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Gardens of Grief and of Joy On Speed-Running the Circle of Life
13th Aug 2025
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Gardens of Grief and of Joy

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

13th Aug 2025
On Speed-Running the Circle of Life
1st Jan 2025
Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible Knowing when not to talk is an art.
3rd Dec 2024
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Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible

from Unfiltered by Tim Denning [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Dec 2024
Knowing when not to talk is an art.
Bimodal by design I've worked with Photoshop for an age. Back in 2022, I created a small business called 099, offering...
2nd May 2026
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Bimodal by design

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

2nd May 2026
I've worked with Photoshop for an age. Back in 2022, I created a small business called 099, offering a focused collection of minimal PSD mockups and web tools for creatives. Although I still appreciate the demand for PSDs, especially among seasoned designers, I wanted to explore...
scenes from tsukiji & asakusa Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at...
1st Dec 2023
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scenes from tsukiji & asakusa

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

1st Dec 2023
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 Pattern Recognition Machine At some point our work inevitably makes contact with people who won’t be able to match your work...
4th Sep 2016
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The Pattern Recognition Machine

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

4th Sep 2016
At some point our work inevitably makes contact with people who won’t be able to match your work with their mental patterns. Pattern recognition is convenient when we are stocking the shelves but it can be stifling when we interact with concepts that want to change us.
In the future everyone will be creative for fifteen minutes We were promised a future of flying cars and robot slaves. I love my smart phone, but pinch me if...
1st Oct 2015
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In the future everyone will be creative for fifteen minutes

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

1st Oct 2015
We were promised a future of flying cars and robot slaves. I love my smart phone, but pinch me if the future doesn’t look an awful lot like the 80's. I blame the creative people.
just drank a $4 bottle of smart water and im still dumb af someone help Hey all, been a while. Let me tell you a story. 2022 was one of the most challenging years of my...
23rd May 2023
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just drank a $4 bottle of smart water and im still dumb af someone help

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

23rd May 2023
Hey all, been a while. Let me tell you a story. 2022 was one of the most challenging years of my life. In 2022 — buildspace raised $10M at a $100M valuation. This company is by far the most valuable, impactful thing I’ve ever worked on. To this day, the company has continued to...
Minimalissimo 6.0 A new design, a new version, a new era, a new chapter, a new wave, a new vibe. Call it what you...
6th Apr 2022
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Minimalissimo 6.0

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

6th Apr 2022
A new design, a new version, a new era, a new chapter, a new wave, a new vibe. Call it what you like. The sixth iteration of Minimalissimo is here and it's probably the strongest one to date yet probably the most raw and uncompromising. But before I break down what is new, I want...
Three Mistakes That Changed How I Lead (More Than Any Training Ever Did) You can sit through training for years. One mistake you care about will teach you more in a day.
4th May 2026
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4th May 2026
You can sit through training for years. One mistake you care about will teach you more in a day.
Retaking the Test of Time They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the...
4th Feb 2017
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Retaking the Test of Time

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

4th Feb 2017
They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the summer burning stencils and cleaning ink off silkscreens at a family-owned t-shirt factory.
Talent Myths and the Story of Imperceptible Gains I made a discovery as I sifted through the running data I have been collecting for the last nine...
4th Jun 2017
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Talent Myths and the Story of Imperceptible Gains

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

4th Jun 2017
I made a discovery as I sifted through the running data I have been collecting for the last nine years. After 897 runs and 4,659 miles I have gotten faster. How much faster? Well, for every mile I run I get 0.012 seconds faster. That's about as imperceptible as a fart.
Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling...
2nd Mar 2026
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Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid

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

2nd Mar 2026
Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling by definition (basically always) leads to a loss of agility.
gentle advice for sensitive souls who wanna make somethin outta nothin
3rd Sep 2024
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gentle advice for sensitive souls

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

3rd Sep 2024
who wanna make somethin outta nothin
Preorder My Sci-Fi Novel, Husk A limited time, first-edition signed hardcover with bonuses
12th Mar 2025
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Preorder My Sci-Fi Novel, Husk

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

12th Mar 2025
A limited time, first-edition signed hardcover with bonuses
Eye to Eye "Is This Anything?"
5th Jun 2023
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Eye to Eye

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

5th Jun 2023
"Is This Anything?"
The Resignation Letter I Couldn’t Send Writing a resignation letter is easy. Knowing whether or not to send it is the hard part.
16th Feb 2015
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The Resignation Letter I Couldn’t Send

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

16th Feb 2015
Writing a resignation letter is easy. Knowing whether or not to send it is the hard part.
How Senior Leaders Evaluate Ideas — And a Story of Amazon's 3-Year Planning Process Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element...
29th Jul 2024
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29th Jul 2024
Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element of a good idea.
Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling...
2nd Mar 2026
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Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid

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

2nd Mar 2026
Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling by definition (basically always) leads to a loss of agility.
If Your System Never Fails, That’s the Real Failure Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable...
3rd Nov 2025
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If Your System Never Fails, That’s the Real Failure

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

3rd Nov 2025
Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable state forever. Poor operations are clearly bad news. But perfect operations are a waste of money.
[instagram] 121 months: to love for just one more day a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us...
2nd Jun 2026
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[instagram] 121 months: to love for just one more day

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

2nd Jun 2026
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us ridiculously happy…we just tend to take the things we have for granted, like they are a piece of furniture we are entitled to have. i knew this effect intimately, so i sought to live and...
Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could...
12th Nov 2022
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Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness

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

12th Nov 2022
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short...
An Unconventional Guide to Happiness Every day, we're bombarded with messages telling us that we need to be happy all the time—and that,...
1st Nov 2022
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An Unconventional Guide to Happiness

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

1st Nov 2022
Every day, we're bombarded with messages telling us that we need to be happy all the time—and that, in order to be happy, we need the perfect job, the perfect partner, the perfect life. And we're made to think that anything less than perfect happiness is a failure. But the...
What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
13th Jun 2024
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What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty

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

13th Jun 2024
Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
Adolf Hitler is said to be dead On 1st September 1939, Friedrich Kellner, a German justice inspector and committed Social Democrat,...
1st May 2023
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Adolf Hitler is said to be dead

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

1st May 2023
On 1st September 1939, Friedrich Kellner, a German justice inspector and committed Social Democrat, embarked upon a courageous mission that would continue until 1945. In defiance of the Nazi regime, he secretly documented the brutal realities of life under Hitler’s rule,...
Week 19 of 2026- W192026 It may seem difficult at first
8th May 2026
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Week 19 of 2026- W192026

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

8th May 2026
It may seem difficult at first
People I Want to Work With This is an evolved thought of my post about my favourite designers ever. Since I opened my creative...
5th Aug 2025
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People I Want to Work With

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

5th Aug 2025
This is an evolved thought of my post about my favourite designers ever. Since I opened my creative lab FormFeelingFunction®, I’ve also opened my mind to connecting with more creative people. The reason is simple: to make unexpected objects in both digital and analogue form...
Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50% when heritability is redefined to be... How heritable is hair color? Well, if you’re a redhead and you have an identical twin, they will...
5th Feb 2026
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5th Feb 2026
How heritable is hair color? Well, if you’re a redhead and you have an identical twin, they will definitely also be a redhead. But the age at which twins go gray seems to vary a bit based on lifestyle. And there’s some randomness in where melanocytes end up on your skull when...
Here's Where It All Stands | #101 Book Club, New Bio, New Podcast, and a New Place to Buy Used Books
2nd Apr 2026
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Here's Where It All Stands | #101

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

2nd Apr 2026
Book Club, New Bio, New Podcast, and a New Place to Buy Used Books
Saddened by the tech industry Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
17th Jun 2023
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Saddened by the tech industry

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

17th Jun 2023
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
i am who i think you think i am on not being the best // season one finale
1st Feb 2024
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i am who i think you think i am

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

1st Feb 2024
on not being the best // season one finale
Efforts and Goals and Joy There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
31st Dec 2023
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Efforts and Goals and Joy

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

31st Dec 2023
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to concentrate on. There was joy in effort, and the world resisted effort to just the right degree, and yielded to it at last. People cut Mount Rushmore into faces; they chipped here and...
a return to soul bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
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a return to soul

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

9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
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...
8th May 2023
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Stoicism Simplified: an Easy Overview of What Stoics Believe

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

8th May 2023
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,...
Tighter than Scum A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed...
8th Sep 2018
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Tighter than Scum

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

8th Sep 2018
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.
15th Jul 2026
Single Mum By Default Laetitia@Work #45
9th Dec 2021
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Single Mum By Default

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

9th Dec 2021
Laetitia@Work #45
theres a snowstorm in nyc and im really thirsty can i eat snow from the sidewalk asking for a friend Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first...
25th Jan 2026
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25th Jan 2026
Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first $. All in 3-days.
The King and the Hermit Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were...
6th Oct 2022
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The King and the Hermit

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

6th Oct 2022
Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were overindulgent in spending and habits, and the king was much vexed by this careless nature. Being very old, he worried that after his death they would shortly blunder away their...
Unblogged May 31 unblogged things I did in May Fri 1: To celebrate May Day, and to make the most of the glorious...
1st Jun 2026
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Unblogged May

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

1st Jun 2026
31 unblogged things I did in May Fri 1: To celebrate May Day, and to make the most of the glorious weather, I went for a 10 mile walk up the Chess Valley from Rickmansworth to Chesham. Along the way I passed 16 dogs, 19 horses, 2 cows, 68 butterflies, 8 birds of prey, 5 bluebell...
Five Words That Might End Your Design Career It is rare to be confronted with a truth so obvious, so devastating, that it causes you to abandon...
6th Jan 2018
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Five Words That Might End Your Design Career

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

6th Jan 2018
It is rare to be confronted with a truth so obvious, so devastating, that it causes you to abandon your belief system, to walk away from the thing that defines you as a person. My design career ended when I read five words.
the answer I must seek My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
1st Sep 2024
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the answer I must seek

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

1st Sep 2024
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
There's only one global mafia! I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ...
9th Dec 2024
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There's only one global mafia!

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

9th Dec 2024
I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ when it comes to the existence of a single global mafia – the entity I have taken to calling the criminocracy or even demonocracy.
1st Jan 2025
9 years together To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it...
2nd May 2025
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9 years together

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

2nd May 2025
To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it sounds unromantic but age has taught me that the way to truly sustain...
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
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Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

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

8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
Selene Aegean Bistro Here we go with another restaurant on my "to eat at" list but it has taken me until now to actually...
2nd May 2026
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Selene Aegean Bistro

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

2nd May 2026
Here we go with another restaurant on my "to eat at" list but it has taken me until now to actually pay them a visit.  When Bluebeard and Nikita wanted to meet up for dinner, it was as good as any time to suggest Selene Aegean Bistro out on Pentiction at Hastings.  Not be...
Don't Tell Me This Town Ain't Got No Heart; Or, Sphere and Loathing Dead and Co and Authenticity at the Sphere
1st Jul 2024
Everything I know about gardening I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies...
2nd Jul 2023
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Everything I know about gardening

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

2nd Jul 2023
I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies and roses, or my fields, and several people have asked me to write about gardening, or for gardening advice. But this request encounters a ridiculous shortcoming: I know almost...
Think Excel Can’t Handle PDEs? Think Again: A Chemical Engineering Case Study Did you know you can solve 2D partial differential equations (PDEs) in Excel without resorting to...
1st May 2023
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1st May 2023
Did you know you can solve 2D partial differential equations (PDEs) in Excel without resorting to macros? In this post, we’ll look at how to solve Laplace’s Equation, , in two dimensions using nothing but Microsoft Excel. Introduction Heat transfer is a critical concept in...
Give Yourself a Ripcord to Pull When you’re worked up over some dilemma, talking about it with someone else can give you a whoosh of...
18th Jul 2025
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Give Yourself a Ripcord to Pull

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

18th Jul 2025
When you’re worked up over some dilemma, talking about it with someone else can give you a whoosh of perspective, mostly because the other person’s mind isn’t stuck in a black cloud like yours is. The overwhelmed mind tends to regard everything as bad. The optimistic and...
40 Useful Concepts (Spring 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
17th Mar 2023
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40 Useful Concepts (Spring 2023)

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

17th Mar 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
The most profound message in the history of junk literature I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books...
1st Jul 2017
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The most profound message in the history of junk literature

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

1st Jul 2017
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books thicker than the width of my thumb.
Fort Pickens Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's...
11th Jan 2023
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Fort Pickens

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

11th Jan 2023
Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's around the fire, and then the next day we headed out to the Fort Pickens portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore. If St. George is the best spot in the panhandle, Fort Pickens is...
Small Spaces notes on building blocks
14th Mar 2024
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Small Spaces

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

14th Mar 2024
notes on building blocks
Workspace Setup Revisited (2022 edition) My home office setup has changed quite lot over the past few months. So I felt it was time to share...
3rd Mar 2022
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Workspace Setup Revisited (2022 edition)

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

3rd Mar 2022
My home office setup has changed quite lot over the past few months. So I felt it was time to share the latest iteration of my workspace, which incidentally, I now share with my partner. So for starters, we now have two desks in the office. But I'll focus on my desk setup...
4th Jan 2026
What is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One Why I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital...
1st Dec 2025
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What is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One

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

1st Dec 2025
Why I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital devices.
Change the first 100 diapers. #112 is advice for new fathers.
a week ago
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Change the first 100 diapers.

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

a week ago
#112 is advice for new fathers.
Unchecked Depression Boxes And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a...
4th Aug 2018
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Unchecked Depression Boxes

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

4th Aug 2018
And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a major health epidemic. I understand that they can't treat an invisible disease without asking if you are suffering from it. But all I wanted was to get a wart frozen off the...
Week 28 of 2025- W282025 You're asking me how a watch works
13th Jul 2025
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Week 28 of 2025- W282025

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

13th Jul 2025
You're asking me how a watch works
Heritability puzzlers The heritability wars have been a-raging. Watching these, I couldn’t help but notice that there’s...
7th Aug 2025
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Heritability puzzlers

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Aug 2025
The heritability wars have been a-raging. Watching these, I couldn’t help but notice that there’s near-universal confusion about what “heritable” means. Partly, that’s because it’s a subtle concept. But it also seems relevant that almost all explanations of heritability are very,...
Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog if no-one is around you, etc
1st Jun 2026
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Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog

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

1st Jun 2026
if no-one is around you, etc
Agency and Schooling (and gardening) Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar...
7th Jun 2023
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Agency and Schooling (and gardening)

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

7th Jun 2023
Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar to some readers, the post is an elaboration of my thinking about agency. I speak a bit more about the problem, and potential solutions. I leave it implicit that I find it this very...
When Love Breaks Open How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
31st Dec 2024
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When Love Breaks Open

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

31st Dec 2024
How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
Male Fertility Protocol A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
30th Jul 2026
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Male Fertility Protocol

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

30th Jul 2026
A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
[instagram] 123 months: everything is perimenopause as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our...
2nd Aug 2026
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[instagram] 123 months: everything is perimenopause

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

2nd Aug 2026
as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our hormones go out of whack and we start experiencing disturbing symptoms...these days one can search any medical symptom on google and it is definitely a possible perimenopause...
The Oak and the Reed Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse...
8th Jan 2023
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The Oak and the Reed

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

8th Jan 2023
Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse nature — A simple sparrow for you is a heavy burden. The slightest wind that by chance Makes the face of the water ripple Forces you to lower your head. However my own forehead, Not...
We Really Are Entering a New Age of Romanticism An update on the war against algorithms and technocratic manipulation
3rd Mar 2025
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We Really Are Entering a New Age of Romanticism

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

3rd Mar 2025
An update on the war against algorithms and technocratic manipulation
Respecting Repose There's a difference between noise and sound.
29th Mar 2022
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Respecting Repose

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

29th Mar 2022
There's a difference between noise and sound.
Push the Fence I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced...
16th Jul 2024
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Push the Fence

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

16th Jul 2024
I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced with a smoothly operating new one, I can do that for you or show you how. This wasn’t always true. It became true May 27, 2024, after pulling everything out of the under-sink...
my body is a temple The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of...
3rd Aug 2025
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my body is a temple

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

3rd Aug 2025
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...
Release Valve Principles The choices you make when you can't make a choice.
11th Oct 2023
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Release Valve Principles

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

11th Oct 2023
The choices you make when you can't make a choice.
4th Mar 2024
Life philosophy: beyond left and right The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is...
14th Oct 2024
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Life philosophy: beyond left and right

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

14th Oct 2024
The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is no real ideological opposition to its life-hating agenda.
Quarterly Author Update: April 2025 Book sales, draft progress, secret projects, and more!
8th Apr 2025
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Quarterly Author Update: April 2025

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

8th Apr 2025
Book sales, draft progress, secret projects, and more!
How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life) My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole...
1st Aug 2023
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How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life)

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

1st Aug 2023
My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole lot more
Intuitions for Georgism Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
7th Aug 2024
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Intuitions for Georgism

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

7th Aug 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite from deep in our archive. You can unsubscribe from Reissues but continue receiving our new posts by updating your preference here. Last year, Atvbt’s bloggers published a piece...
First Snow Snow brings a stillness to the world. Life hides away, burrowed under, tucked in. Sound is muted,...
11th Dec 2024
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First Snow

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

11th Dec 2024
Snow brings a stillness to the world. Life hides away, burrowed under, tucked in. Sound is muted, lost in the hush of falling flakes. Only the soft brush of wind through the pines. I would like to say that Winter's first snow dumped a substantive number of feet, but it did not....
The Good Enough Trap How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
4th May 2024
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The Good Enough Trap

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

4th May 2024
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Casse-Croûte MangeDansMonHood After our morning visit to Automne Boulangerie, we walked down the block to our 2nd eating...
2nd Apr 2026
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Casse-Croûte MangeDansMonHood

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

2nd Apr 2026
After our morning visit to Automne Boulangerie, we walked down the block to our 2nd eating destination in Casse-Croûte MangeDansMonHood.  This place is well-known for their smash burgers that were once only available during pop-ups.  Their menu is supremely simple and focused. ...
rare is this feeling i blame noah kahan's tiny desk concert also
21st Apr 2026
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rare is this feeling

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

21st Apr 2026
i blame noah kahan's tiny desk concert also
Behind the Scenes of Navigating the AI Shift How Cate Huston and I built a course on navigating the AI shift, while navigating the AI shift.
5th May 2026
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Behind the Scenes of Navigating the AI Shift

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

5th May 2026
How Cate Huston and I built a course on navigating the AI shift, while navigating the AI shift.
4th Nov 2025
Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News) I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By...
9th May 2022
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Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News)

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

9th May 2022
I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By 2013, that writing was being read by over a million people each month. And while the exact number has fluctuated over the years, that still remains true. Early on in my career, as you...
The Route You’re Looking for is Straight Through the Woods The next time you’re walking down a well-trodden footpath through a wooded area, give a thought to...
1st Aug 2025
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The Route You’re Looking for is Straight Through the Woods

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

1st Aug 2025
The next time you’re walking down a well-trodden footpath through a wooded area, give a thought to the first person (or deer) who took that route. Some determined being came through here when there was no path. They went straight into the woods. They didn’t circle around to try...
Rubenerd Show 434: The toastrack episode Podcast: Play in new window | Download 37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show...
5 days ago
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Rubenerd Show 434: The toastrack episode

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

5 days ago
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show from Adam, Alistair, and Abdullah. Discussing my favourite personal shows that are still going (Into Your Head, The Overnightscape Underground), task management (Getting Things...
Evidence (p=.05) that ≥15% of Super-intelligences are Safe? It’s strange but at least temporarily come with me to crazy town.
1st Jun 2023
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Evidence (p=.05) that ≥15% of Super-intelligences are Safe?

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

1st Jun 2023
It’s strange but at least temporarily come with me to crazy town.
Thoughts on the search for life Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
22nd Jun 2024
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Thoughts on the search for life

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

22nd Jun 2024
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life, what is life, etc. It was a wonderfully refreshing, nourishing conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34 It made me want to spill out some random thoughts on the...
Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level. The post Neuralink and the...
20th Apr 2017
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Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future

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

20th Apr 2017
I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level. The post Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future appeared first on Wait But Why.
Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
7th Nov 2024
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Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion

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

7th Nov 2024
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
Failing is Common, Trying is Rare When you die, you appear before a studio audience and they give you a standing ovation. The host...
15th Jul 2026
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Failing is Common, Trying is Rare

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

15th Jul 2026
When you die, you appear before a studio audience and they give you a standing ovation. The host then interviews you about your great successes and misses in life. One thing you realize, when they review the footage, is that you didn’t really try most of the time. You thought you...
Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group My top 10 highlights from the book:  1.  Ortega has created a business model that is studied in...
1st Dec 2024
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Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group

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

1st Dec 2024
My top 10 highlights from the book:  1.  Ortega has created a business model that is studied in universities he could not access. 2.  “One afternoon, after school, I went with my mother to a store to buy food.  The store we walked into was one of those old-time grocery stores,...
30th Aug 2022
Confidence: A Legal Performance-Enhancing Drug for the Office. 7 Manipulation Tips for Winners. You don’t need permission to lead. You just need to look, sound, and act like a person others...
1st Dec 2025
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1st Dec 2025
You don’t need permission to lead. You just need to look, sound, and act like a person others instinctively follow. Because, yes, we're all sheep.
Leaning into joy and community Processing this past week and some joyful things in my life
11th Nov 2024
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Leaning into joy and community

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

11th Nov 2024
Processing this past week and some joyful things in my life
Someone Has to Fly the Plane When I want a thrill, I walk to the corner store without my phone. Leaving the house like that, with...
12th Jan 2026
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Someone Has to Fly the Plane

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

12th Jan 2026
When I want a thrill, I walk to the corner store without my phone. Leaving the house like that, with only wallet and keys, feels physically strange and wrong, like I forgot to wear underwear. Even though I didn’t have a mobile phone for the first half of my life, ten minutes...
'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as...
2nd Nov 2023
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2nd Nov 2023
Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as Hell, the new cookbook by Michelle Albanes-Davis that I highly recommend !
Reading As Counter-Practice The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 19
1st Dec 2022
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Reading As Counter-Practice

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

1st Dec 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 19
Notes on Acquired Taste Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
4th Jul 2026
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Notes on Acquired Taste

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

4th Jul 2026
Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
1st Feb 2024
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Hemiphytophilia

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

1st Feb 2024
A journal entry about a house plant
25 Useful Ideas for 2025 Mental models to kickstart the new year
2nd Jan 2025
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25 Useful Ideas for 2025

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

2nd Jan 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
Why read novels? Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the...
22nd Jan 2026
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Why read novels?

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Jan 2026
Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the soul instead of the body / lighthouses in the great sea of time. But aren’t they ultimately a form of entertainment? Many years ago, I read Crime and Punishment. Here, with no...
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
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after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know

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

2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
Why I'm tired of goals Laetitia@Work #55
12th Jan 2023
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Why I'm tired of goals

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

12th Jan 2023
Laetitia@Work #55
Dogs Of The S&P CNX Nifty: 2016 Update You can read about my previous post here: Dogs of the Nifty 2015 Update. The returns of the strategy...
2nd Jan 2017
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Dogs Of The S&P CNX Nifty: 2016 Update

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

2nd Jan 2017
You can read about my previous post here: Dogs of the Nifty 2015 Update. The returns of the strategy for 2016 are as follows: Dogs of the Nifty: 23.52 Small Dogs of the Nifty: 45.50% S&P CNX 50: 4.17% The strategy  had a strong beating in 2015 and at the end of 2015 had not...
23rd Feb 2024
30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
25th Nov 2023
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30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023)

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

25th Nov 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
18th Jun 2023
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40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023)

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

18th Jun 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
The Wedge Between Pleasure and Pain Castles in the Sky #40
6th Oct 2023
Savoring the Unsavory Making Meaning on Mount Adams
4th Jan 2024
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Savoring the Unsavory

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

4th Jan 2024
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
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...
29th Sep 2019
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The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox

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

29th Sep 2019
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...
The Illusion of Solitude Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
1st Nov 2024
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The Illusion of Solitude

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

1st Nov 2024
Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
The subtle shade of the clouds Garlic takes six to seven months to grow. I’m still working it out. I planted my garlic too...
27th Nov 2023
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The subtle shade of the clouds

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

27th Nov 2023
Garlic takes six to seven months to grow. I’m still working it out. I planted my garlic too late. Not the farm garlic though. They’ve had practice. Over a thousand bulbs this year, maybe more. Tens of thousands of cloves. Garlic is the biggest harvest of
Building a garden in the backyard I started building a garden in the backyard. It’s a small space but it took almost a year to get...
6th May 2023
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Building a garden in the backyard

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

6th May 2023
I started building a garden in the backyard. It’s a small space but it took almost a year to get going. A year! Mostly because of laziness and other things going on. A little dream I have is to one day eat a full feast that consists 100%
The Work of Art The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
11th Jun 2024
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The Work of Art

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

11th Jun 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
Why Do Heroes Always Have Theme Songs (Part 1 of 2) An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
4th Oct 2023
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Why Do Heroes Always Have Theme Songs (Part 1 of 2)

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

4th Oct 2023
An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
When knowledge is stupidity [Plus audio version]
3rd Jul 2026
Joining the No-Club Laetitia@Work #51
8th Sep 2022
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Joining the No-Club

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

8th Sep 2022
Laetitia@Work #51
Bits from Boulder Three true stories from the People's Republic
5th Aug 2024
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Bits from Boulder

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

5th Aug 2024
Three true stories from the People's Republic
4 Problems Managers Run Into - and Practical Solutions The management job comes with interesting people challenges. Here are four I've run into more than a...
6th Oct 2025
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4 Problems Managers Run Into - and Practical Solutions

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

6th Oct 2025
The management job comes with interesting people challenges. Here are four I've run into more than a few times and what to do when they land in your lap.
How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult? Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
3rd Jul 2024
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How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult?

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

3rd Jul 2024
Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
Attitudes one can take towards people who have behaved badly Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have...
7th Nov 2024
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7th Nov 2024
Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have you noticed that some people do bad things? And yet those same people sometimes have interesting ideas? Occasionally, I’ll bring up an idea in conversation and someone will gently...
Is Civility a Fantasy? Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
4th Oct 2025
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Is Civility a Fantasy?

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

4th Oct 2025
Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
ATVBT Survey: April post about posts
2nd May 2025
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ATVBT Survey: April

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

2nd May 2025
post about posts
6th May 2026
Peak Burnham A Champagne Supernova In the Sky
3 days ago
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Peak Burnham

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

3 days ago
A Champagne Supernova In the Sky
The True Meaning Of Concentration Q: My sweet beloved Mother, I read in the Conversations: “Concentration alone will lead you to this...
24th Jan 2020
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The True Meaning Of Concentration

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

24th Jan 2020
Q: My sweet beloved Mother, I read in the Conversations: “Concentration alone will lead you to this goal.” Should one increase the time of meditation? Concentration does not mean meditation; on the contrary, concentration is a state one must be in continuously, whatever the outer...
Sumibiyaki Arashi Thanks to Ipanemagirl, I finally got to dine at Sumibiyaki Arashi.  Reservations are hard to come-by...
5 days ago
1

Sumibiyaki Arashi

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

5 days ago
Thanks to Ipanemagirl, I finally got to dine at Sumibiyaki Arashi.  Reservations are hard to come-by since Pete Ho's yakitori omakase spot has become a Vancouver favourite since it opened in February of 2025.  The place has already earned a Michelin-star and places #17 on...
On globalism and immigration Somebody commented on my article “The British population is under attack” that I had not made any...
4th Feb 2025
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On globalism and immigration

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

4th Feb 2025
Somebody commented on my article “The British population is under attack” that I had not made any mention of immigration.
Rattle Bag History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
2nd Dec 2023
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Rattle Bag

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

2nd Dec 2023
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20) Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to...
9th Mar 2024
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40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)

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

9th Mar 2024
Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to survive your 20s and crowd-sourced advice on how to excel in your 30s. And apparently you guys loved it. So, here's more of the good stuff: 40 life lessons I now know at 40 that I...
More German than many Germans I just wanted to do an internship in Europe so it would be easier to find a job after graduation....
2nd Aug 2026
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More German than many Germans

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

2nd Aug 2026
I just wanted to do an internship in Europe so it would be easier to find a job after graduation. That internship completely changed my life.
Embrace Your Crookedness (Audio Version) Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 13 (supplement)
1st Aug 2023
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Embrace Your Crookedness (Audio Version)

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

1st Aug 2023
Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 13 (supplement)
on one-sidedness giving without getting
3rd Feb 2025
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on one-sidedness

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

3rd Feb 2025
giving without getting
Let’s stop counting centuries Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed...
4th Jul 2024
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Let’s stop counting centuries

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jul 2024
Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed in the last two-thirds of the 18th century, though it flowed out of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Reason in the 17th century and spilled into the heyday of classical...
My body is not a temple My body is a machine.
6th Apr 2025
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My body is not a temple

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

6th Apr 2025
My body is a machine.
Do you keep your wishes secret? Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would...
6th Aug 2023
45

Do you keep your wishes secret?

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

6th Aug 2023
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would that have been even more meaningful than if you asked for what you wanted, and got it?
Autumn Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit...
9th Oct 2024
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Autumn

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

9th Oct 2024
Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit the road, packing away the paddle boards, washing the bus, and burning through the last of the firewood. Sometime around the middle of the month we say goodbye to friends and head...
Short Posts Why are posts so long?
14th Feb 2024
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Short Posts

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

14th Feb 2024
Why are posts so long?
Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t...
11th Jan 2024
33

Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jan 2024
What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t understand? I’ve been thinking about that recently because of the NordICC colonoscopy trial. It took 85k Europeans aged 55-64, invited a third of them for a free one-time screening...
Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and...
2nd Jun 2026
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Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For

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

2nd Jun 2026
The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and seal the rest in a bag and put it in the freezer. A week later, when you get home unexpectedly late, wiped out and ravenous, you’ll open your fridge to find only eggs, pickles, and...
A Short History of My Last Six Years On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six...
17th Feb 2023
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A Short History of My Last Six Years

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

17th Feb 2023
On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six Years appeared first on Wait But Why.
18th Nov 2021
South of the Haimish Line Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
8th Jul 2025
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South of the Haimish Line

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

8th Jul 2025
Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
Just bury your trash What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?
2nd Sep 2026
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Just bury your trash

from The Works in Progress Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Sep 2026
What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?
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...
2nd Dec 2022
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What is Good Within Social Networks

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

2nd Dec 2022
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....
Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life? The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
6th Nov 2023
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Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life?

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

6th Nov 2023
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
Postcard From Venice Reflections on a Stupefying City
1st Nov 2025
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Postcard From Venice

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

1st Nov 2025
Reflections on a Stupefying City
Rethinking famous college admissions Even if you’re not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to...
1st Jun 2026
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Rethinking famous college admissions

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

1st Jun 2026
Even if you’re not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to be rewired. The top 10 most selective colleges in the US admit about 5% of those who apply. They’re not selling education as much as a label, a rare chance for someone to slot...
5th Mar 2024
A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
6th Apr 2023
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A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes

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

6th Apr 2023
Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
Uniform boolean definitions in DB schemas are good! I worked briefly in process control when I was younger, and saw Things.™ One of those Things™ was a...
1st Jul 2026
1

Uniform boolean definitions in DB schemas are good!

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jul 2026
I worked briefly in process control when I was younger, and saw Things.™ One of those Things™ was a wall of LEDs to indicate statuses of various valves and sensors across the entire plant. It was old school, but it worked. It also made you feel like you were on a 1960s-era sci-fi...
An Ode to Manchester Wall A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
9th May 2024
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An Ode to Manchester Wall

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

9th May 2024
A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
24th Jul 2025
1st Oct 2025
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden? Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
3rd Jul 2024
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden?

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

3rd Jul 2024
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
1st May 2026
Workspace Setup Revisited I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s...
31st Dec 2021
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Workspace Setup Revisited

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

31st Dec 2021
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...
Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025 This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of...
21st Jul 2025
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Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025

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

21st Jul 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed through the Holy Doors of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major, where the remains of Pope...
2025: may I have an uneventful year Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to...
12th Jan 2025
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2025: may I have an uneventful year

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

12th Jan 2025
Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to progress uneventfully. I first started using the word “uneventful”...
Thought Bananas (Castles in the Sky) 23 “Failing is not the end of growth”
13th Jan 2023
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Thought Bananas (Castles in the Sky) 23

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

13th Jan 2023
“Failing is not the end of growth”
Vote for Nobody! Nobody cares.
1st Nov 2024
Become the Blade AI, Right Action, and the Liberation of Human Purpose
6th Feb 2026
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Become the Blade

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

6th Feb 2026
AI, Right Action, and the Liberation of Human Purpose
Small sways in the breeze make you strong I watch the olive trees in my backyard dance in the wind. When they were small, they’d almost fall...
1st Oct 2024
95

Small sways in the breeze make you strong

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

1st Oct 2024
I watch the olive trees in my backyard dance in the wind. When they were small, they’d almost fall over. But the post kept them up. Now they’re big enough to stand on their own. A breeze comes along and their branches move with it but
Cathedral: A Short Story Castles in the Sky #42
10th Nov 2023
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Cathedral: A Short Story

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

10th Nov 2023
Castles in the Sky #42
Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement,...
1st Jul 2025
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Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time

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

1st Jul 2025
A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement, without audience, and (for most, at least) without performance. In an age of constant sharing and curated lives, the diary remains stubbornly private, gloriously unedited. It offers...
The Al Capone Problem Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
6th Dec 2023
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The Al Capone Problem

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

6th Dec 2023
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
How to Make Friends as an Adult Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as...
12th May 2023
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How to Make Friends as an Adult

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

12th May 2023
Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as important—if not more so—for our health and happiness. Just like with romantic relationships, creating fulfilling, lasting friendships as an adult can be really hard. But… Why? I mean, sure,...
Love Grows The world is covered with a thin film of inertia.
8th Feb 2025
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Love Grows

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

8th Feb 2025
The world is covered with a thin film of inertia.
100% Functional == Beautiful If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or...
6th Oct 2022
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100% Functional == Beautiful

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

6th Oct 2022
If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or an ugly hammer, but there's lots of ugly cars, because not everything in a car is functional. Sometimes it's very beautiful, if the person who designed it has very good taste, but...
some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self [cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an...
3rd Mar 2024
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some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self

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

3rd Mar 2024
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an inherent dislike for my self. No one who inherently likes them selves...
Coming soon This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
15th Nov 2022
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Coming soon

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

15th Nov 2022
This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
In Praise Of Bulletpoints - they are great
5 days ago
19th Apr 2024
Links in Progress: Snakebites, Pig Hearts, and More A round up of the most important things happening in biotechnology and medicine
3rd Feb 2025
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Links in Progress: Snakebites, Pig Hearts, and More

from The Works in Progress Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Feb 2025
A round up of the most important things happening in biotechnology and medicine
Introducing Nutrify 1.2.3 Whole Food Streaks, Widgets, Quick Summaries and 41 New Foods.
4th Nov 2024
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Introducing Nutrify 1.2.3

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

4th Nov 2024
Whole Food Streaks, Widgets, Quick Summaries and 41 New Foods.
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
5th Jul 2024
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Rereading The Brothers Karamazov

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

5th Jul 2024
It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park, sitting under a tree overlooking the river. I remember that it was the Penguin Classics edition translated by David McDuff, and that I couldn’t put it down.
Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
21st Aug 2025
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Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown

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

21st Aug 2025
Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
In Favor of Enjoying Things on Purpose The human being is an enjoyment-seeking creature. There’s a reason people are always trying to...
17th Mar 2026
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In Favor of Enjoying Things on Purpose

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

17th Mar 2026
The human being is an enjoyment-seeking creature. There’s a reason people are always trying to restrain themselves from excessive eating, drinking, scrolling, and shopping. It’s perfectly normal to pursue these and other pleasures even to the point of serious problems and early...
[instagram] how i wish i can simply tell you how much she means to me every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious...
2nd Jan 2026
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2nd Jan 2026
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious thing in the world. you would think after 116 months she would grow tired of me and just perceive me like i’m part of our home’s furniture but nope: still the sweetest smiles, the...
The Truth is a Niche Interest for Human Beings By the time you’re three or four years old, you’ve already learned the tremendous value of...
31st May 2025
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The Truth is a Niche Interest for Human Beings

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

31st May 2025
By the time you’re three or four years old, you’ve already learned the tremendous value of dishonesty. Even if you were the one who unrolled all the toilet paper onto the floor, you know it’s possible for your parents to believe it was someone else, and that’s a better outcome...
September BATCAVE Schedule is here hang, write, and even some office hours?
2nd Sep 2025
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September BATCAVE Schedule is here

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

2nd Sep 2025
hang, write, and even some office hours?
Fly Navy The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the...
21st Feb 2024
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Fly Navy

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

21st Feb 2024
The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the pilot. The bus, wherever it goes, is conspicuous. It is especially conspicuous in the middle of an otherwise empty parking lot. Next to the parking lot was a collection of condos,...
[instagram] 124 months: deliberate togetherness today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years....
2nd Sep 2026
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[instagram] 124 months: deliberate togetherness

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

2nd Sep 2026
today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years. is it perimenopause? i've found it harder to cope with my sensitivity and she's finding it harder to cope with fatigue. yet we persisted in celebrating even though we are both...
being more available to myself requires me to be less available to others & other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
9th Aug 2024
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9th Aug 2024
& other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
The Mystery of Mastery Laetitia@Work #64
20th Dec 2023
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The Mystery of Mastery

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

20th Dec 2023
Laetitia@Work #64
As the Old Ways of Wintertime Wane Why You Can't Do Winter Alone
5th Feb 2026
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As the Old Ways of Wintertime Wane

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

5th Feb 2026
Why You Can't Do Winter Alone
Making it happen vs. Letting it happen Make it happen! You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen'...
14th Nov 2024
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Making it happen vs. Letting it happen

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

14th Nov 2024
Make it happen! You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen' part. You definitely want things to happen. But often times, it's the 'make' part that gets confused for progress. You can push a ball uphill, but should you? Not only does it take...
Things I have changed my mind about lately On some perspectives of mine that have shifted over time.
8th Mar 2025
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Things I have changed my mind about lately

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

8th Mar 2025
On some perspectives of mine that have shifted over time.
One Hell of a Year Reflections on 2024 in 'the Hinterlands'
13th Jan 2025
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One Hell of a Year

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

13th Jan 2025
Reflections on 2024 in 'the Hinterlands'
Californias The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west...
29th Jul 2025
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Californias

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

29th Jul 2025
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west of New York state, was after college.
A Rural Public Transit Odyssey Across New York's North Country by Rural Transit Bus
5th Jun 2025
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A Rural Public Transit Odyssey

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

5th Jun 2025
Across New York's North Country by Rural Transit Bus
32 Today I turn 32 years old. Every year I write an article with stories, ideas, rules of thumb,...
1st Sep 2025
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32

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

1st Sep 2025
Today I turn 32 years old. Every year I write an article with stories, ideas, rules of thumb, anecdotes and ponderous items from the last year. This is number 10 of those articles. See: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. Before I get into it, a few
№ 77: Reflecting on 2023 Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
14th Jan 2024
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№ 77: Reflecting on 2023

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Jan 2024
Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
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