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8th May 2025
The Stoic Fable Book PUBLISHER EXCLUSIVE: Limited First Edition Copy & 25% OFF 17 reviews "Delightful little stories...
22nd Feb 2025
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The Stoic Fable Book

from Stoic Simple [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Feb 2025
PUBLISHER EXCLUSIVE: Limited First Edition Copy & 25% OFF 17 reviews "Delightful little stories filled with timeless wisdom." — Kyle Gray, The Story Engine Podcast The Stoic Fable Book is a collection of charming little tales that explain the enduring wisdom of Stoicism, an...
Hey, I’m back! I want to go to Jersey I was knocked out hard by something this week. It wasn’t a flu or COVID thankfully, but it turned my...
3rd Apr 2026
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Hey, I’m back! I want to go to Jersey

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Apr 2026
I was knocked out hard by something this week. It wasn’t a flu or COVID thankfully, but it turned my head to mush and my sinuses into fire ants, which among other things made sleep all but impossible. I did in fact do a bunch of work on the blog yesterday, but it was all backend...
2nd Jul 2026
ATVBT Survey: April post about posts
2nd May 2025
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ATVBT Survey: April

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2025
post about posts
Please consider my own position The King's Final Plea
2nd Jun 2026
How To Select Shares That Perform This post contains my notes from the book: Selecting Shares That Perform: 10 ways to beat the stock...
31st Jul 2019
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How To Select Shares That Perform

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Jul 2019
This post contains my notes from the book: Selecting Shares That Perform: 10 ways to beat the stock market by Richard Koch and Leo Gough Historically, over long periods of time, stocks have given the highest return. However there are some risks: Some stocks can go bust. To reduce...
Meta-Surprise Surprise!
3rd Mar 2025
Searching for Ken Griffey Jr Ken Griffey Jr’s face was sandwiched between thick plastic, his friendly grin locked up – screwed...
7th Oct 2017
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Searching for Ken Griffey Jr

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Oct 2017
Ken Griffey Jr’s face was sandwiched between thick plastic, his friendly grin locked up – screwed tight at four corners. A gold chain hung around his Mariner’s blue turtleneck, a bat rested on his left shoulder, calligraphic letters hovered above a gold star announcing the birth...
When knowledge is stupidity [Plus audio version]
3rd Jul 2026
The Real Story Behind 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' How this book was written is as strange as the novel itself
3rd Mar 2026
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The Real Story Behind 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Mar 2026
How this book was written is as strange as the novel itself
For Richer or Poorer A Love Letter to Weddings
2nd Aug 2023
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For Richer or Poorer

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2023
A Love Letter to Weddings
Y’all are over-complicating these AI-risk arguments Say an alien spaceship is headed for Earth. It has 30 aliens on it. The aliens are weak and small....
2nd Oct 2025
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Y’all are over-complicating these AI-risk arguments

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Oct 2025
Say an alien spaceship is headed for Earth. It has 30 aliens on it. The aliens are weak and small. They have no weapons and carry no diseases. They breed at rates similar to humans. They are bringing no new technology. No other ships are coming. There’s no trick—except that they...
Steep Embankments My police officer friend (and design mentor) once told me the story of a strange death he...
4th Jun 2016
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Steep Embankments

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jun 2016
My police officer friend (and design mentor) once told me the story of a strange death he investigated where a woman was found floating face down next to a shopping cart.
Barenbrug House In the summer of 2021 I made the decision to plan a house project. Not just to save, find, and buy a...
3rd Jul 2022
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Barenbrug House

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2022
In the summer of 2021 I made the decision to plan a house project. Not just to save, find, and buy a pre-existing house—that would be far too easy—and boring (unless you're doing an interesting renovation). Instead, my partner and I are opting to buy a plot of land in Scotland...
Waiting Is a Revelation The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
1st Jan 2026
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Waiting Is a Revelation

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
[instagram] two years this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it...
1st May 2026
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[instagram] two years

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2026
this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it could be you, i said it was just a co-incidence. but moths didn’t appear again since, especially one of this size. was it really you? or are moths somewhat drawn to households...
on one-sidedness giving without getting
3rd Feb 2025
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on one-sidedness

from bookbear express [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Feb 2025
giving without getting
American Hedonism What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
7th Feb 2025
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American Hedonism

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Feb 2025
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
2nd Apr 2026
Dogs Of The S&P CNX Nifty: 2016 Update You can read about my previous post here: Dogs of the Nifty 2015 Update. The returns of the strategy...
2nd Jan 2017
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Dogs Of The S&P CNX Nifty: 2016 Update

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jan 2017
You can read about my previous post here: Dogs of the Nifty 2015 Update. The returns of the strategy for 2016 are as follows: Dogs of the Nifty: 23.52 Small Dogs of the Nifty: 45.50% S&P CNX 50: 4.17% The strategy  had a strong beating in 2015 and at the end of 2015 had not...
How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In...
9th May 2024
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How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In this article, I'm going to help you do exactly that by teaching you five tactics to conquer anything you might be afraid of. Heights, spiders, small spaces, strangely-shaped...
Blanco I've never been much of a car driver. I had one in high school, but pretty shortly after I got a...
11th Mar 2026
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Blanco

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Mar 2026
I've never been much of a car driver. I had one in high school, but pretty shortly after I got a truck and never looked back. Trucks are an entirely different, and better, driving experience. You get an elevated view of the world, and the drive is more relaxed, like you're...
more of the same Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and...
5th Mar 2023
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more of the same

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2023
Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and even, my legs were going at a consistent rhythm, and I found myself thinking:...
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
8th Aug 2024
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Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do

from Stoic Simple [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
Care in Design Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of...
1st Sep 2022
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Care in Design

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2022
Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of users—of humans. It is designing product details that you might randomly discover (sometimes even years later) rather than only designing what should be seen. Care in design is worrying...
20th Mar 2026
4 (More) Good Things and 2 (More) Bad Things and 2 Misunderstandings About Working at Amazon: From... A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they...
4th Nov 2024
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4th Nov 2024
A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they don't do well, and in this article, I also mention a few common beliefs I disagree with.
Make Work Seasonal Again Laetitia@Work #79
27th Mar 2025
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Make Work Seasonal Again

from Laetitia@Work [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Mar 2025
Laetitia@Work #79
How did Zohran Mamdani win over New York’s small restaurants? A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
3rd Nov 2025
joy without irony - an honest attempt after an influx of new readers, the writer attempts the impossible: sincerity
9th Oct 2025
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joy without irony - an honest attempt

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Oct 2025
after an influx of new readers, the writer attempts the impossible: sincerity
How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and...
5th May 2025
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How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome

from Scarlet Ink [alt+shift+b] in life

5th May 2025
Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and improve along the way.
Fumbling Toward Truth and Beauty in Used Bookstores CBL #95 | A dispatch from a Sunday at the store
24th Jul 2025
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Fumbling Toward Truth and Beauty in Used Bookstores

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

24th Jul 2025
CBL #95 | A dispatch from a Sunday at the store
There Is Only Time Balance is a really tricky word, because I don’t think there’s such a thing. There’s just time....
6th Dec 2020
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There Is Only Time

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Dec 2020
Balance is a really tricky word, because I don’t think there’s such a thing. There’s just time. There’s just where you are and what you do. And it doesn’t make sense for me to have to spend time on something that feels like a sacrifice. I try to do things that are part of the big...
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
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5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
Soi Ram You have probably heard me go on and on about how good the Portland Thai food scene is compared to...
1st Nov 2025
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Soi Ram

from Sherman's Food Adventures [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Nov 2025
You have probably heard me go on and on about how good the Portland Thai food scene is compared to what we have here in Vancouver.  Well, that doesn't mean we don't have good Thai food at all.  In fact, some of my favourites include Song, Siam Le Bien, Zab Zaab and Silom. ...
new year, same you (hopeful) cannot believe it's already 2024
1st Jan 2026
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new year, same you (hopeful)

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
cannot believe it's already 2024
How To Deal With Regret ( 3 Stoic Strategies to Live Free) What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future...
23rd Aug 2023
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How To Deal With Regret ( 3 Stoic Strategies to Live Free)

from Daily Stoic [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Aug 2023
What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future suffering, and the recollection of past suffering; since the latter no longer concerns me, and the former concerns me not yet.” – Seneca, from Letters from a Stoic After a long day at...
How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) Our career path is how we spend our time, support our lifestyles, make our impact, even define our...
12th Apr 2018
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How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Apr 2018
Our career path is how we spend our time, support our lifestyles, make our impact, even define our identity. Let’s make sure we’re on the right track. The post How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You) appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Cult Will Tell You You're Living Life Wrong if your friends won't, they will
3rd Aug 2026
Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could...
12th Nov 2022
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Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Nov 2022
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short...
How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life) My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole...
1st Aug 2023
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How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life)

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2023
My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole lot more
Notes on Succession Life is not a story
10th Jun 2023
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Notes on Succession

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Jun 2023
Life is not a story
“When you seek from almost nothing”: Arvo Pärt’s Musical Diaries In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer...
28th Jun 2021
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28th Jun 2021
In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer discusses the significance of his personal diaries to the formation and development of his music.
A rationalist’s guide to manifestation. Or, how to live a magical life
2nd Jan 2026
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A rationalist’s guide to manifestation.

from Isabel Unraveled [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jan 2026
Or, how to live a magical life
The Last Lunch A Short Story
1st Aug 2026
A fun end-of-year gift for you! 🎁 An Absurd Hypotheticals Advent Calendar, featuring the pizza question, turtle assassins, and more...
1st Dec 2025
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A fun end-of-year gift for you! 🎁

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2025
An Absurd Hypotheticals Advent Calendar, featuring the pizza question, turtle assassins, and more...
Why horses have stopped becoming faster The limits of breeding for speed
6th Aug 2026
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Why horses have stopped becoming faster

from The Works in Progress Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Aug 2026
The limits of breeding for speed
James Talarico has an obligation to win Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
1st Jun 2026
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James Talarico has an obligation to win

from Slow Boring [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
Someone Has to Fly the Plane When I want a thrill, I walk to the corner store without my phone. Leaving the house like that, with...
12th Jan 2026
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Someone Has to Fly the Plane

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Jan 2026
When I want a thrill, I walk to the corner store without my phone. Leaving the house like that, with only wallet and keys, feels physically strange and wrong, like I forgot to wear underwear. Even though I didn’t have a mobile phone for the first half of my life, ten minutes...
"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
1st May 2024
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"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2024
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
Issue 24: How smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism Works in Progress Issue 24 is out today.
1st Jul 2026
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Issue 24: How smashing the NIMBYs created modern capitalism

from The Works in Progress Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jul 2026
Works in Progress Issue 24 is out today.
The Birth of Paradise My novella is out next week!
13th Jan 2026
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The Birth of Paradise

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jan 2026
My novella is out next week!
Reflecting on Minimalissimo I was recently asked what my values are in life. It's a very tough question to answer without...
5th Mar 2023
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Reflecting on Minimalissimo

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2023
I was recently asked what my values are in life. It's a very tough question to answer without throwing out one word answers off the top of your head. And that's pretty meaningless unless you're prepared to elaborate on that word and what it means in relation to your life and...
17th Mar 2025
Alien Intelligence I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
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Alien Intelligence

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
solving my problems happy easter
5th Apr 2026
Home alone on a Saturday night Got caught in thought space today. Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
4th Dec 2022
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Home alone on a Saturday night

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Dec 2022
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...
Low Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
3rd Jan 2024
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Low

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jan 2024
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays fighting their way through wisps of Spanish moss. You can find this scene anywhere in South Carolina below the fall line, a vague geographic boundary that runs along the southeastern...
The Best Place to Eat Cypriot Food in the UK Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar....
3rd Oct 2025
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The Best Place to Eat Cypriot Food in the UK

from Vittles [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Oct 2025
Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar. Photographed by Michaël Protin.
My 2025 Q3 Highlights: Favorite Books and Movies Sharing my favorite books and movies from the third quarter of 2025.
5th Oct 2025
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My 2025 Q3 Highlights: Favorite Books and Movies

from Mert Bulan - Blog & Portfolio [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Oct 2025
Sharing my favorite books and movies from the third quarter of 2025.
Social Media is the Opposite of Social Life I remember a surreal moment about twenty years ago, which felt like the beginning of something bad,...
10th Apr 2026
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Social Media is the Opposite of Social Life

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2026
I remember a surreal moment about twenty years ago, which felt like the beginning of something bad, and it was. I was at a bowling alley with some friends, and a few people in our group were talking about Facebook. I knew what it was but had no interest in it. Then one of them...
Manufactured Data Scarcity All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the...
3rd Dec 2021
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Manufactured Data Scarcity

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Dec 2021
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the engine.
Spirituality is Secure Attachment with Reality When God Becomes Safe to Love (Breaking Open: Part 2)
1st Jan 2025
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Spirituality is Secure Attachment with Reality

from The Intimate Mirror [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2025
When God Becomes Safe to Love (Breaking Open: Part 2)
"You Have to Get People's Attention in the First Two Seconds" And other updates on previous articles
4th Aug 2025
Things I Learned This Year Personalisation sells, but good design satisfies. Don't wait for perfect execution. Ship and...
2nd Dec 2023
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Things I Learned This Year

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2023
Personalisation sells, but good design satisfies. Don't wait for perfect execution. Ship and iterate. You don't need to fill your time. Creating calendar white space provides a buffer for work and play. Find the intersection of doing what makes you happy, what is smart for you...
4th Sep 2024
Notes From Cream-of-the-Valley Road Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
3rd Sep 2025
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Notes From Cream-of-the-Valley Road

from Hickman's Hinterlands [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Sep 2025
Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
Nine Principles For Success In The Age of AI An Idiosyncratic Career Guide
5th Apr 2025
Fire Hydrant Fury If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it....
2nd Jun 2018
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Fire Hydrant Fury

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jun 2018
If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it. Lincoln, Nebraska is covered with ugly bike-shaped sculptures covered with even uglier paintings. Loveland, Colorado lets people paint their electric boxes. Your city probably has...
The Parable of Anna Akhmatova Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
4th Jan 2025
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The Parable of Anna Akhmatova

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jan 2025
Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
3rd Jul 2025
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Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2025
Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
knocking on strangers doors a portrait of erie, PA before the election
8th May 2025
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knocking on strangers doors

from skin contact [alt+shift+b] in life

8th May 2025
a portrait of erie, PA before the election
Looking for precious time Laetitia@Work #49
12th May 2022
how good will you let it get? loosen your grip to let abundance flow in
1st Apr 2025
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how good will you let it get?

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Apr 2025
loosen your grip to let abundance flow in
Goal Setting: A Philosophical Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the...
28th Apr 2022
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28th Apr 2022
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the goals we set, whether personal or professional, require? If we hope to accomplish our goals, we need the discipline to hold ourselves accountable. We need the self-control to stay...
Backcountry Skiers and Venture Capitalists Skiing in the proverbial River
3rd Sep 2024
Tales from Toddlerhood Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on...
24th Oct 2025
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Tales from Toddlerhood

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

24th Oct 2025
Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Point Is to Stop Years ago, I wrote an article that claimed the best way to judge the usefulness of self-help advice...
13th Dec 2021
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The Point Is to Stop

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Dec 2021
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...
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...
15th Sep 2015
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Polaroid, you broke my heart.

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Sep 2015
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.
I AM NOW ON CLOUD 9,000 An Elvis fan writes to her idol
2 weeks ago
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I AM NOW ON CLOUD 9,000

from Letters of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

2 weeks ago
An Elvis fan writes to her idol
21st May 2025
Losing My Edge But I was there!
18th Mar 2025
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Losing My Edge

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

18th Mar 2025
But I was there!
It’s 2020 and you’re in the future Some people are young, just not you. The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on...
2nd Jan 2020
55

It’s 2020 and you’re in the future

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jan 2020
Some people are young, just not you. The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on Wait But Why.
If Not Could Not Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at...
10th Apr 2024
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If Not Could Not

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2024
Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at selling things." Well, that's nice: the job is all about selling things, so someone good at selling things would indeed be a good fit.
Sri Aurobindo On The Buddha The Non-Being permits the Being, even as the Silence permits the Activity. Thus it was possible for...
30th Sep 2018
1

Sri Aurobindo On The Buddha

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

30th Sep 2018
The Non-Being permits the Being, even as the Silence permits the Activity. Thus it was possible for the Buddha to attain the state of Nirvana, and yet act puissantly in the world, impersonal in his inner consciousness, in his action the most powerful personality that we know of...
Risk-of-Ruin Goods In 2018, the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting (or rather, legalized states to legalize...
7th Apr 2025
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Risk-of-Ruin Goods

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Apr 2025
In 2018, the US Supreme Court legalized sports betting (or rather, legalized states to legalize sports betting), which led to a flurry of new sports bets and online casinos. Anyone who listens to US podcasts has probably heard the consequences: a flood of companies desperately...
The Problem With Too Much Comfort The recurring advice for writing any good story: keep the interesting parts, remove everything else....
6th Jan 2022
44

The Problem With Too Much Comfort

from Abhishek Chakraborty [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jan 2022
The recurring advice for writing any good story: keep the interesting parts, remove everything else. If you watch a good biopic, you wouldn’t want to know about their boring afternoon visit to the doctor unless it contributed to the screenplay of the movie.
The Good Enough Trap How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
4th May 2024
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The Good Enough Trap

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

4th May 2024
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Thumbprints Of The Divine For ‘The Season Everything bears the divine fingerprint, footprint or similitude. Ask the animals, and they will...
24th Dec 2016
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Thumbprints Of The Divine For ‘The Season

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

24th Dec 2016
Everything bears the divine fingerprint, footprint or similitude. Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of these does not know that the...
Imagination misused You gotta have a level of conviction that it’ll happen. That whatever you’re trying to do will...
2nd Aug 2026
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Imagination misused

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2026
You gotta have a level of conviction that it’ll happen. That whatever you’re trying to do will happen. That it’ll all work out. And it will. I mean hell the same energy that turns seeds into forests is within you. I am continually amazed
Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in...
5th Jan 2024
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Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2024
This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in 2016. Almost 8 years on from then, with much experimentation, many highs and lows, strategy changes, and a lot of ground work, we announced the relaunch of our website:...
just saw a pigeon rollerblading on the streets wow didn't know they made rollerblades for pigeons Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group...
2nd May 2021
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2nd May 2021
Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group of like 25 people in front of me right now with fake samurai swords doing some sort of sword fighting class it’s pretty lit. They be dueling right now in groups of two. Poggers.
Goodbye Florida In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the...
10th May 2023
85

Goodbye Florida

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

10th May 2023
In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the marsh reeds. Here and there through the trees I can catch a glimmering flicker of flames from a campfire. Only the truly committed are having fires in this heat. The air is still...
How Empathy Makes Us Cruel and Irrational The strange movement to free the Menendez brothers
13th Dec 2024
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How Empathy Makes Us Cruel and Irrational

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Dec 2024
The strange movement to free the Menendez brothers
Fort Pickens Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's...
11th Jan 2023
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Fort Pickens

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jan 2023
Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's around the fire, and then the next day we headed out to the Fort Pickens portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore. If St. George is the best spot in the panhandle, Fort Pickens is...
You Can't Be A Smart Sycophant Laetitia@Work #97
7th Apr 2026
From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
12th Jul 2022
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From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Jul 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult Not If You're On The Left Anyway
3rd Aug 2024
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'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Aug 2024
Not If You're On The Left Anyway
My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke...
1st Apr 2022
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My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Apr 2022
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...
Is it time for Post-Stoicism? Stoicism has never been more popular. Is it time for a reaction?
12th Nov 2025
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Is it time for Post-Stoicism?

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Nov 2025
Stoicism has never been more popular. Is it time for a reaction?
To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
11th Dec 2024
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To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Dec 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
Why Everything is Becoming a Game All the better to control you
20th Apr 2024
22

Why Everything is Becoming a Game

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Apr 2024
All the better to control you
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...
6th Jul 2023
78

Why You’re So Unhappy

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jul 2023
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...
9 years together To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it...
2nd May 2025
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9 years together

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2025
To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it sounds unromantic but age has taught me that the way to truly sustain...
The whole Channel is filled with little ships Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest...
6th Jun 2024
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The whole Channel is filled with little ships

from Diaries of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jun 2024
Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany’s occupation of Europe. Among the thousands of brave soldiers who set out to liberate the continent was...
Hidden Weaknesses and Outsourced Risk The benefits of not asking for help (even when you desperately need it)
9th Jan 2016
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Hidden Weaknesses and Outsourced Risk

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Jan 2016
The benefits of not asking for help (even when you desperately need it)
Courage and Moonshots On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
16th Dec 2024
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Courage and Moonshots

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

16th Dec 2024
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
11th Nov 2024
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The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Nov 2024
If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
5th Jul 2024
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Rereading The Brothers Karamazov

from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
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.
15th Apr 2026
The most profound message in the history of junk literature I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books...
1st Jul 2017
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The most profound message in the history of junk literature

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jul 2017
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books thicker than the width of my thumb.
What I've been eating... Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating...
3rd May 2023
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What I've been eating...

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd May 2023
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?
7th Oct 2025
On globalism and immigration Somebody commented on my article “The British population is under attack” that I had not made any...
4th Feb 2025
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On globalism and immigration

from Paul Cudenec [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Feb 2025
Somebody commented on my article “The British population is under attack” that I had not made any mention of immigration.
How - and Why - To Read... ...in a World That's Giving Up On It
4th Jan 2025
83

How - and Why - To Read...

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jan 2025
...in a World That's Giving Up On It
Mailbag #2 We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
14th Apr 2021
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Mailbag #2

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Apr 2021
We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
Memory > Blog I’ve always appreciated the word blog. It feels honest and informal; a small, functional word from...
3rd Oct 2025
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Memory > Blog

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Oct 2025
I’ve always appreciated the word blog. It feels honest and informal; a small, functional word from the early web. Blogs were, and still are, places to share links, notes, ideas, and to find others doing the same. That spirit of exchange still matters. [See blogroll.org] Lately...
Compass Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily...
2nd Nov 2024
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Compass

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2024
Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily life. I've touched on my design ethos before, but this feels like something more personal. It's a lightweight breakdown of who I am, both as a designer and a human, shaped by the...
Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (Part 2: Maybe yes, actually.) #109 updates the record on AI companies and used book buying
17th Aug 2026
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17th Aug 2026
#109 updates the record on AI companies and used book buying
Fake Debates and Late Converts Malcolm Gladwell's Trans Sports Apology and What It Tells Us About This Whole Debate
6th Sep 2025
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Fake Debates and Late Converts

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Sep 2025
Malcolm Gladwell's Trans Sports Apology and What It Tells Us About This Whole Debate
Everything is Connected to the Heart In a modern vehicle you could cross 500 miles of rocky desert in one day, without even getting your...
22nd Sep 2025
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Everything is Connected to the Heart

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Sep 2025
In a modern vehicle you could cross 500 miles of rocky desert in one day, without even getting your pants dirty. This is made possible by the many layers of insulation modernity puts between you and the world. The car sits on inflated rubber tires, on top of which sits a chamber...
Carrot Problems It's not the crime, it's the coverup.
5th Jul 2023
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Carrot Problems

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2023
It's not the crime, it's the coverup.
Collaboration & Denial [I read the article here)
2nd Feb 2026
1

Collaboration & Denial

from Paul Cudenec [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2026
[I read the article here)
Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
7th Nov 2024
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Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Nov 2024
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
His life has now passed over into yours Rilke writes to a grieving friend
1st Aug 2025
1

His life has now passed over into yours

from Letters of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2025
Rilke writes to a grieving friend
Developing An Intuition For Georgism WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
4th May 2023
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Developing An Intuition For Georgism

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

4th May 2023
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
How to Trigger Flow States with Coffee Most of us use coffee to get through the day. It's a routine that we probably don't think much...
5th Aug 2017
24

How to Trigger Flow States with Coffee

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Aug 2017
Most of us use coffee to get through the day. It's a routine that we probably don't think much about. Wake up, pour a cup and go. When the buzz wears off it is time for another cup. But what if we used coffee more intentionally? Could we develop a system where coffee becomes your...
A Rural Public Transit Odyssey Across New York's North Country by Rural Transit Bus
5th Jun 2025
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A Rural Public Transit Odyssey

from Hickman's Hinterlands [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2025
Across New York's North Country by Rural Transit Bus
minimum effective dose I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the...
1st Feb 2025
60

minimum effective dose

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Feb 2025
I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...
SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story It's gonna take you to Mars. The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on...
28th Sep 2016
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SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

28th Sep 2016
It's gonna take you to Mars. The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on Wait But Why.
24th Jul 2025
It’s a masterpiece Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
14th Nov 2025
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It’s a masterpiece

from Letters of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Nov 2025
Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
Precognition It’s almost impossible to predict the future. But it’s also unnecessary, because most people are...
13th Jun 2021
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Precognition

from Jason Crawford [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jun 2021
It’s almost impossible to predict the future. But it’s also unnecessary, because most people are living in the past. All you have to do is see the present before everyone else does. To be less pithy, but more clear: Most people are slow to notice and accept change. If you can...
Pseudo Sacrifice vs. Speculation Observers are stunned when they witness a queen sacrifice. For a chess player to abandon their most...
1st Apr 2017
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Pseudo Sacrifice vs. Speculation

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Apr 2017
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.
Kozak Ukraїnian Restaurant If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD.  Yep,...
2nd Oct 2025
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Kozak Ukraїnian Restaurant

from Sherman's Food Adventures [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Oct 2025
If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD.  Yep, I've literally walked by the original Victoria Street location countless times and have driven past the Gastown one even more.  I've even passed by the New West store a few times...
Why Growth Requires Struggle I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions...
10th Oct 2022
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Why Growth Requires Struggle

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Oct 2022
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...
Not just fishing knots Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa. We walked in and mum saw Nana and they...
2nd Apr 2024
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Not just fishing knots

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Apr 2024
Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa. We walked in and mum saw Nana and they both started to cry. Papa, Alan, Alby, my grandfather was quite sick. The room was quiet and somber but had an unshakable aura of warmth and love. Everyone was
The Japa Of Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra Japa – 12 times Sri Aurobindo Gayatri...
5th Sep 2017
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The Japa Of Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Sep 2017
Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra Japa – 12 times Sri Aurobindo Gayatri Mantra Japa – 108 times
28th Dec 2023
30th Aug 2022
The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
3rd Jul 2023
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The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2023
A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
The subtle shade of the clouds Garlic takes six to seven months to grow. I’m still working it out. I planted my garlic too...
27th Nov 2023
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The subtle shade of the clouds

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Nov 2023
Garlic takes six to seven months to grow. I’m still working it out. I planted my garlic too late. Not the farm garlic though. They’ve had practice. Over a thousand bulbs this year, maybe more. Tens of thousands of cloves. Garlic is the biggest harvest of
30 years old I remember sitting in the car on the way to drop my brother to preschool. Being 9 years old and...
9th Sep 2023
114

30 years old

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Sep 2023
I remember sitting in the car on the way to drop my brother to preschool. Being 9 years old and telling my mum how excited I was to turn ten. Double digits! I feel the same way about 29 to 30. I hardly even got used to saying I’
Do Quests, Not Goals South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get...
8th Aug 2024
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Do Quests, Not Goals

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you...
Everything is espionage: Things I learned researching Assange (espissange? asspionage?) Who is this Julian Assange guy? Is he good or bad? Did he do espionage?...
14th Mar 2024
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14th Mar 2024
(espissange? asspionage?) Who is this Julian Assange guy? Is he good or bad? Did he do espionage? Why is the US so obsessed with getting its hands on him? At dynomight.net we don’t like to answer questions. Instead, we prefer to replace them with more abstract questions that we...
You're Stressing People Out or at least, you might be
2nd Feb 2026
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You're Stressing People Out

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2026
or at least, you might be
The Problem with Too Much Fairness We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it....
7th Oct 2021
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The Problem with Too Much Fairness

from Abhishek Chakraborty [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Oct 2021
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.
When will an AI win the Booker? A reflection on whether novelists will ever be made obsolete by ChatGPT
1st Jul 2023
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When will an AI win the Booker?

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jul 2023
A reflection on whether novelists will ever be made obsolete by ChatGPT
The Power (and Limitations) of Self-Belief In 1959, a surgeon named Leonard Cobb called bullshit. At the time, the most common procedure to...
8th Nov 2021
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The Power (and Limitations) of Self-Belief

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Nov 2021
In 1959, a surgeon named Leonard Cobb called bullshit. At the time, the most common procedure to help people with chest pain caused by heart disease was something called “internal mammary artery ligation,” where basically, they would intentionally close one of the main arteries...
[instagram] how i wish i can simply tell you how much she means to me every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious...
2nd Jan 2026
1
2nd Jan 2026
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious thing in the world. you would think after 116 months she would grow tired of me and just perceive me like i’m part of our home’s furniture but nope: still the sweetest smiles, the...
In the Time of The Juncos Autumn comes in on the coattails of a storm, a cool wind chasing clouds. Humidity breaks, there's a...
8th Oct 2025
3

In the Time of The Juncos

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Oct 2025
Autumn comes in on the coattails of a storm, a cool wind chasing clouds. Humidity breaks, there's a colder edge to mornings and evenings. Yellow and red leaves sprout in clusters, and a gradual panorama of color sweeps across the horizon of trees. It's a time of contrasts and...
What makes the perfect creative brief? And how to write a brief for yourself
7th Oct 2023
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What makes the perfect creative brief?

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Oct 2023
And how to write a brief for yourself
Why Are We The Way We Are? A conversation with Chris Williamson
3rd Aug 2023
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Why Are We The Way We Are?

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Aug 2023
A conversation with Chris Williamson
11th Dec 2024
84

Why (And How) I'm Self-Publishing My Novel

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Dec 2024
The First HUSK Update!
'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as...
2nd Nov 2023
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2nd Nov 2023
Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as Hell, the new cookbook by Michelle Albanes-Davis that I highly recommend !
Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50% when heritability is redefined to be... How heritable is hair color? Well, if you’re a redhead and you have an identical twin, they will...
5th Feb 2026
1
5th Feb 2026
How heritable is hair color? Well, if you’re a redhead and you have an identical twin, they will definitely also be a redhead. But the age at which twins go gray seems to vary a bit based on lifestyle. And there’s some randomness in where melanocytes end up on your skull when...
A Dream of Wild Turkeys A trip report from Sin City
13th Apr 2026
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A Dream of Wild Turkeys

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Apr 2026
A trip report from Sin City
first impressions of khao yai Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to...
6th Jul 2025
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first impressions of khao yai

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jul 2025
Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to places where we don’t have to drive because I tend to...
When Love Breaks Open How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
31st Dec 2024
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When Love Breaks Open

from The Intimate Mirror [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Dec 2024
How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
Inequality, galactic and planetary Is the relationship between inequality and homicide casual? Should we expect it to be?
26th May 2023
1

Inequality, galactic and planetary

from Lefineder’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in life

26th May 2023
Is the relationship between inequality and homicide casual? Should we expect it to be?
What I Read in January 2026 Crime, fantasy, short fiction, sheep.
2nd Feb 2026
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What I Read in January 2026

from Caroline Crampton [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2026
Crime, fantasy, short fiction, sheep.
What are you rushing past that needs your attention? The strangely healing medicine of tending to what is needed
4th Feb 2026
1

What are you rushing past that needs your attention?

from Isabel Unraveled [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Feb 2026
The strangely healing medicine of tending to what is needed
Dear PendingKetchup PendingKetchup comments on my recent post on what it means for something to be heritable: The...
11th Sep 2025
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Dear PendingKetchup

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Sep 2025
PendingKetchup comments on my recent post on what it means for something to be heritable: The article seems pretty good at math and thinking through unusual implications, but my armchair Substack eugenics alarm that I keep in the back of my brain is beeping. Saying that variance...
25th Nov 2025
Why We Do Things We Hate Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as...
12th Oct 2023
114

Why We Do Things We Hate

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Oct 2023
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not. For example, I've longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica. Surfing...
Why Taste Matters More Us designers love to talk about tools, processes, and skills. We debate software, trade shortcuts,...
6th Sep 2025
1

Why Taste Matters More

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Sep 2025
Us designers love to talk about tools, processes, and skills. We debate software, trade shortcuts, and show off case studies filled with research frameworks and clever flows. All useful things. But what rarely gets talked about and showcased in portfolios is the one thing that...
Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via...
23rd Jul 2022
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Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Jul 2022
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via unilateral action.
The Greatest Jedi Mind Trick of All Time What percentage of your visible world would you say you can see? Yes, you read that correctly. The...
3rd Nov 2018
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The Greatest Jedi Mind Trick of All Time

from Adrian Hanft, III: RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Nov 2018
What percentage of your visible world would you say you can see? Yes, you read that correctly. The obvious answer is "all of it." But stick with me.
Savoring the Unsavory Making Meaning on Mount Adams
4th Jan 2024
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Savoring the Unsavory

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jan 2024
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
Week 28 of 2025- W282025 You're asking me how a watch works
13th Jul 2025
1

Week 28 of 2025- W282025

from The AI Underwriter [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jul 2025
You're asking me how a watch works
The military mechanism of zimperial occupation The first of two related book reviews
1st Dec 2025
2

The military mechanism of zimperial occupation

from Paul Cudenec [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2025
The first of two related book reviews
How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate...
1st Aug 2017
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How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great

from The Tao Of Wealth [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2017
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate himself. -Lao Tzu All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Sell not yourself at little price, being so precious in...
The 16 Greatest Lessons From 16 Years With Marcus Aurelius Just over sixteen years ago, I bought Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on Amazon. Amazon Prime didn’t...
2nd Nov 2022
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The 16 Greatest Lessons From 16 Years With Marcus Aurelius

from Daily Stoic [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2022
Just over sixteen years ago, I bought Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on Amazon. Amazon Prime didn’t exist then and to qualify for free shipping, I had to purchase a few other books at the same time. I was 19 years old. I didn’t know what Stoicism was. I didn’t know who Marcus...
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
Here's Why I'm Telling Young Musicians to See the Dylan Biopic And an update on transformative songs around the world
1st Apr 2025
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Here's Why I'm Telling Young Musicians to See the Dylan Biopic

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Apr 2025
And an update on transformative songs around the world
Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling...
2nd Mar 2026
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Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid

from Scarlet Ink [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Mar 2026
Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling by definition (basically always) leads to a loss of agility.
Local Log It recently dawned on me that, as a digital designer, I had yet to make a macOS or iOS app. So I...
3rd Mar 2026
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Local Log

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Mar 2026
It recently dawned on me that, as a digital designer, I had yet to make a macOS or iOS app. So I wanted to give the former a try while also experimenting with a coding agent to bring it to life. While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of AI tools and...
Trading stuff for money Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
1st May 2025
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Trading stuff for money

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2025
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney. Donating a kidney sucks, but having zero working kidneys really sucks. Paying people for kidneys would increase the number available, but it seems gross to pay people for part of their...
Wu wei (无为) — The art of not forcing The controlled accident. Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing". Because the...
4th Jun 2023
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Wu wei (无为) — The art of not forcing

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jun 2023
The controlled accident. Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing". Because the characters 无为 (wu wei) mean nothing (wu, 无) and doing (wei, 为). So although a literal translation would be doing nothing, it doesn’t mean the same as sitting
3rd Feb 2024
Diaries of Note Featuring Louise Brealey, Matt Berry, and others
11th Jul 2025
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Diaries of Note

from Letters of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jul 2025
Featuring Louise Brealey, Matt Berry, and others
A random list of silly things I love Another blogger challenge, but this time one I’m initiating. I previously wrote about a list of...
2nd Feb 2026
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A random list of silly things I love

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2026
Another blogger challenge, but this time one I’m initiating. I previously wrote about a list of silly things I hate. So to balance this, I’ve decided to write a more positive list of some random things I like, because it’s good to smile at the world now and...
drawing & painting as a form of meditation I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since...
1st Jun 2024
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drawing & painting as a form of meditation

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2024
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since then I’ve been trying to do it more regularly, hoping to incorporate it as a...
me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our...
7th Jun 2021
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me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky

from Farza's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Jun 2021
I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our understanding of the product, problem, user. We’re following the data and have numbers we can point to when making a majority of our decisions. We’re focusing on growth.
Buddhism Consumed The Unbundling of Dharma by Secular Materialism
5th Mar 2025
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Buddhism Consumed

from The Intimate Mirror [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2025
The Unbundling of Dharma by Secular Materialism
#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up...
2nd May 2025
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#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2025
When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up from Nagoya like so many of those NHK travel documentaries we’d seen. We laboured for days deciding whether we had the time to stop in Takoyama along the way; and if so, whether...
[instagram] 121 months: to love for just one more day a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us...
2nd Jun 2026
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[instagram] 121 months: to love for just one more day

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jun 2026
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us ridiculously happy…we just tend to take the things we have for granted, like they are a piece of furniture we are entitled to have. i knew this effect intimately, so i sought to live and...
Optimizing tea: An N=4 experiment Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a...
5th Jun 2025
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Optimizing tea: An N=4 experiment

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2025
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a stimulant. It’s made by submerging the leaves of C. Sinensis in hot water. But how hot should the water be? To resolve this, I brewed the same tea at four different temperatures, brought...
Respecting Repose There's a difference between noise and sound.
29th Mar 2022
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Respecting Repose

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

29th Mar 2022
There's a difference between noise and sound.
1st Oct 2025
33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I...
22nd Feb 2024
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33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Feb 2024
I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I can honestly say they changed my life, who's to say they won't change yours too? Don't just take my word for it though. Read on for my summary of all 33 books and see for yourself...
The Wonder of Wool by Justine Lee and Jess Morency This was a brilliant Christmas present from my husband. It's partly a non-fiction exploration of the...
1st Jan 2026
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The Wonder of Wool by Justine Lee and Jess Morency

from Caroline Crampton [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jan 2026
This was a brilliant Christmas present from my husband. It's partly a non-fiction exploration of the history of British sheep and wool, partly a directory of all the different breeds with notes on their suitability for knitting/spinning, and partly a book of knitting patterns...
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