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My 2025 Q2 Highlights: Favorite Books, Games, and TV Shows Sharing my favorite books, games, and TV shows from the second quarter of 2025.
1st Jul 2025
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My 2025 Q2 Highlights: Favorite Books, Games, and TV Shows

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

1st Jul 2025
Sharing my favorite books, games, and TV shows from the second quarter of 2025.
Joining the No-Club Laetitia@Work #51
8th Sep 2022
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Joining the No-Club

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

8th Sep 2022
Laetitia@Work #51
Nike's Two-Hour Marathon and the Source of Sensational Failure If Eliud Kipchoge's run had been one second per mile faster Eliud would be the man who did the...
6th May 2017
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Nike's Two-Hour Marathon and the Source of Sensational Failure

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

6th May 2017
If Eliud Kipchoge's run had been one second per mile faster Eliud would be the man who did the impossible. Instead, he is a loser. Or maybe we are the ones who are losing.
100% Functional == Beautiful If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or...
6th Oct 2022
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100% Functional == Beautiful

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

6th Oct 2022
If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or an ugly hammer, but there's lots of ugly cars, because not everything in a car is functional. Sometimes it's very beautiful, if the person who designed it has very good taste, but...
Meditation upon a Cannoli A Reverie on the Streets of Utica, NY
12th Nov 2025
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Meditation upon a Cannoli

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

12th Nov 2025
A Reverie on the Streets of Utica, NY
How Evil Is Mark Zuckerberg? A Review of "Careless People" by Sarah Wyn-Williams
4th Apr 2026
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How Evil Is Mark Zuckerberg?

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

4th Apr 2026
A Review of "Careless People" by Sarah Wyn-Williams
4 Fascinating Psychological Theories That Explain Your Whole Life Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're...
1st Feb 2023
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4 Fascinating Psychological Theories That Explain Your Whole Life

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

1st Feb 2023
Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're going to embark on an odyssey through the catacombs of cognition, the jungles of the subconscious, and a wild ride into the boundless depths of human behavior—with four psychological...
Bureaucrats are our heroes now Laetitia@Work #80
23rd Apr 2025
What Is To Be Done? — Fragments The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14
31st Aug 2022
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What Is To Be Done? — Fragments

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

31st Aug 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14
23rd Feb 2024
Social Media is the Opposite of Social Life I remember a surreal moment about twenty years ago, which felt like the beginning of something bad,...
10th Apr 2026
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Social Media is the Opposite of Social Life

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

10th Apr 2026
I remember a surreal moment about twenty years ago, which felt like the beginning of something bad, and it was. I was at a bowling alley with some friends, and a few people in our group were talking about Facebook. I knew what it was but had no interest in it. Then one of them...
Be Open to the Signal There’s a timeless story trope where the hero is wandering the streets, lost in worry or despair,...
23rd Oct 2025
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Be Open to the Signal

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

23rd Oct 2025
There’s a timeless story trope where the hero is wandering the streets, lost in worry or despair, when the universe sends a sign. His gaze lands on a mother bird feeding her chicks, or a neon cross in a tattoo parlor window, breaking him out of his daze and awakening him to a...
Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions and Perform 6 System Checks I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out...
6th Jan 2019
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Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions and Perform 6 System Checks

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

6th Jan 2019
I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out a plan, maybe even buy an online course or two. But this year I couldn’t do it. Why was my brain blocking the New Year’s resolution tradition?
theres a snowstorm in nyc and im really thirsty can i eat snow from the sidewalk asking for a friend Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first...
25th Jan 2026
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25th Jan 2026
Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first $. All in 3-days.
Change the first 100 diapers. #112 is advice for new fathers.
29th Sep 2026
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Change the first 100 diapers.

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

29th Sep 2026
#112 is advice for new fathers.
a return to soul bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
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a return to soul

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

9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and...
5th May 2025
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How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome

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

5th May 2025
Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and improve along the way.
Lucky Lily Asian Brasserie (YVR Domestic Terminal) As much as YVR is lauded one of the best airports in North America and sometimes, the world, I...
a week ago
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Lucky Lily Asian Brasserie (YVR Domestic Terminal)

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

a week ago
As much as YVR is lauded one of the best airports in North America and sometimes, the world, I thought their food options could be better.  Well, that has been changing in the past 10 years and now we see spots like Bubble Waffle Cafe, Pajo's, Salmon n' Bannock and Sal Y Limon...
A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
6th Apr 2023
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A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes

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

6th Apr 2023
Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
How to redesign mindfulness for our very modern lives You do not need to have to have a lot of time, be spiritual, religious, or unplug from technology to...
5th May 2019
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How to redesign mindfulness for our very modern lives

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

5th May 2019
You do not need to have to have a lot of time, be spiritual, religious, or unplug from technology to meditate. Because meditation is something that we can do anywhere and at any time. An important concept is to take care of how you are aware of rather than what you are aware of....
How to Find Good Information And some examples of "Good Information"
19th Sep 2023
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How to Find Good Information

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

19th Sep 2023
And some examples of "Good Information"
Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts? Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
3rd Jan 2024
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Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts?

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

3rd Jan 2024
Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
The most profound message in the history of junk literature I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books...
1st Jul 2017
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The most profound message in the history of junk literature

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

1st Jul 2017
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books thicker than the width of my thumb.
Week 28 of 2025- W282025 You're asking me how a watch works
13th Jul 2025
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Week 28 of 2025- W282025

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

13th Jul 2025
You're asking me how a watch works
29th Oct 2022
Stoicism and Christianity: The History of the Stoics and the Christians It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the...
5th Jan 2022
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5th Jan 2022
It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the same time. That’s right, Seneca and Jesus were both born in the year 4BC. Not only that, they lived roughly parallel lives despite being separated by geography, culture, and social...
Compass Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily...
2nd Nov 2024
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Compass

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

2nd Nov 2024
Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily life. I've touched on my design ethos before, but this feels like something more personal. It's a lightweight breakdown of who I am, both as a designer and a human, shaped by the...
13th Dec 2022
Growth Means Choosing a Different Kind of Pain I never threw a party until I was in my late 30s. I was always afraid people wouldn’t show up, or,...
1st Oct 2024
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Growth Means Choosing a Different Kind of Pain

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

1st Oct 2024
I never threw a party until I was in my late 30s. I was always afraid people wouldn’t show up, or, even worse, that they would show up and quickly want to leave. It felt like this particular fate could not be risked, which meant party-throwing was off the table. Other people...
[links] KEK society I was browsing jazz music on bandcamp and discovered Storyville records. I thought they had an...
1st Jul 2026
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[links] KEK society

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

1st Jul 2026
I was browsing jazz music on bandcamp and discovered Storyville records. I thought they had an interesting catalogue so I became curious about their origin story. One thing led to another and...
One pheasant behaved like a madman In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically...
1st Dec 2023
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One pheasant behaved like a madman

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

1st Dec 2023
In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically ill in Paris and close to death, German filmmaker Werner Herzog immediately packed a duffel bag and began to walk in her direction from Munich, convinced that “she would stay...
The Ambling Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
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The Ambling Mind

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

9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
Things that can kill you quickly There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories....
27th Dec 2022
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Things that can kill you quickly

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

27th Dec 2022
There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories. First aid can’t help you there. There are also things that kill you relatively slowly, like a bacterial infection. If you have even hours to live, you can get to the emergency...
Is This Anything? 11 getting mad + drinking occasionally
1st Aug 2025
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Is This Anything? 11

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

1st Aug 2025
getting mad + drinking occasionally
Staring at a Rotten Shingle Running on Empty
2 weeks ago
2

Staring at a Rotten Shingle

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

2 weeks ago
Running on Empty
I spent my morning talking to an AI chatbot A tech "late-adopter" plays around with chat-gpt and other chatbots and is blown away by some use...
1st Jul 2023
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I spent my morning talking to an AI chatbot

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

1st Jul 2023
A tech "late-adopter" plays around with chat-gpt and other chatbots and is blown away by some use cases and underwhelmed by others.
Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of...
5th Jul 2024
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Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain

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

5th Jul 2024
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of the things life and the world had to offer. It’s difficult to overstate the influence Anthony Bourdain has had on my worldview. For over a decade, whenever someone asked, “what do...
Obvious travel advice Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing...
20th Jun 2024
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Obvious travel advice

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Jun 2024
Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing each other for a few months, many new couples take a short trip, which often ends in an apocalyptic, relationship-destroying fight. My theory is that’s the trip working as...
13th Jun 2024
Keep the rascals rotating Letters of Vote
a week ago
Conversation-Catalysing Events There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka...
13th Mar 2024
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Conversation-Catalysing Events

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

13th Mar 2024
There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka Supermac, is asked the hardest thing about government and replies “Events, dear boy, events”. This probably never happened and is absolutely irrelevant to this blogpost regardless, but I...
Linny's After all these tasting menus and elevated fine-dining experiences, it was time to...  go for...
24th Sep 2025
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Linny's

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

24th Sep 2025
After all these tasting menus and elevated fine-dining experiences, it was time to...  go for another tasting menu!  Now, this was a little different as we made our way out to Ossington for Linny's.  This high-class deli and steakhouse elicits vibes from yesteryear with New York...
2nd Jul 2024
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10 Things I Learned Losing 10 Million Dollars

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

2nd Jul 2024
How to Stay Sane in a Mania
Introducing Nutrify 1.2: Calorie and Macronutrient Goals, Breakdowns and 57 New Foods Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57...
28th May 2024
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28th May 2024
Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57 new foods in Nutridex. Available on the App Store.
Remote work and sick days a double-edged sword
11th Feb 2023
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Remote work and sick days

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

11th Feb 2023
a double-edged sword
I didn't text you back because I was trying to find you a date + matchmaking penpal option for people who live outside SF/NY!
6th Apr 2025
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I didn't text you back because I was trying to find you a date

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

6th Apr 2025
+ matchmaking penpal option for people who live outside SF/NY!
What makes the perfect creative brief? And how to write a brief for yourself
7th Oct 2023
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What makes the perfect creative brief?

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

7th Oct 2023
And how to write a brief for yourself
The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
3rd Jul 2023
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The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard

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

3rd Jul 2023
A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
5th Jan 2026
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Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order

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

5th Jan 2026
The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
11th Apr 2023
A company is a language Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural...
26th Aug 2024
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A company is a language

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

26th Aug 2024
Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural nuances. And I think this explains why it’s so hard for executives — especially executives — to come in from outside an organization and find their way. At lower levels within an...
20th Mar 2026
publishing a book and starting kindergarten Hi! Woah. I leave for the East Coast to start my Make It Fast (please for the love of ME, pre-order...
5th Aug 2026
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publishing a book and starting kindergarten

from What To Cook [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Aug 2026
Hi! Woah. I leave for the East Coast to start my Make It Fast (please for the love of ME, pre-order it!!!) book tour in less than 48 hours. My literary agent just called to check in on my mental state and I’ll tell you what I told her— I’m honestly feeling great. I haven’t...
Leaning into joy and community Processing this past week and some joyful things in my life
11th Nov 2024
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Leaning into joy and community

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

11th Nov 2024
Processing this past week and some joyful things in my life
“In these dark times…” In these dark times we look for the light
5th Oct 2019
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“In these dark times…”

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

5th Oct 2019
In these dark times we look for the light
People I Want to Work With This is an evolved thought of my post about my favourite designers ever. Since I opened my creative...
5th Aug 2025
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People I Want to Work With

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

5th Aug 2025
This is an evolved thought of my post about my favourite designers ever. Since I opened my creative lab FormFeelingFunction®, I’ve also opened my mind to connecting with more creative people. The reason is simple: to make unexpected objects in both digital and analogue form...
The life-changing magic of asking for help Strangely feel like I’m just learning this one!
9th Jul 2026
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The life-changing magic of asking for help

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

9th Jul 2026
Strangely feel like I’m just learning this one!
Sticks On Dirt I think we've always know that if we got ourselves another patch of dirt with some sticks on it,...
21st May 2025
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Sticks On Dirt

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

21st May 2025
I think we've always know that if we got ourselves another patch of dirt with some sticks on it, it'd be in one of a handful of very small places. The short list was, in the order we visited them: Apalachicola FL, Mancos CO, Washburn WI, and the Outer Banks NC (especially...
Namespace Clashes what's in a name?
5th Jan 2026
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Namespace Clashes

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

5th Jan 2026
what's in a name?
Your life is your art use it to get to know yourself
10th Nov 2025
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Your life is your art

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

10th Nov 2025
use it to get to know yourself
batcave schedule for november!!!! it's here and so are we!
3rd Nov 2025
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batcave schedule for november!!!!

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

3rd Nov 2025
it's here and so are we!
I'm Married It Takes a Village to Raise a Marriage
2nd Aug 2026
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I'm Married

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

2nd Aug 2026
It Takes a Village to Raise a Marriage
The Cult Will Tell You You're Living Life Wrong if your friends won't, they will
3rd Aug 2026
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The Cult Will Tell You You're Living Life Wrong

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

3rd Aug 2026
if your friends won't, they will
Dogs Of The S&P CNX Nifty: 2016 Update You can read about my previous post here: Dogs of the Nifty 2015 Update. The returns of the strategy...
2nd Jan 2017
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Dogs Of The S&P CNX Nifty: 2016 Update

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

2nd Jan 2017
You can read about my previous post here: Dogs of the Nifty 2015 Update. The returns of the strategy for 2016 are as follows: Dogs of the Nifty: 23.52 Small Dogs of the Nifty: 45.50% S&P CNX 50: 4.17% The strategy  had a strong beating in 2015 and at the end of 2015 had not...
"You're Already in Love With America" Updates on Falling Back in Love with America
14th Feb 2025
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"You're Already in Love With America"

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

14th Feb 2025
Updates on Falling Back in Love with America
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...
11th Jan 2024
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Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jan 2024
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...
12 New YouTube Videos I'm Recommending Right Now Including the trendiest band of the current moment
2nd May 2026
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12 New YouTube Videos I'm Recommending Right Now

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

2nd May 2026
Including the trendiest band of the current moment
Thoughts while watching myself be automated An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will...
5th Sep 2024
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Thoughts while watching myself be automated

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Sep 2024
An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will it be before all human intellectual work is automated. My position was: I dunno, because things are moving fast right now but what if we run out of data or scaling laws break and...
How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate...
1st Aug 2017
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How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great

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

1st Aug 2017
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate himself. -Lao Tzu All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Sell not yourself at little price, being so precious in...
How to Just Do a Thing I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy...
14th May 2026
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How to Just Do a Thing

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

14th May 2026
I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy something about the lives of the people in them. I don’t think I’d want to trade places. I’m too accustomed to hot showers and modern dentistry. But people back then seemed to live with...
Failing is Common, Trying is Rare When you die, you appear before a studio audience and they give you a standing ovation. The host...
15th Jul 2026
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Failing is Common, Trying is Rare

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

15th Jul 2026
When you die, you appear before a studio audience and they give you a standing ovation. The host then interviews you about your great successes and misses in life. One thing you realize, when they review the footage, is that you didn’t really try most of the time. You thought you...
Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually Don't be deceived like I was...
1st May 2024
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Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually

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

1st May 2024
Don't be deceived like I was...
Lessons Learned Running Our First DRI Your Career Cohort 50 coaching clients would kill us. 50 Google Docs to review? No problem.
6th Apr 2026
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Lessons Learned Running Our First DRI Your Career Cohort

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

6th Apr 2026
50 coaching clients would kill us. 50 Google Docs to review? No problem.
Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
7th Nov 2024
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Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion

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

7th Nov 2024
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
Why An Easier Life Is Not Necessarily Happier Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
10th May 2023
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Why An Easier Life Is Not Necessarily Happier

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

10th May 2023
Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
18th Sep 2025
Short Posts Why are posts so long?
14th Feb 2024
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Short Posts

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

14th Feb 2024
Why are posts so long?
Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of...
19th May 2020
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Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars

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

19th May 2020
Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of technology: Progress Studies for Young Scholars. Daily online content, plus a speaker series featuring Tyler Cowen, Patrick Collison, Max Roser, Joel Mokyr, Deirdre McCloskey, and more....
Niwa Recently, Air Canada released its list of the best new restaurants in Canada.  One of the places...
2nd Jan 2026
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Niwa

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

2nd Jan 2026
Recently, Air Canada released its list of the best new restaurants in Canada.  One of the places mentioned is Niwa out on a strip of great restaurants on Powell Street near Victoria Drive.  After great meals at other nominated restaurants such as Le Violon, Elem, June, Linny's...
The Work of Art The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
11th Jun 2024
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The Work of Art

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

11th Jun 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
4th Feb 2026
Healing Sounds Are the Medical Miracle of the 21st Century It sounds like sci-fi, but it's all coming true.
1st Jul 2026
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Healing Sounds Are the Medical Miracle of the 21st Century

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

1st Jul 2026
It sounds like sci-fi, but it's all coming true.
Taste games I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar....
15th Feb 2024
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Taste games

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Feb 2024
I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar. I sure do. But what about camping or dubstep or chain restaurants or installation art? What about blue cheese or pick-up trucks or reality TV? Me, I like some and loathe others....
Retaking the Test of Time They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the...
4th Feb 2017
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Retaking the Test of Time

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

4th Feb 2017
They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the summer burning stencils and cleaning ink off silkscreens at a family-owned t-shirt factory.
Autumn Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit...
9th Oct 2024
48

Autumn

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

9th Oct 2024
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...
I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
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I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza

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13th Sep 2023
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Thoughts on the search for life Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
22nd Jun 2024
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Thoughts on the search for life

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

22nd Jun 2024
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life, what is life, etc. It was a wonderfully refreshing, nourishing conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34 It made me want to spill out some random thoughts on the...
The Life of Saint Pambo Reading Butler's Lives of the Saints, I come across a passage on St Pambo, an Egyptian monk (c.390)...
18th Jul 2020
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The Life of Saint Pambo

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18th Jul 2020
Reading Butler's Lives of the Saints, I come across a passage on St Pambo, an Egyptian monk (c.390) thought to be a disciple of St Antony. I was struck by the following passage...
can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
5th Jun 2024
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can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI

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5th Jun 2024
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
Paper Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has...
10th Apr 2025
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from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2025
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has this unique power is a mystery to me, but I think we should all stop trying to resist this reality and just accept it. Also, the world needs way more mundane blogging. So let me...
A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
5th Feb 2024
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A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails

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5th Feb 2024
Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
Week 22 of 2025- W222025 What we obtain too cheaply
2nd Jun 2025
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Week 22 of 2025- W222025

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2nd Jun 2025
What we obtain too cheaply
Between worlds From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
4th May 2025
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Between worlds

from Thu Le [alt+shift+b] in life

4th May 2025
From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
Motivation: What It Is, How It Works, and Where to Find It We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want...
1st Dec 2022
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Motivation: What It Is, How It Works, and Where to Find It

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

1st Dec 2022
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want to wake up in the morning with a sense of purpose and drive, ready to tackle the day ahead. But the truth is, motivation is not always easy to come by. We tell ourselves lies about...
Small Spaces notes on building blocks
14th Mar 2024
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Small Spaces

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14th Mar 2024
notes on building blocks
Appetites instead of estimates The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong. Yes...
4th Oct 2024
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Appetites instead of estimates

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

4th Oct 2024
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....
Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and...
9th Mar 2024
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Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all

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

9th Mar 2024
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of work.
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How Social Media Shortens Your Life It's engineered to speed up your time
3rd Aug 2025
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How Social Media Shortens Your Life

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3rd Aug 2025
It's engineered to speed up your time
Women’s Experience Trap Laetitia@Work #82
13th Jun 2025
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Women’s Experience Trap

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13th Jun 2025
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099 SPLY In the spring of 2022, I had a call with Stefan Jandl, who runs Favorit Studio. As we have similar...
3rd Nov 2022
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099 SPLY

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

3rd Nov 2022
In the spring of 2022, I had a call with Stefan Jandl, who runs Favorit Studio. As we have similar tastes and approach to design, we wanted to collaborate on a project together. Initially, we toyed with the idea of NFT art given its rise in popularity at the time, but it didn't...
Preorder My Sci-Fi Novel, Husk A limited time, first-edition signed hardcover with bonuses
12th Mar 2025
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Preorder My Sci-Fi Novel, Husk

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12th Mar 2025
A limited time, first-edition signed hardcover with bonuses
Mind the Exponential Gap Listen now (54 mins) | Laetitia@Work #42
28th Sep 2021
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Mind the Exponential Gap

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28th Sep 2021
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14th Aug 2025
Why You’re So Unhappy This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how...
6th Jul 2023
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Why You’re So Unhappy

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

6th Jul 2023
This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how everything will fall into place if you're patient. Spoiler alert: it won’t. The cold hard truth is this: the universe doesn’t care about your happiness. You do. Maybe you've...
Mouth Lookers and the Connection Illusion My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in...
6th Aug 2016
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Mouth Lookers and the Connection Illusion

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

6th Aug 2016
My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in school.
Stoic Advice on Parenting & Children: Ask Marcus Aurelius Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
7th Apr 2023
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Stoic Advice on Parenting & Children: Ask Marcus Aurelius

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

7th Apr 2023
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
5th May 2024
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30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024)

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

5th May 2024
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
Life philosophy: beyond left and right The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is...
14th Oct 2024
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Life philosophy: beyond left and right

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

14th Oct 2024
The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is no real ideological opposition to its life-hating agenda.
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the...
1st Sep 2026
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Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules

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

1st Sep 2026
I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
Pen and paper The tactile joy of thinking with lines on paper.
11th Apr 2025
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Pen and paper

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11th Apr 2025
The tactile joy of thinking with lines on paper.
Amulets Against the Spirits of the Age The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 12
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Amulets Against the Spirits of the Age

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20th Nov 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 12
The 2020 Simulator Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and...
24th Nov 2020
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The 2020 Simulator

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

24th Nov 2020
Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and over. I know that sounds like torture but stick with me.
3rd Nov 2025
Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could...
12th Nov 2022
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Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness

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

12th Nov 2022
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short...
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
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after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know

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

2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
Repair Fail One of the most underappreciated, least talked about aspects of repair is the hierarchy. There are...
6th Dec 2023
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Repair Fail

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

6th Dec 2023
One of the most underappreciated, least talked about aspects of repair is the hierarchy. There are repair wizards and there are newbies and there are the rest of us, somewhere between those two poles. This hierarchy of skill and experience requires that you earn your way to the...
Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and...
2nd Jun 2026
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Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For

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

2nd Jun 2026
The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and seal the rest in a bag and put it in the freezer. A week later, when you get home unexpectedly late, wiped out and ravenous, you’ll open your fridge to find only eggs, pickles, and...
Ten New Albums I'm Recommending Right Now Warning: strange soul-stirring sounds ahead!
1st Jun 2026
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Ten New Albums I'm Recommending Right Now

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

1st Jun 2026
Warning: strange soul-stirring sounds ahead!
The Little Kegel App that Could After 9 years and $380,000, Stamena has a new home
9th Sep 2025
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The Little Kegel App that Could

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

9th Sep 2025
After 9 years and $380,000, Stamena has a new home
Seven Features Of Post-Literate Politics Inspired By Walter Ong's Classic Book, 'Orality and Literacy'
3rd May 2025
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Seven Features Of Post-Literate Politics

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

3rd May 2025
Inspired By Walter Ong's Classic Book, 'Orality and Literacy'
The Llama Book There are certain books within technical communities where even an indirect reference (a pointer,...
2nd Dec 2025
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The Llama Book

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2025
There are certain books within technical communities where even an indirect reference (a pointer, you could say) will conjure wonderful memories of first learning to program in anyone who hears it (these are distinct from Clojure memories). The Pickaxe Book. K&R. Chunky...
Looking for precious time Laetitia@Work #49
12th May 2022
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Looking for precious time

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

12th May 2022
Laetitia@Work #49
Unblogged May 31 unblogged things I did in May Fri 1: To celebrate May Day, and to make the most of the glorious...
1st Jun 2026
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Unblogged May

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
31 unblogged things I did in May Fri 1: To celebrate May Day, and to make the most of the glorious weather, I went for a 10 mile walk up the Chess Valley from Rickmansworth to Chesham. Along the way I passed 16 dogs, 19 horses, 2 cows, 68 butterflies, 8 birds of prey, 5 bluebell...
me and george lucas just made a sound cloud hit Below are some of my thoughts on doing work you’re passionate about. If you don’t care about my...
7th Feb 2021
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me and george lucas just made a sound cloud hit

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

7th Feb 2021
Below are some of my thoughts on doing work you’re passionate about. If you don’t care about my thoughts here, ignore this :). — I hear this really often from friends: I am currently doing X I really really want to do Y In order for me to leave X to do Y, I need to first do A, B,...
Week 19 of 2026- W192026 It may seem difficult at first
8th May 2026
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Week 19 of 2026- W192026

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

8th May 2026
It may seem difficult at first
A New Role at St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over...
14th Dec 2019
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A New Role at St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff

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

14th Dec 2019
I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over the last two years I have been looking for a secure full-time job that would allow me to draw on my teaching skills and experience, while also offering an opportunity to serve my...
hello depression my old friend i guess we're talking once again
10th Dec 2025
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hello depression my old friend

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

10th Dec 2025
i guess we're talking once again
The Meaning of Logos Taken from Fr John Nepil‘s To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail: “Creation...
11th Apr 2026
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The Meaning of Logos

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

11th Apr 2026
Taken from Fr John Nepil‘s To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail: “Creation felt symphonic Everything from the wildflowers below to the stratus clouds above spoke of order and design. The ancients had a word for this-one that would in time become intensely...
Indirect lessons from human alignment (Inspired by a post from Eli Tyre.) Many people make some variant of the following...
2nd Aug 2026
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Indirect lessons from human alignment

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2026
(Inspired by a post from Eli Tyre.) Many people make some variant of the following argument: Evolution is an “outer optimizer”. It is trying to make us maximize reproductive fitness. We are “inner optimizers”. We just do what feels good. But what feels good has been set by...
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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

8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
Who told you you couldn't do that? To those who said it couldn’t be done
1st Jan 2026
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Who told you you couldn't do that?

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

1st Jan 2026
To those who said it couldn’t be done
happy father's day (the color) on failures and fathers and color and country
19th Jun 2026
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happy father's day (the color)

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

19th Jun 2026
on failures and fathers and color and country
joy without irony - an honest attempt after an influx of new readers, the writer attempts the impossible: sincerity
9th Oct 2025
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joy without irony - an honest attempt

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

9th Oct 2025
after an influx of new readers, the writer attempts the impossible: sincerity
A rationalist’s guide to manifestation. Or, how to live a magical life
2nd Jan 2026
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A rationalist’s guide to manifestation.

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

2nd Jan 2026
Or, how to live a magical life
Unchecked Depression Boxes And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a...
4th Aug 2018
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Unchecked Depression Boxes

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

4th Aug 2018
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...
“Ascend the Hierarchy”: Let’s improve online discourse Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of...
29th Mar 2020
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“Ascend the Hierarchy”: Let’s improve online discourse

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

29th Mar 2020
Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of disagreement with seven levels, from DH0, “name-calling”, to DH6, “refuting the central point”. Someone then created a pyramid diagram based on this. Recently when someone commented...
What I Read in January 2026 Crime, fantasy, short fiction, sheep.
2nd Feb 2026
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What I Read in January 2026

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

2nd Feb 2026
Crime, fantasy, short fiction, sheep.
My Favorite Books in the First Quarter of 2026 Sharing my favorite books from the first quarter of 2026 and how they impacted my perspective on...
4th Mar 2026
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My Favorite Books in the First Quarter of 2026

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

4th Mar 2026
Sharing my favorite books from the first quarter of 2026 and how they impacted my perspective on various topics.
In Praise Of Bulletpoints - they are great
1st Oct 2026
Why You’re Always Right My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see...
9th Feb 2026
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Why You’re Always Right

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

9th Feb 2026
My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see that having bitter liquid squirted into her mouth will prevent her from getting intestinal worms. So I have to force the matter by wrapping her in a towel like a burrito, so that she...
Castles in the Sky 25 Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
2nd Feb 2023
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Castles in the Sky 25

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

2nd Feb 2023
Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
knocking on strangers doors a portrait of erie, PA before the election
8th May 2025
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knocking on strangers doors

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

8th May 2025
a portrait of erie, PA before the election
End of Year Book Review (2022) I enjoy books (more so audio books than reading), but I don't consume them very much or as often as...
3rd Dec 2022
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End of Year Book Review (2022)

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

3rd Dec 2022
I enjoy books (more so audio books than reading), but I don't consume them very much or as often as I'd like. At least in my own mind I don't get through many, but what's the global average? I don't honestly care. This year I wanted to make a concerted effort to consume more...
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...
7th Jan 2024
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2024: one pull up

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

7th Jan 2024
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...
Every initiation is necessary to become the version of yourself needed in the next chapter
3 weeks ago
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Every initiation is necessary

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

3 weeks ago
to become the version of yourself needed in the next chapter
How to Stop Caring About What People Think There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think. We all...
3rd Aug 2023
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How to Stop Caring About What People Think

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

3rd Aug 2023
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think. We all wish we could be impervious to others' opinions, like Superman deflecting bullets. But instead of bullets, we're out here trying to deflect the fucks we wish we didn't give. We...
Rethinking famous college admissions Even if you’re not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to...
1st Jun 2026
1

Rethinking famous college admissions

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
Even if you’re not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to be rewired. The top 10 most selective colleges in the US admit about 5% of those who apply. They’re not selling education as much as a label, a rare chance for someone to slot...
The Dying Art We All Depend On A history buff friend of mine said that the art of medieval fencing was lost completely. At some...
13th Jun 2025
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The Dying Art We All Depend On

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

13th Jun 2025
A history buff friend of mine said that the art of medieval fencing was lost completely. At some point, the last person who really knew how to do it had died. There are old treatises that describe the art, and people have learned a lot from them, starting historical fencing clubs...
Randomly right One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing. Every forest, every...
12th Mar 2025
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Randomly right

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

12th Mar 2025
One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing. Every forest, every field, every place untouched by humans is full of randomness. Nothing lines up, a million different shapes, sprouting seeds burst where the winds — or birds — randomly drop...
The Audacity of Ambition Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
1st Mar 2025
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The Audacity of Ambition

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

1st Mar 2025
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
the answer I must seek My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
1st Sep 2024
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the answer I must seek

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

1st Sep 2024
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
25th Nov 2023
23

30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023)

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

25th Nov 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
Fort Pickens Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's...
11th Jan 2023
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Fort Pickens

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

11th Jan 2023
Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's around the fire, and then the next day we headed out to the Fort Pickens portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore. If St. George is the best spot in the panhandle, Fort Pickens is...
The Pacification of War Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
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The Pacification of War

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

23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
a hole in my soul I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the...
5th May 2024
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a hole in my soul

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

5th May 2024
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the feelings and thoughts I have at this point in time. It doesn’t seem right...
This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
2nd Aug 2024
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This really is it

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

2nd Aug 2024
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
South of the Haimish Line Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
8th Jul 2025
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South of the Haimish Line

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

8th Jul 2025
Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as...
2nd Nov 2023
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'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking

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

2nd Nov 2023
Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as Hell, the new cookbook by Michelle Albanes-Davis that I highly recommend !
Small sways in the breeze make you strong I watch the olive trees in my backyard dance in the wind. When they were small, they’d almost fall...
1st Oct 2024
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Small sways in the breeze make you strong

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

1st Oct 2024
I watch the olive trees in my backyard dance in the wind. When they were small, they’d almost fall over. But the post kept them up. Now they’re big enough to stand on their own. A breeze comes along and their branches move with it but
The Best Place to Eat Cypriot Food in the UK Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar....
3rd Oct 2025
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The Best Place to Eat Cypriot Food in the UK

from Vittles [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Oct 2025
Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar. Photographed by Michaël Protin.
30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture I can dream, can't I?
2nd May 2025
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30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture

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

2nd May 2025
I can dream, can't I?
Seasonal Changes Finding space and time to sloooooow down
19th Nov 2023
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Seasonal Changes

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

19th Nov 2023
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
The military mechanism of zimperial occupation The first of two related book reviews
1st Dec 2025
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The military mechanism of zimperial occupation

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

1st Dec 2025
The first of two related book reviews
Render Unto the Machine The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
8th Jul 2023
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Render Unto the Machine

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

8th Jul 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
solving my problems happy easter
5th Apr 2026
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solving my problems

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

5th Apr 2026
happy easter
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts Plus a sci-fi novel update
14th Aug 2024
111

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

14th Aug 2024
Plus a sci-fi novel update
Chapter 2: prioritize your favorite people the friendship theory of everything: longform edition
3rd Nov 2025
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Chapter 2: prioritize your favorite people

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

3rd Nov 2025
the friendship theory of everything: longform edition
4th Nov 2025
Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
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Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown

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

21st Aug 2025
Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog if no-one is around you, etc
1st Jun 2026
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Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog

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

1st Jun 2026
if no-one is around you, etc
Resist Summary painfully quick thoughts about AI
31st Dec 2024
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Resist Summary

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

31st Dec 2024
painfully quick thoughts about AI
26th Sep 2023
Are You Entertained—Or Addicted? In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that...
18th Jul 2022
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Are You Entertained—Or Addicted?

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

18th Jul 2022
In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that anyone who views even a small portion of it will give up all desire to do anything else in life in order to keep watching. Throughout the book, characters who see it give up...
I'm Recommending 14 New Albums Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
1st Apr 2026
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I'm Recommending 14 New Albums

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

1st Apr 2026
Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
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...
9th May 2022
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Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News)

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

9th May 2022
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...
Bang or bust? At Bang Bang Oriental, Mohammed Ali Salha considers the invention of the London food hall....
2nd Oct 2026
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Bang or bust?

from Vittles [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Oct 2026
At Bang Bang Oriental, Mohammed Ali Salha considers the invention of the London food hall. Photographs by Dashti Jahfar
Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days This is a weird moment. I have a hunch that we’ll look back later and tell ourselves stories in...
2 weeks ago
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Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2 weeks ago
This is a weird moment. I have a hunch that we’ll look back later and tell ourselves stories in which it seemed obvious where things were going. So I wanted to lay down a little time capsule and register just how confusing everything felt at the time. This is a personal view from...
trading off love is freedom
1st Oct 2026
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trading off

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

1st Oct 2026
love is freedom
The Bookseller's Register #3 Two Customer Encounters
6th Sep 2023
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The Bookseller's Register #3

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

6th Sep 2023
Two Customer Encounters
With thanks to Steven Rosenberg Lately I’ve got used to waking up and checking my email and socials, and sorting through the latest...
3rd Nov 2025
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With thanks to Steven Rosenberg

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Nov 2025
Lately I’ve got used to waking up and checking my email and socials, and sorting through the latest troll or person angry about something I didn’t say. In a word, not great… assuming you hyphenate not and great, which I didn’t do there for some reason. This morning, I got this...
just saw a pigeon rollerblading on the streets wow didn't know they made rollerblades for pigeons Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group...
2nd May 2021
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2nd May 2021
Hey-o. Chilling in Central Park right now on a bench. It’s a pretty cloudy day. There’s this group of like 25 people in front of me right now with fake samurai swords doing some sort of sword fighting class it’s pretty lit. They be dueling right now in groups of two. Poggers.
Impact, Zimpact! [Plus audio version]
27th Aug 2025
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Impact, Zimpact!

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

27th Aug 2025
[Plus audio version]
Happy New Year It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared...
1st Jan 2024
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Happy New Year

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

1st Jan 2024
It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared 365 diary entries written by 365 different people—each offering a chance to live a day in someone else’s shoes. It’s been an intense and remarkable year, filled with insights,...
40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
18th Jun 2023
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40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023)

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

18th Jun 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
14th Oct 2021
Why You Should Ignore All the Polls They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
2nd Nov 2024
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Why You Should Ignore All the Polls

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

2nd Nov 2024
They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
As Wild as It Gets Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.
13th Aug 2025
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As Wild as It Gets

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

13th Aug 2025
Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.
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...
17th Feb 2023
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A Short History of My Last Six Years

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

17th Feb 2023
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.
Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group My top 10 highlights from the book:  1.  Ortega has created a business model that is studied in...
1st Dec 2024
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Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group

from David Senra [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2024
My top 10 highlights from the book:  1.  Ortega has created a business model that is studied in universities he could not access. 2.  “One afternoon, after school, I went with my mother to a store to buy food.  The store we walked into was one of those old-time grocery stores,...
Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025 This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of...
21st Jul 2025
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Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025

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

21st Jul 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed through the Holy Doors of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major, where the remains of Pope...
Culture is Friction How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
12th Mar 2026
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Culture is Friction

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

12th Mar 2026
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
Hooks, towel bars, and software Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development. When...
3rd Mar 2024
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Hooks, towel bars, and software

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

3rd Mar 2024
Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development. When being asked to choose between towel hooks or a towel bar, the choice was obvious: Hooks, of course. Hooks take up no space. Towel bars suck up space. Hooks hold towels no matter how...
Male Fertility Protocol A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
30th Jul 2026
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Male Fertility Protocol

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

30th Jul 2026
A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
“When you seek from almost nothing”: Arvo Pärt’s Musical Diaries In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer...
28th Jun 2021
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“When you seek from almost nothing”: Arvo Pärt’s Musical Diaries

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

28th Jun 2021
In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer discusses the significance of his personal diaries to the formation and development of his music.
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