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Adrian Hanft, III:...
When the World Begs You to Steal a Corvette I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps...
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over a year ago
I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps my oldest fantasy, formed in the days when my life revolved around Matchbox cars, was to be the hero with the fast car, always escaping the police. I was just a good lil' boy, never...
Atoms vs Bits
Thoughts on Standup Is this anything?
3 months ago
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: The Stories We Tell Ourselves How to reframe the stories that hold you back at work
5 months ago
The Map is Mostly...
Why Buy a House (or Land)? A lesson in ignoring economics
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Any visitor to the hospital is free to barge into his room In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Chicago witnessed the rise of Al Capone, a notorious mob boss...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the late 1920s and early 1930s, Chicago witnessed the rise of Al Capone, a notorious mob boss who, despite running a vast and fearsome criminal enterprise for many years, evaded conviction until 1931 when he was finally indicted and convicted for tax evasion. Released from...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell It's also the best feeling in the world
11 months ago
The Intimate Mirror
Emptiness and Values Realism Beyond the False Dichotomy
5 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Habit Startups
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Jim Croce and Me 50 years ago today, the gifted singer-songwriter died in a plane crash
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Month 3 of Daily Art Since January 1, I have been posting one piece of art a day.
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Opposites Attract On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
a year ago
The Ruffian
The problem with "educate yourself" Why there's only one acceptable way to use it
over a year ago
RhysTranter.com
St Ambrose on the Psalms A short passage from this morning’s Office of Readings in the Breviary (Friday, Week 10 of Ordinary...
a year ago
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a year ago
A short passage from this morning’s Office of Readings in the Breviary (Friday, Week 10 of Ordinary Time)
Both Are True
Being enough isn't the fucking point How some toy cars and a bunch of farts helped me transcend the need to be 'enough' // S1E5
a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Prisoners Dilemmas In Corporate America it's sad, honestly.
a month ago
Left To Write
№ 76: RIP Charlie Munger (1924-2023) The investing legend, the goat of common sense and wisdom, and the Vice Chairman of Berkshire...
a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Office Hours & Tidings The Map is Mostly Water Office Hours are open For about 2 days. What do you need feedback or advice...
a year ago
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a year ago
The Map is Mostly Water Office Hours are open For about 2 days. What do you need feedback or advice on, what questions do you have, what secret trouble stirs thy breast? Feel free to ask about house design, New Hampshire, philosophy, parenting, or anything else you want to...
The Ruffian
If Gervais and Chappelle are so unfunny why are they so popular? An enquiry into the nature of comedy
a year ago
The Ruffian
How To Love Classical Music And Why You Should
7 months ago
Tech and Tea
Saddened by the tech industry Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
Diaries of Note
I have myself lost recollection of much that was interesting On 20th November 1825, shortly after reading the diaries of Samuel Pepys and Lord Byron for the...
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a year ago
On 20th November 1825, shortly after reading the diaries of Samuel Pepys and Lord Byron for the first time, Scottish poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott began his own diary by way of the following opening entry. Fifty-four at the time, Scott had already established himself as a...
Atoms vs Bits
The Low Hanging Fruit Of Invention why are we bad at plucking them?
3 weeks ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Seeking Good Light There used to be a small park just off a Colorado highway down in the Big Thompson Canyon. If you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
There used to be a small park just off a Colorado highway down in the Big Thompson Canyon. If you stopped there you would usually see several photographers pointing their cameras at the glow of pre-married couples, the awkward smiles of pimply high school seniors, or toddlers...
The Honest Broker
More Entries from My Private Journal A few months ago, I shared private entries from my journal. People seemed to enjoy reading them—so...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
A few months ago, I shared private entries from my journal. People seemed to enjoy reading them—so I’m doing it again.
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Kindness: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/YzvbxsGNH0A There's an unfortunate mischaracterization of Stoic...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/YzvbxsGNH0A There's an unfortunate mischaracterization of Stoic philosophy that has recently sprung up that implies that Stoicism cares more about overcoming our feelings than it does about showing kindness to others. The truth is that a true Stoic...
Unfiltered by Tim...
You Don't Want to Be Rich, You Want Independence “Autonomy is wealth”
4 months ago
Left To Write
The Power of Storytelling Seriously, this is the skill you want to learn
over a year ago
Both Are True
i interviewed a bunch of cool ppl and now it's a...print publication??! Whoa, Vol 1: Conversations to make you feel human
10 months ago
Paul Cudenec
The global mafia and its designs on Africa Rwanda has in recent years become an important nerve-centre for the global criminocracy’s...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Rwanda has in recent years become an important nerve-centre for the global criminocracy’s financial-imperialist designs on Africa, as I set out in an August 2023 article entitled ‘Cogs of corruption and control’.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Locker Room Talk of Mentors and Minions I saw myself at 22, lifting a wheel, struggling under its weight to attach it to a car. Behind me...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I saw myself at 22, lifting a wheel, struggling under its weight to attach it to a car. Behind me was an experienced mechanic who has mastered the heavier machinery. He worked with skill, with a quickness that hid the forces he was wielding, making the power required to rip tires...
The Honest Broker
It's Open Mic Day—Talk About Anything You Want What's on your mind?
a year ago
Diaries of Note
How beautiful that leaf was, so simple in its death Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher and spiritual leader who spent much of his adult life...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Jiddu Krishnamurti was an Indian philosopher and spiritual leader who spent much of his adult life teaching and sharing his insights on self-awareness, freedom from conditioning, and the importance of living in the present moment. He traveled the world, engaging in dialogues with...
Passing Time
A Morning and Night in the Desert These moments in time seem to have a higher density than usual.
over a year ago
Charlie Becker
The Virtue of Tourism Castles in the Sky #40
a year ago
Diaries of Note
A disgusting day! In April of 1891, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made the long journey to New York where...
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over a year ago
In April of 1891, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made the long journey to New York where he was to play a pivotal role in the inauguration of the city’s new music hall, later known as Carnegie Hall—a momentous occasion and the first time he had set foot in the United...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Resilience: How Stoicism Makes Us Resilient When Facing Challenges Life can be incredibly unpredictable, and there are times when it can feel like the entire world is...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Life can be incredibly unpredictable, and there are times when it can feel like the entire world is working against us. These are the moments when we need to muster all the resilience we can and face adversity with a sturdy sense of perseverance. Luckily, the philosophy of...
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.
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
Where is that golden distance? Russian diarist Nelly Ptaschkina was fourteen when the October Revolution of 1917 took place....
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Russian diarist Nelly Ptaschkina was fourteen when the October Revolution of 1917 took place. Throughout the experience, until her untimely death in 1920, she kept a diary that filled five notebooks and chronicled her family’s journey from Moscow to Kiev to Paris, eventually...
Isabel Unraveled
write like you are mortal because you are
8 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
creative experiences in osaka A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She...
a year ago
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a year ago
A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She seriously replied that if so we could visit a sewing studio...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Best Lawn in the Entire Post-Apocalypse What kind of an idiot am I that I would be doing lawn maintenance during the zombie apocalypse? Let...
over a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Take One Thing and Become Insanely Obsessed with It for 6 Months This is how it'll change your life
10 months ago
The Convivial...
Learning to Receive the Day Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 1 (supplement)
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
primal sadness I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I still feel afflicted by my mind in many ways. I try to focus on the present, and distract myself by trying to live life in my fullest possible manner, but once...
The Ruffian
My Book of the Year Yes, I'm Calling It Early
a year ago
Naz Hamid — Journal...
🔗 Things I know Last month I turned 30, and I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned along the way....
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Last month I turned 30, and I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned along the way. Here’s to many more to come. — Thu Le I enjoy reading these reflection lists when people turn another year older. Visit original link → or View on nazhamid.com →
Unfiltered by Tim...
Study Human Psychology, Then Make Money Doing Whatever You Want The way to legitimately influence people without being manipulative
9 months ago
Diaries of Note
She was our life, she was the house Henry James was thirty-eight when his mother died. A new year had just begun, and his remarkable new...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Henry James was thirty-eight when his mother died. A new year had just begun, and his remarkable new novel, The Portrait of a Lady, had recently been published to wide acclaim, with many critics believing it to be his greatest work. Thankfully, after many years of living in...
The Honest Broker
What Happened to My Search Engine? Or why tech upgrades are now mostly downgrades
a year ago
Left To Write
#11 Writemas: What I Read This Year I had two main reading goals for 2023: a) Slow down my reading b) Try to read books that are at...
a year ago
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a year ago
I had two main reading goals for 2023: a) Slow down my reading b) Try to read books that are at least 100 years old. Here’s the full list of my completed books this year, in case you were wondering… Ed Thorpe, A Man for All Markets (2017) Kahill Gibran,