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19th May 2025
Week 44 of 2025- W442025 Dreaming, after all
2nd Nov 2025
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Week 44 of 2025- W442025

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

2nd Nov 2025
Dreaming, after all
How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop Let's look at the warning signs
2nd Aug 2024
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How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop

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

2nd Aug 2024
Let's look at the warning signs
13 Lessons from 37 Years My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
1st Oct 2024
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13 Lessons from 37 Years

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

1st Oct 2024
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
Notes From Cream-of-the-Valley Road Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
3rd Sep 2025
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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
Goodbye Florida In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the...
10th May 2023
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Goodbye Florida

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

10th May 2023
In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the marsh reeds. Here and there through the trees I can catch a glimmering flicker of flames from a campfire. Only the truly committed are having fires in this heat. The air is still...
cooking with caro (and thrive!): smoky mole chicken enchiladas Thanks to everyone who joined for today’s Substack live cooking demo — if you couldn’t make it, find...
27th Apr 2026
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cooking with caro (and thrive!): smoky mole chicken enchiladas

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

27th Apr 2026
Thanks to everyone who joined for today’s Substack live cooking demo — if you couldn’t make it, find a full replay above! In the demo, I cooked smoky mole chicken enchiladas with lime crema, a recipe that turns a few humble pantry staples (peanut butter, chocolate chips,...
I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
13th Sep 2023
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I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza

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

13th Sep 2023
The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
Coming soon This is Lefineder’s Substack.
12th Feb 2023
1

Coming soon

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

12th Feb 2023
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
The Best Things in Life Don’t Make Themselves Happen You spend your life doing things. Some of the things you do make themselves happen, and some don’t....
18th Mar 2025
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The Best Things in Life Don’t Make Themselves Happen

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

18th Mar 2025
You spend your life doing things. Some of the things you do make themselves happen, and some don’t. Sweeping the floor, even if you don’t love doing it, will eventually make itself happen, because you’ll get annoyed by walking through filth every day. Same with things like...
Do you keep your wishes secret? Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would...
6th Aug 2023
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Do you keep your wishes secret?

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

6th Aug 2023
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would that have been even more meaningful than if you asked for what you wanted, and got it?
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
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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...
The Social Media Mirage Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of...
1st Mar 2025
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The Social Media Mirage

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

1st Mar 2025
Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of course, but to a much, much lesser extent. I won't bore you with a recycled narrative of the shitty algorithm effect, although relevant in this case. Suffice to say, a follow...
Castles in the Sky's Seven Most Underrated Essays A look back to celebrate my son being ~7 days old
3rd Feb 2025
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Castles in the Sky's Seven Most Underrated Essays

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

3rd Feb 2025
A look back to celebrate my son being ~7 days old
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
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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...
One pheasant behaved like a madman In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically...
1st Dec 2023
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One pheasant behaved like a madman

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

1st Dec 2023
In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically ill in Paris and close to death, German filmmaker Werner Herzog immediately packed a duffel bag and began to walk in her direction from Munich, convinced that “she would stay...
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
Why Everything is Becoming a Game All the better to control you
20th Apr 2024
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Why Everything is Becoming a Game

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

20th Apr 2024
All the better to control you
Week 28 of 2025- W282025 You're asking me how a watch works
13th Jul 2025
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Week 28 of 2025- W282025

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

13th Jul 2025
You're asking me how a watch works
SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story It's gonna take you to Mars. The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on...
28th Sep 2016
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SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story

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

28th Sep 2016
It's gonna take you to Mars. The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on Wait But Why.
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
Everyday It's 1984 Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying,...
9th Aug 2023
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Everyday It's 1984

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

9th Aug 2023
Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying, hmm, maybe we lost something between then and now were... bad? The American Psychological Association considers nostalgia a subset of depression, which is, ahem, depressing. But...
creatures of temperament It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:
30th Mar 2025
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creatures of temperament

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

30th Mar 2025
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing:
20th Jun 2024
The Big and the Small I have a surprise for you. The post The Big and the Small appeared first on Wait But Why.
22nd Sep 2020
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The Big and the Small

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

22nd Sep 2020
I have a surprise for you. The post The Big and the Small appeared first on Wait But Why.
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...
Attitudes one can take towards people who have behaved badly Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have...
7th Nov 2024
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7th Nov 2024
Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have you noticed that some people do bad things? And yet those same people sometimes have interesting ideas? Occasionally, I’ll bring up an idea in conversation and someone will gently...
Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News) I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By...
9th May 2022
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Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News)

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

9th May 2022
I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By 2013, that writing was being read by over a million people each month. And while the exact number has fluctuated over the years, that still remains true. Early on in my career, as you...
19th Sep 2024
1st Jan 2025
Trading stuff for money Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
1st May 2025
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Trading stuff for money

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2025
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney. Donating a kidney sucks, but having zero working kidneys really sucks. Paying people for kidneys would increase the number available, but it seems gross to pay people for part of their...
Nothing to Fix The third cohort of Foundations of Dyadic Unfolding begins October 8.
a week ago
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Nothing to Fix

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

a week ago
The third cohort of Foundations of Dyadic Unfolding begins October 8.
Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
3rd Jul 2025
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Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs

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

3rd Jul 2025
Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
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.
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...
3rd Mar 2025
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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.
camouflage reflections on fitting into many places
5th Jul 2024
27

camouflage

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
reflections on fitting into many places
You Are Invited On being seen, the ARC Network, and a wedding
14th Jun 2026
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You Are Invited

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

14th Jun 2026
On being seen, the ARC Network, and a wedding
The Outrage Cycle The Outrage Begins First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far...
7th Mar 2022
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The Outrage Cycle

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

7th Mar 2022
The Outrage Begins First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far and wide. Most of this happens on Twitter, but placeholder web pages are thrown together on various news sites and cable news channels interrupt the latest car chase to give you...
The best leaders keep their egos under control A version of this post was first published in The Australian on July 31 2018
31st Jul 2018
22

The best leaders keep their egos under control

from Tom Howard [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Jul 2018
A version of this post was first published in The Australian on July 31 2018
11th Apr 2023
Whose Time? Which Temporality? The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
14th Mar 2023
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Whose Time? Which Temporality?

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

14th Mar 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
Why We Do Things We Hate Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as...
12th Oct 2023
114

Why We Do Things We Hate

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

12th Oct 2023
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not. For example, I've longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica. Surfing...
099 + Framer 099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
2nd May 2024
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099 + Framer

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

2nd May 2024
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of photorealistic product mockups made for Photoshop. And we're continuing to grow this collection slowly, but we recognised that we need to diversify. So we're building out a new...
The North Shore, Part II A couple weeks after Olivia and I went to the north shore, Lilah decided she wanted to do a similar...
5th Nov 2025
1

The North Shore, Part II

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

5th Nov 2025
A couple weeks after Olivia and I went to the north shore, Lilah decided she wanted to do a similar trip. The weather had turned much colder by then, reminding me why we used to head south long before now. I dug out the heavy sleeping bags and we bundled up for what was likely...
How inflation destroyed communism Communism had reforming optimists too. Their failure can help today’s reformers to avoid the same...
3rd Mar 2026
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How inflation destroyed communism

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

3rd Mar 2026
Communism had reforming optimists too. Their failure can help today’s reformers to avoid the same fate.
san francisco: after the flood short story. our protagonist is named after a piece of fruit
20th Jan 2023
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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
What Are We Doing To Ourselves I do not find it amusing
1st May 2026
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What Are We Doing To Ourselves

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

1st May 2026
I do not find it amusing
Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
5th Jan 2026
2

Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order

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

5th Jan 2026
The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
Owning your unique experience moving away from a deficiency mindset
28th Jan 2023
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Owning your unique experience

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

28th Jan 2023
moving away from a deficiency mindset
Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could...
12th Nov 2022
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Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness

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

12th Nov 2022
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short...
Week 21 of 2025- W212025 Luck is the residue
25th May 2025
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Week 21 of 2025- W212025

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

25th May 2025
Luck is the residue
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,...
6th Dec 2024
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How It Seems vs How It Is

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

6th Dec 2024
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...
How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult? Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
3rd Jul 2024
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How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult?

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

3rd Jul 2024
Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
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
31

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?
Cities of the Red Night We swing south to Albuquerque, catching I-40 west for a few miles. The earth turns redder, with a...
6th May 2026
1

Cities of the Red Night

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

6th May 2026
We swing south to Albuquerque, catching I-40 west for a few miles. The earth turns redder, with a thin frosting of green -- junipers, snakeweed, and shrubs on the mesa tops. The sky is impossibly blue, littered with tufts of white cloud. Just before the city the oil pressure...
How To Develop Extreme Resilience 1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher...
18th Nov 2020
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How To Develop Extreme Resilience

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

18th Nov 2020
1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher salary, then I would be happy”or “I’ll be satisfied when I get this promotion”? Many people don’t find out in time that “when” never comes. Stress appears in our life when we let...
Some things are worth preserving. | #98 Christmas in the stacks
13th Dec 2025
The Resignation Letter I Couldn’t Send Writing a resignation letter is easy. Knowing whether or not to send it is the hard part.
16th Feb 2015
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The Resignation Letter I Couldn’t Send

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

16th Feb 2015
Writing a resignation letter is easy. Knowing whether or not to send it is the hard part.
Bits from Boulder Three true stories from the People's Republic
5th Aug 2024
103

Bits from Boulder

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

5th Aug 2024
Three true stories from the People's Republic
A Tiny City in the Wilderness On Urbanism in the Middle of Nowhere
6th Apr 2025
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A Tiny City in the Wilderness

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

6th Apr 2025
On Urbanism in the Middle of Nowhere
The Al Capone Problem Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
6th Dec 2023
118

The Al Capone Problem

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

6th Dec 2023
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
11th Dec 2024
84

Why (And How) I'm Self-Publishing My Novel

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

11th Dec 2024
The First HUSK Update!
Every Relationship Is Win-Win or Lose-Lose. Relationships can only be win-win, or lose-lose, because they're a connection between two people.
3rd Aug 2026
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Every Relationship Is Win-Win or Lose-Lose.

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

3rd Aug 2026
Relationships can only be win-win, or lose-lose, because they're a connection between two people.
Just bury your trash What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?
2nd Sep 2026
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Just bury your trash

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

2nd Sep 2026
What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?
Things worth spending on Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
9th Nov 2024
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Things worth spending on

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

9th Nov 2024
Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
2nd Aug 2023
38

Regrets List / Things I Did Good List

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

2nd Aug 2023
Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
The toxic stench of industrial corruption Beneath the idyllic green rolling hills of a well-off rural area lurks the stench of mafia-dumped...
2nd Apr 2025
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The toxic stench of industrial corruption

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

2nd Apr 2025
Beneath the idyllic green rolling hills of a well-off rural area lurks the stench of mafia-dumped toxic waste, polluting the air, the water supply and the food chain, killing off the wildlife and giving cancer to the people who live there.
I won’t marry Jo to Laurie to please any one Now considered a seminal work in both American literature and feminist canon, Little Women was...
1st Nov 2023
60

I won’t marry Jo to Laurie to please any one

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

1st Nov 2023
Now considered a seminal work in both American literature and feminist canon, Little Women was originally published in the 1860s as two separate volumes, the first of which Louisa May Alcott completed in two months after being asked by her publisher to “write a girl’s book.” The...
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
To Heal an Ancient Schism A Letter from a Catholic to an Eastern Orthodox Christian
8th Mar 2025
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To Heal an Ancient Schism

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

8th Mar 2025
A Letter from a Catholic to an Eastern Orthodox Christian
4 (More) Good Things and 2 (More) Bad Things and 2 Misunderstandings About Working at Amazon: From... A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they...
4th Nov 2024
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4th Nov 2024
A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they don't do well, and in this article, I also mention a few common beliefs I disagree with.
No One Is Excused From This It might seem a bit out of character for a powerful general—a fierce warrior—to go everywhere with a...
3 weeks ago
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No One Is Excused From This

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

3 weeks ago
It might seem a bit out of character for a powerful general—a fierce warrior—to go everywhere with a book tucked under their arm. But in ancient Rome, that was the figure that the great Scipio Aemilianus cut. He was known for training in philosophy as arduously as he trained at...
Mirror As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting,...
4th Dec 2024
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Mirror

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

4th Dec 2024
As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting, it's not surprising that many people take the time to reflect on their recent past — what we've managed to achieve, what we learned, what we failed in, where we went, and what we...
Boiling Your Kermit Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
5th May 2018
22

Boiling Your Kermit

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

5th May 2018
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.
We increased conversion ~30% and we don't know exactly how Not too long ago, we dedicated a 6-week cycle to improving Basecamp's onboarding flows. The aim was...
3rd Feb 2025
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We increased conversion ~30% and we don't know exactly how

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

3rd Feb 2025
Not too long ago, we dedicated a 6-week cycle to improving Basecamp's onboarding flows. The aim was to increase conversion from trial to paid by smoothing out the initial experience of getting going, doing a better job of quick-teaching the basics, and making a few things a...
Bandwidth I try not to pay too much attention to time, but sometimes it's hard to ignore. It passes far too...
3rd Oct 2023
25

Bandwidth

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

3rd Oct 2023
I try not to pay too much attention to time, but sometimes it's hard to ignore. It passes far too quickly for my liking, but that's also because I'm nearing an age of self-reflection, but let's not go there! I enjoy routine and with that, life can get a little hazy albeit...
How I Became the Honest Broker I share my origin story
2nd Aug 2026
2

How I Became the Honest Broker

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

2nd Aug 2026
I share my origin story
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
5th Jul 2024
132

Rereading The Brothers Karamazov

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

5th Jul 2024
It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park, sitting under a tree overlooking the river. I remember that it was the Penguin Classics edition translated by David McDuff, and that I couldn’t put it down.
3rd Dec 2025
18th Dec 2025
our memories belong together Yesterday I checked-in on swarm (yes I still use that app) at Loft, and the app reminded me that I...
2nd Nov 2025
14

our memories belong together

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

2nd Nov 2025
Yesterday I checked-in on swarm (yes I still use that app) at Loft, and the app reminded me that I was last there in 2018 with my partner: I had zero recollection...
What Is To Be Done? — Fragments The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14
31st Aug 2022
55

What Is To Be Done? — Fragments

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

31st Aug 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14
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
114

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 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...
4th Sep 2026
1

THE WHAT TO COOK SHOW: surf and turf summer fajitas

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

4th Sep 2026
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...
safe and alive both at once!
2nd Aug 2026
1

safe and alive

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

2nd Aug 2026
both at once!
Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue Despite my quips, far from a hate read
6th Jan 2025
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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
In the Time of The Juncos Autumn comes in on the coattails of a storm, a cool wind chasing clouds. Humidity breaks, there's a...
8th Oct 2025
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In the Time of The Juncos

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

8th Oct 2025
Autumn comes in on the coattails of a storm, a cool wind chasing clouds. Humidity breaks, there's a colder edge to mornings and evenings. Yellow and red leaves sprout in clusters, and a gradual panorama of color sweeps across the horizon of trees. It's a time of contrasts and...
patience, pacing & persistence remember: we're playing the long game, folks
1st Jun 2025
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patience, pacing & persistence

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

1st Jun 2025
remember: we're playing the long game, folks
19th Apr 2024
How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life) My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole...
1st Aug 2023
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How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life)

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

1st Aug 2023
My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole lot more
Designing a New Old Home: Defining Constraints Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came...
5th Sep 2022
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Designing a New Old Home: Defining Constraints

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

5th Sep 2022
Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came to buy land Curiosity — Advice on starting Research, Sketch, Collect — Essential research for home design Defining Constraints ← You are here The Elements
If You Can't Be Replaced You Can't Be Promoted. Career Growth Through Succession Planning. Career growth, delegation, and succession planning are all siblings.
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6th Jul 2026
Career growth, delegation, and succession planning are all siblings.
21 observations from people watching Painting weddings for a few years now, I have spent a fair bit of time observing strangers move...
1st Apr 2025
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21 observations from people watching

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

1st Apr 2025
Painting weddings for a few years now, I have spent a fair bit of time observing strangers move through a room.
099 SPLY In the spring of 2022, I had a call with Stefan Jandl, who runs Favorit Studio. As we have similar...
3rd Nov 2022
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099 SPLY

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

3rd Nov 2022
In the spring of 2022, I had a call with Stefan Jandl, who runs Favorit Studio. As we have similar tastes and approach to design, we wanted to collaborate on a project together. Initially, we toyed with the idea of NFT art given its rise in popularity at the time, but it didn't...
What is Good Within Social Networks I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them...
2nd Dec 2022
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What is Good Within Social Networks

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

2nd Dec 2022
I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them out. We certainly underestimate how positive and useful they can be, partly from a careless pessimism, and partly because the owners of major social networks seem to lack vision....
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024 Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
8th Oct 2024
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Quarterly Author Update: October 2024

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

8th Oct 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
Crime rise; more or the same. Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?
10th Mar 2023
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Crime rise; more or the same.

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

10th Mar 2023
Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?
How I passed the time in 2025 Stories, books, albums, & blogs
28th Dec 2025
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How I passed the time in 2025

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

28th Dec 2025
Stories, books, albums, & blogs
The Power (and Limitations) of Self-Belief In 1959, a surgeon named Leonard Cobb called bullshit. At the time, the most common procedure to...
8th Nov 2021
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The Power (and Limitations) of Self-Belief

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

8th Nov 2021
In 1959, a surgeon named Leonard Cobb called bullshit. At the time, the most common procedure to help people with chest pain caused by heart disease was something called “internal mammary artery ligation,” where basically, they would intentionally close one of the main arteries...
You must refill the hot tub after your parties A letter to Joan Rivers from her daughter/landlord
4th Sep 2025
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You must refill the hot tub after your parties

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

4th Sep 2025
A letter to Joan Rivers from her daughter/landlord
The life-changing magic of asking for help Strangely feel like I’m just learning this one!
9th Jul 2026
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The life-changing magic of asking for help

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

9th Jul 2026
Strangely feel like I’m just learning this one!
Workspace Setup Revisited I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s...
31st Dec 2021
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Workspace Setup Revisited

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

31st Dec 2021
I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s probably time to share an update on my current setup for both hardware and software. Given the continued Covid restrictions here in sunny Scotland, I am now working from home...
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...
1st Jan 2020
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How to use your AirPod Pros to Trigger Flow

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

1st Jan 2020
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...
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
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after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know

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

2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
The worst country in the world Besides all the other ones
4th Jul 2026
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The worst country in the world

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

4th Jul 2026
Besides all the other ones
25 Questions You Didn’t Know You Needed “Art of the Living Dead” to Answer A starting point for anyone curious about reading a book about creativity and zombies
3rd Nov 2015
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25 Questions You Didn’t Know You Needed “Art of the Living Dead” to Answer

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

3rd Nov 2015
A starting point for anyone curious about reading a book about creativity and zombies
Spirituality is Secure Attachment with Reality When God Becomes Safe to Love (Breaking Open: Part 2)
1st Jan 2025
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Spirituality is Secure Attachment with Reality

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

1st Jan 2025
When God Becomes Safe to Love (Breaking Open: Part 2)
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.
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
Bureaucrats are our heroes now Laetitia@Work #80
23rd Apr 2025
The Rise of Neotoddlerism Why activists are behaving like infants
8th Aug 2024
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The Rise of Neotoddlerism

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

8th Aug 2024
Why activists are behaving like infants
Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
5th Nov 2024
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Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears

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

5th Nov 2024
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
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
A dog called Seven Our crazy neighbours had a dog called Seven. And we had our dog Bella. Bella and Seven would yell at...
13th Jul 2025
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A dog called Seven

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

13th Jul 2025
Our crazy neighbours had a dog called Seven. And we had our dog Bella. Bella and Seven would yell at each other and sometimes say something nice like hello how was your day by sniffing each other through the gaps in the fence. One day my younger brothers opened the
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...
3rd Oct 2023
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drinking a spanish latte but i dont speak spanish is this legal

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

3rd Oct 2023
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".
Mental Spacecraft: Two Contradictory Views from Space Fifty years after humanity’s first steps on the moon seems like a good excuse to imagine the view...
24th Jul 2019
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Mental Spacecraft: Two Contradictory Views from Space

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

24th Jul 2019
Fifty years after humanity’s first steps on the moon seems like a good excuse to imagine the view from space. You are floating, weightless, taking in the beauty of Earth, a tiny blue marble dangling below. An umbilical cord tethers you to your spacecraft.
12 (Stoic) Rules For Life: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life It’d be wonderful if life never tempted you, if you could just go day-to-day, winging it and always...
16th Feb 2022
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12 (Stoic) Rules For Life: An Ancient Guide to the Good Life

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

16th Feb 2022
It’d be wonderful if life never tempted you, if you could just go day-to-day, winging it and always do right. But that’s not how the world is. That’s not who you are. If left to our own devices, with enough opportunities, eventually we’ll mess up—we’ll drift, we’ll stray. That’s...
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...
2nd Jan 2020
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It’s 2020 and you’re in the future

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

2nd Jan 2020
Some people are young, just not you. The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on Wait But Why.
Blanco I've never been much of a car driver. I had one in high school, but pretty shortly after I got a...
11th Mar 2026
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Blanco

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

11th Mar 2026
I've never been much of a car driver. I had one in high school, but pretty shortly after I got a truck and never looked back. Trucks are an entirely different, and better, driving experience. You get an elevated view of the world, and the drive is more relaxed, like you're...
30th Nov 2023
Let’s stop counting centuries Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed...
4th Jul 2024
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Let’s stop counting centuries

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jul 2024
Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed in the last two-thirds of the 18th century, though it flowed out of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Reason in the 17th century and spilled into the heyday of classical...
Good Internet Citizenship Throwing in my two cents to content discovery
26th Oct 2025
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Good Internet Citizenship

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

26th Oct 2025
Throwing in my two cents to content discovery
Heaven's Featureless Plain A Thesis on Liminality
2nd Jul 2026
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Heaven's Featureless Plain

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

2nd Jul 2026
A Thesis on Liminality
4 Problems Managers Run Into - and Practical Solutions The management job comes with interesting people challenges. Here are four I've run into more than a...
6th Oct 2025
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4 Problems Managers Run Into - and Practical Solutions

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

6th Oct 2025
The management job comes with interesting people challenges. Here are four I've run into more than a few times and what to do when they land in your lap.
Ink in the Stomach Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve...
3rd Jan 2026
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Ink in the Stomach

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

3rd Jan 2026
Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve shoved your own hands deep in the entrails of a building, you’ve permanently altered your entire relationship with the world.
The Locker Room Talk of Mentors and Minions I saw myself at 22, lifting a wheel, struggling under its weight to attach it to a car. Behind me...
4th Nov 2017
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The Locker Room Talk of Mentors and Minions

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

4th Nov 2017
I saw myself at 22, lifting a wheel, struggling under its weight to attach it to a car. Behind me was an experienced mechanic who has mastered the heavier machinery. He worked with skill, with a quickness that hid the forces he was wielding, making the power required to rip tires...
The Cult Will Tell You You're Living Life Wrong if your friends won't, they will
3rd Aug 2026
Labour Isn't Thinking The Real Point of Blair's Essay
1st Jun 2026
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Labour Isn't Thinking

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

1st Jun 2026
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
Sometimes, You Should Ignore The Studies (And Just Try The Thing) For certain kinds of topics, average impact doesn't really matter.
4th Jan 2023
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4th Jan 2023
For certain kinds of topics, average impact doesn't really matter.
Saying No to what I feel I should do Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
7th Apr 2024
108

Saying No to what I feel I should do

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

7th Apr 2024
Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
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
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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...
A New Role at St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over...
14th Dec 2019
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A New Role at St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff

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

14th Dec 2019
I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over the last two years I have been looking for a secure full-time job that would allow me to draw on my teaching skills and experience, while also offering an opportunity to serve my...
Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts? Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
3rd Jan 2024
105

Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts?

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

3rd Jan 2024
Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
i guess i wrote a song??? a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
2nd Apr 2024
117

i guess i wrote a song???

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

2nd Apr 2024
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
chronic unease Some people are good at denial, forgetting, and moving on. I am good at none of those. I accumulate...
5th Jun 2023
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chronic unease

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

5th Jun 2023
Some people are good at denial, forgetting, and moving on. I am good at none of those. I accumulate trauma, remember them deeply like they are etched into my bones helpless as...
China’s AI Chicken or Egg A Much Cheaper, Almost-as-Good Alternative
3 weeks ago
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China’s AI Chicken or Egg

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

3 weeks ago
A Much Cheaper, Almost-as-Good Alternative
Talent Myths and the Story of Imperceptible Gains I made a discovery as I sifted through the running data I have been collecting for the last nine...
4th Jun 2017
26

Talent Myths and the Story of Imperceptible Gains

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

4th Jun 2017
I made a discovery as I sifted through the running data I have been collecting for the last nine years. After 897 runs and 4,659 miles I have gotten faster. How much faster? Well, for every mile I run I get 0.012 seconds faster. That's about as imperceptible as a fart.
Quiet Authority In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the...
4th Jun 2026
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Quiet Authority

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

4th Jun 2026
In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the imposition of power led by will and the testimony of quiet authority led by conscience.
This Moment is Your Life How to not waste it
5th Mar 2024
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This Moment is Your Life

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

5th Mar 2024
How to not waste it
Rubenerd Show 434: The toastrack episode Podcast: Play in new window | Download 37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show...
a week ago
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Rubenerd Show 434: The toastrack episode

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

a week ago
Podcast: Play in new window | Download 37:37 – A feedback episode, reading comments about the show from Adam, Alistair, and Abdullah. Discussing my favourite personal shows that are still going (Into Your Head, The Overnightscape Underground), task management (Getting Things...
some scenes from chiang mai Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee...
8th Dec 2024
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some scenes from chiang mai

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

8th Dec 2024
Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee scene, but what I didn’t expect was that it has excellent matcha too,...
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
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....
Random notes on happiness The answer to the emptiness you feel are the little things right here – spending time with our kids,...
9th Sep 2019
1

Random notes on happiness

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

9th Sep 2019
The answer to the emptiness you feel are the little things right here – spending time with our kids, going to the beach, listening to music and talking with people who matter to you. Life hands all of us some hardship. They hone and develop the capabilities we need to succeed...
Who told you you couldn't do that? To those who said it couldn’t be done
1st Jan 2026
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Who told you you couldn't do that?

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

1st Jan 2026
To those who said it couldn’t be done
Reading As Counter-Practice The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 19
1st Dec 2022
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Reading As Counter-Practice

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

1st Dec 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 19
When your post hits #1 on Hacker News A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and...
21st Oct 2023
93

When your post hits #1 on Hacker News

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

21st Oct 2023
A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and lessons learned
Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level. The post Neuralink and the...
20th Apr 2017
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Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future

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

20th Apr 2017
I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level. The post Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future appeared first on Wait But Why.
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
8th Aug 2024
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Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do

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

8th Aug 2024
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
Thinking By Hand How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back
2nd May 2026
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Thinking By Hand

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

2nd May 2026
How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back
Wagoneer My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved. As we've slowed...
1st Mar 2023
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Wagoneer

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

1st Mar 2023
My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved. As we've slowed down our travels though, spending more time in an area makes it nice to have a car to go exploring, run errands, and get to places the bus can't. For that reason we bought a 2006...
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...
2nd May 2025
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You Don't Want to Be Rich, You Want Independence

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

2nd May 2025
“Autonomy is wealth”
Introducing Nutrify 1.2.3 Whole Food Streaks, Widgets, Quick Summaries and 41 New Foods.
4th Nov 2024
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Introducing Nutrify 1.2.3

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

4th Nov 2024
Whole Food Streaks, Widgets, Quick Summaries and 41 New Foods.
Things I have changed my mind about lately On some perspectives of mine that have shifted over time.
8th Mar 2025
50

Things I have changed my mind about lately

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

8th Mar 2025
On some perspectives of mine that have shifted over time.
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.
9 years together To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it...
2nd May 2025
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9 years together

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

2nd May 2025
To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it sounds unromantic but age has taught me that the way to truly sustain...
When The Writing Is Very Good That Doesn't Matter The most popular link last time was this list of things that aren't doing the thing, with this piece...
4th Dec 2025
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When The Writing Is Very Good That Doesn't Matter

from Caroline Crampton [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Dec 2025
The most popular link last time was this list of things that aren't doing the thing, with this piece wondering if you are Actually Trying second. Somehow, the most insightful thing I have read/seen about contemporary social media usage is this Google Slides presentation. It's
80/20 Strength Training or, weightlifting for lazy people
6th Mar 2023
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80/20 Strength Training

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

6th Mar 2023
or, weightlifting for lazy people
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....
Be Open to the Signal There’s a timeless story trope where the hero is wandering the streets, lost in worry or despair,...
23rd Oct 2025
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Be Open to the Signal

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

23rd Oct 2025
There’s a timeless story trope where the hero is wandering the streets, lost in worry or despair, when the universe sends a sign. His gaze lands on a mother bird feeding her chicks, or a neon cross in a tattoo parlor window, breaking him out of his daze and awakening him to a...
what is the shape of your mind? a visual essay on the topography of internal spaces
19th Mar 2025
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what is the shape of your mind?

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

19th Mar 2025
a visual essay on the topography of internal spaces
The Parable of Anna Akhmatova Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
4th Jan 2025
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The Parable of Anna Akhmatova

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

4th Jan 2025
Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
gossip steals your sovereignty talk is easy, action is hard
1st Oct 2024
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gossip steals your sovereignty

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
talk is easy, action is hard
A Short History of My Last Six Years On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six...
17th Feb 2023
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A Short History of My Last Six Years

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

17th Feb 2023
On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six Years appeared first on Wait But Why.
How I Make Room for the Year The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
17th Jan 2025
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How I Make Room for the Year

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

17th Jan 2025
The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
2024: one pull up One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the...
7th Jan 2024
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2024: one pull up

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

7th Jan 2024
One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the sake of having a distance goal, but rather cultivating...
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
A Dream of Wild Turkeys A trip report from Sin City
13th Apr 2026
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A Dream of Wild Turkeys

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

13th Apr 2026
A trip report from Sin City
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
How I Make Things A note on my writing process, including my use of AI
2nd May 2026
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How I Make Things

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

2nd May 2026
A note on my writing process, including my use of AI
12th Jul 2023
[instagram] 121 months: to love for just one more day a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us...
2nd Jun 2026
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[instagram] 121 months: to love for just one more day

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

2nd Jun 2026
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us ridiculously happy…we just tend to take the things we have for granted, like they are a piece of furniture we are entitled to have. i knew this effect intimately, so i sought to live and...
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
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5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck

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

25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
The World Is Your Toilet Today I am going to share some design advice that you aren’t going to get anywhere else. They don’t...
10th Mar 2018
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The World Is Your Toilet

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

10th Mar 2018
Today I am going to share some design advice that you aren’t going to get anywhere else. They don’t teach you this at the university. You won’t find articles about it in the glossy magazines. The design blogs won’t touch the subject. Research would inevitably show that there...
It’s a masterpiece Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
14th Nov 2025
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It’s a masterpiece

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

14th Nov 2025
Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
On the path to thriving In this post-post-partum period, I'm starting to feel like myself again. But what does that even...
14th Oct 2024
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On the path to thriving

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

14th Oct 2024
In this post-post-partum period, I'm starting to feel like myself again. But what does that even mean?
Here's Why I'm Telling Young Musicians to See the Dylan Biopic And an update on transformative songs around the world
1st Apr 2025
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Here's Why I'm Telling Young Musicians to See the Dylan Biopic

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

1st Apr 2025
And an update on transformative songs around the world
Designing a New Old Home: Mistakes But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
5th Mar 2026
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Designing a New Old Home: Mistakes

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

5th Mar 2026
But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
Maximum connections have been reached I was going through my drafts folder, and came across a post I’d written way back in 2018. I’m not...
4th Apr 2026
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Maximum connections have been reached

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Apr 2026
I was going through my drafts folder, and came across a post I’d written way back in 2018. I’m not sure what site I was browsing at the time, but it was still a fun observation. If I came across this error in a more modern context, I’d assume site owners are placing limits to...
God help our poor planet in the grip of this madness! World-famous Swedish author Astrid Lindgren is best known for creating Pippi Longstocking, the star...
1st Sep 2023
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God help our poor planet in the grip of this madness!

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

1st Sep 2023
World-famous Swedish author Astrid Lindgren is best known for creating Pippi Longstocking, the star of a series of children’s books first published in 1945 that has since been translated into dozens of languages and enjoyed by millions. But before Pippi captured the imaginations...
thoughts on the suicidal mind [tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of...
6th Aug 2023
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thoughts on the suicidal mind

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

6th Aug 2023
[tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of thoughts as someone who has struggled with my own existence my entire life. Though I am writing...
How I Develop Photos With Darktable This guide is kept up-to-date with Darktable releases. It is currently written for Darktable 5.2,...
26th Aug 2025
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How I Develop Photos With Darktable

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

26th Aug 2025
This guide is kept up-to-date with Darktable releases. It is currently written for Darktable 5.2, released June 2025. Be sure to read part 1 before you read this. There are several tools out there to develop camera RAW files into printable images, some of them are shockingly...
Is the Bubble Bursting? I'm making this previously paywalled article available to everybody
2nd Sep 2025
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Is the Bubble Bursting?

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

2nd Sep 2025
I'm making this previously paywalled article available to everybody
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
The Pacification of War Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
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The Pacification of War

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

23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
A Failed Rock Adaption of Dune Might Have Starred Mick Jagger, Orson Welles & Salvador Dalí (with... This gets the top spot on my list of never-made films I'd like to see
2nd Mar 2024
Song Huong Eatery Many years ago, I would visit Song Huong out on Nanaimo for their Vietnamese fare, in particularly,...
1st Jun 2026
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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...
Thoughts on writing without AI, being offline, and course promotion. My realization that I want to write more and without AI assistance and also what we're learning...
22nd Jun 2026
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22nd Jun 2026
My realization that I want to write more and without AI assistance and also what we're learning about how we want to promote and not promote our courses.
When knowledge is stupidity [Plus audio version]
3rd Jul 2026
HIRING: YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic Daily Stoic is a leading philosophy and self-improvement brand,...
18th Aug 2025
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HIRING: YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic

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

18th Aug 2025
YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic Daily Stoic is a leading philosophy and self-improvement brand, reaching millions of people each month across our newsletter, YouTube, podcasts, and books. We’re looking for a YouTube Video Producer to help us continue growing our channel....
Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible Knowing when not to talk is an art.
3rd Dec 2024
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Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible

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

3rd Dec 2024
Knowing when not to talk is an art.
13th Jun 2024
Why Do Heroes Always Have Theme Songs (Part 1 of 2) An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
4th Oct 2023
33

Why Do Heroes Always Have Theme Songs (Part 1 of 2)

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

4th Oct 2023
An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
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.
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