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Culture is Friction How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
12th Mar 2026
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Culture is Friction

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

12th Mar 2026
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
Audio Guestbook The little creative lab I run with Manu, FormFeelingFunction®, is starting to take shape — albeit...
2nd Jun 2025
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Audio Guestbook

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

2nd Jun 2025
The little creative lab I run with Manu, FormFeelingFunction®, is starting to take shape — albeit slowly. We’ve been mulling over all sorts of concepts. Some might be realised, some probably won’t, and a few definitely will. One that’s just gone live is our most experimental idea...
Why We Do Things We Hate Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as...
12th Oct 2023
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Why We Do Things We Hate

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

12th Oct 2023
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not. For example, I've longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica. Surfing...
Nothing to Fix The third cohort of Foundations of Dyadic Unfolding begins October 8.
2 weeks ago
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Nothing to Fix

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

2 weeks ago
The third cohort of Foundations of Dyadic Unfolding begins October 8.
Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025 This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of...
21st Jul 2025
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Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025

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

21st Jul 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed through the Holy Doors of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major, where the remains of Pope...
Sinister strike On the comparative advantage of left-handed violence
18th Jun 2023
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Sinister strike

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

18th Jun 2023
On the comparative advantage of left-handed violence
How to embrace the seasons of your life without guilt You’re not wasting time when you’re in alignment
12th Mar 2026
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How to embrace the seasons of your life without guilt

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

12th Mar 2026
You’re not wasting time when you’re in alignment
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
Polaroid, you broke my heart. What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching...
15th Sep 2015
23

Polaroid, you broke my heart.

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

15th Sep 2015
What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching out to you is a lawyer from their trademark protection team it probably feels like a kick in the gut.
[instagram] two years this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it...
1st May 2026
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[instagram] two years

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

1st May 2026
this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it could be you, i said it was just a co-incidence. but moths didn’t appear again since, especially one of this size. was it really you? or are moths somewhat drawn to households...
In Favor of Enjoying Things on Purpose The human being is an enjoyment-seeking creature. There’s a reason people are always trying to...
17th Mar 2026
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In Favor of Enjoying Things on Purpose

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

17th Mar 2026
The human being is an enjoyment-seeking creature. There’s a reason people are always trying to restrain themselves from excessive eating, drinking, scrolling, and shopping. It’s perfectly normal to pursue these and other pleasures even to the point of serious problems and early...
Power, Vulnerability, and Soulful Collaboration A Conversation with Dechen McSweeney on the Nine Mistakes We Make in Relationship to Power
8th May 2025
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Power, Vulnerability, and Soulful Collaboration

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

8th May 2025
A Conversation with Dechen McSweeney on the Nine Mistakes We Make in Relationship to Power
the uncomfortable phase of learning I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal...
4th Feb 2024
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the uncomfortable phase of learning

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

4th Feb 2024
I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal training sessions before I traveled to japan, and when I got back there was a...
19th Apr 2024
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
And other updates on recent articles.
Sometimes Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long...
13th Nov 2024
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Sometimes

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

13th Nov 2024
Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long shadows cut the cold honey sunlight of afternoons that begin to fade at three, turning to a blue-pink twilight over the lake before darkness descends at five. Then four-thirty. Then...
Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually Don't be deceived like I was...
1st May 2024
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Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually

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

1st May 2024
Don't be deceived like I was...
Second-Time Founder Anxiety Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
17th Oct 2023
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Second-Time Founder Anxiety

from Ryan Hoover's Writing [alt+shift+b] in life

17th Oct 2023
Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
a return to soul bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
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a return to soul

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

9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
So We Won't Forget Why do we film concerts?
23rd Oct 2023
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So We Won't Forget

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

23rd Oct 2023
Why do we film concerts?
21st Oct 2024
If you let it, AI will prompt you. Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
9th Sep 2024
93

If you let it, AI will prompt you.

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

9th Sep 2024
Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
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.
new year, same you (hopeful) cannot believe it's already 2024
1st Jan 2026
2

new year, same you (hopeful)

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

1st Jan 2026
cannot believe it's already 2024
Nine Principles For Success In The Age of AI An Idiosyncratic Career Guide
5th Apr 2025
The Pattern Recognition Machine At some point our work inevitably makes contact with people who won’t be able to match your work...
4th Sep 2016
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The Pattern Recognition Machine

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

4th Sep 2016
At some point our work inevitably makes contact with people who won’t be able to match your work with their mental patterns. Pattern recognition is convenient when we are stocking the shelves but it can be stifling when we interact with concepts that want to change us.
Vision Con The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
9th Feb 2024
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Vision Con

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

9th Feb 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
because we are both pessimists It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is...
2nd Mar 2025
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because we are both pessimists

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

2nd Mar 2025
It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is almost 9 years, a little less than a quarter of my life....
Mobile Bay We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go...
20th Mar 2024
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Mobile Bay

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

20th Mar 2024
We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go to New Orleans, and then up into the Ozarks, before heading back up to Wisconsin for the summer, but given how mild the winter turned out to be, we decided to press north sooner...
3 Principles for a Better Life I used to have a newsletter with the pitch, “3 Ideas That Can Change Your Life.” For years, I sent...
13th Jun 2022
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3 Principles for a Better Life

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

13th Jun 2022
I used to have a newsletter with the pitch, “3 Ideas That Can Change Your Life.” For years, I sent out emails in that format: three ideas—one, two, three—thank you, drive through. News flash: I've got a new weekly newsletter now called The Breakthrough where I send out ideas and...
scenes from tsukiji & asakusa Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at...
1st Dec 2023
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scenes from tsukiji & asakusa

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

1st Dec 2023
Sometimes it is nice to be a tourist and do touristy things. tsukiji outer market We got there at 740am because I read that the crowds will start to get crazy at...
some scenes from chiang mai Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee...
8th Dec 2024
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some scenes from chiang mai

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

8th Dec 2024
Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee scene, but what I didn’t expect was that it has excellent matcha too,...
The Pacification of War Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
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The Pacification of War

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

23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
This is not Nineteen Eighty-Four Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900...
1st Mar 2023
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This is not Nineteen Eighty-Four

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

1st Mar 2023
Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900 (presumably) well-read inhabitants have an incredible sixteen bookshops on their doorstep(s), an annual book festival that runs for ten days, and the official title of Scotland’s...
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.
How To Cure Anxiety: 9 Stoic Techniques That Work “We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as...
23rd Jun 2022
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How To Cure Anxiety: 9 Stoic Techniques That Work

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

23rd Jun 2022
“We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as “The Age of Anxiety,” “The United States of Stress,” “The World of Worry.” The implication is that what we are experiencing—pandemics, terrorism, political and economic turmoil,...
Efforts and Goals and Joy There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
31st Dec 2023
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Efforts and Goals and Joy

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

31st Dec 2023
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to concentrate on. There was joy in effort, and the world resisted effort to just the right degree, and yielded to it at last. People cut Mount Rushmore into faces; they chipped here and...
Unblogged May 31 unblogged things I did in May Fri 1: To celebrate May Day, and to make the most of the glorious...
1st Jun 2026
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Unblogged May

from diamond geezer [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
31 unblogged things I did in May Fri 1: To celebrate May Day, and to make the most of the glorious weather, I went for a 10 mile walk up the Chess Valley from Rickmansworth to Chesham. Along the way I passed 16 dogs, 19 horses, 2 cows, 68 butterflies, 8 birds of prey, 5 bluebell...
Tales from Toddlerhood Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on...
24th Oct 2025
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Tales from Toddlerhood

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

24th Oct 2025
Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on Wait But Why.
Death by Toothbrush Apple products are notoriously hard to open because they are obsessed with hiding screws and...
6th Feb 2016
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Death by Toothbrush

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

6th Feb 2016
Apple products are notoriously hard to open because they are obsessed with hiding screws and minimizing seams. But if you are able to crack open one of their products you will see something beautiful.
I AM NOW ON CLOUD 9,000 An Elvis fan writes to her idol
9th Sep 2026
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I AM NOW ON CLOUD 9,000

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

9th Sep 2026
An Elvis fan writes to her idol
The Problem with Too Much Fairness We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it....
7th Oct 2021
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The Problem with Too Much Fairness

from Abhishek Chakraborty [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Oct 2021
We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it. Research shows that just to ensure shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer.
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.
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...
Dispatches from childhood Humility is the virtue of seeing each sunrise as truly new. Little children have no trouble with...
23rd Feb 2023
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Dispatches from childhood

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

23rd Feb 2023
Humility is the virtue of seeing each sunrise as truly new. Little children have no trouble with this perspective, they could not live any other way. Everything is visceral to them, and they carry this visceral interiority everywhere.
Get into Character Characters drive the story
8th Mar 2023
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Get into Character

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

8th Mar 2023
Characters drive the story
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
1
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.
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...
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
1st Feb 2024
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Hemiphytophilia

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

1st Feb 2024
A journal entry about a house plant
The 5 Whys of Running If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what...
17th Feb 2019
23

The 5 Whys of Running

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

17th Feb 2019
If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what this simple interrogation method is supposed to do. It's never worked for me.
1st Aug 2024
American Hedonism What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
7th Feb 2025
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American Hedonism

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

7th Feb 2025
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
Minimal Email Setup This is a follow-up to Manu's article on the same subject. I'll cover my experience and some desktop...
4th Jan 2022
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Minimal Email Setup

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

4th Jan 2022
This is a follow-up to Manu's article on the same subject. I'll cover my experience and some desktop visual results of applying this method. Some people love emails. Some people hate them. Most of us experience both emotions. Yet there's no denying—as Manu points out—emails are...
31 Simple Pleasures Simple doesn’t mean small.
25th May 2025
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31 Simple Pleasures

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

25th May 2025
Simple doesn’t mean small.
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
54

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...
How To Make Enough Money to Retire in the Next 5 Years It isn’t obvious, despite the hype.
2nd Jan 2025
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How To Make Enough Money to Retire in the Next 5 Years

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

2nd Jan 2025
It isn’t obvious, despite the hype.
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
157

5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck

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

25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
50 things I learned in 2024 In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from...
5th Jan 2025
43

50 things I learned in 2024

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

5th Jan 2025
In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from books, conversations, and everyday life.
Nuances of Minimalism Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many...
3rd Aug 2021
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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...
camouflage reflections on fitting into many places
5th Jul 2024
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camouflage

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

5th Jul 2024
reflections on fitting into many places
Coming soon This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
15th Nov 2022
1

Coming soon

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

15th Nov 2022
This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
Remote work and sick days a double-edged sword
11th Feb 2023
38

Remote work and sick days

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

11th Feb 2023
a double-edged sword
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
Is a Priest Justified in Consulting a Doctor? We must either love God or hate him; we must either believe everything or deny everything; All or...
18th Jan 2023
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Is a Priest Justified in Consulting a Doctor?

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

18th Jan 2023
We must either love God or hate him; we must either believe everything or deny everything; All or Nothing.
This world was not built for working parents and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
2nd Dec 2023
55

This world was not built for working parents

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

2nd Dec 2023
and trying to find our way anyways in this season of life
Losing My Edge But I was there!
18th Mar 2025
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Losing My Edge

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

18th Mar 2025
But I was there!
When Louis Armstrong Conquered Chicago Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract...
5th Feb 2025
60

When Louis Armstrong Conquered Chicago

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

5th Feb 2025
Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract from his new book
Single Mum By Default Laetitia@Work #45
9th Dec 2021
30

Single Mum By Default

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

9th Dec 2021
Laetitia@Work #45
The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2) Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
1st Dec 2025
1

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
28th Jan 2025
84

Links in Progress: Should we give babies the vote?

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

28th Jan 2025
And births rise in South Korea
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
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
49

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.
My 2025 Q2 Highlights: Favorite Books, Games, and TV Shows Sharing my favorite books, games, and TV shows from the second quarter of 2025.
1st Jul 2025
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My 2025 Q2 Highlights: Favorite Books, Games, and TV Shows

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

1st Jul 2025
Sharing my favorite books, games, and TV shows from the second quarter of 2025.
dear dad i wish I could write this letter in mandarin
18th Feb 2025
1

dear dad

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

18th Feb 2025
i wish I could write this letter in mandarin
The Oak and the Reed Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse...
8th Jan 2023
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The Oak and the Reed

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

8th Jan 2023
Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse nature — A simple sparrow for you is a heavy burden. The slightest wind that by chance Makes the face of the water ripple Forces you to lower your head. However my own forehead, Not...
Let’s stop counting centuries Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed...
4th Jul 2024
25

Let’s stop counting centuries

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jul 2024
Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed in the last two-thirds of the 18th century, though it flowed out of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Reason in the 17th century and spilled into the heyday of classical...
The Daily Pancake A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
7th Jun 2025
42

The Daily Pancake

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

7th Jun 2025
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our...
7th Jun 2021
37

me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky

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

7th Jun 2021
I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our understanding of the product, problem, user. We’re following the data and have numbers we can point to when making a majority of our decisions. We’re focusing on growth.
Everyday It's 1984 Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying,...
9th Aug 2023
35

Everyday It's 1984

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

9th Aug 2023
Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying, hmm, maybe we lost something between then and now were... bad? The American Psychological Association considers nostalgia a subset of depression, which is, ahem, depressing. But...
From Star Employee to Struggling Leader — A Simple Explanation of Your Manager's Incompetence No manager wants to be a terrible boss. Yet even with the best of intentions, it's hard to avoid...
2nd Feb 2025
54
2nd Feb 2025
No manager wants to be a terrible boss. Yet even with the best of intentions, it's hard to avoid being at least moderately incompetent.
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024 Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
8th Oct 2024
107

Quarterly Author Update: October 2024

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

8th Oct 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
112

after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know

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

2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
Why read novels? Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the...
22nd Jan 2026
1

Why read novels?

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Jan 2026
Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the soul instead of the body / lighthouses in the great sea of time. But aren’t they ultimately a form of entertainment? Many years ago, I read Crime and Punishment. Here, with no...
Who told you you couldn't do that? To those who said it couldn’t be done
1st Jan 2026
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Who told you you couldn't do that?

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

1st Jan 2026
To those who said it couldn’t be done
Leslie's Razors Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
6th Jan 2024
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Leslie's Razors

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

6th Jan 2024
Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
Best Investments For Everyone The best investments for *you*
5th Feb 2025
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Best Investments For Everyone

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

5th Feb 2025
The best investments for *you*
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...
A Ruffian Catch-Up In Case You Missed...
27th May 2023
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A Ruffian Catch-Up

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

27th May 2023
In Case You Missed...
Bandwidth I try not to pay too much attention to time, but sometimes it's hard to ignore. It passes far too...
3rd Oct 2023
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Bandwidth

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

3rd Oct 2023
I try not to pay too much attention to time, but sometimes it's hard to ignore. It passes far too quickly for my liking, but that's also because I'm nearing an age of self-reflection, but let's not go there! I enjoy routine and with that, life can get a little hazy albeit...
20th Mar 2026
I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
13th Sep 2023
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I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza

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

13th Sep 2023
The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
23 Highlights from 2023 A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
5th Jan 2024
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23 Highlights from 2023

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

5th Jan 2024
A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
Give Yourself a Ripcord to Pull When you’re worked up over some dilemma, talking about it with someone else can give you a whoosh of...
18th Jul 2025
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Give Yourself a Ripcord to Pull

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

18th Jul 2025
When you’re worked up over some dilemma, talking about it with someone else can give you a whoosh of perspective, mostly because the other person’s mind isn’t stuck in a black cloud like yours is. The overwhelmed mind tends to regard everything as bad. The optimistic and...
33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I...
22nd Feb 2024
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33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life

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

22nd Feb 2024
I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I can honestly say they changed my life, who's to say they won't change yours too? Don't just take my word for it though. Read on for my summary of all 33 books and see for yourself...
South of the Haimish Line Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
8th Jul 2025
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South of the Haimish Line

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

8th Jul 2025
Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
Tighter than Scum A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed...
8th Sep 2018
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Tighter than Scum

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

8th Sep 2018
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.
Who is Scott Alexander and what is he about? Scott Alexander is my favorite blogger. I’d like to recommend him to more people, but it’s hard to...
13th Feb 2021
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Who is Scott Alexander and what is he about?

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

13th Feb 2021
Scott Alexander is my favorite blogger. I’d like to recommend him to more people, but it’s hard to know where to start, since he’s written over 1,500 posts. A little while ago a friend asked me to make a list of my favorite pieces of his. So, here is a beginner’s guide to the...
More Calories Less Crime Some criminals are getting too fat to offend.
12th Aug 2023
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More Calories Less Crime

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

12th Aug 2023
Some criminals are getting too fat to offend.
The Little Kegel App that Could After 9 years and $380,000, Stamena has a new home
9th Sep 2025
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The Little Kegel App that Could

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

9th Sep 2025
After 9 years and $380,000, Stamena has a new home
5th Jan 2024
Rethinking famous college admissions Even if you’re not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to...
1st Jun 2026
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Rethinking famous college admissions

from Seth's Blog [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
Even if you’re not applying, this thought experiment gives a glimpse into how the world is about to be rewired. The top 10 most selective colleges in the US admit about 5% of those who apply. They’re not selling education as much as a label, a rare chance for someone to slot...
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...
Nature’s laboratory Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug...
3rd Dec 2025
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Nature’s laboratory

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

3rd Dec 2025
Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug development. Finally, we are learning how to use them.
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...
Mark Manson’s 3 Rules for Life Hey party people! It's Mark Manson, and today I want to talk about Dr. Jordan Peterson and his...
14th Sep 2023
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Mark Manson’s 3 Rules for Life

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

14th Sep 2023
Hey party people! It's Mark Manson, and today I want to talk about Dr. Jordan Peterson and his books, "12 Rules for Life" and "12 More Rules for Life." I've had the pleasure of chatting with him on his podcast and even got some F-bombs out of him. But what really stuck with me...
Friction by Design What gets lost when everything is effortless? For years, good digital design has been framed as the...
2nd Dec 2025
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Friction by Design

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

2nd Dec 2025
What gets lost when everything is effortless? For years, good digital design has been framed as the removal of friction. Faster flows. Fewer steps. Instant feedback. Smooth, seamless interactions that disappear into the background. If something slows a user down, it’s treated as...
Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell It's also the best feeling in the world
10th Oct 2024
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Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell

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

10th Oct 2024
It's also the best feeling in the world
My book Charlie Walks: A Novel is now available worldwide Charlie Walks: A Novel now shipping paperback copies worldwide.
11th Nov 2022
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My book Charlie Walks: A Novel is now available worldwide

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

11th Nov 2022
Charlie Walks: A Novel now shipping paperback copies worldwide.
Designing a New Old Home: Mistakes But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
5th Mar 2026
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Designing a New Old Home: Mistakes

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

5th Mar 2026
But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
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
Why Are Huge Tech Companies Getting Into the Book Business? Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
6th Dec 2024
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Why Are Huge Tech Companies Getting Into the Book Business?

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

6th Dec 2024
Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
James Talarico has an obligation to win Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
1st Jun 2026
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James Talarico has an obligation to win

from Slow Boring [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2026
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
Love Grows The world is covered with a thin film of inertia.
8th Feb 2025
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Love Grows

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

8th Feb 2025
The world is covered with a thin film of inertia.
5th Mar 2024
How to Outlive Your Bucket List When you’re young, making a bucket list – things you want to do before you die — feels like you’re...
7th Sep 2026
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How to Outlive Your Bucket List

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

7th Sep 2026
When you’re young, making a bucket list – things you want to do before you die — feels like you’re choosing prizes that will arrive in the mail later. I’ll take fluency in Italian, please, a 300-lb bench press, and a swim in the Nile. I’ll definitely want to drive a Ferrari on...
Thoughts on the search for life Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
22nd Jun 2024
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Thoughts on the search for life

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

22nd Jun 2024
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life, what is life, etc. It was a wonderfully refreshing, nourishing conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34 It made me want to spill out some random thoughts on the...
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
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...
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...
An Ode to Manchester Wall A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
9th May 2024
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An Ode to Manchester Wall

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

9th May 2024
A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
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
Push the Fence I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced...
16th Jul 2024
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Push the Fence

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

16th Jul 2024
I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced with a smoothly operating new one, I can do that for you or show you how. This wasn’t always true. It became true May 27, 2024, after pulling everything out of the under-sink...
Is it time for Post-Stoicism? Stoicism has never been more popular. Is it time for a reaction?
12th Nov 2025
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Is it time for Post-Stoicism?

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

12th Nov 2025
Stoicism has never been more popular. Is it time for a reaction?
Workspace Setup Revisited (2022 edition) My home office setup has changed quite lot over the past few months. So I felt it was time to share...
3rd Mar 2022
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Workspace Setup Revisited (2022 edition)

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

3rd Mar 2022
My home office setup has changed quite lot over the past few months. So I felt it was time to share the latest iteration of my workspace, which incidentally, I now share with my partner. So for starters, we now have two desks in the office. But I'll focus on my desk setup...
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?
Doing what you think, not what you thought Whenever I talk about working in real-time, making decisions as you go, figuring things out now...
8th Apr 2025
62

Doing what you think, not what you thought

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

8th Apr 2025
Whenever I talk about working in real-time, making decisions as you go, figuring things out now rather than before, I get a question like this... "If you don't have a backlog, or deep sets of prioritized, ranked items, how do you decide what to do next?" My answer:  The same...
A Practical Guide to Modern Dating So you've thrown yourself into the modern dating pool, eh? You brave, brave soul. Look, I know...
1st Jan 2023
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A Practical Guide to Modern Dating

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

1st Jan 2023
So you've thrown yourself into the modern dating pool, eh? You brave, brave soul. Look, I know meeting new people, going on dates, figuring out if you even like the person sitting across from you—it can all be confusing, frustrating, and just exhausting at times. But before you...
Meditation upon a Cannoli A Reverie on the Streets of Utica, NY
12th Nov 2025
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Meditation upon a Cannoli

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

12th Nov 2025
A Reverie on the Streets of Utica, NY
Doctors Shouldn't Be Allowed To Work 28 Hour Shifts Whyever they're allowed, they shouldn't be
2nd Mar 2026
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Doctors Shouldn't Be Allowed To Work 28 Hour Shifts

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

2nd Mar 2026
Whyever they're allowed, they shouldn't be
As Wild as It Gets Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.
13th Aug 2025
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As Wild as It Gets

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

13th Aug 2025
Wilderness is a resource which can shrink but not grow.
[instagram] there will still be 125 pieces of my love lingering somewhere on the internet i used to be one of those people who would say, marriage is just a piece of paper. but after being...
2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago
i used to be one of those people who would say, marriage is just a piece of paper. but after being with her for years and years through all the tears and laughter it is starting to make me sad that if anything were to happen to me she wouldn’t be able to do things like make...
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
Quiet Authority In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the...
4th Jun 2026
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Quiet Authority

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

4th Jun 2026
In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the imposition of power led by will and the testimony of quiet authority led by conscience.
Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in...
5th Jan 2024
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Minimalism Life®: A New Chapter

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

5th Jan 2024
This week sparked a new chapter, direction, and era for Minimalism Life®, a project I cofounded in 2016. Almost 8 years on from then, with much experimentation, many highs and lows, strategy changes, and a lot of ground work, we announced the relaunch of our website:...
Why Growth Requires Struggle I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions...
10th Oct 2022
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Why Growth Requires Struggle

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

10th Oct 2022
I get a lot of reader questions about pain, trauma, challenge, and struggle. Most of these questions were some variation of, “Is there such a thing as being exposed to too much pain?” or “Are there situations where pain and struggle aren’t helpful but only hurtful?” or “What...
Make Work Seasonal Again Laetitia@Work #79
27th Mar 2025
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Make Work Seasonal Again

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

27th Mar 2025
Laetitia@Work #79
Respecting Repose There's a difference between noise and sound.
29th Mar 2022
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Respecting Repose

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

29th Mar 2022
There's a difference between noise and sound.
9th Oct 2025
[instagram] the look of love for 119 months it has been a difficult few weeks for me…but i can say that the years have been difficult too. that...
2nd Apr 2026
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[instagram] the look of love for 119 months

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

2nd Apr 2026
it has been a difficult few weeks for me…but i can say that the years have been difficult too. that is why i don’t understand how she can have the love and patience to endure my self with me. sometimes i have terrible insomnia and i end up waking her up tens of times throughout...
Welcome to the New Resistance! I introduce my latest book
1st Jun 2026
1

Welcome to the New Resistance!

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

1st Jun 2026
I introduce my latest book
Anti-Rivalrous Goods the rivalrousness s-curve
3rd Jul 2024
124

Anti-Rivalrous Goods

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

3rd Jul 2024
the rivalrousness s-curve
How I Disintermediated My Writing Career It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
2nd Jun 2023
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How I Disintermediated My Writing Career

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

2nd Jun 2023
It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
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 - and Why - To Read... ...in a World That's Giving Up On It
4th Jan 2025
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How - and Why - To Read...

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

4th Jan 2025
...in a World That's Giving Up On It
Your Social Universe Imagine yourself as a star.
6th Mar 2024
103

Your Social Universe

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

6th Mar 2024
Imagine yourself as a star.
[links] KEK society I was browsing jazz music on bandcamp and discovered Storyville records. I thought they had an...
1st Jul 2026
1

[links] KEK society

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

1st Jul 2026
I was browsing jazz music on bandcamp and discovered Storyville records. I thought they had an interesting catalogue so I became curious about their origin story. One thing led to another and...
We increased conversion ~30% and we don't know exactly how Not too long ago, we dedicated a 6-week cycle to improving Basecamp's onboarding flows. The aim was...
3rd Feb 2025
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We increased conversion ~30% and we don't know exactly how

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

3rd Feb 2025
Not too long ago, we dedicated a 6-week cycle to improving Basecamp's onboarding flows. The aim was to increase conversion from trial to paid by smoothing out the initial experience of getting going, doing a better job of quick-teaching the basics, and making a few things a...
Manufactured Inevitability and the Need for Courage The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 3
15th Dec 2025
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Manufactured Inevitability and the Need for Courage

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

15th Dec 2025
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 3
"You're Already in Love With America" Updates on Falling Back in Love with America
14th Feb 2025
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"You're Already in Love With America"

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

14th Feb 2025
Updates on Falling Back in Love with America
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...
About Being Grateful Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
1st Jan 2026
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About Being Grateful

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

1st Jan 2026
Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
How to build your routine, find your focus and sharpen your creative mind This post contains my notes and reflections from the book: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your...
14th Mar 2020
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How to build your routine, find your focus and sharpen your creative mind

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

14th Mar 2020
This post contains my notes and reflections from the book: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U) Mark McGuiness – http://www.LateralAction.com: If you want to create something worthwhile with your life, you need to draw...
Viscerality some notes on pleasure
2nd Nov 2025
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Viscerality

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

2nd Nov 2025
some notes on pleasure
2nd Jan 2023
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Permission to Slow Down

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

2nd Jan 2023
In... Out...
How Social Media Shortens Your Life It's engineered to speed up your time
3rd Aug 2025
1

How Social Media Shortens Your Life

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

3rd Aug 2025
It's engineered to speed up your time
Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High I’ve been reading Lord of the Rings for two months and I’m just at the end of the first part. It’s...
24th Dec 2025
1

Maybe the Default Settings Are Too High

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

24th Dec 2025
I’ve been reading Lord of the Rings for two months and I’m just at the end of the first part. It’s not because I’m not enjoying it. It’s one of the most enjoyable reading experiences I can remember. From the beginning, I’ve read the whole thing aloud. I’ve found reading aloud...
A Prayer For The New Year God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I...
31st Dec 2021
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A Prayer For The New Year

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

31st Dec 2021
God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I can,and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time,enjoying one moment at a time;accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;taking, as Your Divine Incarnations...
The Perks of Being Relentlessly Curious Being relentlessly and randomly curious about everything around us is something that each of us can...
2nd Dec 2021
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The Perks of Being Relentlessly Curious

from Abhishek Chakraborty [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Dec 2021
Being relentlessly and randomly curious about everything around us is something that each of us can push ourselves to do, every waking hour, just as Leonardo did.
Bimodal by design I've worked with Photoshop for an age. Back in 2022, I created a small business called 099, offering...
2nd May 2026
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Bimodal by design

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

2nd May 2026
I've worked with Photoshop for an age. Back in 2022, I created a small business called 099, offering a focused collection of minimal PSD mockups and web tools for creatives. Although I still appreciate the demand for PSDs, especially among seasoned designers, I wanted to explore...
How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate...
1st Aug 2017
1

How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great

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

1st Aug 2017
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate himself. -Lao Tzu All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Sell not yourself at little price, being so precious in...
Trading stuff for money Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
1st May 2025
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Trading stuff for money

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2025
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples: We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney. Donating a kidney sucks, but having zero working kidneys really sucks. Paying people for kidneys would increase the number available, but it seems gross to pay people for part of their...
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
1

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.
The Window of Opportunity is Here Don't get stuck in neutral
17th Apr 2024
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The Window of Opportunity is Here

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

17th Apr 2024
Don't get stuck in neutral
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
2nd Aug 2023
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Regrets List / Things I Did Good List

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

2nd Aug 2023
Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
Chelsea is not a metaphor. CITS #92 | May 22, 2025
22nd May 2025
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Chelsea is not a metaphor.

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

22nd May 2025
CITS #92 | May 22, 2025
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...
My simple guide to life I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been...
3rd Apr 2022
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My simple guide to life

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

3rd Apr 2022
I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been on my blog). The meaning of this chart is: Everything you do should be justified either by being inherently enjoyable, or by being important for some other purpose. Absolutely...
Heritability of intrinsic human life span is about 50% when heritability is redefined to be... How heritable is hair color? Well, if you’re a redhead and you have an identical twin, they will...
5th Feb 2026
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5th Feb 2026
How heritable is hair color? Well, if you’re a redhead and you have an identical twin, they will definitely also be a redhead. But the age at which twins go gray seems to vary a bit based on lifestyle. And there’s some randomness in where melanocytes end up on your skull when...
Is this really normal? [Plus audio version]
2nd Apr 2026
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Is this really normal?

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

2nd Apr 2026
[Plus audio version]
How did Zohran Mamdani win over New York’s small restaurants? A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
3rd Nov 2025
Seeing Beauty in Basic To-Do Lists I like making lists. A lot of people do. And this is reflected in the abundance of to-do apps...
28th Feb 2023
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Seeing Beauty in Basic To-Do Lists

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

28th Feb 2023
I like making lists. A lot of people do. And this is reflected in the abundance of to-do apps available today. There's a silly amount of them. Designed to augment and organise our lives, they end up being far more complex and clunky than they need to be. The rise of the...
The Mystery of Mastery Laetitia@Work #64
20th Dec 2023
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The Mystery of Mastery

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

20th Dec 2023
Laetitia@Work #64
2025 recap what a year it's been
7th Jan 2025
178

2025 recap

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

7th Jan 2025
what a year it's been
5th Oct 2024
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?
The whole Channel is filled with little ships Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest...
6th Jun 2024
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The whole Channel is filled with little ships

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

6th Jun 2024
Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany’s occupation of Europe. Among the thousands of brave soldiers who set out to liberate the continent was...
What is Good Within Social Networks I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them...
2nd Dec 2022
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What is Good Within Social Networks

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

2nd Dec 2022
I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them out. We certainly underestimate how positive and useful they can be, partly from a careless pessimism, and partly because the owners of major social networks seem to lack vision....
An A-Z of the modern mega-racket [Plus audio version]
4th Sep 2026
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
1

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...
Kozak Ukraїnian Restaurant If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD.  Yep,...
2nd Oct 2025
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Kozak Ukraїnian Restaurant

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

2nd Oct 2025
If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD.  Yep, I've literally walked by the original Victoria Street location countless times and have driven past the Gastown one even more.  I've even passed by the New West store a few times...
UPPERCASE lowercase Andinbetvveen On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
12th Nov 2021
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UPPERCASE lowercase Andinbetvveen

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

12th Nov 2021
On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
How Senior Leaders Evaluate Ideas — And a Story of Amazon's 3-Year Planning Process Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element...
29th Jul 2024
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29th Jul 2024
Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element of a good idea.
The film had killed me On the morning of 27th August 1945, shooting commenced on La Belle et la Bête, a French-language...
1st Jun 2023
70

The film had killed me

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

1st Jun 2023
On the morning of 27th August 1945, shooting commenced on La Belle et la Bête, a French-language adaptation of the 1757 fairy tale Beauty and the Beast. Directing this grand endeavour in his 57th year was poet and artist Jean Cocteau, a multi-talented creative force known for his...
Why Great Engineering Teams Don't Need Productivity Metrics Measuring output and time spent is easy, while measuring efficiency and effectiveness is hard....
a week ago
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Why Great Engineering Teams Don't Need Productivity Metrics

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

a week ago
Measuring output and time spent is easy, while measuring efficiency and effectiveness is hard. Here's why trusting your engineers beats tracking their productivity.
Ink in the Stomach Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve...
3rd Jan 2026
3

Ink in the Stomach

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

3rd Jan 2026
Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve shoved your own hands deep in the entrails of a building, you’ve permanently altered your entire relationship with the world.
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!
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
8th Aug 2024
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Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do

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

8th Aug 2024
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
3rd Feb 2026
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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?
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...
Why Are We The Way We Are? A conversation with Chris Williamson
3rd Aug 2023
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Why Are We The Way We Are?

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

3rd Aug 2023
A conversation with Chris Williamson
No More Excuses: Trading Blame for Action. Practical Steps Towards Ownership Instead of Whining. I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's...
3rd Sep 2024
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3rd Sep 2024
I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's easier to make excuses rather than do the hard work.
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
When The Writing Is Very Good That Doesn't Matter The most popular link last time was this list of things that aren't doing the thing, with this piece...
4th Dec 2025
2

When The Writing Is Very Good That Doesn't Matter

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

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