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Diaries of Note
Not one in a hundred is sober Born in the picturesque English village of Lamport in 1657, Sir Thomas Isham was a baronet who...
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Born in the picturesque English village of Lamport in 1657, Sir Thomas Isham was a baronet who inherited a legacy of nobility. In 1671, as instructed by his father, he began to keep a diary in Latin which he would continue for two years, filling it with the daily happenings and...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Aggressive Curiosity On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied,...
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On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied, the look of someone who has aimed at retirement and hit the bullseye a decade ahead of schedule. His life now has room for a hobby, he can become the wildlife photographer he has...
The Honest Broker
Open Mic: Tell Us About Anything You Want It’s Open Mic Day at The Honest Broker. And it’s totally open today—you can talk about anything you...
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It’s Open Mic Day at The Honest Broker. And it’s totally open today—you can talk about anything you want in the comments.
Diaries of Note
The sight that met us was beyond anything one could conceive Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th...
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Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th November 1922, as he stood before the threshold of discovery in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The electric lights glared down on a scene of ancient splendour as Carter and his team...
Unfiltered by Tim...
3-6 Months of Beginner Hell Is What It Takes to Become Successful (And Join the Top 1%) 99% of people can't stand it – that's your big opportunity
3 months ago
Scarlet Ink
The Art of Simplification: Why We (over) Build When We Should Simplify Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often...
4 months ago
Rubenerd
Ten pointless facts regarding me David over at Forking Mad+ did one of those blog post challenges I thought looked like fun. Do you...
2 months ago
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David over at Forking Mad+ did one of those blog post challenges I thought looked like fun. Do you floss your teeth? Yes, several of them! An accident when I was a kid left me with crooked teeth and little choice. Tea, coffee, or water? That’d be great, thanks. Footwear...
Diaries of Note
Sunk deeply into the blues Sherwood Anderson was an important and influential writer, highly regarded for his seminal work...
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Sherwood Anderson was an important and influential writer, highly regarded for his seminal work Winesburg, Ohio, a collection of interrelated short stories that painted an intimate portrait of small-town America and had a lasting impact on American literature. By 1938, three...
Abhishek Chakraborty
Success Comes With a Price Tag Like everything, even success comes with a price tag. The key is figuring out what that price is and...
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Like everything, even success comes with a price tag. The key is figuring out what that price is and being willing to pay it. The problem however is that the price of a lot of things is not obvious (or remain hidden) till the very end.
Nat Eliason's...
My Masterclass on Better Storytelling 2 Years in 2 Hours
a year ago
Laetitia@Work
Future of Work: 9 books I read in 2023 Laetitia@Work #65
a year ago
Passing Time
Overthrowing Overstimulation Making time to do nothing doesn’t have to be in pursuit of the profound
over a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
7 Things I Learned Drafting a Novel in 26 Days 85,000 words and many caffeinated drinks later
9 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Companies That Record You Should Have To Send You The Recording a policy proposal
3 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
They Praised AI at SXSW—and the Audience Started Booing My survey confirms that consumers are getting angry about new tech (and not just AI)
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
what we pay for wanting to be healthy We are in Gyeongju now, a place full of cute hanoks and rolling green hills that are actually tombs...
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We are in Gyeongju now, a place full of cute hanoks and rolling green hills that are actually tombs which are thousands of years old. The weather has been rather unpredictable: searing...
Both Are True
This week in BATCAVE! live AMA on Wednesday, live cowrite on Saturday
a month ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Tesla Powered by Insects An exhausted beetle crawled across the palm of a young child’s hand. The boy rotated his arm as the...
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An exhausted beetle crawled across the palm of a young child’s hand. The boy rotated his arm as the bug walked, creating an endless treadmill for his little friend. Around and around the June bug went until eventually it flew away. As he watched it leave, the boy made a...
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Develop Extreme Resilience 1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher...
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1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher salary, then I would be happy”or “I’ll be satisfied when I get this promotion”? Many people don’t find out in time that “when” never comes. Stress appears in our life when we let...
Mark Manson
The Point Is to Stop Years ago, I wrote an article that claimed the best way to judge the usefulness of self-help advice...
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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...
Both Are True
bits all the way down also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
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also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
The Honest Broker
How Lalo Schifrin Composed the Mission Impossible Theme Song I pay tribute to the Argentine composer who left us this week at age 93
a week ago
The Intimate Mirror
The Upper Middle Path and Tech Bro Buddhism Analyzing how progressive politics and Silicon Valley thinking have domesticated the revolutionary...
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3 months ago
Analyzing how progressive politics and Silicon Valley thinking have domesticated the revolutionary potential of Buddhist practice
Mind Mine
one thing at a time the only antidote to overwhelm
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
It’s the vilest thing in the world to have but one coat George Crabbe was determined to become a successful poet. So much so that in April of 1780, aged...
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George Crabbe was determined to become a successful poet. So much so that in April of 1780, aged twenty-five, he left his career in medicine and moved to London where he could focus entirely on the craft he so wanted to master. It was at this moment that he began a journal in...
Isabel Unraveled
a return to soul bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
7 months ago
Paul Cudenec
Zisglom I had a strange experience while going through all the back issues of The Acorn for my ten-year...
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4 months ago
I had a strange experience while going through all the back issues of The Acorn for my ten-year retrospective, to be serialised here very soon.
Tech and Tea
Comparison and joy: a complicated relationship Comparison from a place of enough-ness
over a year ago
The Ruffian
The Ad That Radicalised Me Britain's Assisted Dying Debate
7 months ago
Both Are True
this is some real game of thrones shit this season of USA is insane
11 months ago
Paul Cudenec
Terrorism and the demonocracy One of the most shocking of all the harrowing accounts to come out of Gaza this year was provided by...
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One of the most shocking of all the harrowing accounts to come out of Gaza this year was provided by UK surgeon Nizam Mamode.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Phone Setup 2021 An annual review of the minimal phone setup sees it considerably different from last year, yet a lot...
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over a year ago
An annual review of the minimal phone setup sees it considerably different from last year, yet a lot has remained the same. I am still rocking the iPhone 11 with no immediate desire to upgrade. Don't get me wrong, I think the iPhone 12 is a far better design than the 11, but I...
Luxagraf:...
Low Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
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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...
Both Are True
full convo w claude about my demons lol and an actual convo with my meta-critic who, in the convo, I name Brad
4 months ago
Mind Mine
act, rest, repeat on finding the right doing-being balance
9 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
Proof You Can Do Hard Things An Essential Piece to Your Life Resume
a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
I Met a Quiet Millionaire Who Operates a $2.5m Tiny Business While Working 2-3 Hours a Day This is bizarrely what he taught me
2 months ago
Diaries of Note
The British people are like children Few people were as close to Adolf Hitler as Joseph Goebbels. As the Reich Minister of Propaganda in...
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Few people were as close to Adolf Hitler as Joseph Goebbels. As the Reich Minister of Propaganda in Nazi Germany, he played a crucial role in shaping the image and message of the Third Reich, manipulating public opinion and orchestrating a vast machinery of lies and deception....
Diaries of Note
I WAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME Everything changed for British musicologist Clive Wearing in 1985, the year he contracted...
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Everything changed for British musicologist Clive Wearing in 1985, the year he contracted herpesviral encephalitis. The disease severely damaged his memory-forming brain regions, leading to one of the most extreme cases of anterograde amnesia ever recorded and a memory span that...
DYNOMIGHT
Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t...
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What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t understand? I’ve been thinking about that recently because of the NordICC colonoscopy trial. It took 85k Europeans aged 55-64, invited a third of them for a free one-time screening...
Both Are True
when all (keys, wallet, etc) is lost you lose some, you lose some
a year ago
Tech and Tea
Important Tech and Tea Updates (and snacks!) What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc...
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What paid subscribers and Founding Members will get in 2025: coaching tools, snack boxes, ad hoc coaching sessions, and behind-the-scenes experiments.
Diaries of Note
The century of Voltaire Eugène Delacroix, born in 1798, was a profoundly influential French Romantic artist who came to be...
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Eugène Delacroix, born in 1798, was a profoundly influential French Romantic artist who came to be renowned for his dramatic, emotive works, his use of bold colour and brushwork setting him apart. But his influence extended beyond the canvas, as at the age of twenty-three he...
Atoms vs Bits
ATVBT Approves of Approval Voting you get approval, and you get approval
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Ryan Hoover's...
Non-obvious problems
a year ago
Luxagraf:...
Autumn Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit...
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Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit the road, packing away the paddle boards, washing the bus, and burning through the last of the firewood. Sometime around the middle of the month we say goodbye to friends and head...
Left To Write
№ 68: In The End, It's All Behavioural How I found behavioural science (BS) - A small primer on BS - Applying insights from poker to...
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How I found behavioural science (BS) - A small primer on BS - Applying insights from poker to marketing and advertising
Atoms vs Bits
New Game: Nomido With one of my other hats on, I made a new online word puzzle game called Nomido. The goal is to...
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With one of my other hats on, I made a new online word puzzle game called Nomido. The goal is to construct words out of two-letter tiles. I think it's great fun, and hope you will too – please give it a look! Nomido Share this on X
Diaries of Note
Every lie pronounced is accepted as high truth itself William Shirer was an American journalist who found himself at the heart of unfolding history in...
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William Shirer was an American journalist who found himself at the heart of unfolding history in Nazi Germany, both in print and on the radio for CBS. In September of 1934, just one month after Hitler assumed the title of Führer, Shirer attended the Nuremberg rally, where an...
Left To Write
Do The Verb To Become The Noun Chasing after who you want to become is hard
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I care not what becomes of me On the evening of 14th April 1865, as he sat in Ford’s Theatre with his wife Mary, U.S. President...
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On the evening of 14th April 1865, as he sat in Ford’s Theatre with his wife Mary, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathiser John Wilkes Booth, who fired a .44 caliber Derringer pistol at the back of Lincoln’s head and then fled the scene. A...
Isabel Unraveled
my phone is making me dumb is yours too?
6 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Give The New York Subway Stations Different Names Please!
2 months ago
Luxagraf:...
End of Winter Around the middle of March winter started to lose its grip on the lake. The end came quickly, the...
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Around the middle of March winter started to lose its grip on the lake. The end came quickly, the ice broke up just as fast as it had formed, there one day, gone the next, almost precisely on the solstice. For...
Diaries of Note
The human is a creature of paradox When he wrote the following diary entry in 1973, 30-year-old Arthur Ashe had already carved out a...
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When he wrote the following diary entry in 1973, 30-year-old Arthur Ashe had already carved out a distinguished place in sporting history, not just as a formidable tennis player, but also as a pioneering African-American athlete in a predominantly white sport. With the US Open...
Jason Crawford
What I still want out of time management tools I made my first todo list almost 25 years ago. Ever since, I’ve been evolving my tools and system...
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I made my first todo list almost 25 years ago. Ever since, I’ve been evolving my tools and system for tracking tasks, managing time, and improving productivity. A personal productivity toolbox is a very personal and contextual thing. I find that my own systems have to be revised...
Jason Fried
Subjectivity in productivity Precision. Certainty. Specificity. Everyone wants to know exactly what and exactly when, and they...
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Precision. Certainty. Specificity. Everyone wants to know exactly what and exactly when, and they want a statistic attached to corroborate it. But numbers are rarely answers — just as projects are rarely math problems. Where are we in this process exactly? How far along in this...
Both Are True
Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?! 45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you...
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45 years ago today, the world was changed // hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
Both Are True
This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
More of London’s madness! Born in South Africa in 1934, Gordon Forbes was a seasoned tennis professional who clinched his...
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Born in South Africa in 1934, Gordon Forbes was a seasoned tennis professional who clinched his first junior title at the tender age of twelve, initiating a stellar career among the tennis elite. Forbes and his doubles partner, Abe Segal, formed an unstoppable force in the...
Stoic Simple
How to Find Fulfillment in Life with Stoicism In a world that often emphasizes material success and external validation, it can be difficult to...
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In a world that often emphasizes material success and external validation, it can be difficult to find true fulfillment. Stoicism, an ancient philosophy that emphasizes personal virtue, inner resilience, and self-awareness, offers a roadmap for finding inner peace and...
Diaries of Note
Donald was the kid who threw cake at the birthday party In 1983, at the age of thirty-one, British journalist Tina Brown moved to New York to become...
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In 1983, at the age of thirty-one, British journalist Tina Brown moved to New York to become editor-in-chief at Vanity Fair, marking the start of a transformative era for the magazine. During her legendary nine-year tenure, she catapulted the magazine into its golden age and...
Diaries of Note
The greatest day in the world’s history At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, an unprecedented chapter in...
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At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, an unprecedented chapter in world history was brought to a close as the Armistice came into effect, ending the bloodshed of the First World War. In an instant, four years of relentless warfare, which had...
Paul Cudenec
The stench of the system: sayanim Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass...
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Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression.
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally re-issue a favorite...
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Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally re-issue a favorite from deep in our archive. You can unsubscribe from Reissues but continue receiving our new posts by updating your preference here. If you'd like to share or comment on this post,
DYNOMIGHT
Trading stuff for money Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
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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...
The Ruffian
Why You Have an Obligation To Be Optimistic The Ethics of Emotional Disposition
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Our latest experiment: Weekend Pitch
over a year ago
Passing Time
A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
CORONACION DAY On 23rd April 1661, a decade after fleeing the country following defeat by Oliver Cromwell, Charles...
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On 23rd April 1661, a decade after fleeing the country following defeat by Oliver Cromwell, Charles II was crowned king, heralding the restoration of the monarchy and the end of political turmoil. The Abbey was resplendently adorned in reds that day, and the finest of garments...
The Ruffian
Creativity Needs Stupidity How artists think and unthink
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Why Is Turntable.fm So Addictive?
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Functional Depletion and the Pitfalls of Stress Transcendence Last weekend I took time off from writing to run a race. This week as I limped around reflecting on...
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Last weekend I took time off from writing to run a race. This week as I limped around reflecting on the training that lead up to the marathon I wondered if we are wrong about stress.
Both Are True
can everyone please just shut the fuck up for a few minutes yes that includes you *i** *u*i*
3 weeks ago
Stoic Simple
7 Stoicism Exercises for Self-Improvement Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained popularity in recent times due to its emphasis on...
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Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained popularity in recent times due to its emphasis on practical, actionable exercises designed to help individuals improve their lives. By practicing specific exercises, referred to as "spiritual exercises," individuals are able to...
Unfiltered by Tim...
A Japanese Ikigai is Bullsh*t And Won't Help You Figure Out Your Life Ignore the self-help gurus
5 months ago
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: The Power of Positive Intent One small but meaningful shift to make hard conversations a little bit easier
2 months 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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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,...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Got a brand problem? Put a bird on it. The story behind why there weren’t any logos on the thousands of RVs that were sent to the victims...
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The story behind why there weren’t any logos on the thousands of RVs that were sent to the victims of hurricane Katrina?
Isabel Unraveled
how good will you let it get? loosen your grip to let abundance flow in
3 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
5 scenes from fukuoka I was too tired to post anything yesterday, so I guess this wouldn’t be a daily thing. But something...
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I was too tired to post anything yesterday, so I guess this wouldn’t be a daily thing. But something is better than nothing, so I am back posting a few highlights. We...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Taste We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in...
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We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in the sense of design. Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomics that considers...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Asimov on Fame, Fortune, and Creative Breakthrough Part 2 of an Analysis of Isaac Asimov’s Long Lost Letter on Creativity
over a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Bruised Peach Problems They couldn't have been a contender
a month ago
Left To Write
№ 66: Why Do We Brush Our Teeth? The opposite of a good idea - Finding the real reason behind brushing our teeth - Let's not jump to...
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The opposite of a good idea - Finding the real reason behind brushing our teeth - Let's not jump to conclusions
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Hida Folk Village… eventually! I start this post about our second day in Takayama with a confession. If you’re a weeb and/or otaku,...
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2 months ago
I start this post about our second day in Takayama with a confession. If you’re a weeb and/or otaku, you’re likely familiar with convenience store bundle offers. In exchange for buying from a list of items in store, you can redeem a piece of anime merchandise. I’ve long thought...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Unchecked Depression Boxes And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a...
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over a year ago
And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a major health epidemic. I understand that they can't treat an invisible disease without asking if you are suffering from it. But all I wanted was to get a wart frozen off the...
The Honest Broker
Yacht Rock Sails Again! Is relaxed jazzy pop music coming back?
2 months ago
Charlie Becker
The Moral Case for Small Business Starting, running, and supporting our way to a better world
over a year ago
Both Are True
i am who i think you think i am on not being the best // season one finale
a year ago
Both Are True
When You're Done with that Condom, Just Throw it Anywhere just a lil guy
6 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
What Will Happen When Your Analytics Become Illegal? When your users become aware of the data you are collecting will they be angry? Will you lose their...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
When your users become aware of the data you are collecting will they be angry? Will you lose their trust? How long do you think you will be able to keep this secret?
The Intimate Mirror
Spirituality is Secure Attachment with Reality When God Becomes Safe to Love (Breaking Open: Part 2)
6 months ago
RhysTranter.com
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
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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 Ruffian
How - and Why - To Read... ...in a World That's Giving Up On It
6 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Ready to Start If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way. Where you're going may...
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If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way. Where you're going may be challenging, difficult, a real pain in the ass even, but come what may, you should be excited about getting there—both the getting, and the there. That's how you know you're on...
journal – Winnie Lim
co-existing with my broken mind I’ve been feeling more down these days. I am not sure if it is pms, covid, both, or just responding...
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over a year ago
I’ve been feeling more down these days. I am not sure if it is pms, covid, both, or just responding to reality in general. I don’t really get why people are not...
journal – Winnie Lim
the compression of our experiences My partner and I were both born in the early 1980s which is quite fortunate for our relationship...
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My partner and I were both born in the early 1980s which is quite fortunate for our relationship because we can talk about some shared experiences we have had while growing up....
Atoms vs Bits
Doing Things Differently The salience of different-ness gets in the way of doing things differently.
over a year ago
Mind Mine
being in bloom don’t forget to smell the roses
a year ago
Stoic Simple
The Wisdom of Marcus Aurelius and Stoicism Marcus Aurelius, the last of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome, is known not only for his military...
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Marcus Aurelius, the last of the "Five Good Emperors" of Rome, is known not only for his military prowess and leadership, but also for his philosophy of stoicism. In this article, we will delve into the life and reign of Marcus Aurelius, explore the principles of stoicism, and...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Minimalism Life V3 Here we go again. New design. New structure. Better design. Better structure. Better use of...
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Here we go again. New design. New structure. Better design. Better structure. Better use of typography. Better readability. Better user-experience. Clearer focus. This is minimalism.life version 3. The updated design applies the principle of minimalism in its truest sense (or at...
Scarlet Ink
Writing and Speaking Clearly and Concisely Communicating takes practice and skill. Learn the ingredients to high-quality communication.
2 months ago
Left To Write
№ 78: Bloomstory Codex, Changing of Seasons, Unproductivity Is The New Productivity A brief update of the last months
a year ago
Charlie Becker
Move over New York Times. These are the 44 Best Books of the 21st Century. A completely objective list based on only the finest criteria
11 months ago
Paul Cudenec
Keeping it in the deep-state family It is obviously important for maintenance of the “Rockefeller” façade to have at least one person...
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It is obviously important for maintenance of the “Rockefeller” façade to have at least one person bearing the family name on the Foundation’s board of trustees.
The Works in...
Links in Progress: Should we give babies the vote? And births rise in South Korea
5 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 40-Year-Old Version There is a path weaving through the seven lakes of Loveland that hugs the western edge of Boyd Lake,...
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over a year ago
There is a path weaving through the seven lakes of Loveland that hugs the western edge of Boyd Lake, kisses the tip of Horseshoe, parts the lips of Westerdoll and Heinricy, caresses the Upper and Lower Hoffmans.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Invisible Golden Age
over a year 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.
Diaries of Note
It all began so beautifully On 22nd November 1963, an unfathomable tragedy unfolded under the Texas sky as the motorcade...
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On 22nd November 1963, an unfathomable tragedy unfolded under the Texas sky as the motorcade carrying President John F. Kennedy wound its way through the streets of Dallas. Two cars behind the President’s, Lady Bird Johnson, wife of then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson,...
The Ruffian
How the World Failed Greta Thunberg The Perils of Praising Teenagers
9 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
sharing my protocol as a moderately covid cautious person There may be a misconception that all covid cautious people are the same, but it is pretty wide...
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There may be a misconception that all covid cautious people are the same, but it is pretty wide spectrum. Some covid cautious people may frown upon my behaviour because I still travel...
Nat Eliason's...
Slow Habits Change without Force
11 months ago
Scarlet Ink
Don't Let Others Run Your Life — Cut Your Schedule Like a Slasher Movie If you don't make hard choices to focus on your top priorities, then you're choosing to fail at your...
6 months ago
Paul Cudenec
The Acorn 102 Here’s the latest Acorn bulletin, which I edit over on the Winter Oak site…
2 months ago
Scarlet Ink
Dave's Path to Amazon — And He Makes Fun of the Midwest My path to Amazon wasn't obvious, or all that intentional. But it changed my life forever.
9 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boston's Evolution: 1897–2018 My Boston Marathon dataset expands to encompass the last 121 years. With the benefit of another...
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My Boston Marathon dataset expands to encompass the last 121 years. With the benefit of another century of data, what will we learn?
The Ruffian
Unveiling 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs' Yes It's an Actual Book With a Cover and Everything
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The Map is Mostly...
Why Buy a House (or Land)? A lesson in ignoring economics
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Diaries of Note
Look! Land! From May to November of 1876, Philadelphia hosted the Centennial International Exhibition, a world...
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From May to November of 1876, Philadelphia hosted the Centennial International Exhibition, a world fair that attracted ten million visitors keen to marvel at the innovations, cultures, and achievements presented by thirty-seven countries. For China, this represented a unique...
The Honest Broker
I Share Private Journal Entries Random jottings on music (and other topics) from my notebook
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Nat Eliason's...
Insecurity Screams, Confidence Whispers “What am I trying to convince myself of?”
a year ago
Daniel Bourke
Those days when nothing gets done A lie.
a year ago
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky's Seven Most Underrated Essays A look back to celebrate my son being ~7 days old
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Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 5 Whys of Running If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what...
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over a year ago
If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what this simple interrogation method is supposed to do. It's never worked for me.
Both Are True
wanna actually write something today? batcave cowriting starts at 12p est
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Nat Eliason's...
Don't Work Faster. Transition Faster. A secret to creative output from endurance sports
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Passing Time
Your Social Universe Imagine yourself as a star.
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Both Are True
'wtf is the batcave' a guide for ppl who already pay for both are true
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Scarlet Ink
The Six Steps to Saying No — Why Being a Team Player is Not Necessarily Great Frequently, saying no is better than saying yes. Our teams can concentrate on the highest value work...
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Diaries of Note
You drunken dog In 1773, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the eminent intellectual and moralist, and James Boswell, a young...
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In 1773, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the eminent intellectual and moralist, and James Boswell, a young Scottish lawyer captivated by Johnson’s brilliance, embarked on a journey through the Highlands of Scotland. Their relationship was one of mentorship and friendship, a dynamic that...
Farza's Newsletter
just bit into a baklava but it was a cement brick damn what a scam It was a fun week. Tough, but fun! Zip doubled in size which is cool. Startups are a cool thing...
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over a year ago
It was a fun week. Tough, but fun! Zip doubled in size which is cool. Startups are a cool thing where learnings really stack on top of each other regardless of the product/company… Going to try our best to keep the growth going into next week! Something that’s going well:...
Mind Mine
a series of morning thoughts trying something new… listen to my voice :)
11 months ago
The Honest Broker
Why Journalism Is Like Stinky Cheese And updates on previous stories
3 months ago
The Ruffian
James Marriott on Neil Postman: Are We Making Ourselves Stupid? A Conversation About 'Amusing Ourselves To Death'
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Paul Cudenec
Communism and industrial imperialism I have written before about how the “communist” revolution in the USSR was a scheme cooked up by the...
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3 months ago
I have written before about how the “communist” revolution in the USSR was a scheme cooked up by the global criminocrats to impose on the Russian people their long-term authoritarian-industrial agenda of dispossession and enslavement.
journal – Winnie Lim
did i just do my first pull-up? Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main...
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Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main aspiration for 2024! Today while trying our home pull-up bar I realised I could...
Diaries of Note
The power of language can make people crazy Born in New York in 1933, the distinguished novelist Leonard Michaels was celebrated for his sharp,...
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Born in New York in 1933, the distinguished novelist Leonard Michaels was celebrated for his sharp, compelling prose and deep insight into the complexities of human relationships. Although he first became a published writer in 1969, his private diary entries, which he began...
The Intimate Mirror
Facing the Truth of Your Desire Why spiritual practice is about clarifying desire, not transcending it (Breaking Open: Part 3)
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Raptitude.com
The Tiniest Mission Sometimes doing a small thing can be extremely satisfying, out of all proportion to how easy it is:...
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Sometimes doing a small thing can be extremely satisfying, out of all proportion to how easy it is: placing a jigsaw puzzle piece into the right slot, wiping your phone screen spotless, returning a tool to its designated hook, or making a nice diagonal cut across a lovingly-made...
Farza's Newsletter
just drank green tea liquid death and now 15mg of caffeine is coursing through my gd veins bim bop boom boom boom bop bam
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The Ruffian
Zadie Smith and the 'Both Sides' Problem On Centrist Meta-Commentaries
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I try to make tea out of dust Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist...
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over a year ago
Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist known for her unique voice and prolific output: over her lifetime, she authored more than 120 books and chapbooks of poetry, edited four anthologies of women’s writing, and...
Farza's Newsletter
i got suitcases full of matcha tea don't mess with me punk Got back from Dubai a few days ago. Life has been…intense heh. In just the last 2.5-weeks: We ran a...
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over a year ago
Got back from Dubai a few days ago. Life has been…intense heh. In just the last 2.5-weeks: We ran a live gameshow I hosted and gave away $100,000, had 225 of our graduates fly out for N&W IRL in SF, and then the following week had 125 of our graduates fly out for N&W IRL in...
Farza's Newsletter
drinking a spanish latte but i dont speak spanish is this legal I come from a Pakistani family. Unless your new initiative is a big success, you're a big flop. As a...
a year ago
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a year ago
I come from a Pakistani family. Unless your new initiative is a big success, you're a big flop. As a society, no matter where you're from -- we have a tendency to look at those that did something really hard, but didn't figure it out as a person who "failed".
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Digital Relationships This is my response to Manu's article for the IndieWeb Carnival on digital relationships. As someone...
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a year ago
This is my response to Manu's article for the IndieWeb Carnival on digital relationships. As someone who grew up in the 90s, I spent my formative years and much of my teenage years without a screen. I wasn't even much of a gamer as a kid. I would spend as much time as possible...
The Honest Broker
Why Do Heroes Always Have Theme Songs (Part 1 of 2) An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I do not seem to care for the “boys” very much Annie Cooper Boyd (born Annie Burnham Cooper) was an artist and feminist who hailed from the whaling...
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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...
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Rituals Ritual, a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. When you...
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10 months ago
Ritual, a sequence of activities involving gestures, words, actions, or revered objects. When you hear this word, where does your mind take you? For me, I find myself asking, what's the difference between a ritual and routine? Turns out that, in essence, routines are practical,...
Letters of Note
Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you On this day in 1876, shortly after making history, Alexander Graham Bell wrote the following letter...
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On this day in 1876, shortly after making history, Alexander Graham Bell wrote the following letter to his father. To read his diary entry from that same day, visit Diaries of Note. And don’t forget to sign up for the Letters of Note newsletter. Born in Scotland in 1847,...
Diaries of Note
Now all is gone For a period of four years, beginning in 1860, William Henry Brewer travelled the length and breadth...
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For a period of four years, beginning in 1860, William Henry Brewer travelled the length and breadth of California as part of the state’s first official geological survey, his role as the survey’s principal assistant providing him with a unique vantage point from which to...
The Honest Broker
It's Open Mic Day: Tell Us What You're Doing Here's a chance to pitch your own project
a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Everything I know about gardening I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies and roses, or my fields, and several people have asked me to write about gardening, or for gardening advice. But this request encounters a ridiculous shortcoming: I know almost...
Diaries of Note
The Jewish police have been ordered to erect the gallows Avraham Tory (born Avraham Golub in 1909) was a Lithuanian Jew who played a significant role during...
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a year ago
Avraham Tory (born Avraham Golub in 1909) was a Lithuanian Jew who played a significant role during one of history’s most harrowing periods. As the secretary of the Jewish Council of Elders in the Kovno Ghetto during World War II, he was privy to the inner workings of the...
Mark Manson
Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News) I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By...
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I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By 2013, that writing was being read by over a million people each month. And while the exact number has fluctuated over the years, that still remains true. Early on in my career, as you...
The Map is Mostly...
Breadcrumbs One belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
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Nat Eliason's...
The Scariest Day of My Life What the hell am I supposed to do?
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Mind Mine
how good will you let it get? loosen your grip to let abundance flow in
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Both Are True
BETH SPENCER will draw my face also we will maybe do some improv, I haven’t told Beth about that yet... A recording from Alex Dobrenko`'s live video
3 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Generative AI and Moats
a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
What is Good Within Social Networks I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them...
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I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them out. We certainly underestimate how positive and useful they can be, partly from a careless pessimism, and partly because the owners of major social networks seem to lack vision....
The Honest Broker
What's the Greatest Live Music Event You Ever Saw? Today is open mic day at The Honest Broker
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
tokyo art book fair Last week or some time ago I came across a mastodon post that Tokyo Art Book Fair is happening this...
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Last week or some time ago I came across a mastodon post that Tokyo Art Book Fair is happening this weekend. We thought it would be fun to go since we planned...
The Ruffian
The Renaissance Redux 'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Be Aware of the Quiet Ones like Keanu Reeves — They Are the Ones That Actually Make You Think The smarter you become, the less you speak.
8 months ago
The Intimate Mirror
The Sanity Crisis The Ahrimanic Dysfunction at the Heart of Rationalist Culture
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Charlie Becker
"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
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Diaries of Note
BlooOOP, blooOOP In 1949, as she searched for obscure books to feed her reading habit, American author Helene Hanff...
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In 1949, as she searched for obscure books to feed her reading habit, American author Helene Hanff struck up a correspondence with Frank Doel, chief buyer for Marks & Co., an antiquarian bookshop nestled at 84, Charing Cross Road in London. These letters, filled with Hanff’s...
The Honest Broker
“The Only Sensible Person in the World” 10 Perspectives on Joan Didion
a year 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...
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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...
Unfiltered by Tim...
No One Gives A F*ck About Websites Anymore It's painful to see website blogs die
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Stoic Simple
What Does it Mean to be a Stoic? Using Christianity to Explain Stoicism by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a...
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by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a quasi-parallel to help answer this question. What does it mean to be a Christian? I think the base-line of the faith is the belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.  In Stoicism that...
Daniel Bourke
Wu wei (无为) — The art of not forcing The controlled accident. Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing". Because the...
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over a year ago
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
Both Are True
HOW DO I BECOME A SUPERSTAR AND LIFE AS A SUBSTACK WHISPERER GROWTH GENIUS A recording from Alex Dobrenko`'s live video
3 months ago
Diaries of Note
Nothing can be less beautiful than the first sight of London Emily Shore was just nineteen when she died of tuberculosis—a short life, but one brimming with...
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Emily Shore was just nineteen when she died of tuberculosis—a short life, but one brimming with intellectual curiosity. Born in Suffolk, England in 1819, her now-celebrated journal contains not just her intricate observations of the natural world, but also thoughtful reflections...
Diaries of Note
When in my hand thy pulse is prest, I feel it alter mine Born in Yorkshire in 1791, Anne Lister was a landowner famed for keeping detailed diaries that...
a year ago
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a year ago
Born in Yorkshire in 1791, Anne Lister was a landowner famed for keeping detailed diaries that totalled over four million words, a sixth of which was written in a code she devised to conceal her sexuality and intimate encounters. Discovered and deciphered by a descendant in the...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to use your AirPod Pros to Trigger Flow It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as...
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over a year ago
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as possible. I am always looking for hacks that allow my to get into the zone faster, stay there longer, and increase my creative output. Here’s a new trick that has been working for me...
Diaries of Note
Now is the time Shortly after writing this diary entry on 3rd December 1988, 21-year-old Jennifer Bonner was wheeled...
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a year ago
Shortly after writing this diary entry on 3rd December 1988, 21-year-old Jennifer Bonner was wheeled into the operating theatre at the University of Minnesota Hospital where her battle-scarred heart, heavy with hope and history, was to be replaced with that of a donor—the hopeful...
Farza's Newsletter
drinking chai with xi jinping talking about the nintendo gamecube Obsession is a pretty powerful thing. It’s awesome how you can get obsessed with something and spend...
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over a year ago
Obsession is a pretty powerful thing. It’s awesome how you can get obsessed with something and spend all your energy just being obsessed with that thing. Some of my favorite musicians are like that. Matt Bellamy from Muse would always talk about how he’s just been obsessed with...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Eight Ways to F*ck up Your Life Without Trying Toxic mindsets we all have that will unconsciously ruin your life
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Farza's Newsletter
i ordered garlic naan but they gave me captain crunch instead what the heck man Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s...
a year ago
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a year ago
Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s brave enough to create something from nothing — creators, musicians, physics researchers, etc. I wanna talk about why companies die. And, why most people quit.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 500 Rule Learn a secret method for generating incredibly original ideas. (Use with caution, because it is...
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over a year ago
Learn a secret method for generating incredibly original ideas. (Use with caution, because it is also the easiest way to flush all the creative life out of a room.)
The Honest Broker
Investment Funds Are Now Selling the Rock Songs They Bought They will even take less than "fair market value"
a year ago
Jason Fried
Appetites instead of estimates The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong. Yes...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong. Yes there's a 3 week version of something. And a 6 week version. And a 4 month version. And a 12 month version. That's correct. Yet, you'll almost always be wrong whichever you pick....
DYNOMIGHT
Please show lots of digits Hi there. It’s me, the person who stares very hard at the numbers in the papers you write. I’ve...
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8 months ago
Hi there. It’s me, the person who stares very hard at the numbers in the papers you write. I’ve brought you here today to ask a favor. Say you wrote something like this: There were 446 students tested. The left-handed students passed 5.67664% more often than right-handed...
The Ruffian
My Ten Favourite Books of the Year Plus a Rattle Bag of Goodies (and a special Christmas offer)
6 months ago
Wait But Why
A Short History of My Last Six Years On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six...
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over a year ago
On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six Years appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Honest Broker
Old Media Finally Wakes Up from a Coma The empire strikes back—or at least it will try
5 months ago
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Getting Sadder? Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
a year ago
Both Are True
i failed vs. i'm a failure the life-changing magic of the failure bow
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Ryan Hoover's...
Should do. Could do.
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Comparing Stoicism & Buddhism: A Comparison of Two Philosophies When it comes to personal philosophies and ways of life, there are numerous options out there. One...
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over a year ago
When it comes to personal philosophies and ways of life, there are numerous options out there. One approach that has gained popularity in recent years is Stoicism, an ancient Greco-Roman philosophy that teaches individuals to find inner peace and contentment through discipline,...
The Honest Broker
Fela Kuti in Prison How Nigeria literally went to war against one musician—and lost
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The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Ask Me Anything about My Home (or Yours)
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
The Luminous Man As Deputy Director-General of MI5 from 1940 to 1952, Guy Liddell was one of the its key figures...
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a year ago
As Deputy Director-General of MI5 from 1940 to 1952, Guy Liddell was one of the its key figures during a pivotal time that included World War II and the early years of the Cold War. Known for his role in elaborate counter-espionage schemes including the famous “Double Cross...
Ryan Hoover's...
Finding_Enoughness.wav
a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
Using ChatGPT as a Writing Coach How to improve instead of atrophy
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Here's a Map to 'The Honest Broker' Let me take you on a tour
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The Intimate Mirror
Buddhism in the Age of Metacrisis How Individual Creative Embodiment Shapes Dharma's Future
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Diaries of Note
I did so want to be a great actress Rachel Roberts was a formidable Welsh actress whose performances on stage and screen garnered praise...
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a year ago
Rachel Roberts was a formidable Welsh actress whose performances on stage and screen garnered praise and awards, her name often spoken with a mix of reverence and endearment within theatrical circles. Sadly, her personal life was at odds with her professional one, and in the last...
Ryan Hoover's...
Introducing Ship by Product Hunt
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
The sound of bombs makes the air tremble Mary Berg, much like Anne Frank, was a young girl who chronicled the horrors of the Holocaust...
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a year ago
Mary Berg, much like Anne Frank, was a young girl who chronicled the horrors of the Holocaust through the pages of her diary. However, while Anne’s ended when her family was in their Amsterdam hideout and was sent to a concentration camp, Mary’s extended until after her...
The Honest Broker
Why Are Huge Tech Companies Getting Into the Book Business? Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
7 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Pensacola History From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge,...
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over a year ago
From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge, Big Lagoon. From our campsite there it was a short car ride to Perdido Key, which is another part of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Although it takes the better part of two hours...
Both Are True
zoom link for cowriting today at 12pm est (in 40 min) - 2 hours, join whenever chill good vibes, get some stuff done, etc
a month ago
Tech and Tea
My Buy Nothing baby changed my relationship with consumption Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional...
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3 months ago
Buy Nothing communities, neighborhood lending libraries, economic boycotts, and being intentional with where our money goes
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Functional Energy Maintenance Are you as glad as I am that December is here? November did its best to bring me down. A pinched...
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over a year ago
Are you as glad as I am that December is here? November did its best to bring me down. A pinched nerve derailed my running. There was an unexpected death in the family. Then there was the typical stress of interstate travel over Thanksgiving. And just as the worst of it seemed to...
The Honest Broker
How to Read Greek Tragedy in a Netflix World If you dare
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Both Are True
My son, the two year old soccer prodigy he just doesn't know it yet // S1E2
a year ago
The Ruffian
Ten Useful Concepts Drop them into the conversation, all casual like
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Diaries of Note
Our lovely Annex Anne Frank was thirteen years old when she and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam, her world...
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a year ago
Anne Frank was thirteen years old when she and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam, her world contracting to a few small rooms behind a bookcase in her father’s office building. Three days later, she wrote the following entry in her diary and described the “secret annex” in...
The Ruffian
Movies as Discourse Generators Notes on Recent Films
a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
Start a Sneaky Online Empire from Your Bedroom (In Silence) to Unlock Passive Income Here’s exactly how, thanks to Romeo and Juliet.
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Mind Mine
my phone is making me dumb is yours too?
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Passing Time
The Highest Impact Thing You Can Do in Your Everyday Life Making friends is hard; introducing others is easy.
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The Ruffian
How To Write a Book Or At Least, How I Wrote My Book
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Ryan Hoover's...
Email’s not dead
over a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Please be kind on launch day 😊
over a year ago
The Ruffian
Can You Imitate a Genius? What the new Amy Winehouse film tells us about singing, talent, and AI
a year ago
Naveen Arun's Blog
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese I asked ChatGPT to rewrite “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese. This is...
a year ago
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a year ago
I asked ChatGPT to rewrite “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese. This is what it gave me: “WHEREAS, this Agreement is made, entered into and fully understood on this day, by and between two primary entities, both of distinct characteristics and...
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my mom making kueh lapis I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new...
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a year ago
I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new year every year. Kueh means cake, and lapis means layers, so kueh...
Tech and Tea
Space to do whatever How letting go of being productive with my time made space for creativity
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Are We Now Living in a Parasite Culture? In the new consumer economy, you get consumed
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The Convivial...
Whose Time? Which Temporality? The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
over a year ago
Paul Cudenec
The single global mafia's bid for 'transformational change' Paul Polman first drew my attention in 2019 when he was one of the “business leaders” who publicly...
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6 months ago
Paul Polman first drew my attention in 2019 when he was one of the “business leaders” who publicly voiced their support for Extinction Rebellion, the UK-based “climate” campaign group.
Luxagraf:...
Sometimes Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long...
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7 months ago
Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long shadows cut the cold honey sunlight of afternoons that begin to fade at three, turning to a blue-pink twilight over the lake before darkness descends at five. Then four-thirty. Then...
Scarlet Ink
A Time When I Was Tricked Into Being Honest — Bringing Facts Into Work Discussions Moving discussions from emotional interpretations to facts and metrics can move a group from...
3 months ago
The Honest Broker
The 25 Best Online Articles of 2024 Here's my favorite longform writing of the year
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Luxagraf:...
Canada When we plotted our route east we planned to duck south of Lake Erie. The more direct route -- along...
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a year ago
When we plotted our route east we planned to duck south of Lake Erie. The more direct route -- along the north shore of Lake Erie -- involved going into Canada, and the kids' passports were expired. About two weeks before we left Washburn we mentioned something about that to our...
RhysTranter.com
Cultivating Silence Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
a year ago
The Honest Broker
The Best Recordings of 2023 (Honorable Mention List) I'll soon share my 100 favorite albums of the year—meanwhile here are 50 honorable mention records...
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a year ago
I'll soon share my 100 favorite albums of the year—meanwhile here are 50 honorable mention records of exceptional merit
Ryan Hoover's...
Why you should build your product in public
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Born in Alaska in 1898, Ada Blackjack was an Iñupiaq woman who found fame in the 1920s after surviving a doomed two-year expedition to Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean. Hired as a seamstress and cook, Ada, who had no survival skills to speak of, was the sole female in a...
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to Develop a Rational Perspective on Life Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for thousands of years, yet its teachings remain as...
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Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for thousands of years, yet its teachings remain as relevant today as they were in ancient times. At its core, Stoicism is about developing a powerful, rational perspective on life that can help us navigate even the most challenging...
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The Best Online Essays & Articles of 2023 Longform journalism is coming back (and deserves our support)
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Part of our 80/20 series sit on a cushion for 20 mins per day focus on your sensory experiences (touch, sight, smell, sound). Try to perceive them as accurately as possible [1] [2] [3] footnotes: is that really all? on one level, yes -- both in the sense that
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As I have said before, Israel’s current long-planned genocidal landgrab – and the complicity of world puppet “leaders” – has fatally exposed the nature of the single global mafia.
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Questions and Answers vs. Features and Benefits When making products, you can think of them as a collection of features or answers. Some people may...
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When making products, you can think of them as a collection of features or answers. Some people may say "you mean features or benefits?" No, I mean answers. Answers are counterpoints to questions people have in their heads. Answers fill holes, answers snap into sockets. Benefits...
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Month 3 of Daily Art Since January 1, I have been posting one piece of art a day.
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A Confession from Ghost-O-Meter’s Creator I released Ghost-O-Meter with a secret. I realize now that it was a mistake.
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Earlier this year I published an essay about “modernisation” in post-WW2 France which exposed how it was part of a deliberate strategy of dispossession and control.
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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Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we should never fear to do . . . if, that is, the risk is actually something that will help us live a more virtuous life, fulfill our potentials, or help other people. However (and...
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In terms of what physically happened, the much-publicised events in Amsterdam last week don’t amount to much.
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Avoiding pile-ups One of the reasons we work in six week cycles, is that it gives us a different definition of...
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One of the reasons we work in six week cycles, is that it gives us a different definition of later. When you work on really long projects — say 3, 6, 9 month projects — or projects that don’t have any end in sight, “we can do that later” typically means you’ll get to it...
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I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy Coordinator at St David's Catholic College. I joined the college as a pastoral tutor four years ago this month, after a religious conversion prompted me to seek out a new career in...
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I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview. I said Isaac Newton. An old cricket coach told me about the laws of motion. And I never forgot. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. It helped fix my right arm leg spin. I later
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Is Disney Trying to Sell Star Wars? I pick out winners and losers in my latest culture briefing paper
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Although they only existed for seven years and released just three albums, Nirvana were a band of immeasurable influence in the music world thanks in no small part to Smells Like Teen Spirit, a single track on Nevermind, their second album. It was this song that brought them out...
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I recently discovered a website that brilliantly illustrates the state of user experience (UX) design on today’s web. Please take a moment to use it and see for yourself how fundamentally broken and intrusive web browsing has become on the majority of websites we interact with...
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Version 1 is for you A few weeks ago I was at our company meetup in Montreal, on stage in a big room in front of...
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A few weeks ago I was at our company meetup in Montreal, on stage in a big room in front of everyone, sharing progress on two brand new products in development. We went one at a time. First Product 1 for a half hour, then Product 2. The lead designers for each product were...
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What is this? I am offering to act as a “mentor”, to you, in case that seems like something you’d find useful. How will it work? We will meet three times for 30 minutes. During those sessions, I’ll try to help you do whatever it is you’re trying to do. Then I’ll sit back and...
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12 Things to Live Without In 2018 I undertook a social experiment to see if I was self-disciplined and self-aware enough to...
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In 2018 I undertook a social experiment to see if I was self-disciplined and self-aware enough to live without 12 things. These 12 things would last just one month at a time between January–December, with the intention of identifying whether or not doing without these things...
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Hungry Scalpels A wise designer's sharpest tool is an ability to reduce. Reduction requires a ruthless desire to...
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A wise designer's sharpest tool is an ability to reduce. Reduction requires a ruthless desire to slice through the clutter searching for a truth worth saving. Find truth and our job feels like a noble occupation.
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Born in Minnesota in 1882, Dorothea Moulton Balano was no ordinary ‘skipper’s wife.’ At a time when women were expected to remain ashore, she joined her husband, Captain Fred Balano, on maritime adventures aboard the schooner R. W. Hopkins, and her diaries, kept between 1910 and...
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Selling Digital The idea of selling digital products is growing on me. Firstly, the simplicity and speed of...
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The idea of selling digital products is growing on me. Firstly, the simplicity and speed of delivering a digital product is far greater than that of a physical one—logistically speaking. Secondly, and probably most importantly, the zero shipping costs involved, and all the risk,...
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Adolf Hitler is said to be dead On 1st September 1939, Friedrich Kellner, a German justice inspector and committed Social Democrat,...
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On 1st September 1939, Friedrich Kellner, a German justice inspector and committed Social Democrat, embarked upon a courageous mission that would continue until 1945. In defiance of the Nazi regime, he secretly documented the brutal realities of life under Hitler’s rule,...
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The First 31 Paintings of 2016 Since January 1, I have been posting one piece of art a day
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I’ve been a massive John Grisham fan for years, but I never read his first book The Firm. I’ll save my review for a future post, but wow! I’m so glad I saw it in one of those Street Libraries and decided to give it a try. No spoilers, but in chapter 18 our protagonist Mitch is...
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...
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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...
Atoms vs Bits
My Personal Electoral College Total Would the states you've visited be enough to win the electoral college? Find out....
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osaka, and thoughts on travel blogging We were surprised to discover that Osaka has quite a number of outdoor dining options. Our first...
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We were surprised to discover that Osaka has quite a number of outdoor dining options. Our first meal was okonomiyaki of course, and my partner found a okonomiyaki restaurant with outdoor seating:...
Rubenerd
Australia’s and Canada’s Elections We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted...
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We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted our postal votes before we left, and largely ignored the news while we tried to enjoy our holiday and break. My sister messaged last night to tell us it was safe to check now, and...
Atoms vs Bits
Ministry Of Silly Walks lift up your heels already
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Last chance to join Creating Space! Today is your last chance to join Creating Space, the 6-week journaling course I co-created with...
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Today is your last chance to join Creating Space, the 6-week journaling course I co-created with Buster Benson of 750 Words!
The Intimate Mirror
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