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The Bookseller's Register #3 Two Customer Encounters
6th Sep 2023
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The Bookseller's Register #3

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

6th Sep 2023
Two Customer Encounters
Expectations, planning, and suffering Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
29th May 2024
139

Expectations, planning, and suffering

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

29th May 2024
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
Song Huong Eatery Many years ago, I would visit Song Huong out on Nanaimo for their Vietnamese fare, in particularly,...
1st Jun 2026
1

Song Huong Eatery

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

1st Jun 2026
Many years ago, I would visit Song Huong out on Nanaimo for their Vietnamese fare, in particularly, their Bò 7 Món.  For those who are not familiar, this is seven courses of beef that is usually served during celebrations.  So when they opened a second location near me, I knew I...
San Francisco Sketchbook It is hard to tell this story without it starting here: when I was in high school, I developed a...
18th Mar 2026
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San Francisco Sketchbook

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

18th Mar 2026
It is hard to tell this story without it starting here: when I was in high school, I developed a habit of walking around and drawing what I see.
The worthlessness of vitamin D is mildly exaggerated For a while there, many people thought vitamin D was magical—that it could improve bones, the heart,...
23rd Jun 2026
2

The worthlessness of vitamin D is mildly exaggerated

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Jun 2026
For a while there, many people thought vitamin D was magical—that it could improve bones, the heart, infections, cancer, heart disease, longevity, even mental health. But among people I respect, opinion is now overwhelmingly that taking vitamin D does nothing unless you’re...
A company is a language Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural...
26th Aug 2024
23

A company is a language

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

26th Aug 2024
Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural nuances. And I think this explains why it’s so hard for executives — especially executives — to come in from outside an organization and find their way. At lower levels within an...
To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
11th Dec 2024
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To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition

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

11th Dec 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
Things that can kill you quickly There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories....
27th Dec 2022
60

Things that can kill you quickly

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

27th Dec 2022
There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories. First aid can’t help you there. There are also things that kill you relatively slowly, like a bacterial infection. If you have even hours to live, you can get to the emergency...
The Ambling Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
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The Ambling Mind

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

9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
Week 21 of 2025- W212025 Luck is the residue
25th May 2025
1

Week 21 of 2025- W212025

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

25th May 2025
Luck is the residue
The Hidden Cost of Process: A Guide for Tech Leaders Building processes is a mechanism for resolving issues fully. But they're also bottlenecks which...
23rd Jun 2025
1

The Hidden Cost of Process: A Guide for Tech Leaders

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

23rd Jun 2025
Building processes is a mechanism for resolving issues fully. But they're also bottlenecks which slow your organization down. How do you navigate this conundrum?
All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on...
9th Feb 2024
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All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro

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

9th Feb 2024
Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why.
Nature’s laboratory Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug...
3rd Dec 2025
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Nature’s laboratory

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

3rd Dec 2025
Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug development. Finally, we are learning how to use them.
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.
Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't...
10th Feb 2018
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Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web

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

10th Feb 2018
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't want to let their art touch the gunk. But before I get to that, I need to describe my writing process.
the two dogs in me words from a private reading i did in Toronto
1st May 2025
37

the two dogs in me

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

1st May 2025
words from a private reading i did in Toronto
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
89

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”...
The Good Sides Of Nepotism It is very largely bad, to be clear. But the good sides are worth thinking about.
2nd Jul 2025
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The Good Sides Of Nepotism

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

2nd Jul 2025
It is very largely bad, to be clear. But the good sides are worth thinking about.
The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2) Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
1st Dec 2025
1

The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2)

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

1st Dec 2025
Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
Let’s stop counting centuries Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed...
4th Jul 2024
25

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...
2nd Feb 2024
san francisco: after the flood short story. our protagonist is named after a piece of fruit
20th Jan 2023
1

san francisco: after the flood

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

20th Jan 2023
short story. our protagonist is named after a piece of fruit
4th Nov 2025
20th Aug 2023
The Bad Goal of $5m by 30 And perhaps a better framing
6th Mar 2023
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The Bad Goal of $5m by 30

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

6th Mar 2023
And perhaps a better framing
The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
3rd Jul 2023
49

The Hottest Drummer You've Never Heard

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

3rd Jul 2023
A new book pays tribute to the amazing Chick Webb, the hardest swinging jazz drummer of his day
How To Cure Anxiety: 9 Stoic Techniques That Work “We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as...
23rd Jun 2022
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How To Cure Anxiety: 9 Stoic Techniques That Work

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

23rd Jun 2022
“We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as “The Age of Anxiety,” “The United States of Stress,” “The World of Worry.” The implication is that what we are experiencing—pandemics, terrorism, political and economic turmoil,...
18th Sep 2025
Reconsidering Reading While it may feel good to be able to say you've read something, that doesn’t mean it’s the most...
10th Jan 2022
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Reconsidering Reading

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

10th Jan 2022
While it may feel good to be able to say you've read something, that doesn’t mean it’s the most effective way to learn.
we're okay - a quick Asheville update and a list of places to donate
1st Oct 2024
73

we're okay - a quick Asheville update

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

1st Oct 2024
and a list of places to donate
Heaven's Featureless Plain A Thesis on Liminality
2nd Jul 2026
1

Heaven's Featureless Plain

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

2nd Jul 2026
A Thesis on Liminality
There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
2nd Dec 2024
80

There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it

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

2nd Dec 2024
What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
Why read novels? Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the...
22nd Jan 2026
1

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...
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
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished It’s often the case that when we do good things for others, we open ourselves to new risks. A...
30th Aug 2023
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No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

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

30th Aug 2023
It’s often the case that when we do good things for others, we open ourselves to new risks. A student helps a classmate, only to get accused of cheating. A friend lends money, which strains the friendship. A driver stops their car for a pedestrian, then gets rear-ended. We do so...
Is it time for Post-Stoicism? Stoicism has never been more popular. Is it time for a reaction?
12th Nov 2025
2

Is it time for Post-Stoicism?

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

12th Nov 2025
Stoicism has never been more popular. Is it time for a reaction?
Second Spring Driving 1,800 miles north in a week was like stepping back in time. Spring came and went in Florida...
14th Jun 2023
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Second Spring

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

14th Jun 2023
Driving 1,800 miles north in a week was like stepping back in time. Spring came and went in Florida back in early March, by the time we left Florida was well into summer, whatever the calendar might have said. Here in Washburn though spring had barely arrived. The night we got...
My design process I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it...
28th Feb 2023
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My design process

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

28th Feb 2023
I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it at thedesignsquiggle.com. It has resonated with me since, and prompted me to document my own design process in the last five years collaborating with teams and businesses as a...
Seven Years If you subtract out 2020, when everything shut down and we rented a farm house in South Carolina,...
9th Apr 2025
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Seven Years

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

9th Apr 2025
If you subtract out 2020, when everything shut down and we rented a farm house in South Carolina, April 2025 marks seven years on the road in our 1969 Dodge Travco. We left our previous home of Athens GA on April 1, 2017. Our twin daughters were 4 years old. Our son was not yet...
Life with hazard ratios If you read anything about health or longevity, you’ll soon find yourself in a world of hazard...
6th Jul 2026
1

Life with hazard ratios

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jul 2026
If you read anything about health or longevity, you’ll soon find yourself in a world of hazard ratios. Some study might say that eating more fiber might change your risk of dying by a factor of HR = 0.90. Another might say that occasional smoking might change it by HR = 1.30. But...
i got suitcases full of matcha tea don't mess with me punk Got back from Dubai a few days ago. Life has been…intense heh. In just the last 2.5-weeks: We ran a...
12th Jun 2023
44

i got suitcases full of matcha tea don't mess with me punk

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

12th Jun 2023
Got back from Dubai a few days ago. Life has been…intense heh. In just the last 2.5-weeks: We ran a live gameshow I hosted and gave away $100,000, had 225 of our graduates fly out for N&W IRL in SF, and then the following week had 125 of our graduates fly out for N&W IRL in...
Castles in the Sky 25 Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
2nd Feb 2023
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Castles in the Sky 25

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

2nd Feb 2023
Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
4th Jan 2026
Australia needs a Mark Carney speech I finally got around to watching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January....
2nd Feb 2026
1

Australia needs a Mark Carney speech

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2026
I finally got around to watching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January. Wow. This shouldn’t need to be said in the context of a politician, but I don’t agree with everything he said. For one, I thought his attempt to rebrand the curtailing of...
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
1

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...
How to Stop Caring About What People Think There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think. We all...
3rd Aug 2023
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How to Stop Caring About What People Think

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

3rd Aug 2023
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think. We all wish we could be impervious to others' opinions, like Superman deflecting bullets. But instead of bullets, we're out here trying to deflect the fucks we wish we didn't give. We...
Genuine Poetry Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, shares this on art,...
9th May 2026
1

Genuine Poetry

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

9th May 2026
Christoph Cardinal Schönborn, editor of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, shares this on art, the true and the beautiful…
the wince avoidance is a signal
7th Jan 2025
19

the wince

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

7th Jan 2025
avoidance is a signal
Single Mum By Default Laetitia@Work #45
9th Dec 2021
30

Single Mum By Default

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

9th Dec 2021
Laetitia@Work #45
The Meaning of Logos Taken from Fr John Nepil‘s To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail: “Creation...
11th Apr 2026
4

The Meaning of Logos

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

11th Apr 2026
Taken from Fr John Nepil‘s To Heights and Unto Depths: Letters from the Colorado Trail: “Creation felt symphonic Everything from the wildflowers below to the stratus clouds above spoke of order and design. The ancients had a word for this-one that would in time become intensely...
43 I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I...
6th Apr 2024
106

43

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

6th Apr 2024
I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I don’t feel like I have made much progress, and perhaps I...
Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog if no-one is around you, etc
1st Jun 2026
2

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
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...
1st Apr 2023
54

I try to make tea out of dust

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

1st Apr 2023
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...
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
1

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...
15th Jul 2026
Imagination misused You gotta have a level of conviction that it’ll happen. That whatever you’re trying to do will...
2nd Aug 2026
1

Imagination misused

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

2nd Aug 2026
You gotta have a level of conviction that it’ll happen. That whatever you’re trying to do will happen. That it’ll all work out. And it will. I mean hell the same energy that turns seeds into forests is within you. I am continually amazed
2025 recap what a year it's been
7th Jan 2025
178

2025 recap

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

7th Jan 2025
what a year it's been
Choose to trust yourself Some businesses—not all, and not even most!—don’t trust you. They design their products and...
1st Jun 2026
1

Choose to trust yourself

from Herbert Lui [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
Some businesses—not all, and not even most!—don’t trust you. They design their products and marketing to lock you in and make you feel reliant on them.  The incentive for them is to have lots of steady customers; if you can come and go at any point, then that business isn’t as...
Unfortunately-fortunately stories Thoughts on surrendering to the here and now and doing the best with the information we have in any...
2 weeks ago
1

Unfortunately-fortunately stories

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

2 weeks ago
Thoughts on surrendering to the here and now and doing the best with the information we have in any given moment
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
29

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...
The Perks of Being Relentlessly Curious Being relentlessly and randomly curious about everything around us is something that each of us can...
2nd Dec 2021
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The Perks of Being Relentlessly Curious

from Abhishek Chakraborty [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2021
Being relentlessly and randomly curious about everything around us is something that each of us can push ourselves to do, every waking hour, just as Leonardo did.
How I Disintermediated My Writing Career It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
2nd Jun 2023
41

How I Disintermediated My Writing Career

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

2nd Jun 2023
It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture I can dream, can't I?
2nd May 2025
Why Did I Start The Ruffian and Has Paul McCartney Read My Book? Answering Reader Questions. Plus a Ton of Optimism For 2026.
3rd Jan 2026
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3rd Jan 2026
Answering Reader Questions. Plus a Ton of Optimism For 2026.
A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
5th Feb 2024
122

A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails

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

5th Feb 2024
Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
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
87

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...
History We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in...
1st Nov 2023
33

History

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

1st Nov 2023
We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in the south yet. No offense Maryland, but it wasn't until I stopped at a gas station in Virginia that I heard the friendly twang of a southern accent. A few miles later I passed a...
Why Secondhand Is Now Better Than New Or how the thrift store suddenly became cool
1st Jan 2026
1

Why Secondhand Is Now Better Than New

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

1st Jan 2026
Or how the thrift store suddenly became cool
2nd Jul 2024
110

10 Things I Learned Losing 10 Million Dollars

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

2nd Jul 2024
How to Stay Sane in a Mania
This Ain't Your Grandad's Rural America Goth Cashiers, Pierced Eyebrows, and "Trashy America"
8th Oct 2025
1

This Ain't Your Grandad's Rural America

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

8th Oct 2025
Goth Cashiers, Pierced Eyebrows, and "Trashy America"
Nothing to Fix The third cohort of Foundations of Dyadic Unfolding begins October 8.
5 days ago
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Nothing to Fix

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

5 days ago
The third cohort of Foundations of Dyadic Unfolding begins October 8.
Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue Despite my quips, far from a hate read
6th Jan 2025
92

Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue

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

6th Jan 2025
Despite my quips, far from a hate read
What makes the perfect creative brief? And how to write a brief for yourself
7th Oct 2023
29

What makes the perfect creative brief?

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

7th Oct 2023
And how to write a brief for yourself
Linny's After all these tasting menus and elevated fine-dining experiences, it was time to...  go for...
24th Sep 2025
1

Linny's

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

24th Sep 2025
After all these tasting menus and elevated fine-dining experiences, it was time to...  go for another tasting menu!  Now, this was a little different as we made our way out to Ossington for Linny's.  This high-class deli and steakhouse elicits vibes from yesteryear with New York...
19th May 2025
Notes From Cream-of-the-Valley Road Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
3rd Sep 2025
1

Notes From Cream-of-the-Valley Road

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

3rd Sep 2025
Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
Saddened by the tech industry Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
17th Jun 2023
34

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.
Avoiding the Automation of your Heart A correspondence with Freya India
16th Mar 2025
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Avoiding the Automation of your Heart

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

16th Mar 2025
A correspondence with Freya India
This is not an About page. CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed
12th Jun 2025
52

This is not an About page.

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

12th Jun 2025
CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed
Create Slowly The concept of slow design is one I've applied for several years. As time passes (quickly) and new...
6th Jul 2023
21

Create Slowly

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

6th Jul 2023
The concept of slow design is one I've applied for several years. As time passes (quickly) and new technologies land on our desks, the expectation that we need to react at lightning speed to prove to the world we're always in the know of what's trending, is exhausting. Even if...
The Daily Pancake A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
7th Jun 2025
42

The Daily Pancake

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

7th Jun 2025
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
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
56

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...
Fun, Fellowship, and Fractures On the downside of activity-based friendships
23rd Jun 2024
81

Fun, Fellowship, and Fractures

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

23rd Jun 2024
On the downside of activity-based friendships
the uncomfortable phase of learning I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal...
4th Feb 2024
98

the uncomfortable phase of learning

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

4th Feb 2024
I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal training sessions before I traveled to japan, and when I got back there was a...
The Finite Faculties of Man What is the extent of human cultural variation?
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The Finite Faculties of Man

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What is the extent of human cultural variation?
As Wild as It Gets Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.
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Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.
#1 Writemas Prioritising time to think, write and publish
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#1 Writemas

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1st Dec 2023
Prioritising time to think, write and publish
The Art of Simplification: Why We (over) Build When We Should Simplify Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often...
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3rd Mar 2025
Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often overlooked.
The Waters of Lethe Flow From Our Digital Streams The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
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The Waters of Lethe Flow From Our Digital Streams

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20th Mar 2025
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
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.
The sights and sounds of Bhutan Stories from my visit to the mysterious Himalayan kingdom The post The sights and sounds of Bhutan...
25th Nov 2025
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The sights and sounds of Bhutan

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

25th Nov 2025
Stories from my visit to the mysterious Himalayan kingdom The post The sights and sounds of Bhutan appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Illusion of Solitude Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
1st Nov 2024
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from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Nov 2024
Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
Appetites instead of estimates The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong. Yes...
4th Oct 2024
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Appetites instead of estimates

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

4th Oct 2024
The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong. Yes there's a 3 week version of something. And a 6 week version. And a 4 month version. And a 12 month version. That's correct. Yet, you'll almost always be wrong whichever you pick....
To day has bin a memorable day Born in 1838, Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived and worked as a seamstress in...
1st Jan 2023
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To day has bin a memorable day

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1st Jan 2023
Born in 1838, Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived and worked as a seamstress in the city of Philadelphia. It was in 1863, aged 24, that Davis began to keep a written record of life during the Civil War in the first of three pocket diaries to have survived,...
Care in Design Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of...
1st Sep 2022
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Care in Design

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

1st Sep 2022
Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of users—of humans. It is designing product details that you might randomly discover (sometimes even years later) rather than only designing what should be seen. Care in design is worrying...
The meet-cute (rom com, Act One) a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury,...
5th Mar 2024
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The meet-cute (rom com, Act One)

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

5th Mar 2024
a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying everything
Brainstorming Advice from a Long Lost Isaac Asimov Letter When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about...
19th Jan 2015
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Brainstorming Advice from a Long Lost Isaac Asimov Letter

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

19th Jan 2015
When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about creativity written by Isaac Asimov from 1959 teach us?
China’s AI Chicken or Egg A Much Cheaper, Almost-as-Good Alternative
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China’s AI Chicken or Egg

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2 weeks ago
A Much Cheaper, Almost-as-Good Alternative
What I've been eating... Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating...
3rd May 2023
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What I've been eating...

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

3rd May 2023
Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating food, telling people about food. Why not add it into Tech and Tea?
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)
Why Write? Other than the egotism, of course…
15th Jul 2023
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Why Write?

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

15th Jul 2023
Other than the egotism, of course…
That Inspiration Stuck in Your Teeth Remember the last time inspiration blessed you with its divine presence? The clouds parted, angels...
3rd Dec 2016
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That Inspiration Stuck in Your Teeth

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

3rd Dec 2016
Remember the last time inspiration blessed you with its divine presence? The clouds parted, angels sang, and an idea descended like a holy dove. What, it doesn't happen that way for you? Me neither.
2nd Apr 2026
Let the world dawn on you (influences pt. 2) I know the houses too. As I walk along they seem to run forward in the streets to look out at me...
7th Oct 2023
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from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Oct 2023
I know the houses too. As I walk along they seem to run forward in the streets to look out at me from every window, and almost to say: "Good-morning! How do you do? I am quite well, thank God, and I am to have a new storey in May," or, "How are you? I am being redecorated...
Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You? The Lure of the Measurable
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Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You?

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

6th Feb 2023
The Lure of the Measurable
23 Highlights from 2023 A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
5th Jan 2024
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from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jan 2024
A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
25th Nov 2025
Look at the trees I pick my Dad up from the aged care facility he lives at and we go for drives. There’s a nice bakery...
3rd May 2026
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Look at the trees

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

3rd May 2026
I pick my Dad up from the aged care facility he lives at and we go for drives. There’s a nice bakery 25 minutes out onto the peninsula. We always take the scenic route. Because I’ve got nothing but time Dad says. Not far from the
THE WHAT TO COOK SHOW: surf and turf summer fajitas For the grand finale episode of this season of the What To Cook show, I bring you a fajita...
4 weeks ago
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THE WHAT TO COOK SHOW: surf and turf summer fajitas

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

4 weeks ago
For the grand finale episode of this season of the What To Cook show, I bring you a fajita feast! We’re headed to my backyard to grill up the most delicious summer spread of hanger steak, shrimp, and veg for fajitas, plus we’ll make a creamy charred jalapeño sauce and corn on the...
hello depression my old friend i guess we're talking once again
10th Dec 2025
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hello depression my old friend

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

10th Dec 2025
i guess we're talking once again
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.
'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult Not If You're On The Left Anyway
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3rd Aug 2024
Not If You're On The Left Anyway
Render Unto the Machine The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
8th Jul 2023
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Render Unto the Machine

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

8th Jul 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
How to Just Do a Thing I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy...
14th May 2026
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How to Just Do a Thing

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

14th May 2026
I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy something about the lives of the people in them. I don’t think I’d want to trade places. I’m too accustomed to hot showers and modern dentistry. But people back then seemed to live with...
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...
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
4th Oct 2023
Perseverance: 7 Stoic Lessons on How To Keep Going “To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea...
9th May 2023
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Perseverance: 7 Stoic Lessons on How To Keep Going

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

9th May 2023
“To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.” — Marcus Aurelius The question of why and how we are supposed to live has been contemplated for centuries.  Absurdist Albert Camus wrote that life is like...
on one-sidedness giving without getting
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on one-sidedness

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

3rd Feb 2025
giving without getting
how to write about the vulnerable stuff your family doesn't know about (and other fun easy topics... therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
1st May 2025
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1st May 2025
therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
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.
23rd Dec 2023
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Apple M3 Machine Learning Speed Test

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

23rd Dec 2023
I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
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...
The unfairness of life with a baby Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
1st Sep 2024
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The unfairness of life with a baby

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

1st Sep 2024
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
A new role I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy...
14th Dec 2023
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A new role

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

14th Dec 2023
I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy Coordinator at St David's Catholic College. I joined the college as a pastoral tutor four years ago this month, after a religious conversion prompted me to seek out a new career in...
My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke...
1st Apr 2022
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My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock

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

1st Apr 2022
Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Since that moment, my phone and inbox have been inundated non-stop with people (friends, family, readers, journalists) wanting my “take” on the situation. After all, I...
Overchoice and How to Avoid it Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
5th Oct 2023
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Overchoice and How to Avoid it

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

5th Oct 2023
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our...
7th Jun 2021
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me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky

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

7th Jun 2021
I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our understanding of the product, problem, user. We’re following the data and have numbers we can point to when making a majority of our decisions. We’re focusing on growth.
Randomly right One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing. Every forest, every...
12th Mar 2025
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Randomly right

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

12th Mar 2025
One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing. Every forest, every field, every place untouched by humans is full of randomness. Nothing lines up, a million different shapes, sprouting seeds burst where the winds — or birds — randomly drop...
Taste games I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar....
15th Feb 2024
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Taste games

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Feb 2024
I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar. I sure do. But what about camping or dubstep or chain restaurants or installation art? What about blue cheese or pick-up trucks or reality TV? Me, I like some and loathe others....
If Not Could Not Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at...
10th Apr 2024
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If Not Could Not

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

10th Apr 2024
Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at selling things." Well, that's nice: the job is all about selling things, so someone good at selling things would indeed be a good fit.
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'
You're Not Struggling Alone If you're worried you don't have to worry
14th Nov 2022
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You're Not Struggling Alone

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

14th Nov 2022
If you're worried you don't have to worry
A Day in the Life of a Solo-ish Builder What my days actually look like right now, AI workflows, and some random tangents.
12th Mar 2026
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A Day in the Life of a Solo-ish Builder

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

12th Mar 2026
What my days actually look like right now, AI workflows, and some random tangents.
Growing a Hornbeam Hedge What's involved and the cost
12th Apr 2025
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Growing a Hornbeam Hedge

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

12th Apr 2025
What's involved and the cost
Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and...
9th Mar 2024
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Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all

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

9th Mar 2024
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of work.
The Architecture of Safety The Foundation That Makes Healing Possible
9th Jun 2025
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The Architecture of Safety

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

9th Jun 2025
The Foundation That Makes Healing Possible
The journey and the destination When is it about the journey, and can it also be the destination?
20th Dec 2024
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The journey and the destination

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

20th Dec 2024
When is it about the journey, and can it also be the destination?
On running Never did I imagine myself getting into running, especially as a middle-aged man. It always seemed a...
2nd Aug 2026
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On running

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

2nd Aug 2026
Never did I imagine myself getting into running, especially as a middle-aged man. It always seemed a bit boring to me. Cycling is what I thought I‘d inevitably venture into, especially because I love watching that sport. But here I am, roped in by a couple of friends, fully...
More Calories Less Crime Some criminals are getting too fat to offend.
12th Aug 2023
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More Calories Less Crime

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

12th Aug 2023
Some criminals are getting too fat to offend.
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....
My Rule of the 6 Spheres Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very...
2nd Feb 2024
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My Rule of the 6 Spheres

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

2nd Feb 2024
Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very seriously—it's at the heart of my worldview and keeps me on the right path
How To Choose Your Nemesis What Makes a Rivalry Productive?
6th Dec 2025
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How To Choose Your Nemesis

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

6th Dec 2025
What Makes a Rivalry Productive?
The military mechanism of zimperial occupation The first of two related book reviews
1st Dec 2025
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The military mechanism of zimperial occupation

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

1st Dec 2025
The first of two related book reviews
The Consciousness Box Sorry for the inconvenience.
11th Dec 2023
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The Consciousness Box

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

11th Dec 2023
Sorry for the inconvenience.
3rd Apr 2024
This is not Nineteen Eighty-Four Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900...
1st Mar 2023
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This is not Nineteen Eighty-Four

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

1st Mar 2023
Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900 (presumably) well-read inhabitants have an incredible sixteen bookshops on their doorstep(s), an annual book festival that runs for ten days, and the official title of Scotland’s...
Ready to Start If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way. Where you're going may...
6th Sep 2023
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Ready to Start

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

6th Sep 2023
If you're not excited about where you're going, you're going the wrong way. Where you're going may be challenging, difficult, a real pain in the ass even, but come what may, you should be excited about getting there—both the getting, and the there. That's how you know you're on...
Adios productivity Laetitia@Work #46
31st Mar 2022
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Adios productivity

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

31st Mar 2022
Laetitia@Work #46
My book Charlie Walks: A Novel is now available worldwide Charlie Walks: A Novel now shipping paperback copies worldwide.
11th Nov 2022
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My book Charlie Walks: A Novel is now available worldwide

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

11th Nov 2022
Charlie Walks: A Novel now shipping paperback copies worldwide.
Alpine Starts You need all the hours you can get— you better start early (or go very late).
8th May 2023
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Alpine Starts

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

8th May 2023
You need all the hours you can get— you better start early (or go very late).
From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
12th Jul 2022
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From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities

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

12th Jul 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
Let Us Fulfill Our Obligation That nice, warm feeling you’re carrying over from Thanksgiving? That fullness after your big family...
27th Nov 2025
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Let Us Fulfill Our Obligation

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

27th Nov 2025
That nice, warm feeling you’re carrying over from Thanksgiving? That fullness after your big family get-together? From the meal, from the company, from all of it? It’s important that you realize not everyone is feeling that right now. In fact, many people are experiencing the...
Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in...
5th Jan 2024
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Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter

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

5th Jan 2024
This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in 2016. Almost 8 years on from then, with much experimentation, many highs and lows, strategy changes, and a lot of ground work, we announced the relaunch of our website:...
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
14th Oct 2021
A rebel wild and free [Plus audio version]
2 days ago
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A rebel wild and free

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

2 days ago
[Plus audio version]
Polaroid, you broke my heart. What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching...
15th Sep 2015
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Polaroid, you broke my heart.

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

15th Sep 2015
What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching out to you is a lawyer from their trademark protection team it probably feels like a kick in the gut.
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...
Anti-Hero, Abandoning the Movie Inside Your Head If we are stuck as the heroes in our imaginary movies our lives are destined to be controlled by...
7th Jan 2017
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Anti-Hero, Abandoning the Movie Inside Your Head

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

7th Jan 2017
If we are stuck as the heroes in our imaginary movies our lives are destined to be controlled by rationalization. Change is not possible. But if accept the movie for what it is, an illusion, perhaps we can abandon our imaginary hero personas and become people that actually change...
UPPERCASE lowercase Andinbetvveen On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
12th Nov 2021
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UPPERCASE lowercase Andinbetvveen

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

12th Nov 2021
On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
I'm Recommending 14 New Albums Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
1st Apr 2026
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I'm Recommending 14 New Albums

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

1st Apr 2026
Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
Viscerality some notes on pleasure
2nd Nov 2025
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Viscerality

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

2nd Nov 2025
some notes on pleasure
Make product worse, get money 1. I recently asked why people seem to hate dating apps so much. In response, 80% of you emailed me...
20th Nov 2025
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Make product worse, get money

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Nov 2025
1. I recently asked why people seem to hate dating apps so much. In response, 80% of you emailed me some version of the following theory: The thing about dating apps is that if they do a good job and match people up, then the matched people will quit the app and stop paying. So...
How Dangerous is Rock Climbing? There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no...
28th Nov 2022
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How Dangerous is Rock Climbing?

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

28th Nov 2022
There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no old bold climbers. I plan on getting pretty old.
2nd Jul 2026
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the mind is a trap be careful what you convince yourself of
13th Feb 2025
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the mind is a trap

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

13th Feb 2025
be careful what you convince yourself of
10 Ideas For A Life Of No Regrets Live a life true to you, no one else. Laugh heartily when you can. Cherish your friendships (they’re...
23rd May 2020
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10 Ideas For A Life Of No Regrets

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

23rd May 2020
Live a life true to you, no one else. Laugh heartily when you can. Cherish your friendships (they’re your support network). Invite stillness in. Create! (It’s what keeps your soul happy) Work hard, but not too hard. Spend time with the ones you love. Be COURAGEOUS, inspire people...
One week left to apply for Invisible College 2026 Our residential seminar for 18–22 year olds was such a success that we are running it again. Apply...
1st May 2026
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One week left to apply for Invisible College 2026

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

1st May 2026
Our residential seminar for 18–22 year olds was such a success that we are running it again. Apply this week or forever hold your peace.
Transformed into a couch On taking this time to slooooooow down
28th Dec 2022
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Transformed into a couch

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

28th Dec 2022
On taking this time to slooooooow down
Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them. Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
7th Oct 2024
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Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them.

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

7th Oct 2024
Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
Developing An Intuition For Georgism WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
4th May 2023
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Developing An Intuition For Georgism

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

4th May 2023
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
Who is Paying for All of This? How are restaurant influencers actually making their money? Investigation by Stephen Buranyi....
1st Sep 2026
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Who is Paying for All of This?

from Vittles [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2026
How are restaurant influencers actually making their money? Investigation by Stephen Buranyi. Collage by Cold War Steve
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...
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
Hidden Weaknesses and Outsourced Risk The benefits of not asking for help (even when you desperately need it)
9th Jan 2016
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Hidden Weaknesses and Outsourced Risk

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

9th Jan 2016
The benefits of not asking for help (even when you desperately need it)
observations on a phone-less existence addiction, but make it socially acceptable
11th Aug 2025
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observations on a phone-less existence

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

11th Aug 2025
addiction, but make it socially acceptable
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the...
1st Sep 2026
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Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules

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

1st Sep 2026
I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
This Is TASTE 832: Pim Techamuanvivit’s First Restaurant Job Was Opening a Now Legendary Restaurant Pim Techamuanvivit left a career in Silicon Valley to become one of the most important Thai chefs...
4th Sep 2026
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4th Sep 2026
Pim Techamuanvivit left a career in Silicon Valley to become one of the most important Thai chefs working today. The post This Is TASTE 832: Pim Techamuanvivit’s First Restaurant Job Was Opening a Now Legendary Restaurant appeared first on TASTE.
Resist Summary painfully quick thoughts about AI
31st Dec 2024
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Resist Summary

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

31st Dec 2024
painfully quick thoughts about AI
The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph I don't know how I get invited to anything either
1st Apr 2024
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The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph

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

1st Apr 2024
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
12th Aug 2024
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Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds

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

12th Aug 2024
Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
Conversation-Catalysing Events There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka...
13th Mar 2024
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Conversation-Catalysing Events

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

13th Mar 2024
There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka Supermac, is asked the hardest thing about government and replies “Events, dear boy, events”. This probably never happened and is absolutely irrelevant to this blogpost regardless, but I...
The Life of Saint Pambo Reading Butler's Lives of the Saints, I come across a passage on St Pambo, an Egyptian monk (c.390)...
18th Jul 2020
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The Life of Saint Pambo

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

18th Jul 2020
Reading Butler's Lives of the Saints, I come across a passage on St Pambo, an Egyptian monk (c.390) thought to be a disciple of St Antony. I was struck by the following passage...
Goal Setting: A Philosophical Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the...
28th Apr 2022
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28th Apr 2022
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the goals we set, whether personal or professional, require? If we hope to accomplish our goals, we need the discipline to hold ourselves accountable. We need the self-control to stay...
Is a Priest Justified in Consulting a Doctor? We must either love God or hate him; we must either believe everything or deny everything; All or...
18th Jan 2023
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Is a Priest Justified in Consulting a Doctor?

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

18th Jan 2023
We must either love God or hate him; we must either believe everything or deny everything; All or Nothing.
Low Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
3rd Jan 2024
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Low

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

3rd Jan 2024
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays fighting their way through wisps of Spanish moss. You can find this scene anywhere in South Carolina below the fall line, a vague geographic boundary that runs along the southeastern...
[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...
Softening Our Inner Critic Find nourishment in the weeds
4th Dec 2023
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Softening Our Inner Critic

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

4th Dec 2023
Find nourishment in the weeds
15 Years of Loving Curation In my previous post, I mentioned that Minimalissimo was coming to an end and that I'd be embarking...
1st Oct 2024
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15 Years of Loving Curation

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

1st Oct 2024
In my previous post, I mentioned that Minimalissimo was coming to an end and that I'd be embarking on a new adventure with FormFeelingFunction®. Well, I think it's worth explaining the site's journey, impact, and inevitable sunset. Because it has played a significant role in my...
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 Pathologization Pandemic Why youth mental illness is surging
6th Jul 2023
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The Pathologization Pandemic

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

6th Jul 2023
Why youth mental illness is surging
the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july if america is so bold, why aren't you?
4th Jul 2025
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the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july

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

4th Jul 2025
if america is so bold, why aren't you?
Do blue-blocking glasses improve sleep? Back in 2017, everyone went crazy about these things: The theory was that perhaps the pineal gland...
3rd Jul 2025
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Do blue-blocking glasses improve sleep?

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2025
Back in 2017, everyone went crazy about these things: The theory was that perhaps the pineal gland isn’t the principal seat of the soul after all. Maybe what it does is spit out melatonin to make you sleepy. But it only does that when it’s dark, and you spend your nights in...
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