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Atoms vs Bits
I Rarely Saw The Plots Resolve What (doesn't) happen next will shock you
7 months ago
Daniel Bourke
Those days when nothing gets done A lie.
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...
Both Are True
Doing Crimes w my dad a true story
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on College, School & Education Stress: Ask Marcus Aurelius Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
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Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
Diaries of Note
The century of Voltaire Eugène Delacroix, born in 1798, was a profoundly influential French Romantic artist who came to be...
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Eugène Delacroix, born in 1798, was a profoundly influential French Romantic artist who came to be renowned for his dramatic, emotive works, his use of bold colour and brushwork setting him apart. But his influence extended beyond the canvas, as at the age of twenty-three he...
Diaries of Note
The prop department are about to fuck up the spacecraft Released in 1979, the groundbreaking film Alien is indelibly associated with H. R. Giger, the Swiss...
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Released in 1979, the groundbreaking film Alien is indelibly associated with H. R. Giger, the Swiss artist who brought a unique blend of horror and beauty to its alien species and environments. For much of 1978, beginning in February, Giger could be found in his workshop at...
Passing Time
Respecting Repose There's a difference between noise and sound.
over a year ago
Both Are True
When You're Done with that Condom, Just Throw it Anywhere just a lil guy
6 months ago
Jason Fried
Motivation I can fake enough. I can fake a lot. But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake:...
a year ago
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a year ago
I can fake enough. I can fake a lot. But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake: Motivation. And in the end, at least for me, it all comes down to motivation. I may have the talent, I may know the tricks, I may be able to go through the motions. But if I deeply...
Isabel Unraveled
are relationships actually “hard”? on weak, unconvincing statements and expectations vs. reality
6 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
choosing health over social ties Being covid cautious is a very socially-isolating endeavour. Most people think we have some...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Being covid cautious is a very socially-isolating endeavour. Most people think we have some psychological disorder, and that’s putting it very nicely. I feel alone and lonely for continuously writing about this,...
The Ruffian
When will an AI win the Booker? A reflection on whether novelists will ever be made obsolete by ChatGPT
over a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
42 Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but...
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over a year ago
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but I do think I have made some progress compared to...
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
The Map is Mostly...
School is Not Enough Learning is a consequence of doing
8 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Simple Living Is Simpler Today Whether we like it or not, we are currently living more isolated lives, and for some people a life...
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over a year ago
Whether we like it or not, we are currently living more isolated lives, and for some people a life of solitude. There’s massive disruption. When the world faces a global pandemic, we all have important decisions to make. Some of these are reactive and some of these are...
The Honest Broker
The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2025 Today I’m sharing the third (and final) installment of my guide to the 30 most intriguing musicians...
5 days ago
Diaries of Note
The greatest crime on the largest scale known in modern history George Templeton Strong was a 19th-century New York lawyer deeply involved in the civic fabric of...
a year ago
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George Templeton Strong was a 19th-century New York lawyer deeply involved in the civic fabric of his city, but his lasting impact extends far beyond the legal world. From 1835 to 1875, Strong meticulously recorded his observations and insights in a diary that has since become an...
Charlie Becker
Confronting and Embracing the Void | A Review of The Stranger by Albert Camus Castles in the Sky #36
a year ago
Charlie Becker
Who Cries for the Robot? Humans, perhaps?
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
Cowslips capriciously colouring meadows in creamy drifts Although not widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) is now...
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Although not widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) is now recognised as one of the most brilliant poets of the Victorian era, celebrated for the masterful use of language, rhythm, and evocative imagery in his poetry. A committed Jesuit priest,...
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Why Does Donald Trump Keep Happening? Notes On The Election
7 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
How to Build Your Own Software with AI (No Experience Necessary) By popular demand...
6 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Taste We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in the sense of design. Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomics that considers...
The Honest Broker
A Tribute to Tony Bennett (1926-2023) I've been a fan since childhood—and it feels like I've lost a part of my extended family
a year ago
Stoic Simple
5 Stoic Strategies for Anger Management Are you someone who struggles with managing your anger? Do you find yourself constantly feeling...
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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...
bookbear express
giving up being the chill girl Karen Kilimnik, “going off to the Battle” tapestry – off to a glittering start, 2015
5 months ago
The Intimate Mirror
Lineages of Inspiration The Streams That Flow Into My Work
3 months ago
Stoic Simple
Unleash Your Inner Sage: 5 Powerful Mindsets Fostered by Stoicism By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A...
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over a year ago
By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A person who overcame all of their personal defects to achieve a life of complete tranquility and goodness. The perfect Stoic, if you will.  They referred to this person as the Stoic...
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Dark Side of Making Money Online (That Very Few Are Qualified to Write About) Apparently, I helped create a genocide.
3 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
pandemic grief and sadness One of the biggest cognitive dissonances I’ve had in this pandemic is seeing almost everyone I know...
a year ago
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a year ago
One of the biggest cognitive dissonances I’ve had in this pandemic is seeing almost everyone I know – including the most intelligent and the most socially responsible – throw away all covid...
The Honest Broker
Why I Don't Read Reddit And why I did read Reddit's IPO filing—here are seven things I learned
a year ago
RhysTranter.com
Adolphe Tanquerey on the Psalter A quiet evening reading from Tanquerey’s The Spiritual Life, first published in 1923
a year ago
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Perks of Being Vulnerable Contrary to its literal meaning, vulnerability is not a weakness. As we shall learn, vulnerability...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Contrary to its literal meaning, vulnerability is not a weakness. As we shall learn, vulnerability is actually about confronting our deepest fears so that we can be honest with ourselves and, by extension, others.
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience moving away from a deficiency mindset
over a year ago
RhysTranter.com
Easter 2024: A Roman Pilgrimage A selection of the sites visited during a recent Easter pilgrimage to Rome
a year ago
Passing Time
The Asymmetry of Destruction It's easier to destroy than to create
6 days ago
The Ruffian
We're All Viennese Now On a Royal Suicide Pact and Ages of Anxiety
a month ago
Diaries of Note
I do not seem to care for the “boys” very much Annie Cooper Boyd (born Annie Burnham Cooper) was an artist and feminist who hailed from the whaling...
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over a year ago
Annie Cooper Boyd (born Annie Burnham Cooper) was an artist and feminist who hailed from the whaling village of Sag Harbor, New York, where her father, William H. Cooper, had for years thrived as a local boat builder. She adored her family, painting, and writing, and it’s thanks...
Diaries of Note
O God is there no redress, no peace, no justice in this land for us? Ida B. Wells was a trailblazing African American journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist...
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over a year ago
Ida B. Wells was a trailblazing African American journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist who courageously fought against racial injustice and gender inequality throughout her life. Born into slavery in 1862, she grew up to become a vocal advocate for the rights of Black...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Time Management Problems: Ask Marcus Aurelius Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
Stoic Simple
Becoming a Better Leader with Stoicism: The Stoic Leadership Lessons Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece in the 3rd century B.C. It is a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece in the 3rd century B.C. It is a philosophy that emphasizes the development of emotional resilience, personal ethics, and wisdom. Stoicism has gained popularity in recent years as an effective tool for personal growth,...
Both Are True
the cure for shame is... it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on Prism!!
Tech and Tea
Space to create (and bonus kids' art 👩🏻‍🎨) Unexpected creative outlets beyond writing
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
How To Kill a Superhero Hollywood embraces a desperate strategy—canceling franchise films before they're released
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I always forget how important the empty days are Born in Belgium in 1912 and raised in the United States, May Sarton was a writer who mastered...
a year ago
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a year ago
Born in Belgium in 1912 and raised in the United States, May Sarton was a writer who mastered various literary forms during her career, from evocative poetry and compelling novels through to a number of deeply introspective journals in her later decades. One of her greatest is...
Both Are True
we're okay - a quick Asheville update and a list of places to donate
9 months ago
The Works in...
Links in Progress: What are children for? And how the UN’s birth rate forecasts keep getting it wrong
7 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Top 17 Design Tools You Must Master in 2016 to Stay Relevant Could there be a single skill that makes all that software irrelevant?
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Rediscovering Your Stride I felt the pain before I could see the wart. I thought it was a bruise, one of the many little tiny...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I felt the pain before I could see the wart. I thought it was a bruise, one of the many little tiny injuries that come and go as part of any runner’s training routine. But the little nemesis on the ball of my foot stuck around. It put up a good fight, injecting pain into my runs,...
Atoms vs Bits
Requests for Posts Here are some topics I would like there to be posts about, and which I will probably never get...
a week ago
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a week ago
Here are some topics I would like there to be posts about, and which I will probably never get around to writing about. So I want to try something different: if you believe you could write a good post about any of these topics, please reply to this email and
The Honest Broker
What Can Music Do Today? Here's the final chapter of my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
5 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Greasy and the Bottleneck I asked my future boss what his role was in the company he founded. I wasn't sure if I wanted to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I asked my future boss what his role was in the company he founded. I wasn't sure if I wanted to work for him yet. He told me his job was to apply grease. That sounded good.
Both Are True
Alex Dobrenko SAVES the Sublime website (BRAVE) a seven minute long story that people are calling the next Apple's 1984 ad the one w the hammer
11 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: January 2025 Book sales, Husk update, and a new podcast
6 months ago
Diaries of Note
The news from remote France grows more ominous every day Siegfried Sassoon was a leading poet of the First World War, known for his vivid depictions of life...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Siegfried Sassoon was a leading poet of the First World War, known for his vivid depictions of life in the trenches and his criticism of the conflict. In 1918, he had already gained recognition for his poetry, with his first collection, The Old Huntsman and Other Poems, published...
The Ruffian
5 Reasons There Won't Be an AI Jobs Apocalypse Cope & Glory
4 weeks ago
Passing Time
On For Grantedness Finding secular thankfulness
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...
Luxagraf:...
The Lost Coast Driving west on Florida's highway 98 is a little like traveling back in time. It's hard to believe...
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over a year ago
Driving west on Florida's highway 98 is a little like traveling back in time. It's hard to believe standing amidst the crowds of Panama City Beach, but not ten miles east, once you pass through the actual Panama City, the crowds disappear, along with everything else. After...
Laetitia@Work
Rest is Resistance Laetitia@Work #59
over a year ago
bookbear express
the wince avoidance is a signal
5 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
When the World Begs You to Steal a Corvette I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps my oldest fantasy, formed in the days when my life revolved around Matchbox cars, was to be the hero with the fast car, always escaping the police. I was just a good lil' boy, never...
Nat Eliason's...
Only 1 Week Left for the Husk Preorder Bundle And preorders end next week!
a month ago
Stoic Simple
7 Stoicism Exercises for Self-Improvement Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained popularity in recent times due to its emphasis on...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained popularity in recent times due to its emphasis on practical, actionable exercises designed to help individuals improve their lives. By practicing specific exercises, referred to as "spiritual exercises," individuals are able to...
The Ruffian
The Google Gemini Debacle Shows Us Why Office Politics Matters More Than Ever On the Real Alignment Problem
a year ago
Daniel Bourke
Placebo yourself If there’s something that you’d like to do or some condition you’d like to be true, let it...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If there’s something that you’d like to do or some condition you’d like to be true, let it happen. Believe it’s going to happen. Write it down. Start talking about it with yourself. I’ve got this. You (I) can do
Luxagraf:...
History We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in...
a year ago
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a year ago
We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in the south yet. No offense Maryland, but it wasn't until I stopped at a gas station in Virginia that I heard the friendly twang of a southern accent. A few miles later I passed a...
Stoic Simple
Students of Stoicism: Using Stoic Philosophy in Teaching & Education In today's fast-paced and highly competitive world, students face immense pressure to perform well...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In today's fast-paced and highly competitive world, students face immense pressure to perform well academically, often at the cost of their emotional and mental well-being. As a result, many students struggle with stress, anxiety, and low self-esteem, which can impact their...
Left To Write
My 3 Principals To Become A Copywriter What I’ve figured out so far as a 1 man Ad-agency
over a year ago
bookbear express
what makes for good first date? and other questions dear bear, flash edition
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
I have woken fairly early to think about human life Frances Partridge was a remarkable British diarist born in 1900 whose long life was interwoven with...
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a year ago
Frances Partridge was a remarkable British diarist born in 1900 whose long life was interwoven with the illustrious Bloomsbury Group. By 1967, when she wrote the following entry, she had already lost two of her nearest and dearest: her husband, Ralph, in 1960, and then tragically...
Luxagraf:...
Baseball Diamonds We would never have come this way if weren't for the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York....
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a year ago
We would never have come this way if weren't for the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Not that I wanted to go there that badly, but when we took the kids to a baseball game back in Florida the Baseball Hall of Fame somehow came up and I remember Elliott saying "can...
Ryan Hoover's...
What Killed Turntable.fm?
over a year ago
Both Are True
forget thanksgiving its time for fearsharing a new holiday
a year ago
Diaries of Note
My body is the record of those I have loved American sculptor Anne Truitt was a singular figure in the field of minimalism, best known for her...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
American sculptor Anne Truitt was a singular figure in the field of minimalism, best known for her large, colour-saturated, wooden column sculptures. Born in 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, Truitt studied psychology at Bryn Mawr College before venturing into art, her studies taking...
Luxagraf:...
Canada When we plotted our route east we planned to duck south of Lake Erie. The more direct route -- along...
a year ago
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a year ago
When we plotted our route east we planned to duck south of Lake Erie. The more direct route -- along the north shore of Lake Erie -- involved going into Canada, and the kids' passports were expired. About two weeks before we left Washburn we mentioned something about that to our...
Charlie Becker
CATHEDRAL | Chapter One - Four Years Out Cathedral | Castles in the Sky #60
a year ago
Daniel Bourke
A Learners Fight: Adaptation vs. Education Education saves time. Adaptation sharpens instincts.
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Poor little warbler Few writers of the 19th century were as widely read as George Sand. Born Amantine Lucile Aurore...
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Few writers of the 19th century were as widely read as George Sand. Born Amantine Lucile Aurore Dupin de Francueil in 1804, she was twenty seven when her first novel was published under the pseudonym for which she is now known. By the time of her death in 1876, she was a giant of...
Passing Time
Overthrowing Overstimulation Making time to do nothing doesn’t have to be in pursuit of the profound
over a year ago
Rubenerd
Stefano Marinelli is expanding his blogging presence I cannot overstate what a gem Stefano Marinelli is to the BSD operating system community. He’s kind,...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I cannot overstate what a gem Stefano Marinelli is to the BSD operating system community. He’s kind, clear headed, and curious. He operates several Mastodon instances from the delightfully-named BSD.cafe server, from which I follow a significant number of people, and we’ve DM’d a...
Charlie Becker
Chelsea is not a metaphor. CITS #92 | May 22, 2025
a month ago
Both Are True
the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july if america is so bold, why aren't you?
yesterday
Unfiltered by Tim...
Be Aware of the Quiet Ones like Keanu Reeves — They Are the Ones That Actually Make You Think The smarter you become, the less you speak.
8 months ago
Thu Le
Why I rebuilt this site The journey of building this site.
8 months ago
Diaries of Note
His tiny tadpole body… When she wrote this diary entry in April of 1890, Beatrice Potter could not have imagined that a...
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over a year ago
When she wrote this diary entry in April of 1890, Beatrice Potter could not have imagined that a mere two years later, this man with the “tiny tadpole body,” Sidney Webb, would become her husband. Nor could she have foreseen the powerful intellectual partnership that would...
Laetitia@Work
Desperate for more male nurses, teachers and cleaners Laetitia@Work #57
over a year ago
DYNOMIGHT
Paper Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has this unique power is a mystery to me, but I think we should all stop trying to resist this reality and just accept it. Also, the world needs way more mundane blogging. So let me...
The Honest Broker
Can Songs Really Replace Philosophy? Nobody has told you this before, but our rationalistic STEM worldview originated in magical songs
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
How the Internet Went to Threads And how we can sew it back together
a year ago
Both Are True
meeting my demons with the help of ai is this why i'm so stuck all the time? no, it can't be, unless...
4 months ago
The Honest Broker
He Might Have Been the First Jazz Star... But Ford Dabney kept making wrong bets at the wrong time
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Our worst fears are realized On 2nd June 1854, following a failed rescue attempt at the courthouse, huge numbers of angry...
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over a year ago
On 2nd June 1854, following a failed rescue attempt at the courthouse, huge numbers of angry protesters lined the streets of Boston as hundreds of federal soldiers led twenty-year-old Anthony Burns to the harbour where he was to be shipped to Virginia, back to the life of slavery...
The Ruffian
Tolstoy On Disagreement What We're Really Arguing About When We Argue About Politics
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
It amused me to see his attitude It was in 1906 that the first suffragette entered the imposing gates of Holloway Prison, marking the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It was in 1906 that the first suffragette entered the imposing gates of Holloway Prison, marking the beginning of a harrowing era in the struggle for women’s rights that would see hundreds of women imprisoned for their activism. Among them was Margaret Eleanor Thompson. Born in...
Nat Eliason's...
Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually Don't be deceived like I was...
a year ago
Left To Write
#5 Writemas: The Way You Present Something Matters If you had asked me 5 years ago, “Would you do sales?” I would’ve looked at you with disgust. I’m...
a year ago
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a year ago
If you had asked me 5 years ago, “Would you do sales?” I would’ve looked at you with disgust. I’m introverted, typically quiet and observant. But as Bloomstory’s co-founder, it’s one of my roles within the business. In fact, I volunteered for it. Most of my responsibilities...
Diaries of Note
Almost flying apart at the seams In the spring of 1965, American author Gail Godwin found herself at a crossroads. For five years,...
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over a year ago
In the spring of 1965, American author Gail Godwin found herself at a crossroads. For five years, she had been living in London, and it was there, while working for the U.S. embassy, that she endured the disappointment of her novel, Gull Key, being rejected by multiple...
Diaries of Note
Today is Mother’s Day Born in the Brazilian town of Sacramento in 1914, Carolina Maria de Jesus was unemployed and...
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Born in the Brazilian town of Sacramento in 1914, Carolina Maria de Jesus was unemployed and pregnant when she moved to the favela of Canindé, São Paulo in 1947. There, living with her children in a wooden shack and working as a scrap collector, she faced seemingly insurmountable...
Diaries of Note
I must learn to think Isabelle Eberhardt was an explorer and writer whose brief but extraordinary life was marked by...
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Isabelle Eberhardt was an explorer and writer whose brief but extraordinary life was marked by curiosity and defiance. Born in Geneva in 1877 to an anarchist father and a mother of Russian descent, it was in 1897 that she finally visited North Africa, a place she had longed to...
Ryan Hoover's...
Finding the sweet spot with your team
over a year ago
Isabel Unraveled
the taste issue things i've loved this past year / things i'm excited about in 2025
6 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 5, Ad-diction Today I am going to tell you the story of how I used my web design skills to steal from little old...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Today I am going to tell you the story of how I used my web design skills to steal from little old ladies and feed my ad-diction.
Isabel Unraveled
stay foolish unpacking the Fool archetype
2 months ago
Mark Manson
4 Fascinating Psychological Theories That Explain Your Whole Life Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're going to embark on an odyssey through the catacombs of cognition, the jungles of the subconscious, and a wild ride into the boundless depths of human behavior—with four psychological...
Passing Time
Sopris Soirée An Alpine Carbondale Capstone
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
Magic must always triumph Keith Haring was a magnetic force in the 1980s New York City art scene, his vibrant street art...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Keith Haring was a magnetic force in the 1980s New York City art scene, his vibrant street art redefining the boundaries between high art and pop culture; his animated figures, marked by bold lines and vivid colours, becoming potent symbols of social commentary on issues like...
Diaries of Note
It was the finest excitement I ever had Captain Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Corps aviator, was born on March 8, 1882, in Atlanta,...
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a year ago
Captain Alfred A. Cunningham, the first Marine Corps aviator, was born on March 8, 1882, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1917, under the directive of Major General Commandant George Barnett, he embarked on a crucial mission to France to observe Allied air operations and training during...
Diaries of Note
Look! Land! From May to November of 1876, Philadelphia hosted the Centennial International Exhibition, a world...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
From May to November of 1876, Philadelphia hosted the Centennial International Exhibition, a world fair that attracted ten million visitors keen to marvel at the innovations, cultures, and achievements presented by thirty-seven countries. For China, this represented a unique...
Tech and Tea
Life is not a race Wisdom from a 6 year-old, and top regrets of the dying
11 months ago
Scarlet Ink
Do Jerks Get Hired For Management Roles, or Does Management Create Jerks? I assumed that certain rude personalities were promoted to leadership positions. Then I both found...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
I assumed that certain rude personalities were promoted to leadership positions. Then I both found myself being promoted, and adopting some of those behaviors.
Both Are True
Stop being a philistine and read some good books A conversation w writer, critic, and lover of the classics Henry Oliver on BOTH ARE TRUE LIVE
4 months ago
Charlie Becker
Beyond Cliché and Pretense: From the Canon to Constellations The Importance of the new type of Artist
a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Defining Constraints Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came to buy land Curiosity — Advice on starting Research, Sketch, Collect — Essential research for home design Defining Constraints ← You are here The Elements
Laetitia@Work
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Learn a secret method for generating incredibly original ideas. (Use with caution, because it is also the easiest way to flush all the creative life out of a room.)
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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...
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A while ago I published a couple of articles on selling digital products and monetising minimalism. Over the past 12 months I have been working extensively in making and marketing digital products in various forms and on various platforms. In the aforementioned articles, I’ve...
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Selling Digital The idea of selling digital products is growing on me. Firstly, the simplicity and speed of...
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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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At 22, I left LA for a traditional Oxford education. I mocked it then—but this stodgy approach might be our best hope right now.
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Charles Ritchie was a renowned Canadian diplomat whose career spanned some of the most significant events of the 20th century and, at the time of writing this brief entry, saw him stationed in London during the tumult of World War II. Amidst the chaos, Ritchie meticulously...
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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...
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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...
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When he wrote the following diary entry in September of 1918, John Dos Passos was already a veteran of the ambulance service, having served in the battlefields of Verdun and Mort Homme in 1917, as well as on Italy’s Mt. Grappa. But he now found himself entangled in the...
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Stoicism is a philosophy that has endured for thousands of years, influencing and inspiring countless individuals. While it has had many great thinkers throughout history who contributed to its development, there are ten in particular whose legacies have left the greatest impact...
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How Stoicism Can Help You Achieve Personal Growth Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for over 2000 years, yet its teachings are still...
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Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for over 2000 years, yet its teachings are still relevant today. In recent years, stoicism has gained popularity as a tool for personal growth. The principles of stoicism can help us develop emotional intelligence, resilience, and...
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Please show lots of digits Hi there. It’s me, the person who stares very hard at the numbers in the papers you write. I’ve...
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Hi there. It’s me, the person who stares very hard at the numbers in the papers you write. I’ve brought you here today to ask a favor. Say you wrote something like this: There were 446 students tested. The left-handed students passed 5.67664% more often than right-handed...
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Born in 1903 in Okayama Prefecture, Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was an extraordinary figure whose life and work took on a poignant significance following the bombing of Hiroshima. Serving as the director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital, he found himself at the epicentre of...
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Eight days of travel. Six days driving. 1508 miles from the shores of St George Island to the shores of Lake Superior. It was too fast. I knew it was too fast, but we wanted to get out of the heat. I was ready for the toll it takes on us, but I was not prepared for the toll it...
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Paul Polman first drew my attention in 2019 when he was one of the “business leaders” who publicly voiced their support for Extinction Rebellion, the UK-based “climate” campaign group.
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On 15th August of 1945, three months after Nazi Germany’s surrender in Europe, the world rejoiced as Japan announced its unconditional surrender, bringing an end to World War II. Streets from New York to London, Sydney to Shanghai, were flooded with jubilant crowds celebrating...
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Kenneth Rose was a journalist and biographer famous for his access to high-profile British figures, tales of whom are scattered through his extensive diaries. On the day he wrote the following entry in 1985, Rose had spent some time with Mary Soames, daughter of Winston...
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Every time I line up at the start of a marathon I am amazed by the diversity of humans I see. Running is truly a sport for all shapes, sizes, and varieties of people. While the top finishers steal the headlines, the real story to me is the thousands of runners who finish behind...
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I’d like to setup a life where my commute time is basically zero. As much as possible from home. Work from home, gym from home, practice farming from home, community from home. Everything walking or riding distance, the rest delivered. I don’t even live in one
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we also talk knock knock jokes, asking for money, and dive deep into a past creative project of mine that I have NOT fully processed!!!
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Previous Next https://youtu.be/_W0xAHnxe6o Because suffering is an unavoidable part of the human experience and worries many of us, we can find many helpful quotes about it from the Stoics. Practicing Stoicism doesn't make us immune to pain, hardships and suffering . . . but it...
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Failure is a word worth eliminating from your vocabulary. There’s no reason to think about things that didn’t work out as failures. Yet, it’s especially pervasive in entrepreneurial circles. It’s almost as if failure has been fetishized. Nearly worshipped as a right of passage, a...
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Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
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Phil Keaggy struggled. He is recovering from a detached retina. There’s nerve pain in his hand. His guitar broke, so he had to borrow one from the opening act. The sound crew was questionable. It might have been the worst concert Phil has ever performed. And yet...
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A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a bucket list item for me. We have art supply stores in singapore, but...
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When Louis Armstrong Conquered Chicago Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract...
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Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract from his new book
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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...
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one-year covid anniversary reflections Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of the day I tested positive for covid for the first time....
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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...
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I once had to end a very nice person's freelance work contract for a role which they were doing quite badly. I wrote them an email that tried to say only things that were both nice and true, such as some version of "we're wanting
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On 24th October 1967, American painter Raphael Soyer found himself standing amidst a lifetime of his creations at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born in Russia in 1899, Soyer emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1912, eventually becoming a prominent figure in the Social...
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just popped a white claw w/ kevin from the office Zip Good week. Went through a product pivot this week. We shut down our small class program, where...
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Zip Good week. Went through a product pivot this week. We shut down our small class program, where students would have a class with a ratio of 1 teacher-to-5 students. Why did we pivot? Growth wasn’t going anywhere w/ the small class program. Our growth curve for the last 4...
Stoic Simple
Can Stoicism Help Us Improve Our Mental Health? . Stoicism is an ancient philosophical school of thought that originated in Athens, Greece, in the...
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. Stoicism is an ancient philosophical school of thought that originated in Athens, Greece, in the early 3rd century BCE. It emphasizes the importance of self-control, rational thinking, and resilience, which are all essential qualities for promoting mental well-being....
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.
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An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will it be before all human intellectual work is automated. My position was: I dunno, because things are moving fast right now but what if we run out of data or scaling laws break and...
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I’m typing this today as we travel from Tōkyō to Nagoya on the Shinkansen, the best form of transport in the world. It’s fast, quiet, convenient, smooth, spotless, punctual, and the booking system is even understandable after you’ve made a bunch of mistakes! The seats in the...
Scarlet Ink
Managers Make Teams Deliver More Value, Not Deliver More Output True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a...
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True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a manager is to focus on the value hidden behind the piles of work.
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In case you think I am pointing fingers from my ivory tower, today I want to confess my own contribution to this mess.
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To Nobody, then, will I write my Journal! Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this...
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Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this entry, in which she identifies her audience, was the first she ever wrote. For 72 years she continued, by which time she was a famous novelist—most notably as the author of Evelina, or...
DYNOMIGHT
Limits of smart Take me. Now take someone with the combined talents of Von Neumann, Archimedes, Ramanujan, and...
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Take me. Now take someone with the combined talents of Von Neumann, Archimedes, Ramanujan, and Mozart. Now take someone smarter again by the same margin and repeat that a few times. Say this Being is created and has an IQ of 300. Let’s also say it can think at 10,000× normal...
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Our lovely Annex Anne Frank was thirteen years old when she and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam, her world...
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Anne Frank was thirteen years old when she and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam, her world contracting to a few small rooms behind a bookcase in her father’s office building. Three days later, she wrote the following entry in her diary and described the “secret annex” in...
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The hate stare was everywhere practiced In November 1959, at a time of profound racial tension and segregation in the American South,...
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In November 1959, at a time of profound racial tension and segregation in the American South, journalist John Howard Griffin embarked on a remarkable and controversial journey. In an attempt to better understand the Black American experience, Griffin underwent a medical treatment...
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Special Hell 8 Telepathy Blockers When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these...
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When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these enhanced beings could predict my every move. It was uncanny. Telepathy was the only explanation.
Atoms vs Bits
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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
Both Are True
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I fell on the flagstones It was in the final decade of her life that Frida Kahlo kept a diary—ten turbulent years marked by...
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It was in the final decade of her life that Frida Kahlo kept a diary—ten turbulent years marked by emotional distress, declining health, and unwavering artistic spirit. Kahlo endured multiple surgeries and spent long periods in hospital during this period, and in 1953, already...
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Modes of Life I recently read an interesting article by Buster Benson that touches on the notion of...
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I recently read an interesting article by Buster Benson that touches on the notion of “modes”. Everything in the universe goes through cycles. Cycles of high energy and low energy. Cycles of change and stability. Cycles of focus and distraction. We’re no different, but most of...
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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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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...
The Honest Broker
Today is Open Mic Anarchy You can talk about absolutely any subject
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When asking this question, I'm not really thinking too literally. For instance, I'm not asking, "what is a fun piece of tech?" Because the answer to that would be simple: any game, gaming device, or immersive VR experience that's engineered to be fun to use. That's far too...
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. Stoicism is a philosophy that has been studied and practiced for centuries. Though the modern understanding of Stoicism is associated with the Roman Empire, its roots can be traced back to Ancient Greece. This article will explore the historical origins of Stoicism, its core...
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In the latest part of my retrospective essay on ten years of The Acorn, which I edit, I look back on its content in 2021.
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I’ve been a massive John Grisham fan for years, but I never read his first book The Firm. I’ll save my review for a future post, but wow! I’m so glad I saw it in one of those Street Libraries and decided to give it a try. No spoilers, but in chapter 18 our protagonist Mitch is...
Mind Mine
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In 1983, at the age of thirty-one, British journalist Tina Brown moved to New York to become editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair, marking the start of a transformative era for the magazine. During her legendary nine-year tenure, she catapulted the magazine into its golden age and...
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dining in the cold as a former comfort addict (& thanks for the comments) The perks of searching for outdoor places to dine at is that we discover and experience places we...
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The perks of searching for outdoor places to dine at is that we discover and experience places we normally wouldn’t. Today we had coffee at a cafe with an amazing riverside view:...
journal – Winnie Lim
sending out pieces of my self In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the...
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In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the post I wrote that I’ll be giving away 5 pieces of the poster...
The Prism
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Stoicism is a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece and has continued to influence modern thought. One of its central ideas is the concept of living in accordance with nature. In this article, we'll explore how nature plays a critical role in the Stoic worldview and how it...
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My 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023 Number one will surprise you
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The Most Dangerous Thing in Culture Right Now is Beauty You think I’m crazy, but just wait and see....
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Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a poet, journalist, and occasional diarist who spent much of her life advocating for the rights of African Americans and women during the tumultuous early decades of the twentieth century. Born in 1875 in New Orleans, Louisiana, her mixed-race heritage...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism and the Subtle Art of Acceptance Stoicism is a philosophy that has been practiced for centuries and has more recently been gaining...
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Stoicism is a philosophy that has been practiced for centuries and has more recently been gaining popularity as a means of promoting mental well-being. At its core, Stoicism teaches us the art of acceptance, that is, the ability to accept what we cannot control and focus on what...
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How Songs Created Western Rational Thinking And Socrates sends me on a mad chase into the wild world of musical dreams
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Atoms vs Bits
80/20 Breathing the rest is commentary
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Mark Manson
Narcissism: Where It Comes From and How to Deal With It Ah, narcissists. Checking themselves out in every reflective surface they walk by. Yammering on...
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Ah, narcissists. Checking themselves out in every reflective surface they walk by. Yammering on about that one time they won the third-grade spelling bee. Thinking they're God's gift to the universe—after all, why else would He have put them right in the middle of it? But here's...
Left To Write
What I Learned In 1 Year of Writing A Newsletter Hey Friends, A year ago — in June 2022 — I started this newsletter. I had so many ideas of what I...
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Hey Friends, A year ago — in June 2022 — I started this newsletter. I had so many ideas of what I wanted this newsletter to be: copywriting and creativity, behavioural science, business, or personal essays. But after a year of writing Left to Write,
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James Marriott on Jordan Peterson The inaugural episode of The Ruffian's podcast
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Your Skull’s Fourth Wall Inside your skull a movie is playing. You, obviously, are the hero in this movie. You narrate as a...
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Inside your skull a movie is playing. You, obviously, are the hero in this movie. You narrate as a cast of characters play the supporting roles of friends and family, misfits and villains.
Mind Mine
how to be a domestic goddess notes from nigella & myself
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Both Are True
bits all the way down also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
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also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
Passing Time
Slos 50k: Countdown Feel free to delete if not racing
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Love myself? Knowing what I know? A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
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Adrian Hanft, III:...
The story behind how you stopped drawing Mental blind spots, actively losing control, finding beauty in novelty, and a new app for unlearning...
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Embracing Sub-Optimal Relationships The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 10
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Help!—AI Is Stealing My Readers I thought piracy was bad, but I've now seen something much worse
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Thu Le
Stubborn determination What music hunts, design struggles, and running have in common.
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Mind Mine
why i quit status games stumbling towards trusting myself
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DYNOMIGHT
Links for January (1) Jimmy Carter rabbit incident On April 20, 1979, President Carter was on vacation fishing in a...
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(1) Jimmy Carter rabbit incident On April 20, 1979, President Carter was on vacation fishing in a pond in his hometown of Plains, Georgia. After returning to DC, he mentioned to some White House staffers that a large rabbit had swum towards him “hissing menacingly” and he’d had...
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The Social Media Mirage Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of...
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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...
Both Are True
parenting as improv yes and yes and yes and
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Left To Write
№ 75: The Lindy Effect How I find clear signals in a misinforming & disinforming noisy world; To see the future, look back...
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How I find clear signals in a misinforming & disinforming noisy world; To see the future, look back in time
Stoic Simple
What Does Stoicism Teach About Death & Mortality? Stoicism, an ancient philosophy that dates back to the third century BC, has become increasingly...
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Stoicism, an ancient philosophy that dates back to the third century BC, has become increasingly popular in modern times. This philosophy, which focuses on self-control, rational thinking, and acceptance of the inevitability of life's ups and downs, has much to offer those who...
Diaries of Note
The sight that met us was beyond anything one could conceive Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th...
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Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th November 1922, as he stood before the threshold of discovery in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The electric lights glared down on a scene of ancient splendour as Carter and his team...
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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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...
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ML® Wallpaper Pack Since the relaunch of minimalism.com, where we created a series of technical drawings inspired by...
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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
How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult? Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
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Diaries of Note
I won’t marry Jo to Laurie to please any one Now considered a seminal work in both American literature and feminist canon, Little Women was...
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a year ago
Now considered a seminal work in both American literature and feminist canon, Little Women was originally published in the 1860s as two separate volumes, the first of which Louisa May Alcott completed in two months after being asked by her publisher to “write a girl’s book.” The...
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...
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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...
The Map is Mostly...
July 4, 2024 Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
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a year ago
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us always be grateful for it. And let us always remember that good things are created not when people decide they have claims against an institution or a society, but when they have...
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to be Less Emotional About Politics & News Media by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are things that are directly under our influence and things that are not directly under our influence (although those who know about modern Stoic William Irvine’s commentary realize that...
Paul Cudenec
The US admiral in the globalist axis of evil James Stavridis, chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation’s board of trustees, projects a wholesome...
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James Stavridis, chairman of the Rockefeller Foundation’s board of trustees, projects a wholesome and all-American image for the organisation, with his impressive list of military decorations.
Scarlet Ink
How I Transformed Amazon's Internal Transfer Process Anecdotes, ranting, and some personal philosophy.
6 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Make Your Stone Sing Most sculptors will tap the stone to hear if it is solid and without fractures. A nice solid stone...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Most sculptors will tap the stone to hear if it is solid and without fractures. A nice solid stone will make a very beautiful clear sound. If there are unseen fractures anywhere in the stone it will sound dull.
Luxagraf:...
Before The Storm Your browser does not support video playback via HTML5. Watch on YouTube -->
over a year ago
Both Are True
numbers aren't real and other realizations during BATLIVE #002 Mike Sowden is an enemy of the BAT
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The Ruffian
The Renaissance Redux 'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
a year ago
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...
Passing Time
Follow Up: Feedback Request Mistake Substack doesn't work how I thought
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 5 Whys of Running If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what this simple interrogation method is supposed to do. It's never worked for me.
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
taipei after 7 years The last time we’ve been to taiwan was in 2018, just a couple years fresh into our relationship. 7...
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The last time we’ve been to taiwan was in 2018, just a couple years fresh into our relationship. 7 years later we’re both radically different people with different interests: back then she...
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Selfish Reason Behind Our Helpful Nature We have an inbuilt habit to help those in need. While it wouldn’t be wrong to assume that human...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
We have an inbuilt habit to help those in need. While it wouldn’t be wrong to assume that human beings are good in spirit and hence they help out, it wouldn’t be as much interesting to understand why we really help others (as a species) and how it actually benefits us (as an...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Graceful Duck Whiffing I am lucky to work at a place that has a ping pong table in the back. The outcome of epic games hang...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I am lucky to work at a place that has a ping pong table in the back. The outcome of epic games hang on one or two points that could bounce in either player's favor. Nearly every game contains a moment where the back and forth battle tips when a well-placed ball is barely...
The Honest Broker
Nick Drake at Age 75 On a milestone birthday, I revisit a singer-songwriter nobody ever really knew
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
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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Both Are True
why can't i call people even tho i want to bad comedy, good friends, and substack woes with Michael Estrin
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Passing Time
Mixing Memory and Desire Rage & tranquility; decay & rebirth; memory and desire.
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The Tao Of Wealth
10 Ideas For A Life Of No Regrets Live a life true to you, no one else. Laugh heartily when you can. Cherish your friendships (they’re...
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over a year ago
Live a life true to you, no one else. Laugh heartily when you can. Cherish your friendships (they’re your support network). Invite stillness in. Create! (It’s what keeps your soul happy) Work hard, but not too hard. Spend time with the ones you love. Be COURAGEOUS, inspire people...
Passing Time
How to improve traffic efficiency and save time Why merging early when there is a lane closure makes YOU the asshole
over a year ago
Mind Mine
embracing my Wild Woman i’m a cheetah, not a house cat
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Charlie Becker
Those who support you may not support your art. Castles in the Sky #43
a year ago
The Convivial...
Render Unto the Machine The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
a year ago
The Honest Broker
How I Disintermediated My Writing Career It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
over a year ago
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Why you should build your product in public
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The Best Things I Read in 2022 Plus: the best of the blog, your recommendations, and a vacation announcement
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Tech and Tea
Under the Old Ginkgo Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard...
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Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard ginkgo tree.
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
Black female life is worth nothing Between January and May of 1979, eleven Black women were killed in Roxbury, Massachusetts, in a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Between January and May of 1979, eleven Black women were killed in Roxbury, Massachusetts, in a spate of murders that went largely unreported in the national media. Instead, it was left to grassroots organisations like the Black feminist group Combahee River Collective,...
The Ruffian
James Marriott on Neil Postman: Are We Making Ourselves Stupid? A Conversation About 'Amusing Ourselves To Death'
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Harry Potter and the Secret to Learning We've Been Doing it Wrong
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Passing Time
Pave the 14ers We must democratize access to 14ers.
over a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Take One Thing and Become Insanely Obsessed with It for 6 Months This is how it'll change your life
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Adrian Hanft, III:...
Two Imaginary Cages One mouse, one bird, and two cages. A grim parable for modern workers.
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Notes on Succession Life is not a story
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The Honest Broker
'The Atlantic' Visits Me at Home, and I Win an Award This has been quite a day at The Honest Broker
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