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Diaries of Note
I long for vigour and clear thought, but only meet with chaos When she wrote the following diary entry, English author, poet, and garden designer Vita...
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a year ago
When she wrote the following diary entry, English author, poet, and garden designer Vita Sackville-West was 28. Living in Long Barn, Kent, with her husband and fellow writer, Harold Nicolson, she was nearing the end of an intense, two-year romance with Violet Keppel, with whom...
Ryan Hoover's...
Knowing When It's Time to Move On
over a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Product Hunt Radio is back
over a year ago
RhysTranter.com
A new role I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy...
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I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy Coordinator at St David's Catholic College. I joined the college as a pastoral tutor four years ago this month, after a religious conversion prompted me to seek out a new career in...
Farza's Newsletter
put a sandwich in my pocket and tsa told me to get rid of it thats messed up a short post about investors and getting money for what you're building.
a year ago
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...
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a year ago
Learn in public, build your own projects, start the job before you have it, polish your resume and practice, practice, practice!
Castles in the Sky
Everything is a Mood There and Back Again with ADHD Medicine
a year ago
Castles in the Sky
Have you quit social media? Do you want to? I am looking for feedback on an idea I'm writing an essay about.
7 months ago
Diaries of Note
The crying could be heard from the street “There is so much influenza about that they’ve had to shut the university.” The opening line in the...
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a year ago
“There is so much influenza about that they’ve had to shut the university.” The opening line in the diary of Josep Pla sets the stage for what would become a transformative period in his life and, subsequently, a landmark in 20th-century Catalan literature. In 1918, the Spanish...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Stop Dribbbling, Get a Design Education at Costco My design mentor Paul was a commercial artist in Chicago in the era before computers, back when...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My design mentor Paul was a commercial artist in Chicago in the era before computers, back when being a designer still involved ink-stained fingers and drawing pictures.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Job Interview Trap Designers Might Avoid I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I was caught off guard during a job interview after I told the story of my Ghost-O-Meter app. My audience was several designers and one developer who sat quietly on the edge of the group eying me skeptically.
The Honest Broker
Dana Gioia on Stephen Sondheim An extract from his new book
2 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Invisible Golden Age
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
The Death of Cool Can it come back to life? Or will we be angry forever?
a week ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
How To Make Enough Money to Retire in the Next 5 Years It isn’t obvious, despite the hype.
2 months ago
Scarlet Ink
Six Reader Questions About Meetings, Feedback, Communication, and Ideas I regularly receive questions over email and in comments on my newsletter. I decided to answer a few...
6 months ago
Diaries of Note
It is so difficult to keep track of the days Born in Illinois in 1886, Minnie Vautrin became an unlikely hero in 1937 during one of history’s...
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Born in Illinois in 1886, Minnie Vautrin became an unlikely hero in 1937 during one of history’s darkest episodes. As a missionary and educator, she turned Ginling College into a sanctuary for over 10,000 Chinese women and children as the Imperial Japanese Army unleashed a wave...
Diaries of Note
I declare private war Alfred Wintle was living in Dunkirk when the First World War began—sixteen years old and fiercely...
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Alfred Wintle was living in Dunkirk when the First World War began—sixteen years old and fiercely patriotic. Desperate to join the army, in 1915 he entered the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich to begin his training, and within months was on the front line. At the Third Battle...
Laetitia@Work
The Mystery of Mastery Laetitia@Work #64
a year ago
The Honest Broker
Ugly Numbers from Microsoft and ChatGPT Reveal that AI Demand is Already Shrinking The only areas where AI is flourishing are shamming, spamming & scamming
a year ago
Tech and Tea
Bridging the ask vs guess culture gap at work How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when...
a year ago
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a year ago
How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when to ask for help, and helping guess culture coworkers get clarity on what they want in their careers
Atoms vs Bits
Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
4 months ago
Passing Time
Sopris Soirée An Alpine Carbondale Capstone
7 months ago
Luxagraf:...
Wagoneer My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved. As we've slowed...
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over a year ago
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...
RhysTranter.com
Visit to Oxford Oratory This week I had the joy of taking a group of students to the University of Oxford open day. In a few...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
This week I had the joy of taking a group of students to the University of Oxford open day. In a few quiet moments, I had an opportunity to pray at the Oxford Oratory on Woodstock Road
Stoic Simple
Unleash Your Inner Sage: 5 Powerful Mindsets Fostered by Stoicism By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A...
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By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A person who overcame all of their personal defects to achieve a life of complete tranquility and goodness. The perfect Stoic, if you will.  They referred to this person as the Stoic...
Diaries of Note
Ambition and energy keep a man young Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet, born in 1879, who balanced an unassuming life in...
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Wallace Stevens was an American modernist poet, born in 1879, who balanced an unassuming life in insurance with an illustrious literary career. While best known for his intricate and imaginative poems, which earned him the Pulitzer Prize in 1955, Stevens also kept a journal...
Castles in the Sky
The Third Year Online Creator Playbook How I'm going to have my most productive and creative year yet
a year ago
Tech and Tea
Space to do whatever, at work why it's important to make space for not-the-highest-priority things at your job
a year ago
Scarlet Ink
Fake It Till You Make It — To Become a Leader, Act Like One I found, rather than waiting for my promotions at Amazon, I was more fulfilled and grew myself as a...
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I found, rather than waiting for my promotions at Amazon, I was more fulfilled and grew myself as a leader by pretending I had already been promoted.
Ryan Hoover's...
Change and authenticity
11 months ago
Thu Le
My design process I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it at thedesignsquiggle.com. It has resonated with me since, and prompted me to document my own design process in the last five years collaborating with teams and businesses as a...
Atoms vs Bits
The Al Capone Problem Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
a year ago
Stoic Simple
Stoicism and Facing Failure: Why Stoic Resilience Helps Us Fail Well Experiencing failure can be a difficult and draining experience. It can leave us feeling defeated,...
a year ago
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Experiencing failure can be a difficult and draining experience. It can leave us feeling defeated, discouraged, and unsure of ourselves. However, it is important to remember that failure is a natural part of life and can be an opportunity for growth and learning. In this article,...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism & Modern Therapy: Is Stoic Philosophy a Form of CBT? Stoic philosophy has been around for over two thousand years, with the likes of Epictetus, Seneca,...
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Stoic philosophy has been around for over two thousand years, with the likes of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius as some of its founding figures. However, it wasn't until the emergence of modern therapy that the principles of Stoicism were integrated into the psychological...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Functional Depletion and the Pitfalls of Stress Transcendence Last weekend I took time off from writing to run a race. This week as I limped around reflecting on...
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over a year ago
Last weekend I took time off from writing to run a race. This week as I limped around reflecting on the training that lead up to the marathon I wondered if we are wrong about stress.
Farza's Newsletter
imagine if birds were slices of pizza with wings Chilling at Central Park. I usually hang out here on the same bench on Sunday mornings, blast some...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Chilling at Central Park. I usually hang out here on the same bench on Sunday mornings, blast some music, and do stuff :). Going to write this newsletter and then head to the office. Lots to do with Zip this week! We’re finding tons of cool new teachers, making dope content,...
The Ruffian
Why You Have an Obligation To Be Optimistic The Ethics of Emotional Disposition
9 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Better Connections Are we spending enough time with people we can really learn from? Are we having enough conversations...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Are we spending enough time with people we can really learn from? Are we having enough conversations that move us forward rather than discussing the mundane things in life? We are all seeking better connections—some people even the smallest of them. Today, we have the greatest...
Ryan Hoover's...
“We learn from each other”
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
What’s Your Talent Stack? Could understanding Donald Trump’s success help designers get hired?
over a year ago
Castles in the Sky
The Moral Case for Small Business Starting, running, and supporting our way to a better world
a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
How To Make Decisions Under Stress (To be clear: I don't know how to make good decisions under stress)
a month ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Minimal Twitter Community Pilot My search for an alternative community platform has led me back to, yes, Twitter. Although I am...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My search for an alternative community platform has led me back to, yes, Twitter. Although I am still experimenting with a couple of other platforms, namely Minus and Discord, this new Twitter Communities pilot is interesting. We're all aware of the trials and tribulations of...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Tighter than Scum A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed the floor spit excess gunk onto the baseboards. Hal Smith pondered the mess from above, perched in a cloud of cigarette smoke, surveying his store from behind mirrored glass.
The Convivial...
Embrace Your Crookedness The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 13
a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Support as a Business Model Allowing readers or fans of your work to financially support you is nothing new. It allows people to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Allowing readers or fans of your work to financially support you is nothing new. It allows people to become active participants in the work you create and that they value. The most popular platform for this sort of thing is Patreon. A creator gives people access to exclusive...
Diaries of Note
I always forget how important the empty days are Born in Belgium in 1912 and raised in the United States, May Sarton was a writer who mastered...
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Born in Belgium in 1912 and raised in the United States, May Sarton was a writer who mastered various literary forms during her career, from evocative poetry and compelling novels through to a number of deeply introspective journals in her later decades. One of her greatest is...
Atoms vs Bits
Anti-Rivalrous Goods the rivalrousness s-curve
8 months ago
Stoic Simple
What Caused the Growing Popularity of Stoicism in Modern Culture? Stoicism - a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece - has been gaining increased popularity in...
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Stoicism - a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece - has been gaining increased popularity in modern culture. It has been embraced by people from all walks of life, from high-powered business executives to the average person seeking ways to cope with the daily stresses of...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
In Search of Alternative Community Platforms Over the past few years I have been trying to seek out alternatives to the mainstream social media...
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Over the past few years I have been trying to seek out alternatives to the mainstream social media platforms. Although I wouldn't go as far as saying I entirely dislike them, I feel I could experience much better and healthier communities and technologies than those I have found...
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 25 Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
over a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Doing Things Differently The salience of different-ness gets in the way of doing things differently.
a year ago
The Ruffian
How To Fix DEI 'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' That Works
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Best Lawn in the Entire Post-Apocalypse What kind of an idiot am I that I would be doing lawn maintenance during the zombie apocalypse? Let...
over a year ago
Raw Thought (from...
Edmund Burke Explains
over a year ago
The Convivial...
Secularization Comes for the Religion of Technology: Or, how to make sense of techno-optimist... The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
a year ago
The Prism
40 Useful Concepts (Spring 2023) Ideas to help you make sense of the world
a year ago
Diaries of Note
One feels as if one is dissolved into Nature Albert Einstein’s trip to the California Institute of Technology in December 1931, for the first of...
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Albert Einstein’s trip to the California Institute of Technology in December 1931, for the first of three annual visiting professorships, marked a crucial juncture in his life. The rise of the Nazi party in Germany, with its vehement anti-Semitism, was forcing the physicist to...
Daily Stoic
Daily Stoic Podcast Assistant Producer The Daily Stoic Podcast  The Daily Stoic podcast is a weekly podcast hosted and recorded by...
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The Daily Stoic Podcast  The Daily Stoic podcast is a weekly podcast hosted and recorded by bestselling author Ryan Holiday. Guests have included global pop star Camila Cabello, Academy-Award winning actor Matthew McConaughey, #1 New York Times bestselling author Tim Ferriss,...
Scarlet Ink
Failure is Necessary for Achievement and Growth — Why Success is Dangerous for Learning You can only succeed if you are willing to fail. You can only learn if you are willing to be...
3 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
How to Read Plato And other remarks on teaching yourself great books
8 months ago
Nat Eliason's...
Harry Potter and the Secret to Learning We've Been Doing it Wrong
8 months ago
The Honest Broker
How We Lost the Flow The flow state was our pathway to liberation—before it got taken over by profiteers
3 weeks ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Greatest Guitar Player’s Worst Concert Phil Keaggy struggled. He is recovering from a detached retina. There’s nerve pain in his hand. His...
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over a year ago
Phil Keaggy struggled. He is recovering from a detached retina. There’s nerve pain in his hand. His guitar broke, so he had to borrow one from the opening act. The sound crew was questionable. It might have been the worst concert Phil has ever performed. And yet...
The Honest Broker
The Parable of Anna Akhmatova Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
2 months ago
RhysTranter.com
St Ambrose on the Psalms A short passage from this morning’s Office of Readings in the Breviary (Friday, Week 10 of Ordinary...
8 months ago
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8 months ago
A short passage from this morning’s Office of Readings in the Breviary (Friday, Week 10 of Ordinary Time)
The Honest Broker
Are Social Media Platforms the Next Dying Malls? It was cool to hang out at the mall—until it wasn't
2 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Workspace Setup As more of us are working remotely—particularly from home—I thought it might be quite timely to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
As more of us are working remotely—particularly from home—I thought it might be quite timely to break down my current home workspace setup. I’d also like to preface this by saying that I’m not offering any advice or tips for remote working (there’s enough guidance out there to...
The Intimate Mirror
When Love Breaks Open How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
2 months ago
The Ruffian
Creativity Needs Stupidity How artists think and unthink
8 months ago
Left To Write
#1 Writemas Prioritising time to think, write and publish
a year ago
Both Are True
someone is impersonating me so i reached out to them going undercover to meet myself -- a video of our entire 30 minute long convo
8 months ago
Castles in the Sky
Questions Lead to the Good Life Formally Introducing Psychological Richness
a year ago
Castles in the Sky
Who are the role models for the rest of us? Converted from a Note 12/9/25
2 weeks ago
Nat Eliason's...
Slow Habits Change without Force
7 months ago
Daniel Bourke
Mistaking the menu for the food Let’s do an experiment. A chef who can’t read comes into your kitchen to cook you a meal. You’re...
a year ago
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a year ago
Let’s do an experiment. A chef who can’t read comes into your kitchen to cook you a meal. You’re sitting in another room and can’t see what they’re making but you can smell it. On the bench top there are
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions and Perform 6 System Checks I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out...
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over a year ago
I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out a plan, maybe even buy an online course or two. But this year I couldn’t do it. Why was my brain blocking the New Year’s resolution tradition?
journal – Winnie Lim
generating mini turning points Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness,...
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Because of multiple factors my mind seem to be perpetually stuck in an unwanted state of sadness, fatigue and paralysis. I have learnt that it is possible to break out of this...
Stoic Simple
Becoming a Better Leader with Stoicism: The Stoic Leadership Lessons Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece in the 3rd century B.C. It is a...
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Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece in the 3rd century B.C. It is a philosophy that emphasizes the development of emotional resilience, personal ethics, and wisdom. Stoicism has gained popularity in recent years as an effective tool for personal growth,...
Stoic Simple
What Does it Mean to be a Stoic? Using Christianity to Explain Stoicism by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a...
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by Tanner Campbell What does it mean to be a Stoic? I think Christianity can be used as a quasi-parallel to help answer this question. What does it mean to be a Christian? I think the base-line of the faith is the belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.  In Stoicism that...
Both Are True
was she born with it or was it god damn Maybelline? nature v makeup
a month ago
Mind Mine
on trading potential for something actual just make a choice
2 months ago
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
a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
looking back at 2023 I write these every year for the purpose of documenting my life. The caveat is that this is written...
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a year ago
I write these every year for the purpose of documenting my life. The caveat is that this is written with some recency bias and that the act of recollection is always faulty:...
Farza's Newsletter
just popped a white claw w/ kevin from the office Zip Good week. Went through a product pivot this week. We shut down our small class program, where...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Zip Good week. Went through a product pivot this week. We shut down our small class program, where students would have a class with a ratio of 1 teacher-to-5 students. Why did we pivot? Growth wasn’t going anywhere w/ the small class program. Our growth curve for the last 4...
The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Ask Me Anything
over a year ago
Mind Mine
Discussing King, Warrior, Magician, Lover with Co-Author Douglas Gillette masculine archetypes, understanding our shadow, and how we can raise the collective consciousness
3 months ago
The Ruffian
Last of the Curmudgeons Catch-up service:
6 months ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Web Design and Carbon Impact How can we, as web professionals, help to make the web more energy efficient? From data centres to...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
How can we, as web professionals, help to make the web more energy efficient? From data centres to transmission networks to the devices that we hold in our hands, it is all consuming electricity, and in turn producing carbon emissions. According to recent estimates, the entire...
Castles in the Sky
The Limits of Novelty as a Value Proposition Early thoughts on writing about Russian Cosmism and "the common task"
a year ago
Diaries of Note
Humility Dag Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate peace in Congo when, in 1961, the plane in which he was...
a year ago
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a year ago
Dag Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate peace in Congo when, in 1961, the plane in which he was travelling crashed, ending the lives of all its passengers. Born in 1905, Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Break Society's Money Rules If You Want to Be a Quiet Millionaire And never worry about money again
3 months ago
Stoic Simple
Using Stoicism to Live a Balanced Life Maintaining balance and achieving personal contentment has been a pressing concern for people...
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Maintaining balance and achieving personal contentment has been a pressing concern for people throughout history. From ancient Greek philosophers to modern-day wellness coaches, experts have offered diverse approaches to balance the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual...
Diaries of Note
Sunlight can only be pictured with shadows Born in 1886 in Covington, Kentucky, James Webb Young was no stranger to the persuasive power of...
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a year ago
Born in 1886 in Covington, Kentucky, James Webb Young was no stranger to the persuasive power of words, rising through the ranks to become an influential figure at J. Walter Thompson, one of the world’s leading advertising agencies. Known for his keen insights into human...
Farza's Newsletter
i ordered garlic naan but they gave me captain crunch instead what the heck man Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s...
a year ago
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a year ago
Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s brave enough to create something from nothing — creators, musicians, physics researchers, etc. I wanna talk about why companies die. And, why most people quit.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
My First Golden Combover My design education had indoctrinated me with belief in the purity of flat design. I was a true...
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over a year ago
My design education had indoctrinated me with belief in the purity of flat design. I was a true believer. I was faced with a moral dilemma on my very first assignment. What did I do?
Atoms vs Bits
Alien Intelligence Housecats give us the most realistic insight to what it would be like to encounter space aliens.
a year ago
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a year ago
Housecats give us the most realistic insight to what it would be like to encounter space aliens.
Atoms vs Bits
Carrot Problems It's not the crime, it's the coverup.
a year ago
The Ruffian
Why Giving Up On The Humanities Is Self-Destructive The Economic Case For the Liberal Arts In the Age of AI
4 months ago
Left To Write
№ 72: The First Wealth Is Health For most of my twenties, I valued money, women, friends, family and material possessions. But around...
a year ago
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a year ago
For most of my twenties, I valued money, women, friends, family and material possessions. But around 28 years old, something in my psychology began to change. Perhaps it was inching towards 30 years old. Perhaps it was being tired of constantly feeling anxious. Perhaps it was...
journal – Winnie Lim
the interestingness of our thoughts I started watching this kdrama titled “recipe for farewell” recently. The male protagonist would...
a year ago
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a year ago
I started watching this kdrama titled “recipe for farewell” recently. The male protagonist would cook for his terminally-ill wife, then post the recipe and his thoughts on his blog. It made me feel that...
The Honest Broker
Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts? Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
When the World Begs You to Steal a Corvette I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I didn't set out to steal a car that night, the opportunity just kind of presented itself. Perhaps my oldest fantasy, formed in the days when my life revolved around Matchbox cars, was to be the hero with the fast car, always escaping the police. I was just a good lil' boy, never...
Ryan Hoover's...
New haircut, Product Hunt?
over a year ago
Diaries of Note
I took Olga to her first bull fight It was on his sixteenth birthday in 1902 that pioneering photographer Edward Weston held his first...
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a year ago
It was on his sixteenth birthday in 1902 that pioneering photographer Edward Weston held his first camera—a Kodak Bull’s-Eye No. 2 given to him by his father that sparked his fascination with capturing the world around him, the style that developed eventually seeing him become...
Left To Write
№ 69: What's It Like To Have An Autistic Brother My brother Alan has autism. We are four years apart — I'm the older sibling. My brother is a gentle...
a year ago
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a year ago
My brother Alan has autism. We are four years apart — I'm the older sibling. My brother is a gentle soul. Yes, there are times when he can be irrationally angry. But most of the time, he’s so quiet and lost in his own world that it’s difficult to sense out what he’s thinking.
The Intimate Mirror
Buddhism Consumed The Unbundling of Dharma by Secular Materialism
3 days ago
journal – Winnie Lim
in the mountains at chiang mai After spending a while in the city we moved to the mountains for a bit. Previously I had avoided any...
2 months ago
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2 months ago
After spending a while in the city we moved to the mountains for a bit. Previously I had avoided any trips that involved long vehicle rides because of covid risk, but I...
The Convivial...
To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
2 months ago
The Convivial...
Why An Easier Life Is Not Necessarily Happier Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
When Unicorns and Robots Hold Hands Are you data-driven or design-driven? Doesn’t matter, either way you will probably fail.
over 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...
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4 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...
Daily Stoic
Goal Setting: A Philosophical Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals “How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the goals we set, whether personal or professional, require? If we hope to accomplish our goals, we need the discipline to hold ourselves accountable. We need the self-control to stay...
journal – Winnie Lim
minimum effective dose I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the...
a month ago
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a month ago
I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...
The Prism
Overchoice and How to Avoid it Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Your Communication Leakage Rate Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds, good intentions, and the low fidelity of human memory. I made the 85% number up, but it can't be far off. If you think my guess is unreasonable let me try to distort your reality.
Atoms vs Bits
Interlinking Makes Communities You're only as strong as (some complicated function of) your weakest links
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