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The Map is Mostly...
Why make something beautiful? on starting a rose garden
4 months ago
Daniel Bourke
Introducing Nutrify 1.2: Calorie and Macronutrient Goals, Breakdowns and 57 New Foods Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57...
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Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57 new foods in Nutridex. Available on the App Store.
Diaries of Note
The Jewish police have been ordered to erect the gallows Avraham Tory (born Avraham Golub in 1909) was a Lithuanian Jew who played a significant role during...
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Avraham Tory (born Avraham Golub in 1909) was a Lithuanian Jew who played a significant role during one of history’s most harrowing periods. As the secretary of the Jewish Council of Elders in the Kovno Ghetto during World War II, he was privy to the inner workings of the...
Laetitia@Work
5 things I find very interesting about the Boeing downfall Laetitia@Work #70
a year ago
The Ruffian
Maybe Your Opinion Is Just a Feeling About a Story On Changing My Mind About the Elgin Marbles. Plus: How To Get Hold of An Advance Copy of 'John &...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
On Changing My Mind About the Elgin Marbles. Plus: How To Get Hold of An Advance Copy of 'John & Paul'. Plus a Juicy Rattle Bag of Goodies.
Daily Stoic
Stoicism and Christianity: The History of the Stoics and the Christians It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the...
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It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the same time. That’s right, Seneca and Jesus were both born in the year 4BC. Not only that, they lived roughly parallel lives despite being separated by geography, culture, and social...
DYNOMIGHT
Paper Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has this unique power is a mystery to me, but I think we should all stop trying to resist this reality and just accept it. Also, the world needs way more mundane blogging. So let me...
Scarlet Ink
Why You Should Give Feedback — And How to Deliver It Without the Awkward Crying The why and how to write feedback for others.
3 months ago
Mark Manson
Why You’re So Unhappy This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how everything will fall into place if you're patient. Spoiler alert: it won’t. The cold hard truth is this: the universe doesn’t care about your happiness. You do. Maybe you've...
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.
7 months ago
Passing Time
Caffeine, Albuterol, Alcohol Mount Machebeuf Trip Report
a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
11 Decisions I'm Making At 38 To Avoid Regret At 58 The future you is formed by every small decision you make today, not luck or fate
7 months ago
bookbear express
no exit love is the best kind of trap
4 months ago
Both Are True
This isn't what I wanted to write even this subtitle is completely wrong
5 months ago
Diaries of Note
Work under any circumstances Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century British artist and writer whose career was plagued by...
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Benjamin Robert Haydon was a 19th-century British artist and writer whose career was plagued by financial hardship and legal troubles. Born in 1786, Haydon’s passion for historical painting led him down a tumultuous path, as mounting debts and controversial public statements...
Both Are True
The one thing everyone in this country has done at least once Five Things I've Learned About America
9 months ago
Left To Write
№ 76: RIP Charlie Munger (1924-2023) The investing legend, the goat of common sense and wisdom, and the Vice Chairman of Berkshire...
a year ago
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
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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...
Left To Write
№ 66: Why Do We Brush Our Teeth? The opposite of a good idea - Finding the real reason behind brushing our teeth - Let's not jump to...
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The opposite of a good idea - Finding the real reason behind brushing our teeth - Let's not jump to conclusions
Stoic Simple
What’s the Difference Between Stoicism and Existentialism? Philosophy is a discipline that seeks to understand the nature of existence, reality, knowledge, and...
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Philosophy is a discipline that seeks to understand the nature of existence, reality, knowledge, and ethics. Two important philosophical schools of thought that have influenced Western intellectual tradition are Stoicism and Existentialism. Both of these philosophies share some...
The Ruffian
What's the Point Of Protests? Maybe Not What We Think It Is
a year ago
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...
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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...
Diaries of Note
Maybe that will dispel all this quietness In September of 1941, the Soviet city of Leningrad was encircled by Nazi forces in a brutal siege...
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In September of 1941, the Soviet city of Leningrad was encircled by Nazi forces in a brutal siege that would last until January 1944 and result in the deaths of nearly a million civilians. The relentless blockade led to devastating food and fuel shortages, and the merciless...
journal – Winnie Lim
the wonder of miyajima A kind stranger dmed to tell me that my rss feed was broken – turns out the code for displaying...
a year ago
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a year ago
A kind stranger dmed to tell me that my rss feed was broken – turns out the code for displaying custom fields on rss was throwing a php fatal error (Uncaught TypeError:...
Diaries of Note
Armageddon in Europe! It was in 1915 that Vera Brittain left Somerville College, Oxford to become a nurse during the First...
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It was in 1915 that Vera Brittain left Somerville College, Oxford to become a nurse during the First World War, a decision that would profoundly shape her life and literary career. Eighteen years later, having experienced the devastating realities of the battlefield, Brittain...
The Works in...
Links in Progress: All the single people And how China will lose 51 million people in 10 years
6 months ago
The Honest Broker
The Rise and Fall of The Village Voice A new book reminds us what we lost when the counterculture disappeared
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
practicing is also a practice Most skills if not all requires practice. Recently I realised to be capable of the discipline and...
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Most skills if not all requires practice. Recently I realised to be capable of the discipline and regularity that practicing needs, is a practicable skill too. We think of discipline as some inherent character...
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....
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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...
journal – Winnie Lim
how we were loved profoundly influences how we live and love a personal review of "A general theory of love"
a year ago
Paul Cudenec
Vote for Nobody! Nobody cares.
8 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
100% Functional == Beautiful If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or an ugly hammer, but there's lots of ugly cars, because not everything in a car is functional. Sometimes it's very beautiful, if the person who designed it has very good taste, but...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Sydney, JAL, and the Sneaky Shortcut This is the last installment in our Japan2025 blog post series, at least as told as a post about...
2 months ago
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This is the last installment in our Japan2025 blog post series, at least as told as a post about recent events. Last we spoke, we’d boarded from Haneda for our flight back to Sydney. It was late in the afternoon, which did give us half a day in Japan to explore a few more places...
The Intimate Mirror
Guide to Using AI for Embodied Thinking How to Develop Concepts Grounded in Felt Sense Using Artificial Intelligence
3 months ago
Luxagraf:...
What Vanlife is Really Like I have no idea what Vanlife is or is like. But I can tell you that if you think you're just going to...
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I have no idea what Vanlife is or is like. But I can tell you that if you think you're just going to cruise around in an old vehicle, living the life, um, yeah, not all the time. Some of the time, sure. Maybe even most of the time, but there's a good bit of work to be done on the...
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Materials and Hardware After your floorplan, and along with your use of sunlight, the materials you choose will make the...
over a year ago
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After your floorplan, and along with your use of sunlight, the materials you choose will make the biggest difference in the mood that inhabits your home. This post covers our own thinking and what we decided.
The Honest Broker
How I Learned About Great Literature from Comic Books Over the course of 169 issues, Classics Illustrated gave me a taste for mind-expanding reading that...
2 months ago
Diaries of Note
Dickens flew into so violent a passion Born in London in 1793, William Charles Macready was one of the most famous Shakespearean actors of...
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Born in London in 1793, William Charles Macready was one of the most famous Shakespearean actors of his generation, thanks to a forty year career that began on stage in 1810 and also saw him manage both the Covent Garden and Drury Lane theatres in the 1840s. Such a career...
The Honest Broker
Car Drivers Torment a City with Celine Dion Songs An update on dangerous music
a year ago
Diaries of Note
We spend our lives in tense expectation In the midst of the Russian Civil War, April 1919 saw the city of Odessa plunged further into...
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In the midst of the Russian Civil War, April 1919 saw the city of Odessa plunged further into turmoil as the Bolshevik Red Army entered, leaving the future uncertain for the once-thriving port and its inhabitants. One person who found himself caught amidst the chaos was Ivan...
Atoms vs Bits
Hateful Things in 1002 AD When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you...
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3 weeks ago
When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you might reasonably assume I'm being wry and somewhat exaggerated: "ohhhh, this thing from 1000 years ago is just like things we write today [if you
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Stepping Back from Black Friday The psychological warfare that is Black Friday. It is a time when consumerism is manipulated so...
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The psychological warfare that is Black Friday. It is a time when consumerism is manipulated so intensely that people lose control of themselves, as well as their wallets. This excessive sales day has even evolved into a Black Friday sales week, which doesn’t really make much...
Mark Manson
The Outrage Cycle The Outrage Begins First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far...
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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...
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 34 - June 2023 Monthly Wrap-up
over a year ago
Charlie Becker
Pure Research is a Bet on Progress Normally I spend part of my summer convincing a group of reluctant students that pure research is an...
a year ago
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a year ago
Normally I spend part of my summer convincing a group of reluctant students that pure research is an essential part of the progress and preservation of civilization. But for the first time in four years, my calendar was blank for the middle weeks of June. I would usually teach a...
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...
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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...
Charlie Becker
Move over New York Times. These are the 44 Best Books of the 21st Century. A completely objective list based on only the finest criteria
11 months ago
Diaries of Note
A decaying mass of flesh and bone Remembered chiefly for his short stories, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Hamlin Garland earned praise...
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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...
Diaries of Note
Why am I always struggling to get them to blend? In March of 1976, Eleanor Coppola and her family waved goodbye to their home in California and...
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In March of 1976, Eleanor Coppola and her family waved goodbye to their home in California and headed for the Philippines, the filming location for her husband’s next film, Apocalypse Now. As the lush landscape of the Southeast Asian archipelago sprawled out before them, little...
The Honest Broker
When Louis Armstrong Conquered Chicago Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract...
5 months ago
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Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract from his new book
The Honest Broker
My Search for Hidden Meanings in Beatles Songs Before the Internet, we often had no idea what hit songs were about
7 months ago
The Honest Broker
How to Read Plato And other remarks on teaching yourself great books
a year ago
Passing Time
Follow Up: Feedback Request Mistake Substack doesn't work how I thought
a year ago
Scarlet Ink
Dave's Path to Amazon — And He Makes Fun of the Midwest My path to Amazon wasn't obvious, or all that intentional. But it changed my life forever.
9 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
am i actually autistic? Recently I chanced upon a tweet stating that highly sensitive persons (HSPs) are basically autistic...
a year ago
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Recently I chanced upon a tweet stating that highly sensitive persons (HSPs) are basically autistic without admitting it. It surprised me, since the traits of HSPs as I know it seem to be the...
Passing Time
Incommensurate Goods in ESG When values conflict, how do you choose what to prioritize?
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
10 Reasons Why Technological Progress Is Now Reversing Or How Silicon Valley Started Breaking Bad
10 months ago
The Honest Broker
Is This the Dominant Personality Type of Our Time? Or how we all became Clint Eastwood
2 months ago
The Ruffian
Ten Useful Concepts Drop them into the conversation, all casual like
a year ago
Passing Time
Mourning a Dam to Love a River Hurricane Michael's Destruction of Kapps Mill Dam
9 months ago
Raptitude.com
Growth Means Choosing a Different Kind of Pain I never threw a party until I was in my late 30s. I was always afraid people wouldn’t show up, or,...
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9 months ago
I never threw a party until I was in my late 30s. I was always afraid people wouldn’t show up, or, even worse, that they would show up and quickly want to leave. It felt like this particular fate could not be risked, which meant party-throwing was off the table. Other people...
The Ruffian
Donald Trump and The End of Power I've Got Good News and Bad News
a week ago
The Ruffian
Opposites Attract On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Doom Loop Triggers Today I want to talk about the difference between unproductive mopes and highly successful people....
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over a year ago
Today I want to talk about the difference between unproductive mopes and highly successful people. Imagine a spectrum with prolific artists at the top and ineffective slugs at the bottom.
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...
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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...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
In / Out 2025 for me, will be: In blogging 3D modelling prototyping experimental design endurance...
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7 months ago
2025 for me, will be: In blogging 3D modelling prototyping experimental design endurance climbing single session training days swimming saving self-care selling investing uniform long hair house + techno sound design Out comparison shyness dishes in sink trends (especially...
Ryan Hoover's...
Please be kind on launch day 😊
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Journalism Collapsing? This is a bigger problem that you can fix with a Pitchfork
a year ago
Diaries of Note
O God is there no redress, no peace, no justice in this land for us? Ida B. Wells was a trailblazing African American journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist...
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Ida B. Wells was a trailblazing African American journalist, civil rights activist, and suffragist who courageously fought against racial injustice and gender inequality throughout her life. Born into slavery in 1862, she grew up to become a vocal advocate for the rights of Black...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up...
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2 months ago
When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up from Nagoya like so many of those NHK travel documentaries we’d seen. We laboured for days deciding whether we had the time to stop in Takoyama along the way; and if so, whether...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Tesla Powered by Insects An exhausted beetle crawled across the palm of a young child’s hand. The boy rotated his arm as the...
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over a year ago
An exhausted beetle crawled across the palm of a young child’s hand. The boy rotated his arm as the bug walked, creating an endless treadmill for his little friend. Around and around the June bug went until eventually it flew away. As he watched it leave, the boy made a...
Both Are True
How close we got to having an 8th day of the week (and other new truths learned during E1 and E2 of... Season One, Week One: A Recap
a year ago
The Ruffian
FLASHPOINTS #12: Are machines becoming more intelligent than us - and what does that even mean? A conversation with Professor David Krakauer
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
The Best Books of the 21st Century The Honest Broker assesses the NY Times list
12 months ago
Diaries of Note
 How utterly mad it all is Although her life was cut tragically short, Lorraine Hansberry’s influence on American theatre was...
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Although her life was cut tragically short, Lorraine Hansberry’s influence on American theatre was profound. Raised amid the racial turbulence of 1930s Chicago, she channelled her experiences into A Raisin in the Sun, a groundbreaking play that earned her three distinctions: the...
Letters of Note
Never get a bulldog When he wrote this letter to his mother in 1944, Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in...
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When he wrote this letter to his mother in 1944, Roald Dahl was working at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.—one of hundreds of undercover agents employed by Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service to spy on the United States. Dahl’s debut novel, The Gremlins, had been...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Retaking the Test of Time They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the summer burning stencils and cleaning ink off silkscreens at a family-owned t-shirt factory.
The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Ask me Anything
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
one year of strength training Last year around this time I had my first strength training session with a personal trainer. I had...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Last year around this time I had my first strength training session with a personal trainer. I had only 3 sessions with them, but due to a fundamental incompatibility – they had...
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience moving away from a deficiency mindset
over a year ago
Rubenerd
Australia’s and Canada’s Elections We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
We take a quick break from #Japan2025 to mention the results back home. Clara and I both submitted our postal votes before we left, and largely ignored the news while we tried to enjoy our holiday and break. My sister messaged last night to tell us it was safe to check now, and...
Daniel Bourke
5 Free Resources to Help You Get a Machine Learning Job Learn in public, build your own projects, start the job before you have it, polish your resume and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Learn in public, build your own projects, start the job before you have it, polish your resume and practice, practice, practice!
Both Are True
bad hair day (terrible, horrible, no good, very bad tbh) a new, never-before-seen haircut for Alexander
8 months ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Our latest experiment: Weekend Pitch
over a year ago
Jason Crawford
The lessons of Xanadu One of my all-time favorite articles is “The Curse of Xanadu,” by Gary Wolf, which ran in WIRED...
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over a year ago
One of my all-time favorite articles is “The Curse of Xanadu,” by Gary Wolf, which ran in WIRED Magazine in 1995. On the surface, it’s a piece of tech history, a story of a dramatic failure. But look closer, and you can find deep philosophical insight. Xanadu was a grand vision...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism and the Subtle Art of Acceptance Stoicism is a philosophy that has been practiced for centuries and has more recently been gaining...
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over a year ago
Stoicism is a philosophy that has been practiced for centuries and has more recently been gaining popularity as a means of promoting mental well-being. At its core, Stoicism teaches us the art of acceptance, that is, the ability to accept what we cannot control and focus on what...
Mark Manson
3 Steps to Becoming Great at Anything Today, we're going to talk about a question I get asked all the time: How do I become great at this...
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a year ago
Today, we're going to talk about a question I get asked all the time: How do I become great at this one thing? Let's dive right in. To become great at something, you must identify the 20% of actions that will yield 80% of the results. Take writing, for example. Editing is the 20%...
The Prism
Why Are We The Way We Are? A conversation with Chris Williamson
a year ago
Left To Write
#3 Writemas: Developing Taste Last week, on a Bloomstory team day out to the Design Museum in London, I said to my friend Myles,...
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a year ago
Last week, on a Bloomstory team day out to the Design Museum in London, I said to my friend Myles, “Given we’re in a creative field, it’s important we develop taste.” I know it’s subjective, but I’ve often wondered about how universal ‘good’ taste is. However, instead of driving...
Stoic Simple
Can Stoicism Help Us Improve Our Mental Health? . Stoicism is an ancient philosophical school of thought that originated in Athens, Greece, in the...
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over a year ago
. Stoicism is an ancient philosophical school of thought that originated in Athens, Greece, in the early 3rd century BCE. It emphasizes the importance of self-control, rational thinking, and resilience, which are all essential qualities for promoting mental well-being....
Diaries of Note
The home of the chimps 14th July 1960 was a pivotal moment in the annals of primate research. It was on this day, with...
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a year ago
14th July 1960 was a pivotal moment in the annals of primate research. It was on this day, with nothing more than binoculars, a notebook, her boundless curiosity, and the company of her mother, that 26-year-old Jane Goodall first stepped into the wild and untamed landscape of...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
There Is Only Time Balance is a really tricky word, because I don’t think there’s such a thing. There’s just time....
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Balance is a really tricky word, because I don’t think there’s such a thing. There’s just time. There’s just where you are and what you do. And it doesn’t make sense for me to have to spend time on something that feels like a sacrifice. I try to do things that are part of the big...
Scarlet Ink
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...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
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.
Jason Fried
Avoiding pile-ups One of the reasons we work in six week cycles, is that it gives us a different definition of...
a year ago
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a year ago
One of the reasons we work in six week cycles, is that it gives us a different definition of later. When you work on really long projects — say 3, 6, 9 month projects — or projects that don’t have any end in sight, “we can do that later” typically means you’ll get to it...
Laetitia@Work
Single Mum By Default Laetitia@Work #45
over a year ago
Left To Write
#7 Writemas: Think Obsession Someone once called me intense. At first, I thought, is there something wrong with me? But I snapped...
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a year ago
Someone once called me intense. At first, I thought, is there something wrong with me? But I snapped out of things and realised it’s what makes me me. No one is making it out alive; death knocks at everyone’s door, so why not be obsessed about the things I enjoy?
The Ruffian
How To Be Charles Darwin Nine Darwinian Habits of Mind and Behaviour
10 months ago
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Getting Sadder? Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Seneca’s Writing on Stoicism and Philosophy Seneca is one of the most prominent philosophers within the Stoic tradition, known for his...
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over a year ago
Seneca is one of the most prominent philosophers within the Stoic tradition, known for his contributions to ethical theory and his reflections on human nature. Understanding Seneca's philosophy and applying his teachings can lead to a more fulfilling and meaningful life. This...
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Around Jinbōchō and Akihabara Yesterday was our first full day in Japan again! It was so much fun getting back into the routine of...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Yesterday was our first full day in Japan again! It was so much fun getting back into the routine of konbinis, train station jingles, wanderings, and spontaneity. It really hits different to anywhere else in the world, a fact I’m sure you don’t find shocking. The urban landscape...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The most profound message in the history of junk literature I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books...
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over a year ago
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books thicker than the width of my thumb.
The Honest Broker
8 Pieces of Advice for Struggling Young Musicians (or Other Creative People) They keep reaching out to me with the same sad story—and here's what I say
over a year ago
Both Are True
you don't need everyone to like your work (2018) revisiting something i wrote years ago
a year ago
The Ruffian
Why Am I At My Lowest In The Middle Of the Night? The Causes of 3am Catastrophising
2 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Gathering Feedback Although I've effectively stepped away from running Minimalissimo®, it's still a site I adore and...
a year ago
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a year ago
Although I've effectively stepped away from running Minimalissimo®, it's still a site I adore and visit pretty much daily for a well-curated dose of minimal design. Manu is doing a sterling job in evolving it, which I'm 100% behind. He's looking to create support through a small...
journal – Winnie Lim
chiang mai’s scenes of creativity Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long...
6 months ago
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