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Pensacola History
From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge,...
a year ago
From Fort Pickens we came around the entirety of Pensacola Bay to a small park on the western edge, Big Lagoon. From our campsite there it was a short car ride to Perdido Key, which is another part of Gulf Islands National Seashore. Although it takes the better part of two hours...
Castles in the Sky
Have you quit social media? Do you want to?
I am looking for feedback on an idea I'm writing an essay about.
4 months ago
I am looking for feedback on an idea I'm writing an essay about.
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Internet Will Pay You More for Your 9-5 Skills than an Employer Ever Will (Few Understand)
Stop stealing from yourself
2 months ago
Stop stealing from yourself
The Honest Broker
How Musicians Invented Stand-Up Comedy
Even today rhythm makes a joke funnier
a year ago
Even today rhythm makes a joke funnier
Diaries of Note
The sea was alive with great hunchback whales
On 28th February, seven years before his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, was to appear in...
a year ago
On 28th February, seven years before his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, was to appear in print, Arthur Conan Doyle left Peterhead on S. S. Hope, a whaling ship led by Captain John Gray that was heading for the Arctic Ocean. Aged twenty and still studying medicine at...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Divorce, Separations & Breakups: Ask Marcus Aurelius
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
a year ago
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Both Are True
The ONLY Tip You Need To Become A Great Writer
If you are ready to change your life, keep reading.
5 months ago
If you are ready to change your life, keep reading.
Daniel Bourke
Placebo yourself
If there’s something that you’d like to do or some condition you’d like to be true, let it...
a year ago
If there’s something that you’d like to do or some condition you’d like to be true, let it happen.
Believe it’s going to happen.
Write it down.
Start talking about it with yourself.
I’ve got this.
You (I) can do
The Convivial...
The One Best Way Is a Trap
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 9
a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 9
Stoic Simple
What Is Stoicism, Basically? A Comprehensive Overview
https://youtu.be/xHCIPz5tGYI Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for over two thousand...
a year ago
https://youtu.be/xHCIPz5tGYI Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for over two thousand years. The ancient Greeks developed it as a way to live a good life, free from the distractions of emotions, desires, and material possessions. Stoicism has been embraced by many...
The Convivial...
"The Pathologies of the Attention Economy" (Audio), Links, Miscellany
Listen now (23 min) | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 16 (supplement)
over a year ago
Listen now (23 min) | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 16 (supplement)
The Honest Broker
Are There Alternating Cycles of Hot and Cool in American Cultural History? (Part 1 of 2)
And are we midway through a hot cycle right now?
a year ago
And are we midway through a hot cycle right now?
journal – Winnie Lim
hiroshima, and keeping my brain engaged
I debated for a long time whether to visit Hiroshima since I was already on my way to Osaka from...
a year ago
I debated for a long time whether to visit Hiroshima since I was already on my way to Osaka from Fukuoka. It would be almost a midway stop, breaking up the original...
Both Are True
you don't need everyone to like your work (2018)
revisiting something i wrote years ago
8 months ago
revisiting something i wrote years ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Jackson Pollock Found in Dumpster
The world was beautiful before, back in my dumpster diving days. I remember standing knee-deep in...
over a year ago
The world was beautiful before, back in my dumpster diving days. I remember standing knee-deep in garbage in an alley behind a grocery store. There, splattered on the side of a dumpster was a Jackson Pollock.
Unfiltered by Tim...
Be Aware of the Quiet Ones like Keanu Reeves — They Are the Ones That Actually Make You Think
The smarter you become, the less you speak.
a month ago
The smarter you become, the less you speak.
Laetitia@Work
What future of work in a warmer world?
Laetitia@Work #60
a year ago
Left To Write
Nashing Out
How Playing Good Poker Connects With Behavioural Economics
a year ago
How Playing Good Poker Connects With Behavioural Economics
Diaries of Note
I try to make tea out of dust
Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist...
a year ago
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...
Diaries of Note
The dear old white bear saved me, that time
Liane de Pougy was a socialite and diarist who shimmered through early 20th-century Paris with the...
a year ago
Liane de Pougy was a socialite and diarist who shimmered through early 20th-century Paris with the sort of glamour and intrigue that novels are made of. Born Anne Marie Chassaigne in 1869, she lived many lives: an acclaimed dancer, a celebrated courtesan, and eventually an...
Diaries of Note
Happy New Year
It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared...
11 months ago
It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared 365 diary entries written by 365 different people—each offering a chance to live a day in someone else’s shoes. It’s been an intense and remarkable year, filled with insights,...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
When the World Begs You to Steal a Corvette
I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps...
over a year ago
I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps my oldest fantasy, formed in the days when my life revolved around Matchbox cars, was to be the hero with the fast car, always escaping the police. I was just a good lil' boy, never...
Diaries of Note
He feels we should be on the attack for diversion
As Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman was positioned at the epicentre of the Watergate...
a year ago
As Richard Nixon’s Chief of Staff, H. R. Haldeman was positioned at the epicentre of the Watergate scandal—a pivotal role that would ultimately lead to an eighteen month spell in jail for his role in the cover-up. In his posthumously published diaries from that period, Haldeman...
Diaries of Note
Magic must always triumph
Keith Haring was a magnetic force in the 1980s New York City art scene, his vibrant street art...
a year ago
Keith Haring was a magnetic force in the 1980s New York City art scene, his vibrant street art redefining the boundaries between high art and pop culture; his animated figures, marked by bold lines and vivid colours, becoming potent symbols of social commentary on issues like...
Mark Manson
Are You Entertained—Or Addicted?
In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that...
over a year ago
In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that anyone who views even a small portion of it will give up all desire to do anything else in life in order to keep watching. Throughout the book, characters who see it give up...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
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...
over a year ago
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.
Stoic Simple
Unleash Your Inner Sage: 5 Powerful Mindsets Fostered by Stoicism
By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A...
a year ago
By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A person who overcame all of their personal defects to achieve a life of complete tranquility and goodness. The perfect Stoic, if you will. They referred to this person as the Stoic...
The Ruffian
Opposites Attract
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
10 months ago
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
journal – Winnie Lim
sending out pieces of my self
In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the...
8 months ago
In one of my recent posts I documented my experience with the risograph, and at the bottom of the post I wrote that I’ll be giving away 5 pieces of the poster...
journal – Winnie Lim
restarting from scratch
I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini...
a year ago
I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini celebration with my partner. I am not sure if I overdid it, but...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Travel & Moving to a New Home: Ask Marcus Aurelius
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
a year ago
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
RhysTranter.com
Robert Pirsig on Selfless Climbing
While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition...
6 months ago
While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition of Henri Nouwen’s The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery.
Wait But Why
100 Blocks a Day
Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours?
The post 100...
over a year ago
Everyone gets 100 10-minute time blocks to use every day. How are you using yours?
The post 100 Blocks a Day appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Honest Broker
How to Break Free from Dopamine Culture
My quest for a healthier relationship with technology
9 months ago
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Diaries of Note
It’s a man!
Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a...
a year ago
Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a secret until decades after his death, at which point his diaries and letters revealed all. For much of his adult life, unbeknownst to family and friends, Munby sought out, interviewed,...
Diaries of Note
I thought once or twice we were done for
In the late 1860s, amid the rugged landscapes of post-Civil War America, countless cowboys undertook...
a year ago
In the late 1860s, amid the rugged landscapes of post-Civil War America, countless cowboys undertook arduous journeys herding cattle from Texas to Kansas where the demand for beef was on the rise. One such cowboy was Jack Bailey, a 37-year-old North Texan who herded approximately...
The Honest Broker
How Miles Davis Hired John Coltrane
A fascinating interlude from James Kaplan's new book '3 Shades of Blue'
9 months ago
A fascinating interlude from James Kaplan's new book '3 Shades of Blue'
The Honest Broker
What Happened to My Search Engine?
Or why tech upgrades are now mostly downgrades
11 months ago
Or why tech upgrades are now mostly downgrades
The Honest Broker
We Need More Jazz Vinyl Cafés
And I have a hunch we will get them
a year ago
And I have a hunch we will get them
The Ruffian
Thirty-One Insights Into Art, Writing and the Creative Process
Nuggets from my commonplace book
a year ago
Nuggets from my commonplace book
The Honest Broker
The Brilliant Bad Decisions of John Luther Adams
He never finished high school, took demanding work outside of music, moved to a cabin in Alaska,...
a year ago
He never finished high school, took demanding work outside of music, moved to a cabin in Alaska, etc. Can you really win a Pulitzer Prize this way? Well, yes. . .
Left To Write
Do The Verb To Become The Noun
Chasing after who you want to become is hard
a year ago
Chasing after who you want to become is hard
DYNOMIGHT
Tactical parenting
I'm so confused
TACTICAL PARENTING
Written by
Dynomight
INT TACTICAL HOME - DAY
WE OPEN on...
2 weeks ago
I'm so confused
TACTICAL PARENTING
Written by
Dynomight
INT TACTICAL HOME - DAY
WE OPEN on TACTICAL GUY’s house. A small tree is visible in a window. We see TACTICAL GUY staring at TACTICAL BABY on the ground.
CUT TO:
INT DESK - SAME DAY
TACTICAL GUY uses keyboard plugged...
Nat Eliason's...
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts
Plus a sci-fi novel update
4 months ago
Plus a sci-fi novel update
Laetitia@Work
The Future of Work & the Sandwich Generation
Laetitia@Work #63
a year ago
Diaries of Note
A greater public calamity could not have occurred
On 6th November 1817, the British public was plunged into deep mourning following the unexpected...
a year ago
On 6th November 1817, the British public was plunged into deep mourning following the unexpected death of Princess Charlotte of Wales. The only child of the Prince Regent (later King George IV) and Caroline of Brunswick, Princess Charlotte was admired for her spirited personality...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Three Designs, All Invisible
The first invisible design hides in plain sight. It is as transparent as a window, allowing the...
over a year ago
The first invisible design hides in plain sight. It is as transparent as a window, allowing the meaning to shine through. When properly executed, it never draws attention to itself.
Farza's Newsletter
imagine if birds were slices of pizza with wings
Chilling at Central Park. I usually hang out here on the same bench on Sunday mornings, blast some...
over a year ago
Chilling at Central Park. I usually hang out here on the same bench on Sunday mornings, blast some music, and do stuff :). Going to write this newsletter and then head to the office. Lots to do with Zip this week! We’re finding tons of cool new teachers, making dope content,...
The Honest Broker
The Rise of the Anonymous Music Star
Do streaming platforms view famous artists as a threat to their brands?
8 months ago
Do streaming platforms view famous artists as a threat to their brands?
The Convivial...
Embracing Sub-Optimal Relationships
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 10
4 months ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 10
Diaries of Note
Then, no more
English poets Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland lived together for almost 40 years, their...
a year ago
English poets Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland lived together for almost 40 years, their partnership both a romantic and literary alliance that formed in 1930. It was in the 1960s that Ackland’s health began to decline, and on 9th November 1969, at their home in...
The Honest Broker
Eleven Predictions: Here's What AI Does Next
Are you ready? Is anybody ready?
3 months ago
Are you ready? Is anybody ready?
journal – Winnie Lim
a small life
A few weeks ago my host emailed me that for some reason google bot was hitting my site so much that...
yesterday
A few weeks ago my host emailed me that for some reason google bot was hitting my site so much that it slowed down the entire server – since it was affecting...
Stoic Simple
The Intersection of Stoicism and Modern Psychology
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among psychologists and mental health...
a year ago
In recent years, there has been a growing interest among psychologists and mental health professionals in the ancient philosophy of Stoicism. Despite being developed over two thousand years ago, many of the core principles of this philosophy have been found to be highly relevant...
Diaries of Note
I don’t want another swash to buckle
On 13th December 1960, mere months after winning an Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, Charlton Heston...
a year ago
On 13th December 1960, mere months after winning an Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, Charlton Heston almost met with disaster on the set of El Cid, an epic historical drama unfolding in the sun-drenched landscapes of Spain. While immersed in a demanding broadsword duel scene...
Diaries of Note
CORONACION DAY
On 23rd April 1661, a decade after fleeing the country following defeat by Oliver Cromwell, Charles...
a year ago
On 23rd April 1661, a decade after fleeing the country following defeat by Oliver Cromwell, Charles II was crowned king, heralding the restoration of the monarchy and the end of political turmoil. The Abbey was resplendently adorned in reds that day, and the finest of garments...
The Honest Broker
What You Can Learn from Just Seven Pages by Hannah Arendt
She wrote this book in the 1950s, but it's frighteningly relevant right now
a month ago
She wrote this book in the 1950s, but it's frighteningly relevant right now
The Ruffian
Can we blame Sam Bankman-Fried's parents for Sam Bankman-Fried?
Can we blame anyone for anything?
a year ago
Can we blame anyone for anything?
Both Are True
introducing: are both true? (a podcast-ish podcast)
🎵 when a man tries to podcast 🎵
a year ago
🎵 when a man tries to podcast 🎵
Passing Time
Backyard Skiing
You don’t have to go far from home for adventure
9 months ago
You don’t have to go far from home for adventure
Daniel Bourke
A Learners Fight: Adaptation vs. Education
Education saves time. Adaptation sharpens instincts.
a year ago
Education saves time. Adaptation sharpens instincts.
The Honest Broker
When a Single Person Controlled the Copyright on All Music (Even Blank Music Paper)
Music copyright law is a mess today—but it's always been that way
a year ago
Music copyright law is a mess today—but it's always been that way
Mark Manson
Motivation: What It Is, How It Works, and Where to Find It
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want...
over a year ago
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want to wake up in the morning with a sense of purpose and drive, ready to tackle the day ahead.
But the truth is, motivation is not always easy to come by.
We tell ourselves lies about...
Passing Time
The Consciousness Box
Sorry for the inconvenience.
a year ago
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Diaries of Note
We mutually agreed to call it The First World War
Born in South West England in 1858, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles à Court Repington was forced to...
a year ago
Born in South West England in 1858, Lieutenant-Colonel Charles à Court Repington was forced to retire from the British Army in 1902 due to a scandalous affair with the wife of a fellow officer. Returning to London, he quickly pivoted to journalism and rose to prominence as one of...
Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
2 months ago
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
The Ruffian
The State of the Culture Is...Not Bad, Actually
Reflections on a good year for the Oscars
9 months ago
Reflections on a good year for the Oscars
Atoms vs Bits
The Al Capone Problem
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
a year ago
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
Left To Write
№ 78: Bloomstory Codex, Changing of Seasons, Unproductivity Is The New Productivity
A brief update of the last months
9 months ago
A brief update of the last months
Atoms vs Bits
Conversation-Catalysing Events
There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka...
9 months ago
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 Honest Broker
12 Predictions on the Future of Song Investing
Who will eventually own all the dead stars of rock & roll?
a year ago
Who will eventually own all the dead stars of rock & roll?
Both Are True
what do i do with my life?
kill the trolls
9 months ago
Stoic Simple
Understanding the Key Principles of Stoicism
If you're looking for a practical philosophy to help guide you through life's ups and downs, look no...
a year ago
If you're looking for a practical philosophy to help guide you through life's ups and downs, look no further than Stoicism. At its core, Stoicism is all about living a good life by cultivating virtues like wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance, and finding inner tranquility no...
The Honest Broker
Here's a Map to 'The Honest Broker'
Let me take you on a tour
7 months ago
Let me take you on a tour
The Convivial...
Audio Versions Are Back
A Convivial Society Update
9 months ago
A Convivial Society Update
RhysTranter.com
The Letters of Thomas Merton
I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books....
over a year ago
I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books. Now, I am dipping into the multi-volume edition of his letters...
Left To Write
№ 71: You Had A Sh*t Day But Tomorrow Is A New Day
I didn’t have the greatest start to 2023. My emails were being ignored, offers rescinded, a bout of...
a year ago
I didn’t have the greatest start to 2023. My emails were being ignored, offers rescinded, a bout of writer’s block, and I struggled to complete any climbing projects. Pipe in a layer of never feeling enough, feeling behind, and financial struggles and what you’ve got is a...
The Honest Broker
Let's Just Admit it: The Algorithms Are Broken
So I'm begging the tech overlords to let us opt out from their dystopia
7 months ago
So I'm begging the tech overlords to let us opt out from their dystopia
Diaries of Note
It was only fitting she should be honoured publicly
At the Epsom Derby on 4th June 1913, as the race was in full swing, 40-year-old suffragette Emily...
a year ago
At the Epsom Derby on 4th June 1913, as the race was in full swing, 40-year-old suffragette Emily Wilding Davison ducked beneath a guard rail on the final bend and ventured onto the track just as the horses thundered past. Her exact motives remain unclear to this day, yet it is...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boiling Your Kermit
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
over a year ago
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he won’t mind if you slowly crank up the heat. He’ll look you square in the eye, absorbing the heat until it all goes black. Sorry, Kermit.
The Convivial...
What Is To Be Done? — Fragments
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14
over a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14
The Honest Broker
30 Signs You Are Living in an Information Crap-pocalypse
The Age of Information has come to a brutal end—here's how it happened
a year ago
The Age of Information has come to a brutal end—here's how it happened
Diaries of Note
This is where it hits
It was in Africa in 1963, aged 31, that Dian Fossey first caught a glimpse of the animal to which...
a year ago
It was in Africa in 1963, aged 31, that Dian Fossey first caught a glimpse of the animal to which she would soon dedicate her life: the mountain gorilla. By the time she wrote the following diary entry in 1985, Fossey had been living among these creatures in Rwanda’s Volcanoes...
The Ruffian
Do You Wear the Mask or Does the Mask Wear you?
Novak Djokovic, Boris Johnson, and the Art of Creating a Professional Persona
5 months ago
Novak Djokovic, Boris Johnson, and the Art of Creating a Professional Persona
Both Are True
the detonator
no, i will not 'grieve' my pre-parent self
8 months ago
no, i will not 'grieve' my pre-parent self
Diaries of Note
Some monstrous gullet suffocating with fury
Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and esteemed novelist who rose to prominence in the late 19th...
a year ago
Pierre Loti was a French naval officer and esteemed novelist who rose to prominence in the late 19th century. Born Louis Marie Julien Viaud, he pursued a naval career, earning a recall to service during World War I due to his expertise in Pacific waters. Married to poet and...
Jason Crawford
Who is Scott Alexander and what is he about?
Scott Alexander is my favorite blogger. I’d like to recommend him to more people, but it’s hard to...
over a year ago
Scott Alexander is my favorite blogger. I’d like to recommend him to more people, but it’s hard to know where to start, since he’s written over 1,500 posts. A little while ago a friend asked me to make a list of my favorite pieces of his. So, here is a beginner’s guide to the...
Scarlet Ink
Work Enemies: Actions You Can Take to Protect Yourself From Bad Relationships
You won't always get along with your co-workers. What can you do to protect yourself?
3 months ago
You won't always get along with your co-workers. What can you do to protect yourself?
Stoic Simple
Stoicism & Personal Finance: Stoic Philosophy for Financial Stability
In today's fast-paced and often unpredictable world, financial stability and security are high on...
a year ago
In today's fast-paced and often unpredictable world, financial stability and security are high on everyone's list of priorities. However, achieving financial well-being can be challenging, especially when faced with economic uncertainty, unexpected expenses, and financial stress....
Laetitia@Work
Xi Jinping, Emmanuel Macron & demographic “warfare”
Laetitia@Work #65
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
Ambition and energy keep a man young
Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet, born in 1879, who balanced an unassuming life in...
a year ago
Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet, born in 1879, who balanced an unassuming life in insurance with an illustrious literary career. While best known for his intricate and imaginative poems, which earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1955, Stevens also kept a journal...
Farza's Newsletter
been playing mario kart on my tamagotchi
Hey everyone! Chilling at a little cafe right now. Got a cappuccino and a cheese danish. So, we’re...
over a year ago
Hey everyone! Chilling at a little cafe right now. Got a cappuccino and a cheese danish. So, we’re working on _buildspace now and a lot of folks have asked me about why we pivoted away from ZipSchool. I’ll answer that question with a screenshot from our investor update below:
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Journey of a Single Brush Stroke
There's a painting hanging in my garage that I am not particularly proud of. I keep it around...
over a year ago
There's a painting hanging in my garage that I am not particularly proud of. I keep it around because of a single brush stroke. The rest of the painting is mediocre, a still life of dismembered baby doll parts, the standard assignment given to beginning painting students. I...
Diaries of Note
War raises the tone of life
In August of 1950, shortly after receiving the distinguished Strega Prize for his literary...
a year ago
In August of 1950, shortly after receiving the distinguished Strega Prize for his literary contributions, Italian novelist, poet, and translator Cesare Pavese tragically ended his life. He was just forty-one. Among his personal effects was found a deeply introspective diary that...
Passing Time
Incommensurate Goods in ESG
When values conflict, how do you choose what to prioritize?
over a year ago
When values conflict, how do you choose what to prioritize?
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Search for Words that Transcend
The perfect sentence. Lifetimes are spent in search of words that transcend. If you are lucky enough...
over a year ago
The perfect sentence. Lifetimes are spent in search of words that transcend. If you are lucky enough to find the words, the battle has just begun.
Diaries of Note
Today is Mother’s Day
Born in the Brazilian town of Sacramento in 1914, Carolina Maria de Jesus was unemployed and...
a year ago
Born in the Brazilian town of Sacramento in 1914, Carolina Maria de Jesus was unemployed and pregnant when she moved to the favela of Canindé, São Paulo in 1947. There, living with her children in a wooden shack and working as a scrap collector, she faced seemingly insurmountable...
Mind Mine
act, rest, repeat
on finding the right doing-being balance
3 months ago
on finding the right doing-being balance
The Honest Broker
10 Reasons Why Technological Progress Is Now Reversing
Or How Silicon Valley Started Breaking Bad
4 months ago
Or How Silicon Valley Started Breaking Bad
journal – Winnie Lim
generating mini turning points
Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness,...
a year ago
Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness, fatigue and paralysis. I have learnt that it is possible to break out of this...
Left To Write
What Did The Doorman Say To ChatGPT?
A few weeks ago, my friend Asad asked me how I was feeling about chatGPT. I’ve talked about it...
a year ago
A few weeks ago, my friend Asad asked me how I was feeling about chatGPT. I’ve talked about it before but given how fast the landscape is changing, I want to expand further: How I feel about chatGPT is complicated. The short answer is: From a business and writing point of view,...
Farza's Newsletter
just used my car keys to lock my macbook wow 2021 is legit
Was a busy week at ZipSchool! It’s interesting, we’re quickly moving more toward an experience that...
over a year ago
Was a busy week at ZipSchool! It’s interesting, we’re quickly moving more toward an experience that the student themselves can control. This sounds kinda obvious in retrospect (as most things do). For basically the last 6 months the experience we’ve been building has been pretty...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Overcoming Severe Mental Illness Transformed My Life
I wasn't prepared for what would happen next
a week ago
I wasn't prepared for what would happen next
Jason Crawford
What went wrong with the ventilator stockpile?
The New York Times reports on how the federal government tried and failed to increase the stockpile...
over a year ago
The New York Times reports on how the federal government tried and failed to increase the stockpile of ventilators. Some are reading this as a story about the private sector, the profit motive, or “greed”. I think it’s a story about incompetent project management.
The story in...
Diaries of Note
To Nobody, then, will I write my Journal!
Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this...
a year ago
Born in Norfolk in 1752, Frances Burney was fifteen when she began to keep a journal, and this entry, in which she identifies her audience, was the first she ever wrote. For 72 years she continued, by which time she was a famous novelist—most notably as the author of Evelina, or...
Diaries of Note
Sunlight can only be pictured with shadows
Born in 1886 in Covington, Kentucky, James Webb Young was no stranger to the persuasive power of...
a year ago
Born in 1886 in Covington, Kentucky, James Webb Young was no stranger to the persuasive power of words, rising through the ranks to become an influential figure at J. Walter Thompson, one of the world’s leading advertising agencies. Known for his keen insights into human...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Becoming Bobblehead Buddha
We have been fooled into believing in the supremacy of human data processing. As a result of our...
over a year ago
We have been fooled into believing in the supremacy of human data processing. As a result of our programming it becomes second nature for us to crush anything carrying a whiff of supernatural.
DYNOMIGHT
Why doesn’t advice work?
In ancient India, there was a long-running feud between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana,...
5 months ago
In ancient India, there was a long-running feud between the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Duryodhana, leader of the Kauravas, planned a huge war to end things forever. Krishna warned that this would lead to the total destruction of both sides and made every effort to forge a...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
I Am Data Drivel
Consider quitting Google Analytics With Me
over a year ago
Consider quitting Google Analytics With Me
Luxagraf:...
Halloween in the Outer Banks
From Virginia Beach we drifted south, making the short drive down to Oregon Inlet in the Outer...
a year ago
From Virginia Beach we drifted south, making the short drive down to Oregon Inlet in the Outer Banks. Our plan was to spend a couple of weeks there, visit friends, get some time at the beach, and then head to Ocracoke for Thanksgiving. It was pretty good plan, but it didn't work...
Diaries of Note
My body is the record of those I have loved
American sculptor Anne Truitt was a singular figure in the field of minimalism, best known for her...
a year ago
American sculptor Anne Truitt was a singular figure in the field of minimalism, best known for her large, colour-saturated, wooden column sculptures. Born in 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland, Truitt studied psychology at Bryn Mawr College before venturing into art, her studies taking...
The Honest Broker
Are We Now Living in a Parasite Culture?
In the new consumer economy, you get consumed
3 months ago
In the new consumer economy, you get consumed
Both Are True
happy father's day (the color)
on failures and fathers and color and country
6 months ago
on failures and fathers and color and country
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Why is the Boston Marathon So Slow?
The perception is that the Boston Marathon is a fast race. True, the winners always post blazing...
over a year ago
The perception is that the Boston Marathon is a fast race. True, the winners always post blazing fast times, but what about everyone else? It might surprise you to learn that that the majority of Boston participants perform far below their capabilities.
Luxagraf:...
Copper Harbor
After getting kicked out of our site in McLain State Park we weren't thrilled at the prospect of...
a year ago
After getting kicked out of our site in McLain State Park we weren't thrilled at the prospect of more time in a Michigan State Park, but there's not really anything else in Copper Harbor. We pulled in around 3 and asked for a site. The woman at this check-in station was very nice...
The Honest Broker
Death: A Literary Guide
Can you really prepare for it or even understand it? These 10 books are my cherished touchstones on...
a year ago
Can you really prepare for it or even understand it? These 10 books are my cherished touchstones on the matter.
Mind Mine
gossip steals your sovereignty
talk is easy, action is hard
2 months ago
talk is easy, action is hard
Tech and Tea
Saddened by the tech industry
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
a year ago
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
The Honest Broker
How Many Visionary Artists Are Mentally Ill?
A surprising number of creative people have visions, hear voices, or have strange encounters in...
2 months ago
A surprising number of creative people have visions, hear voices, or have strange encounters in dreams
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The First 31 Paintings of 2016
Since January 1, I have been posting one piece of art a day
over a year ago
Since January 1, I have been posting one piece of art a day
Raptitude.com
How It Seems vs How It Is
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down,...
2 weeks ago
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down, suddenly the room seemed to lose half its size. Turns out it’s just a claustrophobic little room with a toilet, sink, and tub. The sense that there’s open space in front of me while...
The Honest Broker
Nine Predictions for the Future of the Music Business
I offer a forecast for 10 years in the future—and it's filled with good news (surprise!)
2 months ago
I offer a forecast for 10 years in the future—and it's filled with good news (surprise!)
Paul Cudenec
The stench of the system: propaganda
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass...
a month ago
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression.
Daniel Bourke
Not just fishing knots
Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa.
We walked in and mum saw Nana and they...
8 months ago
Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa.
We walked in and mum saw Nana and they both started to cry.
Papa, Alan, Alby, my grandfather was quite sick.
The room was quiet and somber but had an unshakable aura of warmth and love.
Everyone was
The Ruffian
The End of History
Academic historians are destroying their own discipline
a year ago
Academic historians are destroying their own discipline
The Convivial...
Dots Will Be Connected
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 3
a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 3
Left To Write
№ 67: The Last Generation of Chinese Takeaway Kids
Growing up in a takeaway - Growth is always painful - Struggle is what makes us human
a year ago
Growing up in a takeaway - Growth is always painful - Struggle is what makes us human
Unfiltered by Tim...
Keanu Reeves Rarely Talks About Money — But When He Does, It’s Life-Changing
Choosing one of these goals as your focus will produce more money than you could ever expect.
3 weeks ago
Choosing one of these goals as your focus will produce more money than you could ever expect.
journal – Winnie Lim
7 years of love, bound in a handmade booklet
photoessay: documenting 7 years of togetherness
a year ago
photoessay: documenting 7 years of togetherness
The Map is Mostly...
A lot with a little
Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest — The Fool,...
a year ago
Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest — The Fool, King Lear Some works are better for their brevity. Fan Ho needs very little: Most of the image is black, or blurry. You can scarcely tell what materials you’re looking at. But the...
DYNOMIGHT
Using axis lines for good or evil
Say you want to plot some data. You could just plot it by itself:
Or you could put lines on the...
9 months ago
Say you want to plot some data. You could just plot it by itself:
Or you could put lines on the left and bottom:
Or you could put lines everywhere:
Or you could be weird:
Which is right? Many people treat this as an aesthetic choice. But I’d like to suggest an unambiguous...
Luxagraf:...
Stop Breaking Down
I had a bad feeling pulling out of Washburn. The bus had sat for nearly four months. The bus hates...
a year ago
I had a bad feeling pulling out of Washburn. The bus had sat for nearly four months. The bus hates sitting. I had time to drive it to the upholstery shop and back and that was the extent of my test driving. I was hoping, whatever was going to break, would do it in a populous area...
Wait But Why
You Won’t Believe My Morning
A highly unexpected turn of events.
The post You Won’t Believe My Morning appeared first on Wait But...
over a year ago
A highly unexpected turn of events.
The post You Won’t Believe My Morning appeared first on Wait But Why.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to use your AirPod Pros to Trigger Flow
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as...
over a year ago
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as possible. I am always looking for hacks that allow my to get into the zone faster, stay there longer, and increase my creative output. Here’s a new trick that has been working for me...
Diaries of Note
I have been playing a new game called insomnia
In December of 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 26-year-old Thomas Merton entered...
a year ago
In December of 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, 26-year-old Thomas Merton entered the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, where he began life as a Trappist monk. Over the next 27 years, until his death in 1968, Merton authored more than fifty books that...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Science is all in your head
Science seems to support the idea that you are a pattern recognition machine
over a year ago
Science seems to support the idea that you are a pattern recognition machine
journal – Winnie Lim
precarious health, and bringing the whole self to every encounter
I had another health episode this past week after our penang trip. I have a habit of measuring my...
a year ago
I had another health episode this past week after our penang trip. I have a habit of measuring my heart rate and heart rate variability every morning when I wake up to...
Diaries of Note
Every atom of hate we add to this world makes it still more inhospitable
On 7th September 1943, a year after writing the following diary entry, 29-year-old Etty Hillesum and...
a year ago
On 7th September 1943, a year after writing the following diary entry, 29-year-old Etty Hillesum and her family were sent from Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz, where she would meet her tragic end two months later. Born in 1914 in the Netherlands, Hillesum was a woman of keen...
Diaries of Note
I am absolutely convinced that George is going to lose
When she wrote the following diary entry in October of 1992, First Lady Barbara Bush had been living...
a year ago
When she wrote the following diary entry in October of 1992, First Lady Barbara Bush had been living at the White House for more than three years and was accustomed to the constant scrutiny and pace of political life. Exactly a month later, as she predicted, Bill Clinton won the...
Passing Time
In Defense of Trying Hard
Being a try-hard is good, actually
8 months ago
Being a try-hard is good, actually
The Honest Broker
What's the Greatest Live Music Event You Ever Saw?
Today is open mic day at The Honest Broker
6 months ago
Today is open mic day at The Honest Broker
Daniel Bourke
Mistaking the menu for the food
Let’s do an experiment.
A chef who can’t read comes into your kitchen to cook you a meal.
You’re...
a year ago
Let’s do an experiment.
A chef who can’t read comes into your kitchen to cook you a meal.
You’re sitting in another room and can’t see what they’re making but you can smell it.
On the bench top there are
Castles in the Sky
Courage and Moonshots
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
6 days ago
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
Luxagraf:...
California
We didn't have long to settle into the cabin. A week later the kids and I flew out to California to...
a month ago
We didn't have long to settle into the cabin. A week later the kids and I flew out to California to visit my parents, trading the last of fall for some warmth and extra sunshine at the beach.
I am a stranger in my hometown. The California of my youth is gone. Everything paved...
Diaries of Note
Hot weather is the mother of procrastination
Although Thomas Edison filled numerous notebooks with writings pertaining to his groundbreaking...
a year ago
Although Thomas Edison filled numerous notebooks with writings pertaining to his groundbreaking inventions, he kept a personal diary only once in his eighty-four years. Spanning a period of just nine days in July of 1885, the diary was written when Edison was already renowned and...
journal – Winnie Lim
creative retail experiences, and warmth in tokyo
A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a...
a year ago
A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a bucket list item for me. We have art supply stores in singapore, but...
Scarlet Ink
Don't Let Others Run Your Life — Cut Your Schedule Like a Slasher Movie
If you don't make hard choices to focus on your top priorities, then you're choosing to fail at your...
6 days ago
If you don't make hard choices to focus on your top priorities, then you're choosing to fail at your top priorities.
RhysTranter.com
Ignatius Loyola: A Saint Reads the Saints
31 July marks the feast day of Saint Ignatius Loyola (b.1491), the founder of the Society of Jesus...
over a year ago
31 July marks the feast day of Saint Ignatius Loyola (b.1491), the founder of the Society of Jesus (more commonly known as the Jesuits). In a breviary, I come across a passage from the Acts of Saint Ignatius taken down by Luis Gonzalez, which describes the growing influence of...
Diaries of Note
I have seen something splendid
It was towards the end of his life in 1979 that John Cheever told his son, Benjamin, about his...
a year ago
It was towards the end of his life in 1979 that John Cheever told his son, Benjamin, about his journals, and of his wish for them to be published after his death. These journals comprised twenty-nine looseleaf notebooks filled with entries that, in Cheever’s inimitable style,...
Both Are True
well this is embarrassing
when you're madsad about the caviar problems
6 months ago
when you're madsad about the caviar problems
The Honest Broker
The Best Recordings of 2023 (Honorable Mention List)
I'll soon share my 100 favorite albums of the year—meanwhile here are 50 honorable mention records...
a year ago
I'll soon share my 100 favorite albums of the year—meanwhile here are 50 honorable mention records of exceptional merit
Castles in the Sky
Notes on Artistry from Jonathan Miller, TV Director for BBC's Shakespeare Seasons 3-4
A long Wikipedia excerpt
5 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
why i turn to books on buddhism in times of suffering
Over the past decade I tend to turn to books on buddhism whenever I feel down. I wouldn’t consider...
a month ago
Over the past decade I tend to turn to books on buddhism whenever I feel down. I wouldn’t consider myself religious or a buddhist, and I don’t really fully agree wth much...
Stoic Simple
A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Stoicism
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism has recently gained popularity as a way to navigate life's...
a year ago
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism has recently gained popularity as a way to navigate life's challenges with a clearer, more level-headed mindset. Here, we will explore the key principles of Stoicism and offer practical ways to incorporate them into your daily life....
Castles in the Sky
The Virtue of Tourism
Castles in the Sky #40
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Suffering: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases
Previous Next https://youtu.be/_W0xAHnxe6o Because suffering is an unavoidable part of the human...
a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/_W0xAHnxe6o Because suffering is an unavoidable part of the human experience and worries many of us, we can find many helpful quotes about it from the Stoics. Practicing Stoicism doesn't make us immune to pain, hardships and suffering . . . but it...
Luxagraf:...
Low
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
11 months ago
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Job Interview Trap Designers Might Avoid
I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My...
over a year ago
I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My audience was several designers and one developer who sat quietly on the edge of the group eying me skeptically.
The Honest Broker
How Picasso Turned Me into a Strategy Consultant
I share a shameful incident from my student days
6 months ago
I share a shameful incident from my student days
Both Are True
A link to my daily log as a person who is offline
here it is
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
biometrics pre, during & post-covid
A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health...
a year ago
A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health trends from the health app: Obviously this is because I had covid: being...
Both Are True
we're okay - a quick Asheville update
and a list of places to donate
2 months ago
and a list of places to donate
Stoic Simple
Self-Help Books & Stoicism: Why Stoic Thought is Having a Resurgence
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Stoicism as a philosophy for personal...
a year ago
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in Stoicism as a philosophy for personal development. Once considered a relic of ancient Greece and Rome, its teachings are being rediscovered and repackaged for modern audiences. In this article, we'll explore the origins of...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 2020 Simulator
Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and...
over a year ago
Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and over. I know that sounds like torture but stick with me.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Typo Donuts
I end each of my Saturday stories with two words of encouragement. _Stay creative._ Why? Because...
over a year ago
I end each of my Saturday stories with two words of encouragement. _Stay creative._ Why? Because your creativity is under attack. Tell me you don’t feel it. It takes tremendous determination to defend your best ideas day after day. Isn’t it tempting to take the easy path, to...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to Trigger Flow States with Coffee
Most of us use coffee to get through the day. It's a routine that we probably don't think much...
over a year ago
Most of us use coffee to get through the day. It's a routine that we probably don't think much about. Wake up, pour a cup and go. When the buzz wears off it is time for another cup. But what if we used coffee more intentionally? Could we develop a system where coffee becomes your...
journal – Winnie Lim
why i love hong kong
Hong Kong still seems like the same place in many ways, but it feels different. I don’t know how...
7 months ago
Hong Kong still seems like the same place in many ways, but it feels different. I don’t know how much of it is due to the changes in me or the changes...
Atoms vs Bits
Keyword Conversations
No really, I'd love to know what's happening here.
a month ago
No really, I'd love to know what's happening here.
Passing Time
So We Won't Forget
Why do we film concerts?
a year ago
The Honest Broker
When the Olympics Gave Medals to Artists
They did it for 40 years—so why did they stop?
4 months ago
They did it for 40 years—so why did they stop?
Diaries of Note
My heroic composure was wasted
Philip Toynbee, born in Oxford in 1916, was an English journalist and author best known for his...
11 months ago
Philip Toynbee, born in Oxford in 1916, was an English journalist and author best known for his insightful and often controversial reviews in the The Observer—including, most famously, his 1961 critique of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “dull, ill-written, whimsical and childish” Hobbit novels...
Farza's Newsletter
might drop-out and start a rap career in singapore brb
Company So, I sorta see Zip as two problems right now. Problem #1: How can we grow the # of people...
over a year ago
Company So, I sorta see Zip as two problems right now. Problem #1: How can we grow the # of people paying for Zip at least +10%-20% week over week? What levers can we pull to reliably send traffic to Zip either by referrals, ads, or other more grassroot style strategies?
journal – Winnie Lim
pretension
Lately I am trying to have more compassion for myself, but it has been a struggle. I tell myself...
9 months ago
Lately I am trying to have more compassion for myself, but it has been a struggle. I tell myself just like I wouldn’t expect someone without a leg to run a marathon,...
Passing Time
Pave the 14ers
We must democratize access to 14ers.
over a year ago
We must democratize access to 14ers.
Mind Mine
why i quit status games
stumbling towards trusting myself
3 months ago
stumbling towards trusting myself
Diaries of Note
Hop tu naa!
Richard Adams, born in Berkshire, England, in 1920, is best known for his bestselling debut novel,...
a year ago
Richard Adams, born in Berkshire, England, in 1920, is best known for his bestselling debut novel, Watership Down, a tale that follows a group of rabbits escaping their doomed warren. However, beyond fiction, Adams had an eye for the rhythms of nature and a knack for capturing...
Left To Write
№ 72: The First Wealth Is Health
For most of my twenties, I valued money, women, friends, family and material possessions. But around...
a year ago
For most of my twenties, I valued money, women, friends, family and material possessions. But around 28 years old, something in my psychology began to change. Perhaps it was inching towards 30 years old. Perhaps it was being tired of constantly feeling anxious. Perhaps it was...
Tech and Tea
Do you keep your wishes secret?
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would...
a year ago
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?
Laetitia@Work
Mind the Exponential Gap
Listen now (54 mins) | Laetitia@Work #42
over a year ago
Listen now (54 mins) | Laetitia@Work #42
The Ruffian
Unveiling 'John & Paul: A Love Story In Songs'
Yes It's an Actual Book With a Cover and Everything
2 months ago
Yes It's an Actual Book With a Cover and Everything
Left To Write
#8 Writemas: 3 Lessons from Steve Jobs' Biography
Last week, I finished Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson portrays Jobs as a complex...
a year ago
Last week, I finished Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Isaacson. Isaacson portrays Jobs as a complex character with many paradoxes and personal contradictions. For example, he was adopted and struggled with ‘rejection’, yet rejected his own daughter, Lisa Jobs.
journal – Winnie Lim
getting closer to my darkness
I have always struggled with my mind, but the intensity seemed to worsen in the past few months....
a year ago
I have always struggled with my mind, but the intensity seemed to worsen in the past few months. Tracing back, I think it was since my covid infection. I wasn’t surprised to...
Luxagraf:...
History
We crossed the Mason Dixon line on our way to Assateague, but it didn't really feel like we were in...
a year ago
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...
Diaries of Note
We are in the grip of Watergate
American journalist Edward Robb Ellis was sixteen when he began to keep a diary; by the time of his...
a year ago
American journalist Edward Robb Ellis was sixteen when he began to keep a diary; by the time of his death 71 years later, he had written approximately 22 million words—an incredible feat which, until it was surpassed in 1994, earned him a world record for the “longest published...
Wait But Why
It’s 2020 and you’re in the future
Some people are young, just not you.
The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on...
over a year ago
Some people are young, just not you.
The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on Wait But Why.
Diaries of Note
I’m getting more confident and angrier each time
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to...
a year ago
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to record his thoughts, frustrations, and aspirations. When he wrote the following journal entry in September of 1948, Kerouac was twenty-six and his first novel, The Town and the City,...
Unfiltered by Tim...
This Is the Single Breathtaking Moment When Your Entire Life Changes
Don't miss it
a month ago
The Convivial...
The Prompt Box is a Minefield: AI Chatbots and Power of Language
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 2
a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 2
journal – Winnie Lim
random scenes from busan
I tend to forget about my photos once too much time had passed, so today I deliberately dug into the...
2 months ago
I tend to forget about my photos once too much time had passed, so today I deliberately dug into the archive from my korea trip a couple months ago. It is an...
Atoms vs Bits
Baby Money Index - Reader Comments
North Korea, PPP and Why TFR is Squared
a week ago
North Korea, PPP and Why TFR is Squared
Paul Cudenec
Industrialism is a manifestation of Evil
Nature, in the organic radical tradition, is regarded as the manifestation of Good.
a month ago
Nature, in the organic radical tradition, is regarded as the manifestation of Good.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Selective Memory Eraser
I can’t remember the day I won the top artist award in college. I know it happened, I know I was...
over a year ago
I can’t remember the day I won the top artist award in college. I know it happened, I know I was thrilled, but I can’t tell you anything specific about that day. Why did the high point of my college career, the culmination of my boyhood dream, vanish from memory?
Diaries of Note
Beginning of Classes
In 1911, having recently become interested in the field of psychoanalysis, 50-year-old German writer...
a year ago
In 1911, having recently become interested in the field of psychoanalysis, 50-year-old German writer Lou Andreas-Salomé attended the Third Psychoanalytical Congress in Weimar and met, amongst other leading figures, Sigmund Freud. A year later, in September of 1912, she wrote to...
Farza's Newsletter
me and the beatles just ate some waffles in tokyo
I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone...
7 months ago
I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone would ask me my 10-year plan I would flat out say "I have no idea".
Diaries of Note
The sound of failure
Few individuals have shaped the sound and trajectory of modern music quite like Brian Eno. Born in...
a year ago
Few individuals have shaped the sound and trajectory of modern music quite like Brian Eno. Born in 1948 in Suffolk, England, Eno initially rose to fame as a member of the glam rock band Roxy Music in the early 1970s. Since then, he has carved out a niche as a visionary in the...
Left To Write
Getting Everything You Ever Wanted
The two tragedies in life
a year ago
The two tragedies in life
Diaries of Note
I always forget how important the empty days are
Born in Belgium in 1912 and raised in the United States, May Sarton was a writer who mastered...
11 months ago
Born in Belgium in 1912 and raised in the United States, May Sarton was a writer who mastered various literary forms during her career, from evocative poetry and compelling novels through to a number of deeply introspective journals in her later decades. One of her greatest is...
Both Are True
i guess i wrote a song???
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
8 months ago
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
Passing Time
What's the Least Impactful Way to Spend $300 Million?
Buying status is as close to bad as a good act can be.
a year ago
Buying status is as close to bad as a good act can be.
Left To Write
Some Sh*tty Career Advice From A Professional Gambler
Asymmetric betting, skill acquisition and daring to be different
a year ago
Asymmetric betting, skill acquisition and daring to be different
journal – Winnie Lim
creative experiences in osaka
A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She...
a year ago
A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She seriously replied that if so we could visit a sewing studio...
The Honest Broker
A 2000-Year-Old Argument Over the Flute Is the Most Important Thing in Our Culture Right Now
This bitter debate from ancient times helps us understand today's crisis in music and other creative...
4 months ago
This bitter debate from ancient times helps us understand today's crisis in music and other creative fields
Atoms vs Bits
Carrot Problems
It's not the crime, it's the coverup.
a year ago
It's not the crime, it's the coverup.
The Convivial...
Secularization Comes For the Religion of Technology (Audio Version)
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
9 months ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
The Honest Broker
The Final Triumph of Cormac McCarthy (1933-2023)
The novelist delivered an end-of-life masterpiece, but the culture machine was barely interested
a year ago
The novelist delivered an end-of-life masterpiece, but the culture machine was barely interested
Nat Eliason's...
The Best Books I Read in 2024
My first fiction-heavy roundup
4 days ago
My first fiction-heavy roundup
Adrian Hanft, III:...
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...
over a year ago
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 Honest Broker
I Revisit My Doom-and Gloom Forecasts
What did I get right? What did I get wrong? And what will happen next?
a year ago
What did I get right? What did I get wrong? And what will happen next?
Laetitia@Work
Adios productivity
Laetitia@Work #46
over a year ago
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Light
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have...
a year ago
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Bed in Summer This post is part of a series about building a house that looks and feels traditional in New Hampshire. However, this...
The Honest Broker
Panic Among the Streamers
Spotify's losses get worse, and the CEO dumps $100 million in stock—but that's just a small part of...
a year ago
Spotify's losses get worse, and the CEO dumps $100 million in stock—but that's just a small part of the streaming crisis
Stoic Simple
Stoicism Simplified: an Easy Overview of What Stoics Believe
by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism...
a year ago
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,...
Diaries of Note
I did so want to be a great actress
Rachel Roberts was a formidable Welsh actress whose performances on stage and screen garnered praise...
a year ago
Rachel Roberts was a formidable Welsh actress whose performances on stage and screen garnered praise and awards, her name often spoken with a mix of reverence and endearment within theatrical circles. Sadly, her personal life was at odds with her professional one, and in the last...
Atoms vs Bits
My Cousin Went To Greece Once
How relevant does your anecdote have to be before you'll mention it in a conversation?
a year ago
How relevant does your anecdote have to be before you'll mention it in a conversation?
The Honest Broker
Investment Funds Are Now Selling the Rock Songs They Bought
They will even take less than "fair market value"
a year ago
They will even take less than "fair market value"
journal – Winnie Lim
42
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but...
a year ago
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but I do think I have made some progress compared to...
Tech and Tea
Ten food hacks to make your life easier
This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food...
a year ago
This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food hacks.
Passing Time
Follow Up: Feedback Request Mistake
Substack doesn't work how I thought
a year ago
Substack doesn't work how I thought
Diaries of Note
Two less among many, many hundreds of thousands
Born in Norway in 1901, Odd Nansen was an architect and humanitarian whose life took a drastic turn...
a year ago
Born in Norway in 1901, Odd Nansen was an architect and humanitarian whose life took a drastic turn in 1942 when he was arrested by the Nazis for his courageous work with the resistance. For three and a half years he was imprisoned at concentration camps in both Norway and...
Jason Crawford
My simple guide to life
I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been...
over a year ago
I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been on my blog).
The meaning of this chart is:
Everything you do should be justified either by being inherently enjoyable, or by being important for some other purpose. Absolutely...
Mind Mine
Discussing King, Warrior, Magician, Lover with Co-Author Douglas Gillette
masculine archetypes, understanding our shadow, and how we can raise the collective consciousness
2 weeks ago
masculine archetypes, understanding our shadow, and how we can raise the collective consciousness
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Lost in the desert and all I got was this lousy RV brochure
I am in a rental car outside Las Vegas heading toward the sand dunes they told me are popular with...
over a year ago
I am in a rental car outside Las Vegas heading toward the sand dunes they told me are popular with local dune buggy enthusiasts. I find the arrow drawn on faded neon paper pointing off the road. For a popular destination there sure aren't many people around. None in fact.
Castles in the Sky
How many of The New York Times 100 Best Books of the 21st Century have I read?
This is a Workshop post, which means it doesn’t get emailed out to everyone and doesn’t show up in...
5 months ago
This is a Workshop post, which means it doesn’t get emailed out to everyone and doesn’t show up in the Castles in the Sky best of lists. To subscribe and receive these in your email inbox (or unsubscribe from them if you’re already receiving them), adjust your
Diaries of Note
It’s almost impossible to know what to say
In 1990, the Royal National Theatre embarked on an ambitious international tour featuring two...
a year ago
In 1990, the Royal National Theatre embarked on an ambitious international tour featuring two towering Shakespearean plays, King Lear and Richard III, with groundbreaking lead performances from Brian Cox and Ian McKellen, respectively. Their first destination beyond the UK was...
Paul Cudenec
Grenfell Tower: a chemicals cover-up
This is a news report I wrote for the latest Acorn bulletin over on the Winter Oak site.
a month ago
This is a news report I wrote for the latest Acorn bulletin over on the Winter Oak site.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Gravity Prayers
A cube of ice trembled in the hand of a stupid boy. Like a loaded dice, its melting walls possessed...
over a year ago
A cube of ice trembled in the hand of a stupid boy. Like a loaded dice, its melting walls possessed the power to steer the fate of the foolish teenager. From the top of the bleachers the boy considers a dare as a high school marching band blares behind him. Two hundred feet below...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Quantified Self Destruction
It won't be long until we are surrounded by sensors that collect nearly infinite data, computers...
over a year ago
It won't be long until we are surrounded by sensors that collect nearly infinite data, computers that purify it to maximum potency, and invisible devices that pump the data into your brain.
Laetitia@Work
Back-to-school impostor syndrome
Laetitia@Work #50
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
I just want to make art, man.
My nostalgic love letter to my first design class described how professors open our eyes to an...
over a year ago
My nostalgic love letter to my first design class described how professors open our eyes to an invisible world. I might have got it wrong.
The Honest Broker
How Do You Celebrate Truman Capote's 100th Birthday?
Today is his centenary, but is Capote a hero or just an embarrassment?
2 months ago
Today is his centenary, but is Capote a hero or just an embarrassment?
Atoms vs Bits
The Hand-Squeegee Philosophy
After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
10 months ago
After showering, many people "hand-squeegee" some of the water off themselves before using a towel.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Greatest Guitar Player’s Worst Concert
Phil Keaggy struggled. He is recovering from a detached retina. There’s nerve pain in his hand. His...
over a year ago
Phil Keaggy struggled. He is recovering from a detached retina. There’s nerve pain in his hand. His guitar broke, so he had to borrow one from the opening act. The sound crew was questionable. It might have been the worst concert Phil has ever performed. And yet...
The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Ask Me Anything about My Home (or Yours)
over a year ago
Castles in the Sky
"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
7 months ago
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
The Map is Mostly...
Efforts and Goals and Joy
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
11 months ago
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Confession from Ghost-O-Meter’s Creator
I released Ghost-O-Meter with a secret. I realize now that it was a mistake.
over a year ago
I released Ghost-O-Meter with a secret. I realize now that it was a mistake.
Atoms vs Bits
The "Rice Knuckle Rule" Rule
If you didn't actually follow the rule you said you followed, what use was the rule?
a week ago
If you didn't actually follow the rule you said you followed, what use was the rule?
The Ruffian
On not tolerating intolerance
Why all companies, institutions and leaders should care about free speech
a year ago
Why all companies, institutions and leaders should care about free speech
Castles in the Sky
Cathedral: A Short Story
Castles in the Sky #42
a year ago
The Honest Broker
In 1970, Alvin Toffler Predicted the Rise of Future Shock—But the Exact Opposite Happened
And it's much, much worse
a year ago
And it's much, much worse
RhysTranter.com
Vivid Expression
From distant Paris, Fr Huvelin offers spiritual advice to St Charles de Foucauld as he works as a...
7 months ago
From distant Paris, Fr Huvelin offers spiritual advice to St Charles de Foucauld as he works as a gardener in Nazareth
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Social Anxiety: Ask Marcus Aurelius
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
a year ago
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
Diaries of Note
They will pay in full
Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off...
a year ago
Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the Siege of Leningrad—a brutal and devastating blockade that lasted more than two years and led to the deaths of 1.5 million people. Mukhina...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Other Side of the Road
It seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? I mean that thing you are trying to do. Will it ever get done?...
over a year ago
It seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? I mean that thing you are trying to do. Will it ever get done? There is so much opposition. So much red tape, complexity, and chances for it to go horribly wrong.
Stoic Simple
Using a Stoic Mindset to See Challenges from Two Perspectives
by Bob Cymber I recently watched the intense National Geographic documentary Free Solo. One of the...
a year ago
by Bob Cymber I recently watched the intense National Geographic documentary Free Solo. One of the most surprising things about the film is how Alex Honnold, the rock climber who challenges intense heights without a safety harness, approaches his challenges. Before each of his...
Diaries of Note
Getting shot hurts
On 30th March 1981, as he emerged from a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel and...
a year ago
On 30th March 1981, as he emerged from a speaking engagement at the Washington Hilton Hotel and headed towards a waiting limousine, U.S. President Ronald Reagan was hit by a bullet from the gun of would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. The President, initially unaware that he had...
Nat Eliason's...
Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life?
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
a year ago
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
The Ruffian
Yog, Andy, and George
Wham! and the Struggle For Fun
a year ago
Wham! and the Struggle For Fun
Passing Time
The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
8 months ago
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
Diaries of Note
I long for vigour and clear thought, but only meet with chaos
When she wrote the following diary entry, English author, poet, and garden designer Vita...
a year ago
When she wrote the following diary entry, English author, poet, and garden designer Vita Sackville-West was 28. Living in Long Barn, Kent, with her husband and fellow writer, Harold Nicolson, she was nearing the end of an intense, two-year romance with Violet Keppel, with whom...
The Honest Broker
Why Are Huge Tech Companies Getting Into the Book Business?
Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
2 weeks ago
Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
Diaries of Note
A decaying mass of flesh and bone
Remembered chiefly for his short stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hamlin Garland earned praise...
a year ago
Remembered chiefly for his short stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hamlin Garland earned praise for his vivid portrayals of Midwestern life, and for finding the profound in the mundane. Born in Wisconsin in 1860, it was in 1898 that Garland began to keep a daily diary in...
The Map is Mostly...
Start With Creation
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
over a year ago
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
RhysTranter.com
Easter 2024: A Roman Pilgrimage
A selection of the sites visited during a recent Easter pilgrimage to Rome
7 months ago
A selection of the sites visited during a recent Easter pilgrimage to Rome
Stoic Simple
Stoicism’s Relationship with Learning and the Pursuit of Knowledge
Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for centuries, and it has evolved throughout history...
a year ago
Stoicism is a philosophy that has been around for centuries, and it has evolved throughout history to become the mature and insightful philosophy that it is today. Stoicism is a school of philosophy that originated in Athens in the third century BCE and was founded by Zeno of...
The Honest Broker
Is There a Crisis of Seriousness?
Back in 1996, critic Susan Sontag warned that seriousness was disappearing from society...
a month ago
Back in 1996, critic Susan Sontag warned that seriousness was disappearing from society...
Farza's Newsletter
drinking a spanish latte but i dont speak spanish is this legal
I come from a Pakistani family. Unless your new initiative is a big success, you're a big flop. As a...
a year ago
I come from a Pakistani family. Unless your new initiative is a big success, you're a big flop. As a society, no matter where you're from -- we have a tendency to look at those that did something really hard, but didn't figure it out as a person who "failed".
Paul Cudenec
Life philosophy: beyond left and right
The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is...
2 months ago
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.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Frantic Phone Call
I got a disturbing phone call the day after I quit my job. The voice on the other side of the phone...
over a year ago
I got a disturbing phone call the day after I quit my job. The voice on the other side of the phone was sincerely concerned about me. What have I done? She told me I had made a terrible mistake.
Left To Write
Who Am I?
Hello new subscribers and what to expect from me
a year ago
Hello new subscribers and what to expect from me
Castles in the Sky
Corporate Bloodsuckers
Fiction | Magical Realism Short Story #3
a year ago
Fiction | Magical Realism Short Story #3
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Powered by a Whisper
As promised, today we are going to take a journey to the heart of the web. The web has become...
over a year ago
As promised, today we are going to take a journey to the heart of the web. The web has become bloated and gluttonous. We need hungry scalpels, sharp mental x-acto knives to cut away the excess. What will we find at the center? Is there a truth worth saving at the heart of the...
journal – Winnie Lim
a snapshot of my psyche, and an egg sandwich
Sometimes I think I am too “purist” in the way I live: I am always trying to do the “right” thing,...
a year ago
Sometimes I think I am too “purist” in the way I live: I am always trying to do the “right” thing, but perhaps what is the right thing for me intellectually may...
Luxagraf:...
I Like New Orleans Better
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of...
over a year ago
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of the gates of hell, located in Sea Rim State Park, Texas. Sea Grim as we call it. Do not go there. Ever. For any reason. We had to abandon the bus there that night and retreat to a...
Letters of Note
I miss you so very much, Ryan
In December of 1984, 13-year-old Ryan White was given 6 months to live after contracting AIDS during...
over a year ago
In December of 1984, 13-year-old Ryan White was given 6 months to live after contracting AIDS during a contaminated treatment for hemophilia, a blood condition with which he had lived since birth. By June of 1985, keen to resume as normal a lifestyle as possible, Ryan attempted...
Stoic Simple
AI Reveals What Marcus Aurelius Would Look Like Today, in Real Life
Marcus Aurelius is one of the best-known figures of the Roman Empire, thanks to his writings on...
a year ago
Marcus Aurelius is one of the best-known figures of the Roman Empire, thanks to his writings on Stoic philosophy and his place in history as "the last good emperor." His face is famous, too, even though he lived long before photography. The many surviving statues of Marcus...
The Honest Broker
I Give the Worst Writing Advice in the World
But I believe every word of it
3 weeks ago
But I believe every word of it
Nat Eliason's...
The Window of Opportunity is Here
Don't get stuck in neutral
8 months ago
Don't get stuck in neutral
The Honest Broker
How We Lost the Ability to Listen
In this extract from my book 'Music to Raise the Dead' I look at how texts replaced songs as sources...
10 months ago
In this extract from my book 'Music to Raise the Dead' I look at how texts replaced songs as sources of wisdom and guidance
The Convivial...
The Enclosure of the Human Psyche
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 13
3 weeks ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 13
The Ruffian
Why Britain's Elites Shun Highbrow Culture
The Signal Has Flipped
2 months ago
Left To Write
Your Map Is Not The Territory
Afflictions of the human condition
a year ago
Afflictions of the human condition
Atoms vs Bits
Oversample Elections By Age
Political pollsters have a problem. Certain groups in the population are much happier to talk to...
7 months ago
Political pollsters have a problem. Certain groups in the population are much happier to talk to pollsters than others, so if you call up 1000 people to ask who they're planning to vote for, the results you get won't really represent the voting intentions of the
The Honest Broker
The Dying Singer Who Cured Himself with Music
The strange case of Leo Kofler
3 months ago
The strange case of Leo Kofler
DYNOMIGHT
Nursing doubts: Is breastfeeding good?
If you ask the internet if breastfeeding is good, you will soon learn that YOU MUST BREASTFEED...
3 months ago
If you ask the internet if breastfeeding is good, you will soon learn that YOU MUST BREASTFEED because BREAST MILK = OPTIMAL FOOD FOR BABY. But if you look for evidence, you’ll discover two disturbing facts.
First, there’s no consensus about why breastfeeding is good. I’ve seen...
journal – Winnie Lim
on imagining myself as a game character
On most days, I don’t feel like doing anything. This non-feeling taken to the extreme, can also mean...
a year ago
On most days, I don’t feel like doing anything. This non-feeling taken to the extreme, can also mean I may not feel like living. Everything including breathing itself can feel like a chore. I am not...
Left To Write
№ 70: The Disappearance of The Great Good Place
Finding Community - Ray Oldenburg's Third Place - Revolutions
a year ago
Finding Community - Ray Oldenburg's Third Place - Revolutions
Diaries of Note
You drunken dog
In 1773, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the eminent intellectual and moralist, and James Boswell, a young...
a year ago
In 1773, Dr. Samuel Johnson, the eminent intellectual and moralist, and James Boswell, a young Scottish lawyer captivated by Johnson’s brilliance, embarked on a journey through the Highlands of Scotland. Their relationship was one of mentorship and friendship, a dynamic that...
The Honest Broker
Twelve Brutal Truths about AI Music
Ignore the hype—here's what the bots will really do to our songs
a year ago
Ignore the hype—here's what the bots will really do to our songs
Both Are True
good word / bad word - issue 1
because some words are good and others are bad
9 months ago
because some words are good and others are bad
Unfiltered by Tim...
Study Human Psychology, Then Make Money Doing Whatever You Want
The way to legitimately influence people without being manipulative
a month ago
The way to legitimately influence people without being manipulative
The Honest Broker
Stupidity: A Reading List
You get smarter by studying foolishness—so here's how I'd teach a 12-week course on stupidity
7 months ago
You get smarter by studying foolishness—so here's how I'd teach a 12-week course on stupidity
The Honest Broker
15 Observations on the New Phase in Cultural Conflict
If the old motto was watch out below, the new one ought to be: Watch out above!
a month ago
If the old motto was watch out below, the new one ought to be: Watch out above!
DYNOMIGHT
Fighting me and other survey results
Thank you to the 966 people who filled out the survey. And thanks also to the strangely numerous...
7 months ago
Thank you to the 966 people who filled out the survey. And thanks also to the strangely numerous people who read all the questions and wrote to me about them but didn’t answer them. (Though: why?)
Many asked: Will the survey data be public? Unfortunately no, because I’m a big...
RhysTranter.com
Visit to the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia
In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the...
a year ago
In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the most-performed living composer in the world, and his life and work played a key role in the development of my faith. We even saw Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora shopping at their local...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Tiny Fingers Stretching For Truth
On the edge of my periphery a figure approaches. I feel close to death, sitting on the grass,...
over a year ago
On the edge of my periphery a figure approaches. I feel close to death, sitting on the grass, wondering how my race could go so wrong. I am too tired to look around to see who is walking toward me. There is plenty of room behind to pass, nothing to worry about.
Left To Write
Fresh&Thick
Exploring Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity in the age of social media
a year ago
Exploring Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity in the age of social media
Stoic Simple
Stoicism and Facing Failure: Why Stoic Resilience Helps Us Fail Well
Experiencing failure can be a difficult and draining experience. It can leave us feeling defeated,...
a year ago
Experiencing failure can be a difficult and draining experience. It can leave us feeling defeated, discouraged, and unsure of ourselves. However, it is important to remember that failure is a natural part of life and can be an opportunity for growth and learning. In this article,...
The Ruffian
What's the Point Of Protests?
Maybe Not What We Think It Is
7 months ago
Maybe Not What We Think It Is
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Slow, Steady, Inevitable March Towards Oatmeal
Pushing back against the idea that you are doomed to become a commodity.
over a year ago
Pushing back against the idea that you are doomed to become a commodity.
Diaries of Note
Every lie pronounced is accepted as high truth itself
William Shirer was an American journalist who found himself at the heart of unfolding history in...
a year ago
William Shirer was an American journalist who found himself at the heart of unfolding history in Nazi Germany, both in print and on the radio for CBS. In September of 1934, just one month after Hitler assumed the title of Führer, Shirer attended the Nuremberg rally, where an...
The Honest Broker
Hey Madonna, Let Me Bring My Band to Your Concert
My latest briefing paper on culture, arts & society
a year ago
My latest briefing paper on culture, arts & society
journal – Winnie Lim
experiences we enjoyed in penang
My partner’s birthday is in the month of july, so we celebrated it by visiting Penang. In the recent...
a year ago
My partner’s birthday is in the month of july, so we celebrated it by visiting Penang. In the recent decade I didn’t intentionally visit Malaysia much because I’ve been there countless times...
Daniel Bourke
Wu wei (无为) — The art of not forcing
The controlled accident.
Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing".
Because the...
a year ago
The controlled accident.
Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing".
Because the characters 无为 (wu wei) mean nothing (wu, 无) and doing (wei, 为).
So although a literal translation would be doing nothing, it doesn’t mean the same as sitting
Tech and Tea
Progress can be slow
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
5 months ago
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Diaries of Note
Our worst fears are realized
On 2nd June 1854, following a failed rescue attempt at the courthouse, huge numbers of angry...
a year ago
On 2nd June 1854, following a failed rescue attempt at the courthouse, huge numbers of angry protesters lined the streets of Boston as hundreds of federal soldiers led twenty-year-old Anthony Burns to the harbour where he was to be shipped to Virginia, back to the life of slavery...
Diaries of Note
The goose for Xmas disappeared
In the waning days of 1948, George Orwell was secluded on the Scottish island of Jura in a remote...
12 months ago
In the waning days of 1948, George Orwell was secluded on the Scottish island of Jura in a remote farmhouse named Barnhill—a stark, white-washed building set against the backdrop of Jura’s untamed wilderness. It was there, amidst the stark beauty of nature and in declining...
Passing Time
What My Friends Have to Say About Me
A Japanese proverb states that if the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
over a year ago
A Japanese proverb states that if the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
Diaries of Note
I want to be what I am, not a symbol of what I am
In December of 1968, 35-year-old Martin Siegel began to keep a diary that would continue for ten...
a year ago
In December of 1968, 35-year-old Martin Siegel began to keep a diary that would continue for ten months and record his every gripe with a job he was struggling to love. For a decade he had been a practising rabbi, and now, serving at Temple Sinai in suburban New York, his...
The Tao Of Wealth
The Thoughts You Want To Have By Your Side
It is far more exciting to create a miracle than waiting for one to happen. It is only your life...
over a year ago
It is far more exciting to create a miracle than waiting for one to happen. It is only your life that grows old, not you, nor your spirit. When you die, you won’t think of how much money you made, you will think of how much love you gave. The universe is ready when youContinue...
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