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The Honest Broker
Tell Us About Your Worst (or Best) Day Gig It's Open Mic Day at 'The Honest Broker'
4 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 2020 Simulator Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and...
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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.
Diaries of Note
BOREDOM, HOMESICK, LOVESICK In April 1918, Spike Milligan was born. A titan in the world of comedy and literature, he is...
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In April 1918, Spike Milligan was born. A titan in the world of comedy and literature, he is arguably most fondly remembered for ‘The Goon Show’, a radio comedy programme that not only brought laughter to millions but also reshaped the landscape of British humour. But Milligan’s...
Mind Mine
returning from the hero's journey fitting your new self into a life designed by your past self
6 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
scenes from tsukiji & asakusa Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at...
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Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at 740am because I read that the crowds will start to get crazy at...
The Honest Broker
My Search for Hidden Meanings in Beatles Songs Before the Internet, we often had no idea what hit songs were about
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Diaries of Note
All through the long night those big guns flashed and growled The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the deadliest campaign for the American Expeditionary Forces in...
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The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the deadliest campaign for the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, a nightmarish period that began on 26th September and lasted forty-seven days. Corporal Alvin C. York (later Sergeant) was just one of 1.2 million American soldiers...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Inspirational Design Stories You Missed in 2016 There is a good chance you missed some of my best writing in 2016. Let's fix that.
over a year ago
Daniel Bourke
Copying Tesla's Data Engine (for food images) A cooking recipe for building Nutrify's data engine.
a year ago
Tech and Tea
Goodbye to 2023 Reflections on a hard year, and looking to the year ahead
a year ago
Left To Write
Finding The Future Starts With Hope I have hope. You could call it delusion, and it probably is, but I have so much hope. Because...
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a year ago
I have hope. You could call it delusion, and it probably is, but I have so much hope. Because without it, I won’t move towards the future I want. Even if you’re looking to change your life, create, build something, be better, and do more, you need to have hope in your heart.
The Honest Broker
8 Pieces of Advice for Struggling Young Musicians (or Other Creative People) They keep reaching out to me with the same sad story—and here's what I say
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
messy thoughts while in hong kong I haven’t been well since my birth day. The very next day I woke up with elevated heart rate again –...
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9 months ago
I haven’t been well since my birth day. The very next day I woke up with elevated heart rate again – I am more aware of this because I use a bunch...
Nat Eliason's...
7 Things I Learned Drafting a Novel in 26 Days 85,000 words and many caffeinated drinks later
3 months ago
Mark Manson
Why We Do Things We Hate Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as...
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Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not. For example, I've longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica. Surfing...
Atoms vs Bits
Baby Money Index - Reader Comments North Korea, PPP and Why TFR is Squared
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Diaries of Note
If I can paint three good pictures, then I shall go gladly Paula Modersohn-Becker was just thirty-one when she died, her life tragically cut short in 1907 due...
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Paula Modersohn-Becker was just thirty-one when she died, her life tragically cut short in 1907 due to complications after childbirth. Born in Germany in 1876, she had already established herself as a pioneering figure in the early expressionist art movement, and the hundreds of...
Scarlet Ink
No More Excuses: Trading Blame for Action. Practical Steps Towards Ownership Instead of Whining. I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's...
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I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's easier to make excuses rather than do the hard work.
Diaries of Note
Sunlight can only be pictured with shadows Born in 1886 in Covington, Kentucky, James Webb Young was no stranger to the persuasive power of...
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Born in 1886 in Covington, Kentucky, James Webb Young was no stranger to the persuasive power of words, rising through the ranks to become an influential figure at J. Walter Thompson, one of the world’s leading advertising agencies. Known for his keen insights into human...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism Simplified: an Easy Overview of What Stoics Believe by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism...
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by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism (referenced in the diagram above), and I wanted to use this opportunity to go over each of these in a little more detail. Hopefully you’ll get an understanding of what they mean,...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
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...
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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.
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Helping Others: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/j_A9C-oIzDs There's a misconception about Stoicism in the modern...
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Previous Next https://youtu.be/j_A9C-oIzDs There's a misconception about Stoicism in the modern world that makes people think Stoic philosophy teaches us to care only about ourselves and not think of others. In fact, this couldn't be further from the truth; true Stoicism teaches...
RhysTranter.com
Thomas Merton on Solitude and Simple Living “‘Solitude’ becomes for me less and less of a specialty, and simply ‘life’ itself. I do not seek to...
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“‘Solitude’ becomes for me less and less of a specialty, and simply ‘life’ itself. I do not seek to ‘be a solitary’ or anything else, for ‘being anything’ is a distraction. It is enough to be”
Tech and Tea
Hustle culture is over-rated Let's celebrate sustainability over all-nighters and re-define what hard work looks like.
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Developing Emotional Resilience Through Stoicism Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity, setbacks, and difficult...
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Emotional resilience is the ability to bounce back from adversity, setbacks, and difficult situations. It involves effectively managing one's emotions and thoughts in challenging circumstances. Developing emotional resilience is important for mental health and well-being, as well...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Memory Spin The day after Patriot missiles streaked the skies and lit up our TV set with fuzzy trails narrated...
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The day after Patriot missiles streaked the skies and lit up our TV set with fuzzy trails narrated by nervous reporters I was screwing in a lightbulb. As I helped my dad install a flagpole in our front yard we talked about the Persian Gulf War.
Left To Write
№ 74: An Entrepreneurial Odyssey How an epic poem can manage your expectations and reality
a year ago
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 26 The Power of Meeting Weirdos
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Atoms vs Bits
The Chimp-Pig Hypothesis My great-great-grandmother wasn't a chimp (she was a pig)
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I did so want to be a great actress Rachel Roberts was a formidable Welsh actress whose performances on stage and screen garnered praise...
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Rachel Roberts was a formidable Welsh actress whose performances on stage and screen garnered praise and awards, her name often spoken with a mix of reverence and endearment within theatrical circles. Sadly, her personal life was at odds with her professional one, and in the last...
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...
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5 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...
The Convivial...
Why An Easier Life Is Not Necessarily Happier Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
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Diaries of Note
Liszt was a bad composer On 31st July 1886, the world lost the extraordinary talent of Franz Liszt, the pioneering Hungarian...
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On 31st July 1886, the world lost the extraordinary talent of Franz Liszt, the pioneering Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist. Liszt redefined music with his innovative symphonic poems and transformative piano compositions, pushing the boundaries of technique and reshaping...
RhysTranter.com
“Be zealous in amending your whole life”: Vincent Van Gogh on The Imitation of Christ In the years leading up to my conversion, I gradually became fascinated by Thomas á Kempis’s...
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In the years leading up to my conversion, I gradually became fascinated by Thomas á Kempis’s devotional text, The Imitation of Christ. I encountered it first in the letters of the young Samuel Beckett, and next in the interviews of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, and then in all...
Both Are True
A link to my daily log as a person who is offline here it is
a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
Crypto Confidential Pre-Order Bonuses! Live Hangs, Early Chapters, Cut Material, and more…
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Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024 Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
3 months ago
Diaries of Note
We gather the world into the compass of our speculation Scottish poet William Soutar was 45 when he died. For two decades he had battled with a form of...
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Scottish poet William Soutar was 45 when he died. For two decades he had battled with a form of arthritis named ankylosing spondylitis, and the last thirteen of those years had seen him bedridden after an unsuccessful operation to counteract the muscular contraction that was...
Nat Eliason's...
The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
a month ago
Paul Cudenec
Vote for Nobody! Nobody cares.
2 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my first experience with the risograph Last weekend to celebrate our 94th month anniversary we decided to attend a beginner’s risograph...
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10 months ago
Last weekend to celebrate our 94th month anniversary we decided to attend a beginner’s risograph workshop at Knuckles & Notch. To be very honest I haven’t heard of the word “risograph” until...
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.
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Day Jennifer Smiled In order for a guy to get the girl he has to do something heroic. My chance came in a basketball...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In order for a guy to get the girl he has to do something heroic. My chance came in a basketball game in eighth grade. She was a cheerleader named Jennifer.
Luxagraf:...
Wagoneer My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved. As we've slowed...
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My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved. As we've slowed down our travels though, spending more time in an area makes it nice to have a car to go exploring, run errands, and get to places the bus can't. For that reason we bought a 2006...
Diaries of Note
All the skie was of a fiery aspect In the early hours of 2nd September 1666, a spark transformed into a raging inferno in the heart of...
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a year ago
In the early hours of 2nd September 1666, a spark transformed into a raging inferno in the heart of London, flames leaping from house to house, street to street, leaving nothing but devastation in their wake. London’s narrow lanes and tightly packed wooden buildings provided...
The Map is Mostly...
Building The Goose Palace The man who is most likely to ruin the place he loves is exactly the man who loves it with a reason....
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The man who is most likely to ruin the place he loves is exactly the man who loves it with a reason. The man who will improve the place is the man who loves it without a reason. — GK Chesterton Dear friends, In May I announced I was going to timber frame a 12x16 barn, though I...
Diaries of Note
Now is the winter… When 35-year-old Anthony Sher took on the role of Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Company in...
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When 35-year-old Anthony Sher took on the role of Richard III at the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1984, two years after playing the Fool to Michael Gambon’s King Lear, he delivered a transformative performance. Using crutches to evoke a spider-like figure, Sher crafted a...
journal – Winnie Lim
sending out pieces of my self In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the...
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In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the post I wrote that I’ll be giving away 5 pieces of the poster...
Castles in the Sky
Dreams Over Goals in 2024 More dreams, less goals, and some commitments for the year
11 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Tighter than Scum A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed...
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over a year ago
A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed the floor spit excess gunk onto the baseboards. Hal Smith pondered the mess from above, perched in a cloud of cigarette smoke, surveying his store from behind mirrored glass.
Luxagraf:...
Christmas Cold After a week at Grayton we moved down the coastline to our favorite place in the Florida panhandle,...
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After a week at Grayton we moved down the coastline to our favorite place in the Florida panhandle, St George Island. This is the wildest, least developed area I know of down here. We've visited St. George more than any other spot in Florida and we never tire of it. We'd spend...
Nat Eliason's...
My Masterclass on Better Storytelling 2 Years in 2 Hours
6 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Optimal Suffering If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
a year ago
The Honest Broker
How Musicians Invented Stand-Up Comedy Even today rhythm makes a joke funnier
a year ago
The Ruffian
The Six Million Dollar Banana Why I Find Conceptual Artists Inspiring
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Diaries of Note
Look! Land! From May to November of 1876, Philadelphia hosted the Centennial International Exhibition, a world...
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From May to November of 1876, Philadelphia hosted the Centennial International Exhibition, a world fair that attracted ten million visitors keen to marvel at the innovations, cultures, and achievements presented by thirty-seven countries. For China, this represented a unique...
Diaries of Note
Wonder, astonishment, and devotion In December of 1831, HMS Beagle embarked on a historic voyage that would shape the course of...
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In December of 1831, HMS Beagle embarked on a historic voyage that would shape the course of scientific thought for generations to come. Aboard that ship, with a mere 22 years under his belt, was Charles Darwin, whose role would lead to remarkable discoveries about the natural...
Wait But Why
10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester 1 baby, many thoughts The post 10 Thoughts From the Fourth Trimester appeared first on Wait But Why.
a year ago
Farza's Newsletter
just used my car keys to lock my macbook wow 2021 is legit Was a busy week at ZipSchool! It’s interesting, we’re quickly moving more toward an experience that...
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Was a busy week at ZipSchool! It’s interesting, we’re quickly moving more toward an experience that the student themselves can control. This sounds kinda obvious in retrospect (as most things do). For basically the last 6 months the experience we’ve been building has been pretty...
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
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Stoic Simple
Stoicism as a Way to Learn Patience, Acceptance & Be Calm Whether it's waiting in line at the grocery store, dealing with a difficult coworker, or facing a...
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Whether it's waiting in line at the grocery store, dealing with a difficult coworker, or facing a personal setback, we all encounter moments that test our patience. While it's natural to feel frustrated or angry in these situations, practicing patience can bring a sense of...
journal – Winnie Lim
running 10km, and making life’s calculations I completed my only 2023 resolution this last week by finally running my first 10km in my life. It...
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I completed my only 2023 resolution this last week by finally running my first 10km in my life. It had seemed like an unattainable goal: I was struggling even to finish 5km,...
Nat Eliason's...
A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
11 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Why is the Boston Marathon So Slow? The perception is that the Boston Marathon is a fast race. True, the winners always post blazing...
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over a year ago
The perception is that the Boston Marathon is a fast race. True, the winners always post blazing fast times, but what about everyone else? It might surprise you to learn that that the majority of Boston participants perform far below their capabilities.
Atoms vs Bits
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8 months ago
The Honest Broker
30% of Children Ages 5-7 Are on TikTok And why did youth mental health problems accelerate after 2010?
8 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
My dad is gonna bash your dad's head in My friend was the kind of kid that parents don't let their kids play with. The kind of kid who eats...
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My friend was the kind of kid that parents don't let their kids play with. The kind of kid who eats doggy biscuits to make his wiener dogs jealous, then laughs when the beasts take a bite out of your little sister. The kind of kid who yells the n word at the apartments down the...
Daniel Bourke
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...
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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
Atoms vs Bits
Mr. UFOs Go to Washington On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee had a hearing on UAP (aka UFOs). Most of what was said...
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On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee had a hearing on UAP (aka UFOs). Most of what was said is already public knowledge, but it allowed witnesses to testify under oath, get information into the congressional record, and publicize the issue. The highlights: High-level...
The Honest Broker
How Musicians Invented the Antihero In this section from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead', I probe the hidden musical origins of...
a year ago
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a year ago
In this section from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead', I probe the hidden musical origins of Hollywood protagonists
The Honest Broker
Crisis in the Culture: An Update I revisit past predictions
7 months ago
Tech and Tea
This world was not built for working parents and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
a year ago
Diaries of Note
It is like a building site, abandoned in November Seamus Heaney, born in April 1939 in Northern Ireland, was a towering figure in the world of poetry...
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a year ago
Seamus Heaney, born in April 1939 in Northern Ireland, was a towering figure in the world of poetry whose mastery over the lyrical evocation of place and past earned him numerous accolades, culminating in the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1995. It was fifteen years before this...
Paul Cudenec
Video: The Corruption is Real and Sickening I am delighted to be able to share a link to a new 16-minute video that has just been published by...
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3 months ago
I am delighted to be able to share a link to a new 16-minute video that has just been published by Drs Mark and Sam Bailey in New Zealand, based on some of my recent writing.
Diaries of Note
I’ll have to grow it again As the creative force behind such movies as Stalker, Mirror, and Solaris, Russian filmmaker Andrei...
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As the creative force behind such movies as Stalker, Mirror, and Solaris, Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky, born in 1932, is widely considered to be one of the greatest directors to have ever lived, his pioneering use of long takes and his profound philosophical and poetic...
Scarlet Ink
Fake It Till You Make It — To Become a Leader, Act Like One I found, rather than waiting for my promotions at Amazon, I was more fulfilled and grew myself as a...
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I found, rather than waiting for my promotions at Amazon, I was more fulfilled and grew myself as a leader by pretending I had already been promoted.
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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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...
Laetitia@Work
Flowers of Fire: How South Korea’s Feminists Inspired the World Laetitia@Work #77
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Both Are True
How close we got to having an 8th day of the week (and other new truths learned during E1 and E2 of... Season One, Week One: A Recap
a year ago
Diaries of Note
I try to make tea out of dust Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist...
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Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist known for her unique voice and prolific output: over her lifetime, she authored more than 120 books and chapbooks of poetry, edited four anthologies of women’s writing, and...
Passing Time
So We Won't Forget Why do we film concerts?
a year ago
The Convivial...
If Your World Is Not Enchanted, You're Not Paying Attention The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 11
4 months ago
Wait But Why
What’s Our Problem? a self-help book for societies available now as an e-book, audiobook, or directly on the Wait But...
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a self-help book for societies available now as an e-book, audiobook, or directly on the Wait But Why website The post What’s Our Problem? appeared first on Wait But Why.
RhysTranter.com
Green Fashion at the Green Man Festival 2023 In late August, Jenn and I attended the Green Man Festival in Wales, UK. While representing the...
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In late August, Jenn and I attended the Green Man Festival in Wales, UK. While representing the Fashion Department of the University of South Wales, Jenn, her colleague Emma, and several of their students facilitated upcycling workshops with industry partners Hiat Denim and...
journal – Winnie Lim
daring to be ugly I was quite vain when I was younger due to a low self-esteem which led to a high level of...
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I was quite vain when I was younger due to a low self-esteem which led to a high level of insecurity. That insecurity made me feel ugly and that I was never...
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...
Diaries of Note
Cowslips capriciously colouring meadows in creamy drifts Although not widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) is now...
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Although not widely acclaimed during his lifetime, Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) is now recognised as one of the most brilliant poets of the Victorian era, celebrated for the masterful use of language, rhythm, and evocative imagery in his poetry. A committed Jesuit priest,...
Atoms vs Bits
80/20 Cooking In short: Salt, fat, acid, heat
a year ago
DYNOMIGHT
Fighting me and other survey results Thank you to the 966 people who filled out the survey. And thanks also to the strangely numerous...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Thank you to the 966 people who filled out the survey. And thanks also to the strangely numerous people who read all the questions and wrote to me about them but didn’t answer them. (Though: why?) Many asked: Will the survey data be public? Unfortunately no, because I’m a big...
The Honest Broker
The Parable of Anna Akhmatova Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
6 days ago
The Honest Broker
Could Any Other Jazz Trumpeter Match Up with Louis Armstrong in the 1930s? The short answer is no—but these eight horn players came close
a year ago
The Ruffian
Why You Should Ignore All the Polls They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
2 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
30-Day First Draft: Week 2.5 Report & Lessons 70,117 Words Later
4 months ago
Jason Crawford
Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of...
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over a year ago
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....
The Convivial...
Lonely Surfaces: On AI-generated Images The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 20
over a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
where i can take off my mask Recently I’ve been getting some feedback from multiple sources that they appreciate I am able...
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Recently I’ve been getting some feedback from multiple sources that they appreciate I am able to write it as it is. In parallel I’ve also been thinking about why I share so much...
Letters of Note
I’ve got a hunch In July of 1938, American novelist Thomas Wolfe was struck down with pneumonia and taken to...
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In July of 1938, American novelist Thomas Wolfe was struck down with pneumonia and taken to hospital. He was soon diagnosed as having tuberculosis of the brain, from which he would never recover. Wolfe died on 15th September, aged just 37. A month before his death, as he lay in...
Both Are True
When You're Done with that Condom, Just Throw it Anywhere just a lil guy
a week ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Hamster Wheel Upgrades It is either the most beautiful song I have ever heard or something else. It’s one of those rare...
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over a year ago
It is either the most beautiful song I have ever heard or something else. It’s one of those rare moments where you shed all the pessimism and your soul fills with peace and clarity until it leaks out of the corner of your eye.
The Honest Broker
30 Signs You Are Living in an Information Crap-pocalypse The Age of Information has come to a brutal end—here's how it happened
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were...
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Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were crushed or drowned as their sleeping quarters filled with water after the collision. At the heart of the tragedy is a single checkbox on a touchscreen. This is the untold story of...
Tom Howard
The best leaders keep their egos under control A version of this post was first published in The Australian on July 31 2018
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
The Number of Songs in the World Doubled Yesterday Did you even notice?
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why Creatives Will Win by Thinking Small In 2024, the path to success has been turned upside down
8 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
The Hand-Squeegee Philosophy After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
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After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
Diaries of Note
The sight that met us was beyond anything one could conceive Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th...
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Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th November 1922, as he stood before the threshold of discovery in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The electric lights glared down on a scene of ancient splendour as Carter and his team...
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The Role of Nature in Stoic Philosophy Stoicism is a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece and has continued to influence modern...
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Stoicism is a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece and has continued to influence modern thought. One of its central ideas is the concept of living in accordance with nature. In this article, we'll explore how nature plays a critical role in the Stoic worldview and how it...
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The Ethics of the Family in Seneca, VI: rewriting the family Seneca wrote his famous letters to Lucilius near the end of his life. They are not just...
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Seneca wrote his famous letters to Lucilius near the end of his life. They are not just philosophical letters to a friend, but a structured curriculum in Stoic philosophy, as the entries are meant to be read in sequence, with the reader assuming the role of Lucilius. Moreover,...
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From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge, Big Lagoon. From our campsite there it was a short car ride to Perdido Key, which is another part of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Although it takes the better part of two hours...
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It seemed like a general conflagration In 1807, three years after shooting Alexander Hamilton dead in a duel, former Vice President of the...
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In 1807, three years after shooting Alexander Hamilton dead in a duel, former Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr was indicted for a second time, for treason. Having once been at the pinnacle of American politics, he was now accused of plotting to carve out his own...
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Boston Marathon Data Analysis, Part 1 Every time I line up at the start of a marathon I am amazed by the diversity of humans I see....
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Every time I line up at the start of a marathon I am amazed by the diversity of humans I see. Running is truly a sport for all shapes, sizes, and varieties of people. While the top finishers steal the headlines, the real story to me is the thousands of runners who finish behind...
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Color Theory Scams, Exposing How Designers Manipulate You With Color I am here to give you permission to call them out next time you hear color jargon. It is time...
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I am here to give you permission to call them out next time you hear color jargon. It is time someone exposed the babble for what it is, manipulation.
Passing Time
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By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A person who overcame all of their personal defects to achieve a life of complete tranquility and goodness. The perfect Stoic, if you will.  They referred to this person as the Stoic...
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I walked into my boss’s office and said, "Mia, I have a problem." It was my first week as a graphic designer and I had no idea what I was doing. Before I could explain whatever trivial issue I couldn’t resolve, Mia stopped me.
The Honest Broker
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The motorcycle of tomorrow will be so simple to operate that you no longer need a driver’s license. Safety advances make it nearly impossible to kill yourself on the formerly dangerous vehicles.
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I have never been happier Ernest Hemingway was still married to Martha Gellhorn when he met his fourth wife, Mary Welsh, and...
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A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She seriously replied that if so we could visit a sewing studio...
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I am going to do my best Yoko Moriwaki was born in Japan in 1932 on the picturesque island of Itsukushima, better known to...
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Yoko Moriwaki was born in Japan in 1932 on the picturesque island of Itsukushima, better known to locals as Miyajima, and until war broke out in 1941 her childhood was a happy one, filled with simple joys. In 1944, with the conflict casting a heavy shadow, her father was called...
Left To Write
#10 Writemas: Uncovering High Agency Talent I’ve met many people in my adult life who are so much more intelligent than I am. But most of them...
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I’ve met many people in my adult life who are so much more intelligent than I am. But most of them have ended up in well-paid corporate roles. Now, there’s nothing wrong with doing a 9 to 5. These corporate companies are needed, but whenever I walk away from conversations with...
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Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a secret until decades after his death, at which point his diaries and letters revealed all. For much of his adult life, unbeknownst to family and friends, Munby sought out, interviewed,...
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Special Hell 6, Dymaxion Man Meet Buckminster Fuller, the visionary crackpot who held Earth’s rudder.
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On Changing My Mind About the Elgin Marbles. Plus: How To Get Hold of An Advance Copy of 'John & Paul'. Plus a Juicy Rattle Bag of Goodies.
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Spotify's losses get worse, and the CEO dumps $100 million in stock—but that's just a small part of the streaming crisis
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To be fed from a spoon requires three distinct skills. First, you must open your mouth when the spoon approaches. Second, you must close your mouth around the spoon once it has fully entered the mouth (and not before). Third, you must swallow the food that remains in your mouth...
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I don’t want another swash to buckle On 13th December 1960, mere months after winning an Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, Charlton Heston...
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On 13th December 1960, mere months after winning an Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, Charlton Heston almost met with disaster on the set of El Cid, an epic historical drama unfolding in the sun-drenched landscapes of Spain. While immersed in a demanding broadsword duel scene...
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Make Big Money Mistakes Early It's just a cafe, how hard can it be?
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The Other Side of the Road It seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? I mean that thing you are trying to do. Will it ever get done?...
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It seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? I mean that thing you are trying to do. Will it ever get done? There is so much opposition. So much red tape, complexity, and chances for it to go horribly wrong.
Diaries of Note
Happy New Year It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared...
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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,...
How to Be a Stoic
Stoic advice: can a salesperson be a Stoic? [Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org....
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[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org. However, consider that I have a significant backlog, and I may not get to your question for some time, or at all.] D. writes: How should a practising Stoic ethically approach their...
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In terms of what physically happened, the much-publicised events in Amsterdam last week don’t amount to much.
Diaries of Note
When in my hand thy pulse is prest, I feel it alter mine Born in Yorkshire in 1791, Anne Lister was a landowner famed for keeping detailed diaries that...
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Born in Yorkshire in 1791, Anne Lister was a landowner famed for keeping detailed diaries that totalled over four million words, a sixth of which was written in a code she devised to conceal her sexuality and intimate encounters. Discovered and deciphered by a descendant in the...
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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...
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So here I am, two hours into my sixty-sixth year Born in 1936 in Hampshire, England, Simon Gray was a prolific playwright whose later years saw him...
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Born in 1936 in Hampshire, England, Simon Gray was a prolific playwright whose later years saw him acclaimed for The Smoking Diaries, a series of insightful, often irreverent memoirs in which he delves deep into the human experience, tackling themes of ageing, vulnerability, and...
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Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You? The Lure of the Measurable
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Special Hell 8 Telepathy Blockers When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these...
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When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these enhanced beings could predict my every move. It was uncanny. Telepathy was the only explanation.
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How to Be a Stoic
Stoic advice: my friend is a jerk, what do I do? [Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org....
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[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org. However, consider that I have a significant backlog, and I may not get to your question for some time, or at all.] M. writes: My friend has been an avid member of the Red Pill...
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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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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.
journal – Winnie Lim
the ability to our selves as who we are My tcm (traditional chinese medicine) appointment a couple of weeks ago was postponed because my...
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My tcm (traditional chinese medicine) appointment a couple of weeks ago was postponed because my physician was sick. I thought it would be fine to go a couple of weeks without, but...
Scarlet Ink
Managers Make Teams Deliver More Value, Not Deliver More Output True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a...
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True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a manager is to focus on the value hidden behind the piles of work.
Mark Manson
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
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Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
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...
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It may lack elegance, but is infallible Jules Renard was a French author and playwright born in 1864 who is probably best-known for Poil de...
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Jules Renard was a French author and playwright born in 1864 who is probably best-known for Poil de carotte (‘Carrot Top’), a darkly comical autobiographical novel in which he recalls his terrible upbringing as a red-headed child in a detached bourgeois family. Aside from his...
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Lemon Lyme Summer The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips...
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The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips of the pines above glow for a moment before the sun slides up and behind the distant clouds. The sun rises near the center of the bay when we arrive in April, but by the solstice...
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I'm slightly exaggerating, as I do think there are some very specific things we can teach. But the majority of the leadership job is gained through the school of hard knocks.
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The Window of Opportunity is Here Don't get stuck in neutral
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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...
Stoic Simple
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Artificial intelligence is capable of forging philosophical concepts that transcend the organic limitations of human neural networks. Is there a way for us to comprehend a "shadow" of this new form of AI wisdom? by Phil Van Treuren Humanity has practiced philosophy for thousands...
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It instantaneously stopped the bleeding Born in Somerset, England in 1740, James Woodforde was an English clergyman posthumously celebrated...
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Born in Somerset, England in 1740, James Woodforde was an English clergyman posthumously celebrated for the insightful and witty diaries—68 handwritten volumes in total–that he kept meticulously from the age of 19 through to 1803, ten weeks before his death. Peppered amongst the...
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A cord breaking American playwright Tennessee Williams shared a deep bond with his beloved sister, Rose, whose life...
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American playwright Tennessee Williams shared a deep bond with his beloved sister, Rose, whose life began in 1919, two years before his. In 1937, her increasingly erratic behaviour was seemingly explained by a diagnosis of dementia praecox—now known as schizophrenia—and six years...
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The Moral Case for Small Business Starting, running, and supporting our way to a better world
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Isabelle Eberhardt was an explorer and writer whose brief but extraordinary life was marked by curiosity and defiance. Born in Geneva in 1877 to an anarchist father and a mother of Russian descent, it was in 1897 that she finally visited North Africa, a place she had longed to...
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Franz Baermann Steiner was a Czech-born anthropologist and poet whose life was tragically cut short in 1952 by a heart attack—the final blow in a series of health struggles since his parents were claimed by the Holocaust. His enduring trauma from this profound loss had been a...
Left To Write
№ 71: You Had A Sh*t Day But Tomorrow Is A New Day I didn’t have the greatest start to 2023. My emails were being ignored, offers rescinded, a bout of...
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I didn’t have the greatest start to 2023. My emails were being ignored, offers rescinded, a bout of writer’s block, and I struggled to complete any climbing projects. Pipe in a layer of never feeling enough, feeling behind, and financial struggles and what you’ve got is a...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Time Management Problems: Ask Marcus Aurelius Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
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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...
Stoic Simple
7 Stoicism Exercises for Self-Improvement Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained popularity in recent times due to its emphasis on...
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Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that has gained popularity in recent times due to its emphasis on practical, actionable exercises designed to help individuals improve their lives. By practicing specific exercises, referred to as "spiritual exercises," individuals are able to...
Atoms vs Bits
There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
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i ordered garlic naan but they gave me captain crunch instead what the heck man Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s...
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Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s brave enough to create something from nothing — creators, musicians, physics researchers, etc. I wanna talk about why companies die. And, why most people quit.
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Live Slowly and Simply In A Frantic World This post is about how you can choose to slow down, how you can step off the ever-revolving carousel...
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This post is about how you can choose to slow down, how you can step off the ever-revolving carousel of want-buy-want upgrade, opt out of the comparison games, stop cramming a month’s worth of engagements into a weekend, refuse to live your life according to trends, tread lighter...
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Halloween in the Outer Banks From Virginia Beach we drifted south, making the short drive down to Oregon Inlet in the Outer...
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From Virginia Beach we drifted south, making the short drive down to Oregon Inlet in the Outer Banks. Our plan was to spend a couple of weeks there, visit friends, get some time at the beach, and then head to Ocracoke for Thanksgiving. It was pretty good plan, but it didn't work...
Stoic Simple
Understanding the Stoic Concept of Virtue . Stoicism is a philosophical school that originated in ancient Greece and went on to influence...
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. Stoicism is a philosophical school that originated in ancient Greece and went on to influence Roman thought. Its central tenets revolve around the attainment of personal happiness through the cultivation of virtues, which allow individuals to lead a life of tranquillity and...
Tech and Tea
Ask vs guess culture When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the...
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When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.
Atoms vs Bits
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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...
journal – Winnie Lim
some brief thoughts about hanoi Every year during the time of my birthday I would try to travel out of Singapore, even if it is just...
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Every year during the time of my birthday I would try to travel out of Singapore, even if it is just to somewhere an hour’s flight away. When I was much younger...
Letters of Note
Never get a bulldog When he wrote this letter to his mother in 1944, Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in...
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When he wrote this letter to his mother in 1944, Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.—one of hundreds of undercover agents employed by Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service to spy on the United States. Dahl’s debut novel, The Gremlins, had been...
Left To Write
№ 65: How To Call Someone A Dumbass Without Calling Them A Dumbass It's not what you say but what you hear - Copywriting & Obliquity - The court jester
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How lucky were we? Natascha McElhone was 5,000 miles from home and pregnant with their third child when the call came,...
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Natascha McElhone was 5,000 miles from home and pregnant with their third child when the call came, and in that instant her world crumbled. Her husband of a decade and one day had died unexpectedly from heart failure while she was filming in Los Angeles. He was 43. As she faced...
DYNOMIGHT
Obvious travel advice Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing...
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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...
Castles in the Sky
The Power of Being Weird There are a lot of different ways to be an outsider. Nobody really wants to be a misfit or a "noob."...
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There are a lot of different ways to be an outsider. Nobody really wants to be a misfit or a "noob." But there is wisdom in outsiders. They can be characters who challenge societal norms and reshape our understanding of what it means to belong. There are some people for whom...
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Why I’m skeptical of minimum prices for ride-sharing The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently announced that drivers for ride-sharing companies...
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The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently announced that drivers for ride-sharing companies must be paid at least $32.50 per hour. Now, if you’re a hardcore libertarian, then you probably hate the minimum wage. You already disagree with this policy, so you need no convincing...
Both Are True
What's the one thing we all hate but can't stop doing? achieving ourselves to death within the social media industrial complex
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She cured me of the disease of night fear Dawn Powell was a master of incisive, sharp-witted prose that dissected the intricacies and follies...
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Dawn Powell was a master of incisive, sharp-witted prose that dissected the intricacies and follies of the human experience. Born in Ohio in 1896, she moved to New York City in her early twenties and quickly became an active member of the literary scene, writing novels, plays,...
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It’s almost impossible to predict the future. But it’s also unnecessary, because most people are living in the past. All you have to do is see the present before everyone else does. To be less pithy, but more clear: Most people are slow to notice and accept change. If you can...
Stoic Simple
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