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Atoms vs Bits
My Personal Electoral College Total Would the states you've visited be enough to win the electoral college? Find out....
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Philosophy and Parenting: Becoming a Better Parent with Stoicism Parenting is a challenging, rewarding, and ever-evolving journey. Sometimes, it can be difficult to...
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over a year ago
Parenting is a challenging, rewarding, and ever-evolving journey. Sometimes, it can be difficult to navigate the ups and downs of raising children, especially when it comes to managing difficult emotions and maintaining a positive relationship with them. That's where Stoic...
journal – Winnie Lim
different realities under the same blue sky My partner and I were were surprised we had radically different interpretations of a particular...
a year ago
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a year ago
My partner and I were were surprised we had radically different interpretations of a particular scene of a kdrama we had just watched. She had thought the lines were full of hope...
journal – Winnie Lim
happiness is a difficult thing to bear I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I...
a year ago
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a year ago
I am an unhappy person in general. But once in a while, an acute sense of awareness strikes me and I experience the totality of that particular moment – I catch a...
Unfiltered by Tim...
If You’re Poor, the Solution Isn’t to Save Money. It’s to Make More Money. “A lot of poor people stay poor because they’re too cheap to get rich”
6 months ago
The Map is Mostly...
Agency and Schooling (and gardening) Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar to some readers, the post is an elaboration of my thinking about agency. I speak a bit more about the problem, and potential solutions. I leave it implicit that I find it this very...
Both Are True
i went to the woods and realized the internet is insane you don't know what you've got till it's gone fishin'
2 months ago
Diaries of Note
A movie has come to life and engulfed us On the evening of 23rd March 2020, in a televised address to a shellshocked nation, British Prime...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
On the evening of 23rd March 2020, in a televised address to a shellshocked nation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a legally-enforced, pandemic-induced lockdown across the UK that would immediately force millions to stay at home for months on end and countless...
journal – Winnie Lim
feeling my age In 2011 in a desperate attempt to change my life I went on a trip to the US with only enough money...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
In 2011 in a desperate attempt to change my life I went on a trip to the US with only enough money to last me for a month there. I did not...
Diaries of Note
The bird has learned the bark of the dog Reverend John Wesley was an influential Anglican cleric and theologian of the 18th century who,...
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over a year ago
Reverend John Wesley was an influential Anglican cleric and theologian of the 18th century who, along with his brother Charles, founded the Methodist movement. Much of his life was spent on horseback as he travelled the country, covering thousands of miles each year on his quest...
Diaries of Note
A black and empty future Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one...
a year ago
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a year ago
Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one of the most vivid and harrowing ever kept. Joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 19th June 1916 as a second lieutenant, eighteen-year-old Vaughan soon found himself on the...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How I almost became a child millionaire By the time I was 16 I had either forgot the plan or realized it would never work. It was my first...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
By the time I was 16 I had either forgot the plan or realized it would never work. It was my first get-rich scheme but it wouldn’t be my last.
Both Are True
You ask me anything / me ask you anything (yama/maya) #5 plus a look at everything I accomplished last year
8 months ago
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...
a year ago
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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...
Ryan Hoover's...
Decentralized Startups
over a year ago
DYNOMIGHT
Thoughts while watching myself be automated An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
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...
Charlie Becker
The Enchanter Series Profiling Great Creators
over a year ago
The Convivial...
Desire, Dopamine, and the Internet The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 5
a year ago
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Problem with Too Much Fairness We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it. Research shows that just to ensure shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer.
Charlie Becker
Becoming an adult, one toddler tantrum at a time. A letter from a father
a year ago
Both Are True
when all (keys, wallet, etc) is lost you lose some, you lose some
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boosters and Drainers Life hacks have their place but there is only so much you can do before your life devolves into a...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Life hacks have their place but there is only so much you can do before your life devolves into a chaotic mess. I prefer the idea of building a personal system.
Both Are True
testing testing is this thing on hopefully not
10 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
7 months ago
Passing Time
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
a year ago
Tech and Tea
On gentle personal growth in 2024 Reflections on things I’m learning and continue to learn this year.
6 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
10 Years of Minimalissimo Has Minimalissimo really been running for 10 years?! It's a question I've asked myself more than...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Has Minimalissimo really been running for 10 years?! It's a question I've asked myself more than once. It's something I'm incredibly proud of actually. Running and sustaining a high-calibre site like this is not easy. It requires a lot of dedication, love, and most importantly,...
Both Are True
brb everything's fine just need some air
7 months ago
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...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
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...
Luxagraf:...
April White The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for...
a year ago
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a year ago
The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for months, waiting for more snow to fall but it never did. Last year we arrived in Washburn after Memorial Day and there were still patches of snow in the deep shade of the woods. This...
Jason Fried
The Teenage Engineering TP-7 I finally picked up a Teenage Engineering TP-7. I've been experimenting with dictating random ideas...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
I finally picked up a Teenage Engineering TP-7. I've been experimenting with dictating random ideas lately. And while the phone is typically more convenient, I wanted to have a separate recorder on my desk. The TP-7 is an absolutely charming piece of hardware. Reminds me of all...
Atoms vs Bits
Short Posts Why are posts so long?
a year ago
Paul Cudenec
The stench of the system: conspiracy Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression.
Paul Cudenec
Who was behind the vaccine bonds? In the last of these 14 profiles from The Single Global Mafia, we turn to the president of The...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
In the last of these 14 profiles from The Single Global Mafia, we turn to the president of The Rockefeller Foundation itself, who acts as an ex-officio member of its board of trustees.
Diaries of Note
Bugger On 18th June 1960, during a practice run for the Belgian Grand Prix that was to take place the next...
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over a year ago
On 18th June 1960, during a practice run for the Belgian Grand Prix that was to take place the next day, British Formula One driver Stirling Moss almost died when the left rear wheel of his Lotus-Climax 18 fell off on the treacherous Burnenville curve. Moments later he was thrown...
Diaries of Note
The degradation machine is running Jean Guéhenno was a French essayist and intellectual known for his unwavering commitment to freedom...
a year ago
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a year ago
Jean Guéhenno was a French essayist and intellectual known for his unwavering commitment to freedom and truth during a period when both were under severe threat. In the midst of World War II, France had become an eerie silhouette of its former self, ruled by a government that had...
Both Are True
A parent's theory of relativity twas the first day of preschool...
10 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Selective Memory Eraser I can’t remember the day I won the top artist award in college. I know it happened, I know I was...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I can’t remember the day I won the top artist award in college. I know it happened, I know I was thrilled, but I can’t tell you anything specific about that day. Why did the high point of my college career, the culmination of my boyhood dream, vanish from memory?
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Design Masochism and the Five Stages of Anguish Early on I remember choking back tears when my designs made first contact with outside eyes. The...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Early on I remember choking back tears when my designs made first contact with outside eyes. The feedback stung. Every word holding a hint of negativity was a dart that penetrated my tender puerile flesh. I wondered if I had chosen the wrong career.
Diaries of Note
Maybe that will dispel all this quietness In September of 1941, the Soviet city of Leningrad was encircled by Nazi forces in a brutal siege...
a year ago
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a year ago
In September of 1941, the Soviet city of Leningrad was encircled by Nazi forces in a brutal siege that would last until January 1944 and result in the deaths of nearly a million civilians. The relentless blockade led to devastating food and fuel shortages, and the merciless...
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...
The Honest Broker
Jim Croce and Me 50 years ago today, the gifted singer-songwriter died in a plane crash
a year ago
The Honest Broker
How the Internet Went to Threads And how we can sew it back together
a year ago
Diaries of Note
People who gush at me and don’t really like me Antonia White, born Eirene Botting in 1899, was a British writer who won plaudits for Frost in May,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Antonia White, born Eirene Botting in 1899, was a British writer who won plaudits for Frost in May, a semi-autobiographical novel published in 1933 in which her experiences in a Catholic convent school were vividly depicted. At this point in her life, White had been married three...
The Honest Broker
My 12 Favorite Problems A dozen things that drive my writing, research, thinking & actions
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
How are you doing?
a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Set a Bar so High Average People Think You're a Psychopath “Your potential is determined by how much uncertainty you're willing to embrace”
8 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
RIP emojis. The future of communication.
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Racing Shadows and Dodging Doldrums When I get down, one of the things that pulls my head back above water is running. If snow blocks me...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When I get down, one of the things that pulls my head back above water is running. If snow blocks me from the trails, the cabin fever sucks the life out of me.
Stoic Simple
Self-Help Books & Stoicism: Why Stoic Thought is Having a Resurgence In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Stoicism as a philosophy for personal...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Stoicism as a philosophy for personal development. Once considered a relic of ancient Greece and Rome, its teachings are being rediscovered and repackaged for modern audiences. In this article, we'll explore the origins of...
Charlie Becker
Foom Anxiety Castles in the Sky #41
a year ago
The Intimate Mirror
Lineages of Inspiration The Streams That Flow Into My Work
3 months ago
bookbear express
on one-sidedness giving without getting
5 months ago
Stoic Simple
Stoicism Techniques to Cope with Change Change is an inevitable part of life. Whether we like it or not, things are constantly shifting and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Change is an inevitable part of life. Whether we like it or not, things are constantly shifting and evolving around us. While some changes are positive and exciting, others can be challenging and overwhelming. The art of stoicism can teach us how to cope with these changes in a...
Scarlet Ink
10 Reader Questions About Career Politics, Investing, Job Hopping, and AI (among others) Answering some reader questions on various topics. I love questions!
9 months ago
bookbear express
always on your side friendship is magic
2 months ago
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Perks of Being Resourceful Mark Watney is hands down one of my favourite characters from a movie or a book. Apart from his...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
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.
DYNOMIGHT
Using axis lines for good or evil Say you want to plot some data. You could just plot it by itself: Or you could put lines on the...
a year ago
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a year ago
Say you want to plot some data. You could just plot it by itself: Or you could put lines on the left and bottom: Or you could put lines everywhere: Or you could be weird: Which is right? Many people treat this as an aesthetic choice. But I’d like to suggest an unambiguous...
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,...
a year ago
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a year 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.
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
The Convivial...
Life Cannot Be Delegated The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 15
6 months ago
Tech and Tea
Is crocheting a stuffy a creative endeavor? Hierarchy of needs in action, sooner than I expected
over a year ago
Charlie Becker
The Moral Case for Small Business Starting, running, and supporting our way to a better world
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
a week ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Taking a Step Back from Minimalissimo I recently wrote about bandwidth and how I've been struggling to balance my day job as a product...
a year ago
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a year ago
I recently wrote about bandwidth and how I've been struggling to balance my day job as a product designer with several side projects and businesses. Reflecting deeply this year, I've decided to make a few changes, one of which is the difficult decision to step back from...
The Honest Broker
Is Rock Dead? (and Other Questions from Readers) And I invite you to ask questions of your own
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Email’s not dead
over a year ago
Mark Manson
3 Steps to Becoming Great at Anything Today, we're going to talk about a question I get asked all the time: How do I become great at this...
a year ago
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a year ago
Today, we're going to talk about a question I get asked all the time: How do I become great at this one thing? Let's dive right in. To become great at something, you must identify the 20% of actions that will yield 80% of the results. Take writing, for example. Editing is the 20%...
Daniel Bourke
A Learners Fight: Adaptation vs. Education Education saves time. Adaptation sharpens instincts.
a year ago
Jason Crawford
The lessons of Xanadu One of my all-time favorite articles is “The Curse of Xanadu,” by Gary Wolf, which ran in WIRED...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
One of my all-time favorite articles is “The Curse of Xanadu,” by Gary Wolf, which ran in WIRED Magazine in 1995. On the surface, it’s a piece of tech history, a story of a dramatic failure. But look closer, and you can find deep philosophical insight. Xanadu was a grand vision...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Polaroid, you broke my heart. What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching out to you is a lawyer from their trademark protection team it probably feels like a kick in the gut.
The Ruffian
Stop Making Sense David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable
5 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Winter Storm The afternoon of the day we decided to leave the Jeep behind a ranger stopped by to tell us they...
a year ago
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a year ago
The afternoon of the day we decided to leave the Jeep behind a ranger stopped by to tell us they were closing the campground the next day due to a large storm front that was headed our way. Winds were expected to be in the 50 MPH range, with gusts even higher. We've sat out a...
The Honest Broker
The Final Triumph of Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023) The novelist delivered an end-of-life masterpiece, but the culture machine was barely interested
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Phone Setup 2020 Throughout 2019 I was using Android, which was an interesting experiment. Using the minimalist...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Throughout 2019 I was using Android, which was an interesting experiment. Using the minimalist launcher by Blloc, it really made me aware of my phone usage and encouraged me to reduce not just my screen time, but also the number of apps I installed in the first place. This year...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
In / Out 2025 for me, will be: In blogging 3D modelling prototyping experimental design endurance...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
2025 for me, will be: In blogging 3D modelling prototyping experimental design endurance climbing single session training days swimming saving self-care selling investing uniform long hair house + techno sound design Out comparison shyness dishes in sink trends (especially...
Tech and Tea
Transformed into a couch On taking this time to slooooooow down
over a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Alien Intelligence Housecats give us the most realistic insight to what it would be like to encounter space aliens.
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Housecats give us the most realistic insight to what it would be like to encounter space aliens.
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...
a week ago
The Convivial...
The One Best Way Is a Trap The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 9
over a year ago
The Intimate Mirror
Scaling Down the Cliff of Collapse Choosing Agency When Systems Fail
4 months ago
DYNOMIGHT
Tactical typing
11 months ago
Charlie Becker
We don't have time, we are time. | Friday Footnotes #4 Footnote #4 is based on a passage from 4,000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman.
2 months ago
Passing Time
In Defense of Trying Hard Being a try-hard is good, actually
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Confession from Ghost-O-Meter’s Creator I released Ghost-O-Meter with a secret. I realize now that it was a mistake.
over a year ago
Scarlet Ink
Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them. Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
9 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
The Childlike Love of Challenge How fast can you run?
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
A Little Meditation I have always appreciated the practice of meditation and what it can do for the mind, including how...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I have always appreciated the practice of meditation and what it can do for the mind, including how it can help control our emotions. I've been reading up on it a little more recently and have spoken to some friends who also practice it, so I was really interested in giving it a...
Nat Eliason's...
On Writing Better: 43 Things I Learned from My Insane 2 Years of Study You'll wanna save this one
a year ago
The Honest Broker
If I Ran a Major Record Label... I'd do these 10 things
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Give Me Your Best Suggestions for Movies and TV Shows It's open mic day at The Honest Broker
over a year ago
The Prism
23 Truths I Wish I Knew at 23 But which are never too late to learn
a year ago
Rubenerd
I’m on the Ye Olde Blogroll! Speaking of James, I saw he linked to blogroll.org: You are viewing a humanly curated list of 633...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Speaking of James, I saw he linked to blogroll.org: You are viewing a humanly curated list of 633 fine personal & independent blogs and sites that are updated regularly. No algorithms ever! And I’m on there! This made my morning. Whomever submitted me to that, thank you. Alas,...
Thu Le
Blind spots Finding my blind spots using AI.
2 months ago
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
4 months ago
The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Ask Me Anything
over a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
The search for the Weekend Fund Chief of Staff
over a year ago
Paul Cudenec
A decade of dissent: we are the 99%! 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 2020.
Both Are True
we're all just watching the numbers with jelly donuts dribbling down our shirts + BATWRITE tomorrow Sat 12p EST - be there or be an absolute *****
a month ago
Both Are True
i am who i think you think i am on not being the best // season one finale
a year ago
Passing Time
Media in Review 2023 Time is your most valuable asset. Thank you for spending some of it with me.
a year ago
Tech and Tea
Life is not a race Wisdom from a 6 year-old, and top regrets of the dying
11 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boiling Your Kermit Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he won’t mind if you slowly crank up the heat. He’ll look you square in the eye, absorbing the heat until it all goes black. Sorry, Kermit.
Nat Eliason's...
TODAY'S THE DAY! This book is not what you think
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Every atom of hate we add to this world makes it still more inhospitable On 7th September 1943, a year after writing the following diary entry, 29-year-old Etty Hillesum and...
a year ago
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a year ago
On 7th September 1943, a year after writing the following diary entry, 29-year-old Etty Hillesum and her family were sent from Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz, where she would meet her tragic end two months later. Born in 1914 in the Netherlands, Hillesum was a woman of keen...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Job Interview Trap Designers Might Avoid I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My audience was several designers and one developer who sat quietly on the edge of the group eying me skeptically.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Irresistible Obstacles The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary Obstacle + Rules + Feedback System = Leveling Up
DYNOMIGHT
Thoughts on seed oil A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was...
a year ago
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a year ago
A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was safe, he’d wait a couple months and renew his attack: “When are you going to write about seed oils?” “Did you know that seed oils are why there’s so much {obesity, heart disease,...
Mark Manson
Why Growth Requires Struggle I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions were some variation of, “Is there such a thing as being exposed to too much pain?” or “Are there situations where pain and struggle aren’t helpful but only hurtful?” or “What...
The Honest Broker
Am I Wrong About the Live Music Resurgence? Am I crazy? Let's find out...
8 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Font Blocking, Invisible Words, and Flames of Shame You never know when you will be confronted by a test of character. There will come a moment when you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
You never know when you will be confronted by a test of character. There will come a moment when you are forced to choose. Do you stick to your beliefs, or do you fold under the pressure and sacrifice your very identity?
Both Are True
The self is a gut-hole - the first podcast ever made Are Both True?? - The Podcast is a new form of media entertainment that is making studio execs go...
a year ago
Mark Manson
Why You’re So Unhappy This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how everything will fall into place if you're patient. Spoiler alert: it won’t. The cold hard truth is this: the universe doesn’t care about your happiness. You do. Maybe you've...
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?
Nat Eliason's...
Slow Habits Change without Force
11 months ago
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...
The Honest Broker
Dave Hickey on Dolly Parton and Richard Pryor I share passages from the expanded 30th anniversary edition of 'The Invisible Dragon'
a year ago
Daniel Bourke
Apple M3 Machine Learning Speed Test I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
Fast Cash vs. Slow Equity Knowing what you're building
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On the hard days I get close to walking away from everything. Goodbye world. So far I have never given in. Except for that very first time.
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It is far more exciting to create a miracle than waiting for one to happen. It is only your life that grows old, not you, nor your spirit. When you die, you won’t think of how much money you made, you will think of how much love you gave. The universe is ready when youContinue...
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Observers are stunned when they witness a queen sacrifice. For a chess player to abandon their most powerful piece seems like a daring risk. The sacrifice is followed by a decisive combo resulting in checkmate. Bravo, the crowd goes wild.
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[Baseball] is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. -- A....
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Years ago, I wrote an article that claimed the best way to judge the usefulness of self-help advice is by how many people eventually leave it behind. In it, I boldly claimed that if self-help advice actually worked, the industry would quickly go out of business. After all, if the...
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On 12th July 1520, German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer, accompanied by his wife, Agnes, embarked on a significant journey from Germany to the Netherlands, both to attend the coronation of Charles V in October and ensure the continuation of the pension he had received for...
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When we adopt the minimalism ideology, we use it primarily as a tool. A tool to rid the excess in life to make way for that which is important and for the things we value most. Minimalism not only inspires me to live more simply, it also influences my approach to design. I wanted...
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https://youtu.be/qJ8aRl1UNgw I'm on an old man rant today. The world's a shitfest, and something needs to be said: Opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one, and most are full of shit. So, here's my argument: people need to have fewer fucking opinions. The problem is that...
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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...
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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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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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The coffee was about the substance of mud On 31st July 1875, 21-year-old Howard Williams, his two brothers, and two of their friends embarked...
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On 31st July 1875, 21-year-old Howard Williams, his two brothers, and two of their friends embarked on a 454-mile rowing adventure that took them from Oxford to London. Over the course of three weeks, they navigated through 231 locks and 4 tunnels in a hired “light pine...
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My love of solitude is growing with my growth Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an eminent 19th-century British poet most famous for her two-volume...
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an eminent 19th-century British poet most famous for her two-volume collection, Poems, published in 1844, and the verse novel Aurora Leigh, which came out in 1856. It was in 1831, three years after the death of her mother, that Barrett Browning kept...
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How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when to ask for help, and helping guess culture coworkers get clarity on what they want in their careers
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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...
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Start With Creation Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
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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.
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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.
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In recent years I’ve begun to develop an interest in the concept of endurance, be it psychological or physical. This is a response to a combination of recent world events, the imminent...
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Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the Siege of Leningrad—a brutal and devastating blockade that lasted more than two years and led to the deaths of 1.5 million people. Mukhina...
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Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of disagreement with seven levels, from DH0, “name-calling”, to DH6, “refuting the central point”. Someone then created a pyramid diagram based on this. Recently when someone commented...
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Stoicism and Christianity are two of the most influential philosophical and religious traditions in human history. Both have helped shape our understanding of the world and our place in it. While they seem quite distinct from one another, there are many overlapping themes and...
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Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have you noticed that some people do bad things? And yet those same people sometimes have interesting ideas? Occasionally, I’ll bring up an idea in conversation and someone will gently...
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Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east to west so we can’t do any local travelling. Travelling is vital...
Stoic Simple
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Stoicism, a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece, has gained significant attention in modern times for its practical and pragmatic approach to life. While Stoicism is often associated with personal ethics and self-improvement, its principles can also be applied to...
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Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions and Perform 6 System Checks I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out...
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I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out a plan, maybe even buy an online course or two. But this year I couldn’t do it. Why was my brain blocking the New Year’s resolution tradition?
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Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
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There's only one global mafia! I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ...
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I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ when it comes to the existence of a single global mafia – the entity I have taken to calling the criminocracy or even demonocracy.
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Diana forgot to steer Few people witnessed the tumultuous events of mid-20th century Britain quite like Duff Cooper, a...
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Few people witnessed the tumultuous events of mid-20th century Britain quite like Duff Cooper, a charismatic politician whose life was as colourful as it was influential. Born in 1890, he was known as a steadfast politician who famously resigned from his government post over the...
DYNOMIGHT
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If you ask the internet if breastfeeding is good, you will soon learn that YOU MUST BREASTFEED because BREAST MILK = OPTIMAL FOOD FOR BABY. But if you look for evidence, you’ll discover two disturbing facts. First, there’s no consensus about why breastfeeding is good. I’ve seen...
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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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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...
Stoic Simple
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by Phil Van Treuren Your mind: a spring-fed pool, constantly renewed with fresh, cool water. Unwanted thoughts are leaves falling into the pool; acknowledge them, let the stream carry them away, think of them no more. Your body: a sturdy cart, able to carry heavy burdens....
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Your Communication Leakage Rate Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds,...
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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.
Diaries of Note
Lenin’s tomb is remarkable In January of 1924, a week after the death of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, his embalmed...
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In January of 1924, a week after the death of Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, his embalmed body was placed on display in a temporary wooden tomb in Moscow’s Red Square—an ideological shrine that was visited by hundreds of thousands of onlookers over the next few months....
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Home alone on a Saturday night Got caught in thought space today. Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
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Got caught in thought space today. Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of standing around watching not enough touching. Like the guy with a crush on a girl but never says anything. So I took a step outside thought space. And found gravity. Twenty...
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Blind Spots, Keyholes, and Failing in Slow Motion One of the principles I live by is a belief that the more you look, the more you see. It's a simple...
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One of the principles I live by is a belief that the more you look, the more you see. It's a simple mantra but it contains the meaning of life. Or at least I think it does. I am probably wrong.
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July 4, 2024 Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
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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...
Mind Mine
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Careful technology Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
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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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Then, no more English poets Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland lived together for almost 40 years, their...
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English poets Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland lived together for almost 40 years, their partnership both a romantic and literary alliance that formed in 1930. It was in the 1960s that Ackland’s health began to decline, and on 9th November 1969, at their home in...
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I have especially enjoyed this autumn Born in 1819 in rural Warwickshire, George Eliot was a towering figure in Victorian literature known...
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Born in 1819 in rural Warwickshire, George Eliot was a towering figure in Victorian literature known for her detailed portraits of English life. Christened Mary Ann Evans, she adopted her male pen name to ensure her works were judged by their merit rather than her gender; her...
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When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about creativity written by Isaac Asimov from 1959 teach us?
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A Reflection in Birds Last Sunday I needed to make a decision. I was debating leaving my job, unsure which way to go. So I...
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Last Sunday I needed to make a decision. I was debating leaving my job, unsure which way to go. So I went for a run in search of clarity. I hit the trail dressed in black, only my white head exposed to the winter wind.
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I have been longing for a more enjoyable and unpredictable web experience for a while, and one that is less focused on commercialism. I want my digital life to be immersive in a different way—one where I can get lost in the trees of the forest of the internet. To discover places,...
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Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Since that moment, my phone and inbox have been inundated non-stop with people (friends, family, readers, journalists) wanting my “take” on the situation. After all, I...
Both Are True
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