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The Honest Broker
How We Lost the Flow The flow state was our pathway to liberation—before it got taken over by profiteers
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
The days are full of anxious expectation Nina Kosterina was born to the world of revolution and upheaval on her mother’s birthday, 8th April...
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Nina Kosterina was born to the world of revolution and upheaval on her mother’s birthday, 8th April 1921, at a revolutionary camp by the Caspian Sea. Her life unfolded alongside the formative years of the Soviet Union—from the passing of Lenin to the ruthless ascent of Stalin. It...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Uncertainty: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/3GTYvkPMEh8 it's a fact: the future is always uncertain, no matter...
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Previous Next https://youtu.be/3GTYvkPMEh8 it's a fact: the future is always uncertain, no matter how much we try to plan for it or predict it. And that uncertainty can easily upset people, because it's always a possibility that the future won't go as we want it to. For...
Rubenerd
The Firm’s photocopiers, by John Grisham I’ve been a massive John Grisham fan for years, but I never read his first book The Firm. I’ll save...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
I’ve been a massive John Grisham fan for years, but I never read his first book The Firm. I’ll save my review for a future post, but wow! I’m so glad I saw it in one of those Street Libraries and decided to give it a try. No spoilers, but in chapter 18 our protagonist Mitch is...
Both Are True
i used to play poker, now i play social media "Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the...
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a year ago
"Raise," I say, splashing the pot with six $0.50 green chips like I’m Matt fuckin Damon in the classic film Rounders, “three bucks.” // S1E9
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Strength: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/ELM6pYo76DQ For Stoics of antiquity, the most admirable and important...
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Previous Next https://youtu.be/ELM6pYo76DQ For Stoics of antiquity, the most admirable and important kind of strength was the type that came from an inner fortitude that was nurtured with discipline and devotion to philosophy. The most difficult trials of our lives come not from...
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Secret Life of People with High Agency (It’s Simpler than You Think) It's bizarrely good for your health too
5 months ago
Jason Crawford
What I still want out of time management tools I made my first todo list almost 25 years ago. Ever since, I’ve been evolving my tools and system...
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I made my first todo list almost 25 years ago. Ever since, I’ve been evolving my tools and system for tracking tasks, managing time, and improving productivity. A personal productivity toolbox is a very personal and contextual thing. I find that my own systems have to be revised...
journal – Winnie Lim
my strange memory I’ve been on a rabbit hole to learn more about the human memory after watching college kids perform...
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I’ve been on a rabbit hole to learn more about the human memory after watching college kids perform seemingly impossible memory feats on a tv variety show. It has made me reflect...
Tech and Tea
Creativity isn't just for painters and poets Making space and time for nurturing the inner artist in all of us
a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Real friends
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
more of the same Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and...
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Pretty late into my run yesterday I went into a meditative-like zone where my breathing was slow and even, my legs were going at a consistent rhythm, and I found myself thinking:...
Diaries of Note
I thought once or twice we were done for In the late 1860s, amid the rugged landscapes of post-Civil War America, countless cowboys undertook...
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a year ago
In the late 1860s, amid the rugged landscapes of post-Civil War America, countless cowboys undertook arduous journeys herding cattle from Texas to Kansas where the demand for beef was on the rise. One such cowboy was Jack Bailey, a 37-year-old North Texan who herded approximately...
Charlie Becker
Behind the Scenes of the Annual Review 2022 Last week, I wrote my first public Annual Review, read it here! I did two exercises to prepare for...
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over a year ago
Last week, I wrote my first public Annual Review, read it here! I did two exercises to prepare for my annual review and explore what might be fun for me to write and interesting for others to read. After sharing both of these with a few friends, they encouraged me to polish them...
DYNOMIGHT
I am offering mentoring What is this? I am offering to act as a “mentor”, to you, in case that seems like something you’d...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
What is this? I am offering to act as a “mentor”, to you, in case that seems like something you’d find useful. How will it work? We will meet three times for 30 minutes. During those sessions, I’ll try to help you do whatever it is you’re trying to do. Then I’ll sit back and...
Paul Cudenec
Gordon Brown and the single global mafia Gordon Brown was prime minister of the UK from 2007 to 2010, having, from 1997, been chancellor of...
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6 months ago
Gordon Brown was prime minister of the UK from 2007 to 2010, having, from 1997, been chancellor of the exchequer under Tony Blair, whose links to the Rothschilds I explored in 2023.
The Honest Broker
How to Dress Like Duke Ellington Today I offer fashion tips to clueless guys
a year ago
The Honest Broker
An Analysis of 47 Million Transactions Tells an Amazing Story about the Music Business Forget about streaming—physical merchandise is now the key to success
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why Are Huge Tech Companies Getting Into the Book Business? Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
6 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
A Moment at the Shore It's Good Friday. 7AM. I don't particularly care about the significance of today, but it's a bank...
a year ago
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a year ago
It's Good Friday. 7AM. I don't particularly care about the significance of today, but it's a bank holiday and I've got the day off work, but instead of having a relaxing morning, I hit the gym for an early session. Energised by the sunrise of a beautiful spring day, I decide to...
Passing Time
Perfidious Pricing How Companies Use Drip Pricing to Overcharge Consumers
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Aggressive Curiosity On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied,...
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On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied, the look of someone who has aimed at retirement and hit the bullseye a decade ahead of schedule. His life now has room for a hobby, he can become the wildlife photographer he has...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Seven Minutes on David Letterman Abandon it in a garden and it may never catch anyone’s gaze. Lost in plain sight, it could be...
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Abandon it in a garden and it may never catch anyone’s gaze. Lost in plain sight, it could be mistaken for an odd stone or the tip of a dark root protruding from the earth. The steel egg is alien, not beautiful in the way humans have decided is appropriate for display in art...
The Ruffian
The Trump Shooting Was Fake News On Events and Non-Events
11 months ago
bookbear express
Dear Bear: on the far side of fear is surrender + weekly recs
a month ago
Atoms vs Bits
Why And How We Preschedule Posts a self-indulgent meta-post about the process of blogging
5 months ago
Passing Time
A Rivalry Plucked From Fiction Nadal, Federer and the (D)Joker
a week ago
The Honest Broker
An Ugly New Marketing Strategy Is Driving Me Nuts (and You Too) That's its purpose
3 weeks ago
Diaries of Note
Meet a twenty-four-year-old scriptwriter called J.J. Everything changed for Richard E. Grant in 1987 when his big screen debut in Bruce Robinson’s iconic...
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Everything changed for Richard E. Grant in 1987 when his big screen debut in Bruce Robinson’s iconic black comedy, Withnail & I, catapulted him towards Hollywood. By the time he wrote the following diary entry four years later he had worked with the likes of Steve Martin, Bruce...
The Map is Mostly...
Start With Creation Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
over a year ago
Both Are True
sex stories all real from my life
3 months ago
Charlie Becker
Orson Welles as Falstaff on Late Night TV This post is in the Notebook - my digital workshop for anecdotes, links, excerpts, sketches, lists,...
4 months ago
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4 months ago
This post is in the Notebook - my digital workshop for anecdotes, links, excerpts, sketches, lists, and anything else I want to explore in brief, revisit later, or post for reference.
The Honest Broker
How James Bond Can Fix the Crisis in Masculinity Here's what I'd do if I owned the 007 franchise
3 months ago
Both Are True
Love myself? Knowing what I know? A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
11 months ago
The Ruffian
The Ruffian Speaks For Money
a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Workspace Setup Revisited I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s...
over a year ago
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I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s probably time to share an update on my current setup for both hardware and software. Given the continued Covid restrictions here in sunny Scotland, I am now working from home...
The Honest Broker
Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts? Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoicism and Free Will: What Do Stoics Believe About Choices? Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for thousands of years. It was first developed in...
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Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for thousands of years. It was first developed in ancient Greece and has since spread throughout the world. One of the core principles of Stoicism is the concept of free will. Understanding this concept is vital to understanding the...
Daniel Bourke
A Quick Introduction to PyTorch 2.0 PyTorch 2.0 is out! And it comes with plenty of updates. Also NVIDIA GTC March 2023 is around the...
over a year ago
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PyTorch 2.0 is out! And it comes with plenty of updates. Also NVIDIA GTC March 2023 is around the corner, to celebrate they've given me an RTX 4080 to giveaway!
Mark Manson
Why I Quit Drinking Alcohol After more than two decades of drinking, last summer, I decided to stop drinking alcohol for good....
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After more than two decades of drinking, last summer, I decided to stop drinking alcohol for good. There were a lot of reasons for this, and obviously, there were benefits—I lost some weight, slept better at night, and no more ungodly hangovers. But also some life changes...
Diaries of Note
A disgusting day! In April of 1891, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made the long journey to New York where...
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In April of 1891, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made the long journey to New York where he was to play a pivotal role in the inauguration of the city’s new music hall, later known as Carnegie Hall—a momentous occasion and the first time he had set foot in the United...
The Ruffian
My Year In Reading Books I Read Or At Least Picked Up In 2023
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The IKEA Defense of Flat Earthers Flat Earthers are perhaps the only group of people that it is still socially acceptable to...
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Flat Earthers are perhaps the only group of people that it is still socially acceptable to discriminate against. We just can’t bring ourselves to tolerate people who believe the world is flat. And yet the fundamental ideas powering a flat Earth believer is an approach that most...
Both Are True
lord bless the partners of comedians a video and a story watch the video tho its 1 min long come on
a year ago
Stoic Simple
What Does Stoicism Teach About Pleasure and Pain? Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained increasing popularity in recent years. At the...
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Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained increasing popularity in recent years. At the heart of this school of thought is the idea that we can achieve true happiness by living in accordance with nature, accepting what we cannot change, and focusing on developing our own...
The Ruffian
In (Partial) Defence of Jeff Bezos It's Weird That Newspapers Endorse Politicians
8 months ago
Jason Crawford
Who is Scott Alexander and what is he about? Scott Alexander is my favorite blogger. I’d like to recommend him to more people, but it’s hard to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Scott Alexander is my favorite blogger. I’d like to recommend him to more people, but it’s hard to know where to start, since he’s written over 1,500 posts. A little while ago a friend asked me to make a list of my favorite pieces of his. So, here is a beginner’s guide to the...
RhysTranter.com
These are some of the things that we see on our walks.
over a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
3D Printing and Rethinking How You Buy I previously wrote about the beauty of 3D printing and how in recent years, we have seen incredible...
over a year ago
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I previously wrote about the beauty of 3D printing and how in recent years, we have seen incredible advancements and accessibility to technologies that have impacted the health sector and everyday consumers. 3D printing is still a very new concept to most of us. At least in terms...
The Honest Broker
I Ask Seven Heretical Questions About Progress And I offer seven radical hypotheses. But can you handle the truth?
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
happy birthday to my favouritest person Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east...
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Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east to west so we can’t do any local travelling. Travelling is vital...
Letters of Note
Diaries of Note Dear all, On 1st January of this year, after what feels like centuries of preparation, I launched...
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Dear all, On 1st January of this year, after what feels like centuries of preparation, I launched Diaries of Note, and though incredibly difficult to plan, the premise is simple: every single day, on the Diaries of Note website, I am featuring a single diary entry from history,...
Rubenerd
Brolific R.L. Dane enquired about how one maintains a regular blogging habit, and counted my number of posts...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
R.L. Dane enquired about how one maintains a regular blogging habit, and counted my number of posts with a simple bash script. I wouldn’t say I have a specific recipe for a successful blog, though there are always a few points to keep in mind: Never write filler. People can tell...
Paul Cudenec
The single global mafia's bid for 'transformational change' Paul Polman first drew my attention in 2019 when he was one of the “business leaders” who publicly...
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Paul Polman first drew my attention in 2019 when he was one of the “business leaders” who publicly voiced their support for Extinction Rebellion, the UK-based “climate” campaign group.
Diaries of Note
Work under any circumstances Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century British artist and writer whose career was plagued by...
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Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century British artist and writer whose career was plagued by financial hardship and legal troubles. Born in 1786, Haydon’s passion for historical painting led him down a tumultuous path, as mounting debts and controversial public statements...
Laetitia@Work
How much rest do we really need? Laetitia@Work #52
over a year ago
Stoic Simple
What Does it Mean to be a Stoic? Using Christianity to Explain Stoicism by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a...
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by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a quasi-parallel to help answer this question. What does it mean to be a Christian? I think the base-line of the faith is the belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.  In Stoicism that...
Atoms vs Bits
The Al Capone Problem Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
a year ago
The Ruffian
Can You Imitate a Genius? What the new Amy Winehouse film tells us about singing, talent, and AI
a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
It's Not A Bad Restaurant, It's A Bad Dish You go to a restaurant with great reviews, but find the food completely mediocre. What happened? Of...
a year ago
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a year ago
You go to a restaurant with great reviews, but find the food completely mediocre. What happened? Of course there's lots of options: other people have bad taste, the reviews are fake, the place went downhill. But I think an underrated explanation is that there's high variance
The Honest Broker
In 2025, Your Boss Will Launch a Podcast I warn about new grifts in my latest arts & culture briefing paper
6 months ago
Stoic Simple
Understanding the Basics of Stoic Philosophy Stoicism is a school of ancient Greek philosophy that aims to teach individuals how to live a good...
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Stoicism is a school of ancient Greek philosophy that aims to teach individuals how to live a good life by focusing on rationality, self-control, and mindfulness. Despite its ancient roots, Stoicism has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years as people look to improve...
Diaries of Note
The Boy Jones In his journal on 25th March 1841, banker and renowned dandy Thomas Raikes wrote of someone who for...
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In his journal on 25th March 1841, banker and renowned dandy Thomas Raikes wrote of someone who for three years had been fascinating Londoners. Known to most as ‘The Boy Jones,’ Edward Jones was a teenager who had repeatedly managed to break into Buckingham Palace, and on three...
Left To Write
Your Map Is Not The Territory Afflictions of the human condition
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
He has quite a husky voice and is a great mimic By the late 1860s, Charles Dickens had transcended the realm of mere literary fame to become a...
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a year ago
By the late 1860s, Charles Dickens had transcended the realm of mere literary fame to become a theatrical sensation with his public reading tours. These performances, hundreds of which he staged during the final decade of his life, showcased his extraordinary talent for vocal...
DYNOMIGHT
Taste games I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar....
a year ago
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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....
Both Are True
date night in the time of parenting do you believe in love after kids?
2 months ago
Stoic Simple
Stoicism’s Relationship with Learning and the Pursuit of Knowledge Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for centuries, and it has evolved throughout history...
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over a year ago
Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for centuries, and it has evolved throughout history to become the mature and insightful philosophy that it is today. Stoicism is a school of philosophy that originated in Athens in the third century BCE and was founded by Zeno of...
Diaries of Note
My oldest Friend is at last going to leave me Born in 1741 in Caernarvonshire, Wales, Hester Thrale belonged to the esteemed Salusbury family....
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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...
Paul Cudenec
Grenfell Tower: a chemicals cover-up This is a news report I wrote for the latest Acorn bulletin over on the Winter Oak site.
8 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Nuances of Minimalism Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many...
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Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many nuances to the movement. Is it even a movement? It’s perhaps better described as a guiding principle. Some of these nuances are highly commercial, some are focused on personal wellbeing...
Ryan Hoover's...
Turn your side project into a company. Introducing Weekend Build.
over a year ago
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...
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over 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...
Scarlet Ink
10 Reader Questions About Career Politics, Investing, Job Hopping, and AI (among others) Answering some reader questions on various topics. I love questions!
9 months ago
Both Are True
Wacky Guy One: prepping for the audition that coulda changed everything a raw and unvarnished look at what it takes to make it in hollywood with celebrated commercial actor...
a year ago
The Honest Broker
The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2025 Today I’m sharing the third (and final) installment of my guide to the 30 most intriguing musicians...
3 days ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Easier Web Hosting on Github
over a year ago
Daily Stoic
How To Deal With Regret ( 3 Stoic Strategies to Live Free) What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future...
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What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future suffering, and the recollection of past suffering; since the latter no longer concerns me, and the former concerns me not yet.” – Seneca, from Letters from a Stoic After a long day at...
Both Are True
i know i should fix my toe fungus, and yet the strange pleasures of refusing to change
a month ago
Passing Time
Spinning significance out of a senseless slog Contributing to a chosen culture via running
a month ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Minimal Twitter Community Pilot My search for an alternative community platform has led me back to, yes, Twitter. Although I am...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My search for an alternative community platform has led me back to, yes, Twitter. Although I am still experimenting with a couple of other platforms, namely Minus and Discord, this new Twitter Communities pilot is interesting. We're all aware of the trials and tribulations of...
The Honest Broker
Stupidity: A Reading List You get smarter by studying foolishness—so here's how I'd teach a 12-week course on stupidity
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why Gregory Bateson Matters Or what a counterculture might look like in the 21st century
6 months ago
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to be Less Emotional About Politics & News Media by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are...
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by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are things that are directly under our influence and things that are not directly under our influence (although those who know about modern Stoic William Irvine’s commentary realize that...
Both Are True
The ONE Black Friday Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT this deal will change everything i gotta send this before they shoot a dart into my neck and silence...
a year ago
Both Are True
i think my son hates me PLUS: i am not handling it well AND ALSO: a baby update
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Bugger On 18th June 1960, during a practice run for the Belgian Grand Prix that was to take place the next...
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On 18th June 1960, during a practice run for the Belgian Grand Prix that was to take place the next day, British Formula One driver Stirling Moss almost died when the left rear wheel of his Lotus-Climax 18 fell off on the treacherous Burnenville curve. Moments later he was thrown...
The Ruffian
How To Be Charles Darwin Nine Darwinian Habits of Mind and Behaviour
9 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Seeing Beauty in Basic To-Do Lists I like making lists. A lot of people do. And this is reflected in the abundance of to-do apps...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I like making lists. A lot of people do. And this is reflected in the abundance of to-do apps available today. There's a silly amount of them. Designed to augment and organise our lives, they end up being far more complex and clunky than they need to be. The rise of the...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Recalibrating Your Pattern Recognition Machine, Part 2 Changing someone’s opinion requires you to change that person’s _reality_. You have to change the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Changing someone’s opinion requires you to change that person’s _reality_. You have to change the filter, the part of the brain that is working long before rationality and logic kick in.
Luxagraf:...
Bus Work and Baseball Our last few days on St. George between all of us we saw a Scarlet Tanager, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak,...
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Our last few days on St. George between all of us we saw a Scarlet Tanager, Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, and an Indigo Bunting. The migrant birds were moving through. That's one of our cues that it's time to go. When the birds are headed north it's about time for us to do likewise. A...
journal – Winnie Lim
the art at our home It is just so easy to take things for granted, especially if they surround us every day and we’re so...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
It is just so easy to take things for granted, especially if they surround us every day and we’re so used to experiencing them. My partner started on an art journey shortly...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Five Things I Learned After I Left the Marketing Agency World After about 8 years of working at advertising/marketing/design companies I hit a wall. I was...
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over a year ago
After about 8 years of working at advertising/marketing/design companies I hit a wall. I was disappointed in the work I was doing. This is the story of why I became an in-house designer.
The Honest Broker
I Talk with an AI Music Historian Maybe a chatbot can teach me a few things
over a year ago
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to be Less Emotional About Politics & News Media by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
by Bob Cymber Most Stoics are aware of the famous "Dichotomy of Control." In this view, there are things that are directly under our influence and things that are not directly under our influence (although those who know about modern Stoic William Irvine’s commentary realize that...
Both Are True
Two Russians Walk Into a Substack Live On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
On emotional labor, escaping Russia, and the ideas that hide w/ our guest: writer and psychonaut Nikita Petrov
Stoic Simple
Uncovering the Historical Origins of Stoicism . Stoicism is a philosophy that has been studied and practiced for centuries. Though the modern...
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. Stoicism is a philosophy that has been studied and practiced for centuries. Though the modern understanding of Stoicism is associated with the Roman Empire, its roots can be traced back to Ancient Greece. This article will explore the historical origins of Stoicism, its core...
Raptitude.com
What Human Civilization is All About An assassin is coming to kill you! At midnight tonight! Unless you do 100 pushups first, that is. If...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
An assassin is coming to kill you! At midnight tonight! Unless you do 100 pushups first, that is. If this were true, you would do the pushups, no question, no problem. Any motivation issues would evaporate, thanks to your assassin. If the assassin did this every weekday, you’d...
DYNOMIGHT
Why doesn’t advice work? In ancient India, there was a long-running feud between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana,...
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11 months ago
In ancient India, there was a long-running feud between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana, leader of the Kauravas, planned a huge war to end things forever. Krishna warned that this would lead to the total destruction of both sides and made every effort to forge a...
The Ruffian
Who Has The Better Final Pitch? It's Closing Time In America
7 months ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
I'm 38. If You're in Your 20's or 30's, Read This. 1. When you turn 35 you'll see the difference between those who took risks and those who didn't.
5 months ago
Diaries of Note
They will pay in full Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off...
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Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the Siege of Leningrad—a brutal and devastating blockade that lasted more than two years and led to the deaths of 1.5 million people. Mukhina...
Diaries of Note
ABBEY ROAD On the morning of 8th August 1969, as a policeman held back traffic, all four members of the Beatles...
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On the morning of 8th August 1969, as a policeman held back traffic, all four members of the Beatles made their way across a zebra crossing outside EMI Studios in London. As they walked in line, one after the other, with a ten minute window in which to get the job done,...
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Last year I bought a strength training program from a Canadian bodybuilder named Jeff, and it kind of made me better at everything. The program was designed for people who don’t have much time to train – busy people cramming 35-minute workouts into lunch breaks. Because you only...
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A Little Meditation I have always appreciated the practice of meditation and what it can do for the mind, including how...
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I have always appreciated the practice of meditation and what it can do for the mind, including how it can help control our emotions. I've been reading up on it a little more recently and have spoken to some friends who also practice it, so I was really interested in giving it a...
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I was lying on my back in a field in Nebraska when the alien ship flew by. I went out that night hoping to see a shooting star and saw a UFO instead.
Passing Time
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What’s going well: talking to users. I used to think that talking to users meant, like, talking to them on the phone. And, well, it does! That’s one way to talk to users. But, when I started Zip I wanted “talking to users” to be literally built into
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How I almost became a child millionaire By the time I was 16 I had either forgot the plan or realized it would never work. It was my first...
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By the time I was 16 I had either forgot the plan or realized it would never work. It was my first get-rich scheme but it wouldn’t be my last.
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Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest — The Fool, King Lear Some works are better for their brevity. Fan Ho needs very little: Most of the image is black, or blurry. You can scarcely tell what materials you’re looking at. But the...
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My design education had indoctrinated me with belief in the purity of flat design. I was a true believer. I was faced with a moral dilemma on my very first assignment. What did I do?
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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...
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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...
DYNOMIGHT
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1. It’s October 1962. The Cuban missile crisis just happened, thankfully without apocalyptic nuclear war. But still: Apocalyptic nuclear war easily could have happened. Crises as serious as the Cuban missile crisis clearly aren’t that rare, since one just happened. You estimate...
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Focusing our minds is essential to productivity, high performance, and awareness, but our focus is constantly under siege by things grasping for our attention. Some of us may excel in multitasking, but you will undoubtedly perform better with full, selective attention. It’s not...
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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.
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The Tiniest Mission Sometimes doing a small thing can be extremely satisfying, out of all proportion to how easy it is:...
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Sometimes doing a small thing can be extremely satisfying, out of all proportion to how easy it is: placing a jigsaw puzzle piece into the right slot, wiping your phone screen spotless, returning a tool to its designated hook, or making a nice diagonal cut across a lovingly-made...
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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...
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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,...
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When a shot goes badly, I feel like a useless object Catherine Deneuve’s film career has been prolific and illustrious. Since her big screen debut in...
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Catherine Deneuve’s film career has been prolific and illustrious. Since her big screen debut in 1957 she has starred in close to 130 movies and garnered 14 César Award nominations, of which she has won two, cementing her as one of France’s most acclaimed actresses. Yet, even the...
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TODAY 12PM: Write alongside other weirdos with almost zero talking about writing!!
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just ate a croissant but then realized it was a steak what a stupid mistake Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we...
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over a year ago
Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we were pivotting away from ZipSchool to this random thing called buildspace. Like with any pivot, you don’t really know what it’ll turn into. You don’t know the vision —
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How Much Economic Activity Is Cross-Subsidized? how the @#$ does that store stay in business anyway?
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The sound of bombs makes the air tremble Mary Berg, much like Anne Frank, was a young girl who chronicled the horrors of the Holocaust...
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Mary Berg, much like Anne Frank, was a young girl who chronicled the horrors of the Holocaust through the pages of her diary. However, while Anne’s ended when her family was in their Amsterdam hideout and was sent to a concentration camp, Mary’s extended until after her...
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Selection: Architecture I previously wrote about Minimalissimo's return to print and with it, a fresh art direction and...
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I previously wrote about Minimalissimo's return to print and with it, a fresh art direction and finish. A couple of months since we went to print, I have grown even more proud of this piece of work. It's probably because of the feedback we've received from folks around the globe....
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Inverse Grudges and Brand Burns I am not the kind of person who thinks people should be rewarded for doing their job. That's why I...
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I am not the kind of person who thinks people should be rewarded for doing their job. That's why I surprised myself by calling an 800 number to praise the service of the guy who sold me a water heater. I look for Bill when I am at Lowes and struggling with a weekend home project...
Both Are True
hello from the other side a record of my first two days away from the internet and social media and wow
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My design process I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it...
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I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it at thedesignsquiggle.com. It has resonated with me since, and prompted me to document my own design process in the last five years collaborating with teams and businesses as a...
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The Journey of a Single Brush Stroke There's a painting hanging in my garage that I am not particularly proud of. I keep it around...
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over a year ago
There's a painting hanging in my garage that I am not particularly proud of. I keep it around because of a single brush stroke. The rest of the painting is mediocre, a still life of dismembered baby doll parts, the standard assignment given to beginning painting students. I...
Jason Fried
Go do business Business isn’t something you learn in books. Or posts. Or threads. You can’t read your way to the...
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Business isn’t something you learn in books. Or posts. Or threads. You can’t read your way to the right hire. You can't consume enough content to produce a product. You have to do. You learn business by doing business. Hiring by hiring. Products by building them. We...
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Chats, Notes, and Patrons A brief welcome to the Convivial Society and update about new features
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Diaries of Note
The film had killed me On the morning of 27th August 1945, shooting commenced on La Belle et la Bête, a French-language...
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On the morning of 27th August 1945, shooting commenced on La Belle et la Bête, a French-language adaptation of the 1757 fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Directing this grand endeavour in his 57th year was poet and artist Jean Cocteau, a multi-talented creative force known for his...
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Introducing 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs' Free To Read (This Post, Not the Book)
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Come ennui When he wrote the following diary entry in September of 1918, John Dos Passos was already a veteran...
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When he wrote the following diary entry in September of 1918, John Dos Passos was already a veteran of the ambulance service, having served in the battlefields of Verdun and Mort Homme in 1917, as well as on Italy’s Mt. Grappa. But he now found himself entangled in the...
The Honest Broker
How Lalo Schifrin Composed the Mission Impossible Theme Song I pay tribute to the Argentine composer who left us this week at age 93
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to be creative, be where you are and to be where you are, face what you’re avoiding
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i was a murder mystery dinner theater actor my role? first-to-die. the job? weird as hell.
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80/20 Weight Loss In some sense, the 80/20 of weight loss is to take ozempic, though maybe that's less of an 80/20 and...
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In some sense, the 80/20 of weight loss is to take ozempic, though maybe that's less of an 80/20 and more of a 95/5. Still, suppose that you want to lose some weight but sans zempy – where does that leave you? I'm
Atoms vs Bits
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
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Almost flying apart at the seams In the spring of 1965, American author Gail Godwin found herself at a crossroads. For five years,...
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In the spring of 1965, American author Gail Godwin found herself at a crossroads. For five years, she had been living in London, and it was there, while working for the U.S. embassy, that she endured the disappointment of her novel, Gull Key, being rejected by multiple...
Charlie Becker
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My Experience Posting Satire to the Internet The lesson: I should have known better
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Emily Shore was just nineteen when she died of tuberculosis—a short life, but one brimming with intellectual curiosity. Born in Suffolk, England in 1819, her now-celebrated journal contains not just her intricate observations of the natural world, but also thoughtful reflections...
The Honest Broker
In 1970, Alvin Toffler Predicted the Rise of Future Shock—But the Exact Opposite Happened And it's much, much worse
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Brainstorming Advice from a Long Lost Isaac Asimov Letter When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about...
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When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about creativity written by Isaac Asimov from 1959 teach us?
Both Are True
idk about the whole 'i'd have written a shorter letter if I'd had more time' thing why? long letters rule
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journal – Winnie Lim
pathological demand avoidance I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After...
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I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After reading more about it I realised belatedly (in my 40s) that I have been...
Atoms vs Bits
New Book: Book It's a book about being a book. Book book book book.
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Mind Mine
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DYNOMIGHT
How much information is in DNA? This is an article that just appeared in Asimov Press, who kindly agreed that I could publish it...
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This is an article that just appeared in Asimov Press, who kindly agreed that I could publish it here and also humored my deep emotional need to use words like “Sparklepuff”. Do you like information theory? Do you like molecular biology? Do you like the idea of smashing them...
The Honest Broker
I Revisit My Doom-and Gloom Forecasts What did I get right? What did I get wrong? And what will happen next?
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I WAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME Everything changed for British musicologist Clive Wearing in 1985, the year he contracted...
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Everything changed for British musicologist Clive Wearing in 1985, the year he contracted herpesviral encephalitis. The disease severely damaged his memory-forming brain regions, leading to one of the most extreme cases of anterograde amnesia ever recorded and a memory span that...
Paul Cudenec
An African henchman of the global mafia The importance of Rwanda to the imperialist agenda is confirmed by the fact that alongside Agnes...
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The importance of Rwanda to the imperialist agenda is confirmed by the fact that alongside Agnes Binagwaho on the Rockefeller Foundation board of trustees we find fellow Rwandan Donald Kaberuka. [156]
Jason Fried
Why am I still doing this? I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay...
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I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay motivated. It ain’t the money, as I’ve been fortunate enough to make more than I’ll ever be able to spend. I enjoy the work and we have a great crew, each a true pleasure to work with. I...
Diaries of Note
I’m getting more confident and angrier each time From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to...
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a year ago
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to record his thoughts, frustrations, and aspirations. When he wrote the following journal entry in September of 1948, Kerouac was twenty-six and his first novel, The Town and the City,...
Wait But Why
100 Blocks a Day Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours? The post 100...
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over a year ago
Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours? The post 100 Blocks a Day appeared first on Wait But Why.
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to Live a Balanced Life Maintaining balance and achieving personal contentment has been a pressing concern for people...
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Maintaining balance and achieving personal contentment has been a pressing concern for people throughout history. From ancient Greek philosophers to modern-day wellness coaches, experts have offered diverse approaches to balance the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual...
Both Are True
The self is a gut-hole - the first podcast ever made Are Both True?? - The Podcast is a new form of media entertainment that is making studio execs go...
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One pheasant behaved like a madman In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically...
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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...
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Ambition and energy keep a man young Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet, born in 1879, who balanced an unassuming life in...
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Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet, born in 1879, who balanced an unassuming life in insurance with an illustrious literary career. While best known for his intricate and imaginative poems, which earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1955, Stevens also kept a journal...
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Better Connections Are we spending enough time with people we can really learn from? Are we having enough conversations...
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Are we spending enough time with people we can really learn from? Are we having enough conversations that move us forward rather than discussing the mundane things in life? We are all seeking better connections—some people even the smallest of them. Today, we have the greatest...
Daniel Bourke
Apple M3 Machine Learning Speed Test I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
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The Lost Coast Driving west on Florida's highway 98 is a little like traveling back in time. It's hard to believe...
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Driving west on Florida's highway 98 is a little like traveling back in time. It's hard to believe standing amidst the crowds of Panama City Beach, but not ten miles east, once you pass through the actual Panama City, the crowds disappear, along with everything else. After...
RhysTranter.com
Notes on Blindness Set in the summer of 1983, Notes on Blindness is a beautiful 2016 docudrama that explores the life...
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Set in the summer of 1983, Notes on Blindness is a beautiful 2016 docudrama that explores the life of writer and theologian John M. Hull.
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Home Investments Many people are choosing to slowly improve, enhance, and invigorate their living spaces by making...
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Many people are choosing to slowly improve, enhance, and invigorate their living spaces by making subtle but significant changes to their homes with the addition of good quality, easily transportable furniture and fittings. Even those who are not home owners are taking this...
The Ruffian
Why You Should Ignore All the Polls They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
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DYNOMIGHT
So much blood In a recent post about trading stuff for money, I mentioned: Europe had a [blood plasma] shortage of...
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In a recent post about trading stuff for money, I mentioned: Europe had a [blood plasma] shortage of around 38%, which it met by importing plasma from paid donors in the United States, where blood products account for 2% of all exports by value. The internet’s reaction was: “TWO...
RhysTranter.com
Visit to the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the...
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In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the most-performed living composer in the world, and his life and work played a key role in the development of my faith. We even saw Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora shopping at their local...
Both Are True
"she looks exactly like you" she's my daughter, she's my twin
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The Map is Mostly...
What is Good Within Social Networks I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them...
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I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them out. We certainly underestimate how positive and useful they can be, partly from a careless pessimism, and partly because the owners of major social networks seem to lack vision....
Both Are True
bits all the way down also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
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also: remember when you said you'd write something and then you just...didn't? i have a solution lol
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I thought that the reality distortion field theory was just an invention that Apple haters invented in hindsight. I didn’t realize that it was a part of Steve Jobs vision from the beginning.
Passing Time
A Morning and Night in the Desert These moments in time seem to have a higher density than usual.
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Drive My Car After last summer's sprint north, we swore we'd never try to move that fast again. We are heading...
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After last summer's sprint north, we swore we'd never try to move that fast again. We are heading back down south for the winter, but we're going to take months to get there. We're going to wander, at a leisurely pace, stopping frequently, the way we traveled when we first set...
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The Honest Broker
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15 Observations on the New Phase in Cultural Conflict If the old motto was watch out below, the new one ought to be: Watch out above!
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Experience in some careers is viewed as universally positive, but that's not necessarily the case in tech. Why is that, and what can you do about it?
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The Forest I have been longing for a more enjoyable and unpredictable web experience for a while, and one that...
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I have been longing for a more enjoyable and unpredictable web experience for a while, and one that is less focused on commercialism. I want my digital life to be immersive in a different way—one where I can get lost in the trees of the forest of the internet. To discover places,...
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Taste We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in...
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We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in the sense of design. Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomics that considers...
Luxagraf:...
Autumn Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit...
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Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit the road, packing away the paddle boards, washing the bus, and burning through the last of the firewood. Sometime around the middle of the month we say goodbye to friends and head...
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Diaries of Note
Spring will come Elsa Binder was twenty when, in October of 1941, German forces carried out a brutal massacre of...
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Elsa Binder was twenty when, in October of 1941, German forces carried out a brutal massacre of thousands of Jews in her hometown of Stanislawów, Poland. Two months later, she and her family were compelled to enter the Stanisławów Ghetto, joining 20,000 others in a harrowing...
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journal – Winnie Lim
generating mini turning points Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness,...
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Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness, fatigue and paralysis. I have learnt that it is possible to break out of this...
Atoms vs Bits
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In this post-post-partum period, I'm starting to feel like myself again. But what does that even mean?
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