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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....
4th Jan 2026
Notes on Acquired Taste Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
4th Jul 2026
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Notes on Acquired Taste

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

4th Jul 2026
Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
The Little Book Of Big Weight Loss : Book Notes Big weight loss is mostly about the food. Exercise is important to a lesser extent. Do not eat...
12th Sep 2020
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The Little Book Of Big Weight Loss : Book Notes

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

12th Sep 2020
Big weight loss is mostly about the food. Exercise is important to a lesser extent. Do not eat sugar, especially fructose. Aim for less than 3 added teaspoons per day, which is equal to 12 grams ( 1 teaspoon = 4 grams). Remember there are many names for sugar, so watch out when...
The map is clear but the road is bumpy. Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
6th Nov 2024
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The map is clear but the road is bumpy.

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

6th Nov 2024
Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
Subjectivity in productivity Precision. Certainty. Specificity. Everyone wants to know exactly what and exactly when, and they...
23rd Jan 2025
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Subjectivity in productivity

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

23rd Jan 2025
Precision. Certainty. Specificity. Everyone wants to know exactly what and exactly when, and they want a statistic attached to corroborate it. But numbers are rarely answers — just as projects are rarely math problems. Where are we in this process exactly? How far along in this...
Is This Anything? 23 Attempting attempts
1st Dec 2025
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Is This Anything? 23

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

1st Dec 2025
Attempting attempts
One Hell of a Year Reflections on 2024 in 'the Hinterlands'
13th Jan 2025
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One Hell of a Year

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

13th Jan 2025
Reflections on 2024 in 'the Hinterlands'
Mixing Memory and Desire Rage & tranquility; decay & rebirth; memory and desire.
29th Jun 2023
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Mixing Memory and Desire

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

29th Jun 2023
Rage & tranquility; decay & rebirth; memory and desire.
A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
6th Apr 2023
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A Wednesday at Arapahoe Lakes

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

6th Apr 2023
Not because it's there, but, instead, to feel something
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...
Manufactured Data Scarcity All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the...
3rd Dec 2021
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Manufactured Data Scarcity

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

3rd Dec 2021
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the engine.
The Authority Gap Laetitia@Work #47
7th Apr 2022
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The Authority Gap

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

7th Apr 2022
Laetitia@Work #47
13th Jun 2024
Stoic Quotes on Taking Risks: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we...
3rd Jul 2023
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3rd Jul 2023
Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we should never fear to do . . . if, that is, the risk is actually something that will help us live a more virtuous life, fulfill our potentials, or help other people. However (and...
The antibody factory If antibodies were cheaper, they could prevent millions of deaths from rabies, malaria, and dengue.
1st Oct 2025
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The antibody factory

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

1st Oct 2025
If antibodies were cheaper, they could prevent millions of deaths from rabies, malaria, and dengue.
№ 73: Finding Faith How pursuing entrepreneurship taught me faith
3rd Nov 2023
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№ 73: Finding Faith

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Nov 2023
How pursuing entrepreneurship taught me faith
Careful technology Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
21st May 2024
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Careful technology

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

21st May 2024
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that technological pursuits and natural pursuits, are at odds. An example: I think this is a false position. But if this kind of sentiment is so often repeated, its worth thinking about why it...
Sticks On Dirt I think we've always know that if we got ourselves another patch of dirt with some sticks on it,...
21st May 2025
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Sticks On Dirt

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

21st May 2025
I think we've always know that if we got ourselves another patch of dirt with some sticks on it, it'd be in one of a handful of very small places. The short list was, in the order we visited them: Apalachicola FL, Mancos CO, Washburn WI, and the Outer Banks NC (especially...
On financial freedom When I was five years old, my school teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote...
6th Oct 2019
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On financial freedom

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

6th Oct 2019
When I was five years old, my school teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy”. My teacher told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. – John Lennon When you believe something is impossible, your mind...
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
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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...
the wince avoidance is a signal
7th Jan 2025
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the wince

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

7th Jan 2025
avoidance is a signal
There's only one global mafia! I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ...
9th Dec 2024
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There's only one global mafia!

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

9th Dec 2024
I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ when it comes to the existence of a single global mafia – the entity I have taken to calling the criminocracy or even demonocracy.
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...
28th May 2024
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28th May 2024
Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57 new foods in Nutridex. Available on the App Store.
Render Unto the Machine The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
8th Jul 2023
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Render Unto the Machine

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

8th Jul 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 12
Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
21st Aug 2025
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Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown

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

21st Aug 2025
Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
That Inspiration Stuck in Your Teeth Remember the last time inspiration blessed you with its divine presence? The clouds parted, angels...
3rd Dec 2016
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That Inspiration Stuck in Your Teeth

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

3rd Dec 2016
Remember the last time inspiration blessed you with its divine presence? The clouds parted, angels sang, and an idea descended like a holy dove. What, it doesn't happen that way for you? Me neither.
How Dangerous is Rock Climbing? There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no...
28th Nov 2022
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How Dangerous is Rock Climbing?

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

28th Nov 2022
There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no old bold climbers. I plan on getting pretty old.
the reality that exists in me I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this...
3rd Nov 2024
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the reality that exists in me

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

3rd Nov 2024
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this time I tend to wonder why the body finds it so difficult to...
can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
5th Jun 2024
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can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI

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

5th Jun 2024
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
first days of summer "self-portrait at 28"
25th Jun 2025
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first days of summer

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

25th Jun 2025
"self-portrait at 28"
100% Functional == Beautiful If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or...
6th Oct 2022
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100% Functional == Beautiful

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

6th Oct 2022
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...
Everything is Connected to the Heart In a modern vehicle you could cross 500 miles of rocky desert in one day, without even getting your...
22nd Sep 2025
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Everything is Connected to the Heart

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

22nd Sep 2025
In a modern vehicle you could cross 500 miles of rocky desert in one day, without even getting your pants dirty. This is made possible by the many layers of insulation modernity puts between you and the world. The car sits on inflated rubber tires, on top of which sits a chamber...
30th Nov 2023
Three Mistakes That Changed How I Lead (More Than Any Training Ever Did) You can sit through training for years. One mistake you care about will teach you more in a day.
4th May 2026
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4th May 2026
You can sit through training for years. One mistake you care about will teach you more in a day.
Who is Paying for All of This? How are restaurant influencers actually making their money? Investigation by Stephen Buranyi....
4 weeks ago
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Who is Paying for All of This?

from Vittles [alt+shift+b] in life

4 weeks ago
How are restaurant influencers actually making their money? Investigation by Stephen Buranyi. Collage by Cold War Steve
Home alone on a Saturday night Got caught in thought space today. Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
4th Dec 2022
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Home alone on a Saturday night

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

4th Dec 2022
Got caught in thought space today. Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of standing around watching not enough touching. Like the guy with a crush on a girl but never says anything. So I took a step outside thought space. And found gravity. Twenty...
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...
Second Spring Driving 1,800 miles north in a week was like stepping back in time. Spring came and went in Florida...
14th Jun 2023
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Second Spring

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

14th Jun 2023
Driving 1,800 miles north in a week was like stepping back in time. Spring came and went in Florida back in early March, by the time we left Florida was well into summer, whatever the calendar might have said. Here in Washburn though spring had barely arrived. The night we got...
#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...
2nd May 2025
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#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2025
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...
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
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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'
September BATCAVE Schedule is here hang, write, and even some office hours?
2nd Sep 2025
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September BATCAVE Schedule is here

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

2nd Sep 2025
hang, write, and even some office hours?
Behind the Scenes of Navigating the AI Shift How Cate Huston and I built a course on navigating the AI shift, while navigating the AI shift.
5th May 2026
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Behind the Scenes of Navigating the AI Shift

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

5th May 2026
How Cate Huston and I built a course on navigating the AI shift, while navigating the AI shift.
The Illusion of Solitude Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
1st Nov 2024
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The Illusion of Solitude

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

1st Nov 2024
Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
Thought Bananas (Castles in the Sky) 23 “Failing is not the end of growth”
13th Jan 2023
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Thought Bananas (Castles in the Sky) 23

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

13th Jan 2023
“Failing is not the end of growth”
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
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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...
Are You Entertained—Or Addicted? In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that...
18th Jul 2022
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Are You Entertained—Or Addicted?

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

18th Jul 2022
In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that anyone who views even a small portion of it will give up all desire to do anything else in life in order to keep watching. Throughout the book, characters who see it give up...
3rd Feb 2024
Alaska Range 2026 Running the three-man in the Land of the Midnight Sun
7th Jul 2026
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Alaska Range 2026

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

7th Jul 2026
Running the three-man in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Maybe there’s a pattern here? 1. It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine—a gun—which could by its rapidity of fire,...
4th Mar 2026
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Maybe there’s a pattern here?

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Mar 2026
1. It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine—a gun—which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease...
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
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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 Empathy Makes Us Cruel and Irrational The strange movement to free the Menendez brothers
13th Dec 2024
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How Empathy Makes Us Cruel and Irrational

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

13th Dec 2024
The strange movement to free the Menendez brothers
restarting from scratch I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini...
5th May 2023
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restarting from scratch

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

5th May 2023
I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini celebration with my partner. I am not sure if I overdid it, but...
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
The myth of Snow Leopard Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new...
1st Aug 2026
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The myth of Snow Leopard

from Rubenerd [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2026
Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new features”, with a focus on refining the system, improving efficiency, and fixing bugs. Those of us using Macs at the time welcomed the news after living with updates that seemingly...
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
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
Saddened by the tech industry Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
17th Jun 2023
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Saddened by the tech industry

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

17th Jun 2023
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
What is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One Why I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital...
1st Dec 2025
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What is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One

from Mert Bulan - Blog & Portfolio [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Dec 2025
Why I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital devices.
The 6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises Here's how you kill an entire genre
4th Jun 2024
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The 6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises

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

4th Jun 2024
Here's how you kill an entire genre
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...
I try to make tea out of dust Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist...
1st Apr 2023
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I try to make tea out of dust

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

1st Apr 2023
Born in 1942 in Schenectady, New York, Lyn Lifshin was an award-winning American poet and feminist known for her unique voice and prolific output: over her lifetime, she authored more than 120 books and chapbooks of poetry, edited four anthologies of women’s writing, and...
Alien Intelligence I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
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Alien Intelligence

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

4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
Nike's Two-Hour Marathon and the Source of Sensational Failure If Eliud Kipchoge's run had been one second per mile faster Eliud would be the man who did the...
6th May 2017
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Nike's Two-Hour Marathon and the Source of Sensational Failure

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

6th May 2017
If Eliud Kipchoge's run had been one second per mile faster Eliud would be the man who did the impossible. Instead, he is a loser. Or maybe we are the ones who are losing.
Look at the trees I pick my Dad up from the aged care facility he lives at and we go for drives. There’s a nice bakery...
3rd May 2026
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Look at the trees

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

3rd May 2026
I pick my Dad up from the aged care facility he lives at and we go for drives. There’s a nice bakery 25 minutes out onto the peninsula. We always take the scenic route. Because I’ve got nothing but time Dad says. Not far from the
Veganism and Moral Intuitions Inspecting some ethical claims, in the hope you might revisit some of your own intuitions
24th Jun 2026
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Veganism and Moral Intuitions

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

24th Jun 2026
Inspecting some ethical claims, in the hope you might revisit some of your own intuitions
“When you seek from almost nothing”: Arvo Pärt’s Musical Diaries In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer...
28th Jun 2021
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28th Jun 2021
In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer discusses the significance of his personal diaries to the formation and development of his music.
Designing a New Old Home: Light In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have...
12th Apr 2023
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Designing a New Old Home: Light

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

12th Apr 2023
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Bed in Summer This post is part of a series about building a house that looks and feels traditional in New Hampshire. However, this...
Antivirals The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
11th Nov 2022
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Antivirals

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

11th Nov 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
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...
Record Labels Are Running on Empty The latest news is ominous
2nd Jul 2025
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Record Labels Are Running on Empty

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

2nd Jul 2025
The latest news is ominous
How to Just Do a Thing I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy...
14th May 2026
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How to Just Do a Thing

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

14th May 2026
I keep reading books from the 19th century and earlier, fiction and nonfiction, because I envy something about the lives of the people in them. I don’t think I’d want to trade places. I’m too accustomed to hot showers and modern dentistry. But people back then seemed to live with...
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...
Managers Make Teams Deliver More Value, Not Deliver More Output True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a...
6th Jan 2025
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6th Jan 2025
True productivity for a team is measured by the value created, not the work completed. The job of a manager is to focus on the value hidden behind the piles of work.
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...
Naniwa Okina なにわ 翁 Wanting to go for something light, we decided to hit up Naniwa Okina in Osaka.  This Michelin Bib...
1st Dec 2025
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Naniwa Okina なにわ 翁

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

1st Dec 2025
Wanting to go for something light, we decided to hit up Naniwa Okina in Osaka.  This Michelin Bib Gourmand spot is small and cozy featuring handmade soba noodles.  It was a bit of a walk from the Kitahama Station, especially in the scorching heat (in July).  Glad their A/C held...
Your life is your art use it to get to know yourself
10th Nov 2025
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Your life is your art

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

10th Nov 2025
use it to get to know yourself
Why Taste Matters More Us designers love to talk about tools, processes, and skills. We debate software, trade shortcuts,...
6th Sep 2025
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Why Taste Matters More

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

6th Sep 2025
Us designers love to talk about tools, processes, and skills. We debate software, trade shortcuts, and show off case studies filled with research frameworks and clever flows. All useful things. But what rarely gets talked about and showcased in portfolios is the one thing that...
Can You Really Treat Cancer with Sound? And other updates on recent articles.
1st Nov 2025
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Can You Really Treat Cancer with Sound?

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

1st Nov 2025
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Fumbling Toward Truth and Beauty in Used Bookstores CBL #95 | A dispatch from a Sunday at the store
24th Jul 2025
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Fumbling Toward Truth and Beauty in Used Bookstores

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

24th Jul 2025
CBL #95 | A dispatch from a Sunday at the store
Unusual UI I knew if I built my app exactly the way I wanted there was a chance it might not make it through...
5th Nov 2016
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Unusual UI

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

5th Nov 2016
I knew if I built my app exactly the way I wanted there was a chance it might not make it through Apple’s approval gauntlet.
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
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.
Mailbag #2 We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
14th Apr 2021
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Mailbag #2

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

14th Apr 2021
We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
He looks like a blimp An Important Announcement from the US President
6th Feb 2026
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He looks like a blimp

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

6th Feb 2026
An Important Announcement from the US President
Stoic Advice on Parenting & Children: Ask Marcus Aurelius Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
7th Apr 2023
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Stoic Advice on Parenting & Children: Ask Marcus Aurelius

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

7th Apr 2023
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
🍲 Announcing Startup Soup: A Pragmatic Take on Startup Operations A story of two friends, three startups, and one just-launched newsletter on running early-stage...
3rd Mar 2025
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3rd Mar 2025
A story of two friends, three startups, and one just-launched newsletter on running early-stage companies!
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.
Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement,...
1st Jul 2025
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Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time

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

1st Jul 2025
A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement, without audience, and (for most, at least) without performance. In an age of constant sharing and curated lives, the diary remains stubbornly private, gloriously unedited. It offers...
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)
Valuable, but not productive Consulting & finance as black holes of elite human capital
2nd Dec 2024
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Valuable, but not productive

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

2nd Dec 2024
Consulting & finance as black holes of elite human capital
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...
a week ago
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No One Is Excused From This

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

a week 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...
me n Krillin just grabbed starbucks Putting a 20-minute timer on to write the ole newsletter this week. Zip has 4X’d in the last two...
18th Jan 2021
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me n Krillin just grabbed starbucks

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

18th Jan 2021
Putting a 20-minute timer on to write the ole newsletter this week. Zip has 4X’d in the last two weeks. So, that’s pretty wild. Just working hard to execute now. Create curriculum. Hire teachers. Scheudle classes. Add the necessary features to the product. All that jazz :).
The Lost Coast Driving west on Florida's highway 98 is a little like traveling back in time. It's hard to believe...
12th Apr 2023
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The Lost Coast

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

12th Apr 2023
Driving west on Florida's highway 98 is a little like traveling back in time. It's hard to believe standing amidst the crowds of Panama City Beach, but not ten miles east, once you pass through the actual Panama City, the crowds disappear, along with everything else. After...
12th Jul 2023
Coaching Toolkit: Balance coaching to find new perspectives The power of mindset shifts and choice and a Tech and Tea balance coaching tool to guide you through...
7th Jul 2025
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Coaching Toolkit: Balance coaching to find new perspectives

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

7th Jul 2025
The power of mindset shifts and choice and a Tech and Tea balance coaching tool to guide you through uncertain times.
Fake Debates and Late Converts Malcolm Gladwell's Trans Sports Apology and What It Tells Us About This Whole Debate
6th Sep 2025
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Fake Debates and Late Converts

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

6th Sep 2025
Malcolm Gladwell's Trans Sports Apology and What It Tells Us About This Whole Debate
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.
The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were...
29th Sep 2019
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The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox

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

29th Sep 2019
Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were crushed or drowned as their sleeping quarters filled with water after the collision. At the heart of the tragedy is a single checkbox on a touchscreen. This is the untold story of...
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
Intuitions for Georgism Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
7th Aug 2024
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Intuitions for Georgism

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

7th Aug 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite from deep in our archive. You can unsubscribe from Reissues but continue receiving our new posts by updating your preference here. Last year, Atvbt’s bloggers published a piece...
On Being a Slow Thinker For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at...
2nd Jan 2023
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On Being a Slow Thinker

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

2nd Jan 2023
For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at thinking on the spot and articulating what I wanted to express. Probably one of the reasons why I never do podcasts and why job interviews are met with such trepidation. But I...
The Wedge Between Pleasure and Pain Castles in the Sky #40
6th Oct 2023
This is not an About page. CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed
12th Jun 2025
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This is not an About page.

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

12th Jun 2025
CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed
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!
15th Jun 2023
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts Plus a sci-fi novel update
14th Aug 2024
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The Most Useful Feedback Hurts

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

14th Aug 2024
Plus a sci-fi novel update
You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager...
5th Jan 2026
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You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them

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

5th Jan 2026
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager chair.
how to be a domestic goddess notes from nigella & myself
12th Mar 2025
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how to be a domestic goddess

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

12th Mar 2025
notes from nigella & myself
Beyond the Maps On Developmental Models, Clinging, and What Actually Enables Growth
1st Mar 2026
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Beyond the Maps

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

1st Mar 2026
On Developmental Models, Clinging, and What Actually Enables Growth
How We Designed a FUN Nonfiction Book Cover Every step and cover along the way
5th Jun 2024
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How We Designed a FUN Nonfiction Book Cover

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

5th Jun 2024
Every step and cover along the way
Twelve Career Lessons They Don’t Put in Onboarding A few hard-earned lessons about people, politics, consistency, and the parts of work we pretend...
8th Dec 2025
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Twelve Career Lessons They Don’t Put in Onboarding

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

8th Dec 2025
A few hard-earned lessons about people, politics, consistency, and the parts of work we pretend aren’t part of the job. But really are.
The Thing That Is Silence The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
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The Thing That Is Silence

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

31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
Californias The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west...
29th Jul 2025
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Californias

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

29th Jul 2025
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west of New York state, was after college.
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the...
3 weeks ago
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Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules

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

3 weeks ago
I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
Is Civility a Fantasy? Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
4th Oct 2025
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Is Civility a Fantasy?

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

4th Oct 2025
Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
Looking for precious time Laetitia@Work #49
12th May 2022
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...
Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via...
23rd Jul 2022
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Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem

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

23rd Jul 2022
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via unilateral action.
24th Sep 2020
my body is a temple The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of...
3rd Aug 2025
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my body is a temple

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

3rd Aug 2025
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...
Developing An Intuition For Georgism WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
4th May 2023
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Developing An Intuition For Georgism

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

4th May 2023
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
Why the chicken crossed the road, according to various entities When I started this blog, I promised myself that I would always steer into weirdness. (As they say,...
4th Dec 2025
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4th Dec 2025
When I started this blog, I promised myself that I would always steer into weirdness. (As they say, “Get busy being weird, or get busy dying.”) While time has shown there are limits to what y’all will tolerate [1 2 3 4], I still sometimes feel an uncontrollable need to publish...
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
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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...
Courage and Moonshots On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
16th Dec 2024
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Courage and Moonshots

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

16th Dec 2024
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
Making it happen vs. Letting it happen Make it happen! You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen'...
14th Nov 2024
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Making it happen vs. Letting it happen

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

14th Nov 2024
Make it happen! You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen' part. You definitely want things to happen. But often times, it's the 'make' part that gets confused for progress. You can push a ball uphill, but should you? Not only does it take...
The Father Wound Healing Our Relationship with Authority and Value
4th Feb 2025
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The Father Wound

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

4th Feb 2025
Healing Our Relationship with Authority and Value
Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
2nd Mar 2024
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Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster

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

2nd Mar 2024
What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
Low Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
3rd Jan 2024
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Low

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

3rd Jan 2024
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays fighting their way through wisps of Spanish moss. You can find this scene anywhere in South Carolina below the fall line, a vague geographic boundary that runs along the southeastern...
Do blue-blocking glasses improve sleep? Back in 2017, everyone went crazy about these things: The theory was that perhaps the pineal gland...
3rd Jul 2025
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Do blue-blocking glasses improve sleep?

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2025
Back in 2017, everyone went crazy about these things: The theory was that perhaps the pineal gland isn’t the principal seat of the soul after all. Maybe what it does is spit out melatonin to make you sleepy. But it only does that when it’s dark, and you spend your nights in...
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...
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
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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.
What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy? “These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.”...
31st Jul 2023
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What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy?

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

31st Jul 2023
“These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.” — Seneca We all know those people who have lots of money, and yet, they are miserable. On the flip side, we all know people who live happy and fulfilled lives despite not having...
the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july if america is so bold, why aren't you?
4th Jul 2025
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the bravest thing you can do this 4th of july

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

4th Jul 2025
if america is so bold, why aren't you?
Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them. Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
7th Oct 2024
40

Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them.

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

7th Oct 2024
Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
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,...
1st Oct 2024
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Growth Means Choosing a Different Kind of Pain

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

1st Oct 2024
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...
We'll Never Have Flying Cars A look at why flying cars are unlikely to become a reality.
29th Sep 2025
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We'll Never Have Flying Cars

from Mert Bulan - Blog & Portfolio [alt+shift+b] in life

29th Sep 2025
A look at why flying cars are unlikely to become a reality.
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.
The Bookseller's Register #3 Two Customer Encounters
6th Sep 2023
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The Bookseller's Register #3

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

6th Sep 2023
Two Customer Encounters
How To Build Your Own Tower And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)
7th Mar 2026
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How To Build Your Own Tower

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

7th Mar 2026
And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)
Open Source, uh, Finds a Way Who Can Deploy the Most Intelligence per Dollar of Compute?
4th Aug 2026
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Open Source, uh, Finds a Way

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

4th Aug 2026
Who Can Deploy the Most Intelligence per Dollar of Compute?
A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
5th Feb 2024
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A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails

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

5th Feb 2024
Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
Conversation-Catalysing Events There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka...
13th Mar 2024
110

Conversation-Catalysing Events

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

13th Mar 2024
There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka Supermac, is asked the hardest thing about government and replies “Events, dear boy, events”. This probably never happened and is absolutely irrelevant to this blogpost regardless, but I...
Randomly right One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing. Every forest, every...
12th Mar 2025
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Randomly right

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

12th Mar 2025
One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing. Every forest, every field, every place untouched by humans is full of randomness. Nothing lines up, a million different shapes, sprouting seeds burst where the winds — or birds — randomly drop...
Nuances of Minimalism Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many...
3rd Aug 2021
22

Nuances of Minimalism

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

3rd Aug 2021
Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many nuances to the movement. Is it even a movement? It’s perhaps better described as a guiding principle. Some of these nuances are highly commercial, some are focused on personal wellbeing...
Pen and paper The tactile joy of thinking with lines on paper.
11th Apr 2025
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Pen and paper

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

11th Apr 2025
The tactile joy of thinking with lines on paper.
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...
40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20) Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to...
9th Mar 2024
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40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)

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

9th Mar 2024
Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to survive your 20s and crowd-sourced advice on how to excel in your 30s. And apparently you guys loved it. So, here's more of the good stuff: 40 life lessons I now know at 40 that I...
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.
Everything I know about gardening I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies...
2nd Jul 2023
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Everything I know about gardening

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

2nd Jul 2023
I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies and roses, or my fields, and several people have asked me to write about gardening, or for gardening advice. But this request encounters a ridiculous shortcoming: I know almost...
a week ago
Where’s the magic? I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview. I said Isaac Newton. An old...
11th Jan 2024
115

Where’s the magic?

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

11th Jan 2024
I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview. I said Isaac Newton. An old cricket coach told me about the laws of motion. And I never forgot. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction. It helped fix my right arm leg spin. I later
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden? Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
3rd Jul 2024
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden?

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

3rd Jul 2024
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
4th Oct 2023
The Feather "A breathtakingly beautiful book that shows how even a tiny bit of virtue can overcome any...
10th Oct 2024
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The Feather

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

10th Oct 2024
"A breathtakingly beautiful book that shows how even a tiny bit of virtue can overcome any darkness." —Dustin Brady, author of Superhero for a Day After falling from an angel's wing, a tiny feather drifts past the boundaries of Heaven and into the mortal realm below. No longer...
21st Oct 2024
Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog if no-one is around you, etc
1st Jun 2026
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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
biometrics pre, during & post-covid A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health...
3rd Sep 2023
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biometrics pre, during & post-covid

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

3rd Sep 2023
A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health trends from the health app: Obviously this is because I had covid: being...
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...
Feeding on Illusions The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
8th Jul 2026
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Feeding on Illusions

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

8th Jul 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2) Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
1st Dec 2025
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The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2)

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

1st Dec 2025
Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
ETHDenver: A Glimpse into the Future I signed up for ETHDenver 2020 hoping to learn more about cryptocurrency. What I came away with was...
18th Feb 2020
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ETHDenver: A Glimpse into the Future

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

18th Feb 2020
I signed up for ETHDenver 2020 hoping to learn more about cryptocurrency. What I came away with was questions about the viability of, well, everything.
Utopia Bagels On our last day in NYC before an evening flight, we made the trek out into midtown searching for...
2nd Aug 2026
1

Utopia Bagels

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

2nd Aug 2026
On our last day in NYC before an evening flight, we made the trek out into midtown searching for some bagels.  The first stop was at Utopia Bagels out on East 34th Street.  Founded in 1980 at its original Queens location, Utopia is known for its hand-made bagels.  We made it...
3rd Feb 2026
0

Many Victorian cities grew by tenfold in a century

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

3rd Feb 2026
Could ours do the same?
[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...
Why You Should Ignore All the Polls They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
2nd Nov 2024
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Why You Should Ignore All the Polls

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

2nd Nov 2024
They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
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...
The Behaviors That Turn Engineers Into Senior Engineers The gap between mid-level and senior engineers usually isn’t technical skill. It’s behavior,...
1st Jun 2026
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The Behaviors That Turn Engineers Into Senior Engineers

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

1st Jun 2026
The gap between mid-level and senior engineers usually isn’t technical skill. It’s behavior, judgment, communication, and the ability to make everyone around them better.
Creating Space: Fall Cohort is Open 🍂 Come join us for the next cohort of Creating Space!
6th Oct 2025
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Creating Space: Fall Cohort is Open 🍂

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

6th Oct 2025
Come join us for the next cohort of Creating Space!
Choose to trust yourself Some businesses—not all, and not even most!—don’t trust you. They design their products and...
1st Jun 2026
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Choose to trust yourself

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

1st Jun 2026
Some businesses—not all, and not even most!—don’t trust you. They design their products and marketing to lock you in and make you feel reliant on them.  The incentive for them is to have lots of steady customers; if you can come and go at any point, then that business isn’t as...
28th Nov 2024
Reconsidering Reading While it may feel good to be able to say you've read something, that doesn’t mean it’s the most...
10th Jan 2022
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Reconsidering Reading

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

10th Jan 2022
While it may feel good to be able to say you've read something, that doesn’t mean it’s the most effective way to learn.
Waiting Is a Revelation The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
1st Jan 2026
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Waiting Is a Revelation

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

1st Jan 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
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.
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
i failed vs. i'm a failure the life-changing magic of the failure bow
3rd Jun 2025
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i failed vs. i'm a failure

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

3rd Jun 2025
the life-changing magic of the failure bow
always on your side friendship is magic
5th May 2025
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always on your side

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

5th May 2025
friendship is magic
Maximilian Mogg made-to-measure black tie: Review I recently had this tuxedo made by the German tailoring brand Maximilian Mogg, while Max was...
1st Jun 2026
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Maximilian Mogg made-to-measure black tie: Review

from Permanent Style [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
I recently had this tuxedo made by the German tailoring brand Maximilian Mogg, while Max was visiting London for the appointments he runs at Richard Gelding on North Audley Street.  I was interested in having something from Max both because ... > Read more
Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and...
9th Mar 2024
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Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all

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

9th Mar 2024
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of work.
Between away and home And the paradox of travel.
9th Feb 2025
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Between away and home

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

9th Feb 2025
And the paradox of travel.
Your Career Isn't a Meritocracy. It's a Trustocracy. Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't...
3 weeks ago
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Your Career Isn't a Meritocracy. It's a Trustocracy.

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

3 weeks ago
Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't (and can't) be measured objectively on what we accomplish at work. But we are (unavoidably) measured by the trust we've built with our co-workers.
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!
Postcard From Venice Reflections on a Stupefying City
1st Nov 2025
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Postcard From Venice

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

1st Nov 2025
Reflections on a Stupefying City
[instagram] 124 months: deliberate togetherness today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years....
3 weeks ago
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[instagram] 124 months: deliberate togetherness

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

3 weeks ago
today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years. is it perimenopause? i've found it harder to cope with my sensitivity and she's finding it harder to cope with fatigue. yet we persisted in celebrating even though we are both...
The Dying Art We All Depend On A history buff friend of mine said that the art of medieval fencing was lost completely. At some...
13th Jun 2025
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The Dying Art We All Depend On

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

13th Jun 2025
A history buff friend of mine said that the art of medieval fencing was lost completely. At some point, the last person who really knew how to do it had died. There are old treatises that describe the art, and people have learned a lot from them, starting historical fencing clubs...
24th Jul 2025
hello depression my old friend i guess we're talking once again
10th Dec 2025
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hello depression my old friend

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

10th Dec 2025
i guess we're talking once again
Boosters and Drainers Life hacks have their place but there is only so much you can do before your life devolves into a...
2nd Jul 2016
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Boosters and Drainers

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

2nd Jul 2016
Life hacks have their place but there is only so much you can do before your life devolves into a chaotic mess. I prefer the idea of building a personal system.
The Past and Future of Vibe Coding Thoughts from 2 years of yelling at digital gods
7th Oct 2025
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The Past and Future of Vibe Coding

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

7th Oct 2025
Thoughts from 2 years of yelling at digital gods
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