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The Ruffian
Lessons In How Not To Lead From the Dept. of What Were They Thinking
a year ago
Castles in the Sky
Original Castles in the Sky Art This is the home for all the original art in Castles in the Sky that is an AI generation, original...
a year ago
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a year ago
This is the home for all the original art in Castles in the Sky that is an AI generation, original commission, or some collage of the two. When the art is AI-generated, I will link to the first time it appeared in Castles in the Sky along with the prompt I used.
Wait But Why
10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester 1 baby, many thoughts The post 10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester appeared first on Wait But Why.
a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Light In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have...
a year ago
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a year ago
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Bed in Summer This post is part of a series about building a house that looks and feels traditional in New Hampshire. However, this...
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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over a year ago
My Boston Marathon dataset expands to encompass the last 121 years. With the benefit of another century of data, what will we learn?
Atoms vs Bits
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8 months ago
Diaries of Note
A decaying mass of flesh and bone Remembered chiefly for his short stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hamlin Garland earned praise...
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a year ago
Remembered chiefly for his short stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hamlin Garland earned praise for his vivid portrayals of Midwestern life, and for finding the profound in the mundane. Born in Wisconsin in 1860, it was in 1898 that Garland began to keep a daily diary in...
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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a year ago
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...
How to Be a Stoic
The Ethics of the Family in Seneca, VI: rewriting the family Seneca wrote his famous letters to Lucilius near the end of his life. They are not just...
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over a year ago
Seneca wrote his famous letters to Lucilius near the end of his life. They are not just philosophical letters to a friend, but a structured curriculum in Stoic philosophy, as the entries are meant to be read in sequence, with the reader assuming the role of Lucilius. Moreover,...
Mind Mine
slow down what’s the rush?
6 months ago
Passing Time
Backyard Skiing You don’t have to go far from home for adventure
9 months ago
Scarlet Ink
9 Simple Actions You Can Take to Build a Culture of Empathy You can build an accidental culture, or a purposeful culture. Take action to build a culture of...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
You can build an accidental culture, or a purposeful culture. Take action to build a culture of empathy, and reap the rewards.
Diaries of Note
He feels we should be on the attack for diversion As Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman was positioned at the epicentre of the Watergate...
a year ago
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a year ago
As Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman was positioned at the epicentre of the Watergate scandal—a pivotal role that would ultimately lead to an eighteen month spell in jail for his role in the cover-up. In his posthumously published diaries from that period, Haldeman...
The Ruffian
Threads Isn't Toxic Enough Why I'm sticking with Twitter For Now
a year ago
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:...
In the future everyone will be creative for fifteen minutes We were promised a future of flying cars and robot slaves. I love my smart phone, but pinch me if...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
We were promised a future of flying cars and robot slaves. I love my smart phone, but pinch me if the future doesn’t look an awful lot like the 80's. I blame the creative people.
Diaries of Note
May they never give me peace Patricia Highsmith was an author who mastered the art of the psychological thriller, leaving an...
a year ago
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a year ago
Patricia Highsmith was an author who mastered the art of the psychological thriller, leaving an indelible mark on the genre with works like The Talented Mr. Ripley, published in 1955, and her compelling debut, Strangers on a Train—two highlights from an incredible collection of...
Castles in the Sky
23 Highlights from 2023 A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
a year ago
Stoic Simple
How Stoicism Teaches Us To Have Healthier Relationships In the pursuit of healthy relationships, many individuals turn to various forms of therapy and...
a year ago
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a year ago
In the pursuit of healthy relationships, many individuals turn to various forms of therapy and self-help techniques to improve their communication skills, emotional intelligence, and overall well-being. One such approach that has gained popularity in recent years is Stoicism....
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Anti-Hero, Abandoning the Movie Inside Your Head If we are stuck as the heroes in our imaginary movies our lives are destined to be controlled by...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If we are stuck as the heroes in our imaginary movies our lives are destined to be controlled by rationalization. Change is not possible. But if accept the movie for what it is, an illusion, perhaps we can abandon our imaginary hero personas and become people that actually change...
The Honest Broker
Dave Hickey on Dolly Parton and Richard Pryor I share passages from the expanded 30th anniversary edition of 'The Invisible Dragon'
a year ago
Diaries of Note
What am I to do? It was in the 1970s that African-American artist Jack Whitten began to use unconventional tools like...
a year ago
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a year ago
It was in the 1970s that African-American artist Jack Whitten began to use unconventional tools like Afro combs and squeegees to manipulate paint on canvas—an innovation that led to his unique “developer” method, a pioneering technique in abstract painting. This new direction...
Stoic Simple
AI Reveals What Marcus Aurelius Would Look Like Today, in Real Life Marcus Aurelius is one of the best-known figures of the Roman Empire, thanks to his writings on...
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a year ago
Marcus Aurelius is one of the best-known figures of the Roman Empire, thanks to his writings on Stoic philosophy and his place in history as "the last good emperor." His face is famous, too, even though he lived long before photography. The many surviving statues of Marcus...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Gravity Prayers A cube of ice trembled in the hand of a stupid boy. Like a loaded dice, its melting walls possessed...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A cube of ice trembled in the hand of a stupid boy. Like a loaded dice, its melting walls possessed the power to steer the fate of the foolish teenager. From the top of the bleachers the boy considers a dare as a high school marching band blares behind him. Two hundred feet below...
Mind Mine
to be creative, be where you are and to be where you are, face what you’re avoiding
7 months ago
Raptitude.com
Feedback is What Makes Everything Work The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about...
6 months ago
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6 months ago
The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about five minutes, but the teller took so long that I started to experience time distortion. I knew it had been at least fifteen minutes, but perhaps it was much longer. Twenty-five...
Castles in the Sky
Do the weirdest thing that feels right. From "what to write" to "how to live"
a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
How to Be (Reasonably) Hard on Yourself The mantra
5 months ago
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 30 The First Two of Twelve Questions
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
2024: one pull up One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the...
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a year ago
One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the sake of having a distance goal, but rather cultivating...
The Honest Broker
In 1970, Alvin Toffler Predicted the Rise of Future Shock—But the Exact Opposite Happened And it's much, much worse
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Ugly Numbers from Microsoft and ChatGPT Reveal that AI Demand is Already Shrinking The only areas where AI is flourishing are shamming, spamming & scamming
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Can Songs Really Replace Philosophy? Nobody has told you this before, but our rationalistic STEM worldview originated in magical songs
a year ago
Daniel Bourke
Mistaking the menu for the food Let’s do an experiment. A chef who can’t read comes into your kitchen to cook you a meal. You’re...
a year ago
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a year ago
Let’s do an experiment. A chef who can’t read comes into your kitchen to cook you a meal. You’re sitting in another room and can’t see what they’re making but you can smell it. On the bench top there are
Nat Eliason's...
Using ChatGPT as a Writing Coach How to improve instead of atrophy
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Design Masochism and the Five Stages of Anguish Early on I remember choking back tears when my designs made first contact with outside eyes. The...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Early on I remember choking back tears when my designs made first contact with outside eyes. The feedback stung. Every word holding a hint of negativity was a dart that penetrated my tender puerile flesh. I wondered if I had chosen the wrong career.
Luxagraf:...
History We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in...
a year ago
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a year ago
We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in the south yet. No offense Maryland, but it wasn't until I stopped at a gas station in Virginia that I heard the friendly twang of a southern accent. A few miles later I passed a...
Diaries of Note
Society is not geared to the expression of compassion In 1942, shortly before the US joined the war, editor and lifelong pacifist Alfred Hassler...
a year ago
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a year ago
In 1942, shortly before the US joined the war, editor and lifelong pacifist Alfred Hassler registered as a conscientious objector. However, his commitment to nonviolence led him to refuse even the alternative to combat service: enrollment in a Civilian Public Service camp, as...
Unfiltered by Tim...
How to Build an Online Empire by Yourself (Without Any Hacks) Let's cut the cr*p
4 weeks ago
Both Are True
you don't need everyone to like your work (2018) revisiting something i wrote years ago
8 months ago
The Honest Broker
The Strangest Hit Songwriter in History He wrote one of my favorite songs, but was so much more than a composer
7 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Little Girl's Point The rest of my family loves rock hounding. I don't even know if that's what you call it, but that's...
a year ago
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a year ago
The rest of my family loves rock hounding. I don't even know if that's what you call it, but that's what I'm going with. They enjoy walking around, hunting for rocks. Agates are especially popular with rock lovers, and one of the best agate beaches in the area is across the lake...
The Convivial...
The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Life The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 7
7 months ago
Daniel Bourke
Home alone on a Saturday night Got caught in thought space today. Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
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...
journal – Winnie Lim
drawing & painting as a form of meditation I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
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...
Diaries of Note
I never saw daffodils so beautiful Born in the English county of Cumberland on Christmas Day, 1771, Dorothy Wordsworth was an author,...
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a year ago
Born in the English county of Cumberland on Christmas Day, 1771, Dorothy Wordsworth was an author, poet, and diarist arguably best known as the sister to Romantic poet William Wordsworth. Close throughout their lives, it was on 15th April, 1802, shortly after taking a walk with...
journal – Winnie Lim
42 Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but...
a year ago
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a year ago
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but I do think I have made some progress compared to...
The Ruffian
The Unreal Thing What Coca Cola's Christmas Ad and Ben Affleck Tell Us About AI and the Future of the Creative...
a month ago
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a month ago
What Coca Cola's Christmas Ad and Ben Affleck Tell Us About AI and the Future of the Creative Industries
journal – Winnie Lim
my first hate comment This morning I woke up to my first ever hate comment in response to my latest post in the history of...
9 months ago
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9 months ago
This morning I woke up to my first ever hate comment in response to my latest post in the history of this blog. I am sharing a screenshot because I don’t wish...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Philosophy and its Influence on Literature Throughout History Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around since the time of the ancient Greeks. It is a way of...
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a year ago
Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around since the time of the ancient Greeks. It is a way of life that encourages individuals to be virtuous, rational, and in control of their emotions. Stoicism has been an important part of literature throughout the ages, with many authors...
journal – Winnie Lim
43 I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I...
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9 months ago
I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I don’t feel like I have made much progress, and perhaps I...
Both Are True
I always (always!) tell people to write like they’re texting a best friend who loves them And now I can basically do just that cuz Substack lets me write posts from my phone.
5 months ago
Tech and Tea
Fall Delights A few things that have brought me joy lately during this time of transition
3 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
80/20 Strength Training or, weightlifting for lazy people
a year ago
Paul Cudenec
The British population is under attack The illusion that their government has their best interests at heart is rapidly fading for millions...
a week ago
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a week ago
The illusion that their government has their best interests at heart is rapidly fading for millions of people in Britain, particularly since the arrival in power of Keir Starmer, longstanding member of the criminocrats’ Trilateral Commission and ardent proponent of their chilling...
Both Are True
hello, i love you, won't you pick up your phone??? seriously haven't heard from you in seven minutes please pick up we're worried about you not a joke...
a month ago
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a month ago
seriously haven't heard from you in seven minutes please pick up we're worried about you not a joke please answer now hello?
The Map is Mostly...
The King and the Hermit Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were overindulgent in spending and habits, and the king was much vexed by this careless nature. Being very old, he worried that after his death they would shortly blunder away their...
Castles in the Sky
CATHEDRAL | Chapter One - Four Years Out Cathedral | Castles in the Sky #60
10 months ago
Farza's Newsletter
imagine if birds were slices of pizza with wings Chilling at Central Park. I usually hang out here on the same bench on Sunday mornings, blast some...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Chilling at Central Park. I usually hang out here on the same bench on Sunday mornings, blast some music, and do stuff :). Going to write this newsletter and then head to the office. Lots to do with Zip this week! We’re finding tons of cool new teachers, making dope content,...
DYNOMIGHT
The real data wall is billions of years of evolution Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you wanted to speed up the development of AI, what would you send back? Many people suggest attention or transformers. But I’m convinced that the answer is “brute-force”—to throw as much...
Luxagraf:...
Shoreline If there is a theme to the places we go, it's water. Lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, creeks. We find...
a year ago
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a year ago
If there is a theme to the places we go, it's water. Lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, creeks. We find them. Even out west, far from any large body of water, "the desire of water is scribed across the desert like graffiti."1 While I like almost all places with water—the bigger the...
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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a year ago
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...
Passing Time
Pave the 14ers We must democratize access to 14ers.
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were crushed or drowned as their sleeping quarters filled with water after the collision. At the heart of the tragedy is a single checkbox on a touchscreen. This is the untold story of...
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...
a year ago
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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,...
Daniel Bourke
Superglue and milk We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight. I helped Dad get onto the escalators. He...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight. I helped Dad get onto the escalators. He moves slower than most. It keeps me in check when I’m steaming along. Walking into the movies I looked at the time. We were late. Friday afternoon traffic. So
Letters of Note
I miss you so very much, Ryan In December of 1984, 13-year-old Ryan White was given 6 months to live after contracting AIDS during...
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over a year ago
In December of 1984, 13-year-old Ryan White was given 6 months to live after contracting AIDS during a contaminated treatment for hemophilia, a blood condition with which he had lived since birth. By June of 1985, keen to resume as normal a lifestyle as possible, Ryan attempted...
Mark Manson
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...
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8 months ago
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...
The Ruffian
Ten Useful Concepts Drop them into the conversation, all casual like
11 months ago
DYNOMIGHT
Thoughts on seed oil A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was safe, he’d wait a couple months and renew his attack: “When are you going to write about seed oils?” “Did you know that seed oils are why there’s so much {obesity, heart disease,...
Passing Time
Backcountry Skiers and Venture Capitalists Skiing in the proverbial River
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
I can’t remember his name E. J. Kahn Jr. began to write for The New Yorker in 1937, launching a career that would span decades...
a year ago
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a year ago
E. J. Kahn Jr. began to write for The New Yorker in 1937, launching a career that would span decades and establish him as an influential figure in American journalism. Born on December 4, 1916, he was the son of renowned architect Ely Jacques Kahn, and in addition to his work at...
The Honest Broker
Crisis in the Culture: An Update I revisit past predictions
7 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
on seeing my self as a canvas I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can...
a year ago
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a year ago
I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can remember, though I am not sure if my...
The Honest Broker
How to Dress Like Duke Ellington Today I offer fashion tips to clueless guys
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...
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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...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism Techniques to Cope with Change Change is an inevitable part of life. Whether we like it or not, things are constantly shifting and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Change is an inevitable part of life. Whether we like it or not, things are constantly shifting and evolving around us. While some changes are positive and exciting, others can be challenging and overwhelming. The art of stoicism can teach us how to cope with these changes in a...
Atoms vs Bits
I Rarely Saw The Plots Resolve What (doesn't) happen next will shock you
a month ago
Mark Manson
A Practical Guide to Modern Dating So you've thrown yourself into the modern dating pool, eh? You brave, brave soul. Look, I know...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
So you've thrown yourself into the modern dating pool, eh? You brave, brave soul. Look, I know meeting new people, going on dates, figuring out if you even like the person sitting across from you—it can all be confusing, frustrating, and just exhausting at times. But before you...
Daniel Bourke
Introducing Nutrify | A Pokédex for Food Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
10 months ago
Diaries of Note
The Ape of Waters Lafcadio Hearn was a remarkable writer of the 19th century best known for his fascination with...
a year ago
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a year ago
Lafcadio Hearn was a remarkable writer of the 19th century best known for his fascination with Japanese culture. Born in Greece and raised in Ireland, it was in 1890 that Hearn first visited Japan, its rich tapestry of history, folklore, and traditions instantly enchanting him....
Diaries of Note
Only in Yorkshire Few diarists capture the rhythms of daily life quite like Alan Bennett. Born in Leeds in 1934, it...
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a year ago
Few diarists capture the rhythms of daily life quite like Alan Bennett. Born in Leeds in 1934, it was in the early-1970s that this beloved playwright began to keep a diary, sporadically scribbled on loose sheets of paper that would later be bundled to form twelve months of...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Eavesdrops and Dropouts I heard my name as I was coming up the stairs from the basement of the art building. Two art...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I heard my name as I was coming up the stairs from the basement of the art building. Two art professors thought they were alone and were talking freely about their students. So before I opened the door, I eavesdropped. It was a chance to hear what they really thought of me. I was...
journal – Winnie Lim
some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self [cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an inherent dislike for my self. No one who inherently likes them selves...
Passing Time
What's the Least Impactful Way to Spend $300 Million? Buying status is as close to bad as a good act can be.
a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Additive Domains, Multiplicative Domains 1 and 1 and 1 is 3, unless you're multiplying
3 months ago
Diaries of Note
You can see the magic in him Each weekday at 9 a.m., beginning in November 1976 and continuing until just days before his death...
a year ago
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a year ago
Each weekday at 9 a.m., beginning in November 1976 and continuing until just days before his death in 1987, Andy Warhol would engage in a lengthy phone call with Pat Hackett, a close friend who had initially started working for him as a typist in 1968. During his conversations...
Raptitude.com
How to Avoid Getting Lost in Thought Say you’re walking through Death Valley, trying to find your way back to the highway. Luckily you’ve...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
Say you’re walking through Death Valley, trying to find your way back to the highway. Luckily you’ve got a good paper map. As you walk, you scan the territory around you for landmarks. You see some large-scale details: hills, rock formations, and gullies. Also some minute ones:...
Left To Write
What I Learned In 1 Year of Writing A Newsletter Hey Friends, A year ago — in June 2022 — I started this newsletter. I had so many ideas of what I...
a year ago
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a year ago
Hey Friends, A year ago — in June 2022 — I started this newsletter. I had so many ideas of what I wanted this newsletter to be: copywriting and creativity, behavioural science, business, or personal essays. But after a year of writing Left to Write,
Luxagraf:...
What Vanlife is Really Like I have no idea what Vanlife is or is like. But I can tell you that if you think you're just going to...
a year ago
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a year ago
I have no idea what Vanlife is or is like. But I can tell you that if you think you're just going to cruise around in an old vehicle, living the life, um, yeah, not all the time. Some of the time, sure. Maybe even most of the time, but there's a good bit of work to be done on the...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Irresistible Obstacles The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary Obstacle + Rules + Feedback System = Leveling Up
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...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
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.
How to Be a Stoic
Welcome! Welcome to How to Be a Stoic! It began back in March ’15 as a blog to track my personal journey into...
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over a year ago
Welcome to How to Be a Stoic! It began back in March ’15 as a blog to track my personal journey into modern practical Stoicism. The blog has now moved to Patreon and I hope you will follow me there. However, the full archive of 425 posts and a whopping 4,600 comments will remain...
The Honest Broker
Open Mic: What Should I Write About? And some coming attractions at The Honest Broker
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
To Day is the most Best day ever in my Life On 25th August 1989, Canadian geneticist Lap-Chee Tsui and his stellar team at Toronto’s Hospital...
a year ago
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a year ago
On 25th August 1989, Canadian geneticist Lap-Chee Tsui and his stellar team at Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children made a groundbreaking announcement: they had pinpointed the gene behind cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that can lead to serious breathing problems and chronic...
Passing Time
On For Grantedness Finding secular thankfulness
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
Hop tu naa! Richard Adams, born in Berkshire, England, in 1920, is best known for his bestselling debut novel,...
a year ago
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a year ago
Richard Adams, born in Berkshire, England, in 1920, is best known for his bestselling debut novel, Watership Down, a tale that follows a group of rabbits escaping their doomed warren. However, beyond fiction, Adams had an eye for the rhythms of nature and a knack for capturing...
Scarlet Ink
Senior Engineer or Senior Citizen? How Can Vintage Tech Workers Age Like Fine Wine? Experience in some careers is viewed as universally positive, but that's not necessarily the case in...
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Why some people “just get it” while the rest of us end up looking dumb time and time again. Is there anything we can do?
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The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down, suddenly the room seemed to lose half its size. Turns out it’s just a claustrophobic little room with a toilet, sink, and tub. The sense that there’s open space in front of me while...
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I wanna cover one thing I did well this week and one thing I did not do well. — One thing I did well this week The thing I did well this week is finally finding people I trust to handle the job of curriculum creation so that I can focus more on growth.
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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...
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Every year during the time of my birthday I would try to travel out of Singapore, even if it is just to somewhere an hour’s flight away. When I was much younger...
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Florence Farmborough was an English nurse, photographer, and diarist who moved to Russia in 1908, aged twenty-one, to work as a governess for a Kiev family. Six years after her arrival, when World War I began, Farmborough joined the Red Cross as a nurse and was immediately sent...
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Born in 1880 in the mining town of Diamantina, Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant was in her sixties when she found fame, for it was then that her teenage diary was published to wide acclaim. Written under the pseudonym Helena Morley between the ages of 12 and 15, the diary tells the...
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Today we managed to find a cafe with some outdoor seating for breakfast. It was 12 degrees celsius, and I was half-expecting to see no tables outside despite the google listing showing...
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I got a disturbing phone call the day after I quit my job. The voice on the other side of the phone was sincerely concerned about me. What have I done? She told me I had made a terrible mistake.
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Natascha McElhone was 5,000 miles from home and pregnant with their third child when the call came, and in that instant her world crumbled. Her husband of a decade and one day had died unexpectedly from heart failure while she was filming in Los Angeles. He was 43. As she faced...
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One of the principles I live by is a belief that the more you look, the more you see. It's a simple mantra but it contains the meaning of life. Or at least I think it does. I am probably wrong.
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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:...
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Born in 1741 in Caernarvonshire, Wales, Hester Thrale belonged to the esteemed Salusbury family. Famous for her friendships with such luminaries as Samuel Johnson, Joshua Reynolds, and David Garrick, Thrale was a prominent figure of the period, and her writings, particularly the...
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Heating and Cooling and Airflow Ensuring your house works well with the natural world is one of the most crucial parts of designing a home. Like I wrote in the first part, it’s also one of the most ignored. We wanted to build a house that would stay as naturally cool in the...
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British filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman paid £32,000 for Prospect Cottage, a humble fisherman’s shack perched on the stark yet striking shingle beach of Dungeness, Kent. In 1986, following his diagnosis with HIV, Jarman found solace and creative refuge in this secluded spot—its...
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There is a faint whistle from the nose of a coworker as he exhales. Someone slurps his morning cup of coffee. I think about the rhythm of these sounds, wondering if they will sync up.
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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...
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For most, Boxing Day is a time for leftovers and lounging, but in the New Forest of England during the late 1800s and early 1900s it signified something more primal. On the 26th of December each year, the winter-stilled woods echoed with the sounds of a cruel and peculiar...
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Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one of the most vivid and harrowing ever kept. Joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 19th June 1916 as a second lieutenant, eighteen-year-old Vaughan soon found himself on the...
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In late August, Jenn and I attended the Green Man Festival in Wales, UK. While representing the Fashion Department of the University of South Wales, Jenn, her colleague Emma, and several of their students facilitated upcycling workshops with industry partners Hiat Denim and...
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Patalathri, commonly known as Singaperumal Koil is a very famous Narasimha Kshetra situated in Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu. This place houses a beautiful rock-cut Narasimha temple, which is situated on a small hill. The name of the place, ‘Patalathri’ also gives a similar...
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