. Always reaching for perfection and...
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Brutalist Web Design I recently read an article by Tom MacWright on fancy software tools. Although tools such as Webflow,...
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Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds, good intentions, and the low fidelity of human memory. I made the 85% number up, but it can't be far off. If you think my guess is unreasonable let me try to distort your reality.
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These screws, they build up over years of odd jobs and weekend projects. I can't use them but I can't throw them out, either. So they collect in little piles here and there. Why now should I have the urge to organize them?
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I signed up for ETHDenver 2020 hoping to learn more about cryptocurrency. What I came away with was questions about the viability of, well, everything.
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Whenever I talk about working in real-time, making decisions as you go, figuring things out now rather than before, I get a question like this... "If you don't have a backlog, or deep sets of prioritized, ranked items, how do you decide what to do next?" My answer:  The same...
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For a long time I had the idea that one day I would write a book about this trip and call it The End of the Road. It was an incomplete idea, but it seems to me we are, culturally, at the end of a metaphor when it comes to The Road. I had the idea that you could trace a thread...
Diaries of Note
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Born in Illinois in 1886, Minnie Vautrin became an unlikely hero in 1937 during one of history’s darkest episodes. As a missionary and educator, she turned Ginling College into a sanctuary for over 10,000 Chinese women and children as the Imperial Japanese Army unleashed a wave...
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Today we managed to find a cafe with some outdoor seating for breakfast. It was 12 degrees celsius, and I was half-expecting to see no tables outside despite the google listing showing...
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My police officer friend (and design mentor) once told me the story of a strange death he investigated where a woman was found floating face down next to a shopping cart.
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Have you ever been asked "What do you wish you knew then that you know now?" I have. And I hate the question. It's usually framed in a way that encourages you to pretend to place yourself in the nascent days of your career, or early adulthood. Back when you didn't know much,...
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Presence over performance A reflection on curating an online persona and choosing to live a quieter life.
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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...
Stoic Simple
Dealing with Loss & Suffering: What Stoicism Teaches In our lives, we all face moments of loss and suffering. Whether it's the loss of a loved one, a...
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In our lives, we all face moments of loss and suffering. Whether it's the loss of a loved one, a job, a relationship, or something else, such experiences can be devastating and difficult to manage. While it may seem impossible to cope with these trying times, Stoicism offers a...
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We sprinted across Florida, from St. Augustine to the far end of the panhandle in two quick drives. We stopped in the middle at the Tallahassee Car Museum, an odd little museum with a few campsites out front (not everything on Harvest Hosts is a farm). The kids and I wandered...
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We spend our lives in tense expectation In the midst of the Russian Civil War, April 1919 saw the city of Odessa plunged further into...
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In the midst of the Russian Civil War, April 1919 saw the city of Odessa plunged further into turmoil as the Bolshevik Red Army entered, leaving the future uncertain for the once-thriving port and its inhabitants. One person who found himself caught amidst the chaos was Ivan...
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I cannot understand how these people exist without ice R. D. Blumenfeld is best known for being editor of British tabloid the Daily Express for twenty...
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R. D. Blumenfeld is best known for being editor of British tabloid the Daily Express for twenty seven years—a role he took on in 1902. But for the first thirty years he lived in the U.S., and in 1887 was dispatched to England for the first time to report on Queen Victoria’s...
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It was in 1915 that Vera Brittain left Somerville College, Oxford to become a nurse during the First World War, a decision that would profoundly shape her life and literary career. Eighteen years later, having experienced the devastating realities of the battlefield, Brittain...
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I care not what becomes of me On the evening of 14th April 1865, as he sat in Ford’s Theatre with his wife Mary, U.S. President...
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On the evening of 14th April 1865, as he sat in Ford’s Theatre with his wife Mary, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathiser John Wilkes Booth, who fired a .44 caliber Derringer pistol at the back of Lincoln’s head and then fled the scene. A...
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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...
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Mark Watney is hands down one of my favourite characters from a movie or a book. Apart from his one-liners and uplifting sense of humour (even in the direst of situations), what makes Mark Watney standout from the rest of us is his limitless resourcefulness.
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To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
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Video: The Corruption is Real and Sickening I am delighted to be able to share a link to a new 16-minute video that has just been published by...
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I am delighted to be able to share a link to a new 16-minute video that has just been published by Drs Mark and Sam Bailey in New Zealand, based on some of my recent writing.
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You drunken dog In 1773, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the eminent intellectual and moralist, and James Boswell, a young...
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In 1773, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the eminent intellectual and moralist, and James Boswell, a young Scottish lawyer captivated by Johnson’s brilliance, embarked on a journey through the Highlands of Scotland. Their relationship was one of mentorship and friendship, a dynamic that...
Scarlet Ink
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Line manager to Senior Manager to Director. It was a great place to work, but I have a pretty balanced view of what Amazon does well, and what it doesn't.
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A Major Newspaper Publishes a Summer Reading List—but the Books Don't Exist The AI disaster is getting worse—and a new survey of 48,000 people in 47 countries makes clear that...
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On Being a Slow Thinker For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at...
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For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at thinking on the spot and articulating what I wanted to express. Probably one of the reasons why I never do podcasts and why job interviews are met with such trepidation. But I...
Diaries of Note
One bomb fell about ten feet from the train station Petr Ginz was an extraordinary young Czech-Jewish man who left a lasting impression despite a life...
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Petr Ginz was an extraordinary young Czech-Jewish man who left a lasting impression despite a life cut tragically short. Born in 1928, he was fourteen when he was sent to the Theresienstadt Ghetto. While there, he edited Vedem, an underground magazine produced by teenage...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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
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Fooling the Focus Groups Why car companies view their brands as a liability and what they are doing about it. Spoiler, It's...
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Why car companies view their brands as a liability and what they are doing about it. Spoiler, It's a Chevy.
Both Are True
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Believing Things Your Friends Don't It used to be hard. And now it's easy.
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What’s Taking Up Your Mental Bandwidth Right Now? Just as your eyeballs are, your mind is always pointed at something, and it matters what it is. If...
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Just as your eyeballs are, your mind is always pointed at something, and it matters what it is. If you spent most of your day preoccupied with thoughts about a past failed relationship, for example, that makes for a different kind of day than one in which you’re preoccupied with...
Tech and Tea
My Buy Nothing baby changed my relationship with consumption Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional...
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Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional with where our money goes
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The One Best Way Is a Trap The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 9
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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...
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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.
Tech and Tea
Do you keep your wishes secret? Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would...
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Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would that have been even more meaningful than if you asked for what you wanted, and got it?
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I Say Forbidden Things About Sports What's happening in athletics is tragic—but don't expect to hear about on ESPN
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You have to see it On 6th December 1912, at the ancient site of Tell el-Amarna in Egypt, a team led by German...
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On 6th December 1912, at the ancient site of Tell el-Amarna in Egypt, a team led by German Egyptologist Ludwig Borchardt made a remarkable discovery: they uncovered a workshop once belonging to Thutmose—more formally known as ‘The King’s Favorite and Master of Works, the Sculptor...
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He really wants me, as usual In 1991, three decades before she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, French author Annie...
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In 1991, three decades before she was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, French author Annie Ernaux published Passion simple, a brief, semi-autobiographical novel in which its narrator recounts her intensely passionate, all-consuming two-year relationship with a married man....
Passing Time
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He has quite a husky voice and is a great mimic By the late 1860s, Charles Dickens had transcended the realm of mere literary fame to become a...
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By the late 1860s, Charles Dickens had transcended the realm of mere literary fame to become a theatrical sensation with his public reading tours. These performances, hundreds of which he staged during the final decade of his life, showcased his extraordinary talent for vocal...
The Honest Broker
Tens of Thousands of AI Users Now Believe ChatGPT Is God Is this mental illness—or the next major religion?
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Juan Manuel Santos is a Colombian businessman and politician who was president of the South American country from 2010 to 2018.
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12 Things I Learned from René Girard How a thinker who hated trends & fashions became trendy & fashionable
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The idea of selling digital products is growing on me. Firstly, the simplicity and speed of delivering a digital product is far greater than that of a physical one—logistically speaking. Secondly, and probably most importantly, the zero shipping costs involved, and all the risk,...
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The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
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This must be a specially sad day Born Hermione Llewellyn in 1913, the life of Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly took a dramatic turn in...
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Born Hermione Llewellyn in 1913, the life of Hermione, Countess of Ranfurly took a dramatic turn in 1941 when her husband, a lieutenant in the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, was captured by Rommel’s Afrika Korps, leading to his imprisonment as a prisoner of war in Italy. She wrote...
Jason Fried
Software defaults One of my favorite things about designing software is designing the defaults. The defaults define...
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One of my favorite things about designing software is designing the defaults. The defaults define the experience for everyone out of the box. And, therefore, for most people in perpetuity. Convention over configuration rules the day. To me, everything it could possibly do is less...
Isabel Unraveled
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Every year during the time of my birthday I would try to travel out of Singapore, even if it is just to somewhere an hour’s flight away. When I was much younger...
Mind Mine
Great Art is about being seen while remaining invisible when intuition breaks through ego
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