DYNOMIGHT
Against dystopian views of high-speed audiobook listening
There was recently a thread on r/slatestarcodex about “What life hacks are actually life changing”....
2 months ago
There was recently a thread on r/slatestarcodex about “What life hacks are actually life changing”. One of the examples given was:
Buy audiobooks to read much more books, listen at 1.5-2x speed
This led to the following thread (later removed):
Aaa: A midwit in making
Bbb: Audio...
Stoic Simple
Understanding the Key Principles of Stoicism
If you're looking for a practical philosophy to help guide you through life's ups and downs, look no...
a year ago
If you're looking for a practical philosophy to help guide you through life's ups and downs, look no further than Stoicism. At its core, Stoicism is all about living a good life by cultivating virtues like wisdom, courage, justice, and temperance, and finding inner tranquility no...
Atoms vs Bits
My Cousin Went To Greece Once
How relevant does your anecdote have to be before you'll mention it in a conversation?
a year ago
How relevant does your anecdote have to be before you'll mention it in a conversation?
The Honest Broker
What Happened to My Search Engine?
Or why tech upgrades are now mostly downgrades
11 months ago
Or why tech upgrades are now mostly downgrades
Diaries of Note
I must learn to think
Isabelle Eberhardt was an explorer and writer whose brief but extraordinary life was marked by...
a year ago
Isabelle Eberhardt was an explorer and writer whose brief but extraordinary life was marked by curiosity and defiance. Born in Geneva in 1877 to an anarchist father and a mother of Russian descent, it was in 1897 that she finally visited North Africa, a place she had longed to...
The Map is Mostly...
The King and the Hermit
Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were...
over a year ago
Dear friends, there is a tale, Long ago there lived a king who had two sons. Both children were overindulgent in spending and habits, and the king was much vexed by this careless nature. Being very old, he worried that after his death they would shortly blunder away their...
Nat Eliason's...
Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You?
The Lure of the Measurable
a year ago
The Lure of the Measurable
Unfiltered by Tim...
Quiet People in Meetings Are Incredible
Knowing when not to talk is an art.
a month ago
Knowing when not to talk is an art.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Heroes Behind Healthcare.gov
The untold story of how a small team of innovators almost fundamentally changed government
over a year ago
The untold story of how a small team of innovators almost fundamentally changed government
Unfiltered by Tim...
To Make Enough Money to Retire Early, Stop Doing These 7 Things
What Harvard research bizarrely shows about retirement
a week ago
What Harvard research bizarrely shows about retirement
Atoms vs Bits
Don't Meet Me In The Middle
Against journey centerism
2 months ago
Against journey centerism
Tech and Tea
Ask vs guess culture
When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the...
a year ago
When unreasonable requests are followed up with "but you could have just said no!" Exploring the clashes of ask culture and guess culture, at home and at work.
Passing Time
Overthrowing Overstimulation
Making time to do nothing doesn’t have to be in pursuit of the profound
over a year ago
Making time to do nothing doesn’t have to be in pursuit of the profound
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Marathon Sandals and Mediocrity
Five miles into my run in last weekend's Colorado Marathon I was passed by a long-haired man in...
over a year ago
Five miles into my run in last weekend's Colorado Marathon I was passed by a long-haired man in sandals. While it never feels great to get passed it was inspiring to see a minimalist runner in action. Could he keep that pace up for another 20 miles?
Left To Write
#9 Writemas: What Is Driving You?
I had a call with an old poker friend earlier. We both have similar backgrounds; we are reasonably...
a year ago
I had a call with an old poker friend earlier. We both have similar backgrounds; we are reasonably well educated, started poker around the same time, and never felt like we were enough. Both of our poker careers were driven by insecurity. We both had this desire to prove...
Both Are True
Wait the Piña Colada song is about what?!
hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
8 months ago
hint: its not about frikkin piña coladas I can tell you that right now
Stoic Simple
Artificial Intelligence and “4D” Philosophy
Artificial intelligence is capable of forging philosophical concepts that transcend the organic...
a year ago
Artificial intelligence is capable of forging philosophical concepts that transcend the organic limitations of human neural networks. Is there a way for us to comprehend a "shadow" of this new form of AI wisdom? by Phil Van Treuren Humanity has practiced philosophy for thousands...
The Ruffian
Movies as Discourse Generators
Notes on Recent Films
a year ago
The Ruffian
Yog, Andy, and George
Wham! and the Struggle For Fun
a year ago
Wham! and the Struggle For Fun
The Ruffian
How To Fix DEI
'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' That Works
10 months ago
'Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion' That Works
RhysTranter.com
Vivid Expression
From distant Paris, Fr Huvelin offers spiritual advice to St Charles de Foucauld as he works as a...
7 months ago
From distant Paris, Fr Huvelin offers spiritual advice to St Charles de Foucauld as he works as a gardener in Nazareth
Passing Time
Follow Up: Feedback Request Mistake
Substack doesn't work how I thought
a year ago
Substack doesn't work how I thought
Diaries of Note
The Pole at Last!!!
Born in Pennsylvania in 1856, Robert Peary spent 23 years of his life preparing to achieve what had...
a year ago
Born in Pennsylvania in 1856, Robert Peary spent 23 years of his life preparing to achieve what had eluded explorers for centuries: reaching the North Pole. Driven by ambition and unwavering determination, Peary, an American explorer and United States Navy officer, believed he...
Atoms vs Bits
Enfeebling Supports
Well I'm strong enough to know / you gotta go
a year ago
Well I'm strong enough to know / you gotta go
Both Are True
An important reminder about all social media including Substack Notes
The truths they don’t want you to know about
7 months ago
The truths they don’t want you to know about
Atoms vs Bits
I Rarely Saw The Plots Resolve
What (doesn't) happen next will shock you
a month ago
What (doesn't) happen next will shock you
Nat Eliason's...
10 Things I Learned Losing 10 Million Dollars
How to Stay Sane in a Mania
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How to Stay Sane in a Mania
Stoic Simple
Becoming a Better Leader with Stoicism: The Stoic Leadership Lessons
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece in the 3rd century B.C. It is a...
a year ago
Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that originated in Greece in the 3rd century B.C. It is a philosophy that emphasizes the development of emotional resilience, personal ethics, and wisdom. Stoicism has gained popularity in recent years as an effective tool for personal growth,...
The Ruffian
Five Myths About Trump
Why We Keep Underestimating Him
11 months ago
Why We Keep Underestimating Him
journal – Winnie Lim
chiang mai’s scenes of creativity
Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long...
6 days ago
Chiang Mai is a city that is buzzing with creative energy, though I am not sure why. Is it the long history of their hill tribes and their crafts? I thought I’ll...
Diaries of Note
The human is a creature of paradox
When he wrote the following diary entry in 1973, 30-year-old Arthur Ashe had already carved out a...
a year ago
When he wrote the following diary entry in 1973, 30-year-old Arthur Ashe had already carved out a distinguished place in sporting history, not just as a formidable tennis player, but also as a pioneering African-American athlete in a predominantly white sport. With the US Open...
Wait But Why
The Trump-Biden Debate
In case you missed it...
The post The Trump-Biden Debate appeared first on Wait But Why.
over a year ago
In case you missed it...
The post The Trump-Biden Debate appeared first on Wait But Why.
Mark Manson
3 Steps to Becoming Great at Anything
Today, we're going to talk about a question I get asked all the time:
How do I become great at this...
a year ago
Today, we're going to talk about a question I get asked all the time:
How do I become great at this one thing?
Let's dive right in.
To become great at something, you must identify the 20% of actions that will yield 80% of the results.
Take writing, for example. Editing is the 20%...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 6, Dymaxion Man
Meet Buckminster Fuller, the visionary crackpot who held Earth’s rudder.
over a year ago
Meet Buckminster Fuller, the visionary crackpot who held Earth’s rudder.
The Ruffian
How the World Failed Greta Thunberg
The Perils of Praising Teenagers
3 months ago
The Perils of Praising Teenagers
Both Are True
most hated essays from last year (also the ones you loved fine)
2023's flops and favs, bombs and bangers, yucks and yums, duds and dopes, bads and goods, letdowns...
11 months ago
2023's flops and favs, bombs and bangers, yucks and yums, duds and dopes, bads and goods, letdowns and legends, etc.
The Convivial...
Audio Versions Are Back
A Convivial Society Update
10 months ago
A Convivial Society Update
journal – Winnie Lim
open-air dining in hong kong
When I wrote about open-air dining in seoul I thought nobody would care, but surprisingly I got...
7 months ago
When I wrote about open-air dining in seoul I thought nobody would care, but surprisingly I got quite a bit of comments and DMs from fellow covid-cautious travellers. I would keep on...
Diaries of Note
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...
a year ago
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...
Daniel Bourke
A Quick Introduction to PyTorch 2.0
PyTorch 2.0 is out! And it comes with plenty of updates. Also NVIDIA GTC March 2023 is around the...
a year ago
PyTorch 2.0 is out! And it comes with plenty of updates. Also NVIDIA GTC March 2023 is around the corner, to celebrate they've given me an RTX 4080 to giveaway!
The Honest Broker
A Landlubber’s Guide to Sea Shanties
You don't need to be a sailor to put these songs to work
a year ago
You don't need to be a sailor to put these songs to work
Both Are True
The ONE Black Friday Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT
this deal will change everything i gotta send this before they shoot a dart into my neck and silence...
a year ago
this deal will change everything i gotta send this before they shoot a dart into my neck and silence me becau-
Luxagraf:...
Goodbye Florida
In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the...
a year ago
In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the marsh reeds. Here and there through the trees I can catch a glimmering flicker of flames from a campfire. Only the truly committed are having fires in this heat. The air is still...
journal – Winnie Lim
being creative is not just about making things
I place a lot of value on creativity in my life, and this has been pretty consistent throughout my...
a year ago
I place a lot of value on creativity in my life, and this has been pretty consistent throughout my various life stages. For a long time it was tied to my identity...
Stoic Simple
What Caused the Growing Popularity of Stoicism in Modern Culture?
Stoicism - a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece - has been gaining increased popularity in...
a year ago
Stoicism - a philosophy that originated in ancient Greece - has been gaining increased popularity in modern culture. It has been embraced by people from all walks of life, from high-powered business executives to the average person seeking ways to cope with the daily stresses of...
The Honest Broker
What's the Most Profitable Movie of the Year? (No, I Won't Watch It.)
I share updates on ten recent articles
2 months ago
I share updates on ten recent articles
Left To Write
#1 Writemas
Prioritising time to think, write and publish
a year ago
Prioritising time to think, write and publish
Atoms vs Bits
Intuitions for Georgism
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
4 months ago
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...
Paul Cudenec
Industrialism is a manifestation of Evil
Nature, in the organic radical tradition, is regarded as the manifestation of Good.
2 months ago
Nature, in the organic radical tradition, is regarded as the manifestation of Good.
Passing Time
The Copenhagen Interpretation of Ethics and the Exploitation Problem
In one of my favorite blog posts of all time, Jai writes: The Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum...
over a year ago
In one of my favorite blog posts of all time, Jai writes: The Copenhagen Interpretation of quantum mechanics says that you can have a particle spinning clockwise and counterclockwise at the same time – until you look at it, at which point it definitely becomes one or the other....
journal – Winnie Lim
a snapshot of my psyche, and an egg sandwich
Sometimes I think I am too “purist” in the way I live: I am always trying to do the “right” thing,...
a year ago
Sometimes I think I am too “purist” in the way I live: I am always trying to do the “right” thing, but perhaps what is the right thing for me intellectually may...
Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
2 months ago
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
The Honest Broker
Car Drivers Torment a City with Celine Dion Songs
An update on dangerous music
a year ago
An update on dangerous music
Diaries of Note
A black and empty future
Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one...
a year ago
Of the many first-person accounts of World War I, the diary of Edwin Campion Vaughan stands as one of the most vivid and harrowing ever kept. Joining the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on 19th June 1916 as a second lieutenant, eighteen-year-old Vaughan soon found himself on the...
The Honest Broker
How Musicians Invented Stand-Up Comedy
Even today rhythm makes a joke funnier
a year ago
Even today rhythm makes a joke funnier
The Ruffian
How Silicon Valley Hacked the Science of Human Behaviour
Revisiting My 2016 Piece on The Phones
8 months ago
Revisiting My 2016 Piece on The Phones
The Honest Broker
Where Do Music Genres Come From?
A new section from my online book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
3 months ago
A new section from my online book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
Adrian Hanft, III:...
I Am Data Drivel
Consider quitting Google Analytics With Me
over a year ago
Consider quitting Google Analytics With Me
Nat Eliason's...
The Bad Goal of $5m by 30
And perhaps a better framing
a year ago
And perhaps a better framing
Wait But Why
It’s 2020 and you’re in the future
Some people are young, just not you.
The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on...
over a year ago
Some people are young, just not you.
The post It’s 2020 and you’re in the future appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Ruffian
Seduced By The Machine
Why We Allow Apps and Corporations To Tell Us How To Live
a year ago
Why We Allow Apps and Corporations To Tell Us How To Live
journal – Winnie Lim
in the mountains at chiang mai
After spending a while in the city we moved to the mountains for a bit. Previously I had avoided any...
2 weeks ago
After spending a while in the city we moved to the mountains for a bit. Previously I had avoided any trips that involved long vehicle rides because of covid risk, but I...
Passing Time
How Dangerous is Rock Climbing?
There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no...
over a year ago
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.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Irresistible Obstacles
The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary...
over a year ago
The formula beneath any game that hooks players can be boiled down to the following. Voluntary Obstacle + Rules + Feedback System = Leveling Up
Castles in the Sky
To Love a Dove
Castles in the Sky #39
a year ago
Naveen Arun's Blog
Doing Laundry on Campus Without a Phone
A Graduate Student’s Attempt to Find Sunshine as the Cloud Reigns Summary: I tried doing my laundry...
a year ago
A Graduate Student’s Attempt to Find Sunshine as the Cloud Reigns Summary: I tried doing my laundry without a smartphone. This proved to be difficult, since our laundry machines can only be operated with a smartphone app. After lots of struggle, I finally managed to do it,...
How to Be a Stoic
Stoic advice: can a salesperson be a Stoic?
[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org....
over a year ago
[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org. However, consider that I have a significant backlog, and I may not get to your question for some time, or at all.] D. writes: How should a practising Stoic ethically approach their...
The Ruffian
My Book of the Year
Yes, I'm Calling It Early
4 months ago
Yes, I'm Calling It Early
Mark Manson
My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock
Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke...
over a year ago
Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Since that moment, my phone and inbox have been inundated non-stop with people (friends, family, readers, journalists) wanting my “take” on the situation. After all, I...
Castles in the Sky
Beyond Cliché and Pretense: From the Canon to Constellations
The Importance of the new type of Artist
10 months ago
The Importance of the new type of Artist
The Honest Broker
I Talk with an AI Music Historian
Maybe a chatbot can teach me a few things
a year ago
Maybe a chatbot can teach me a few things
Atoms vs Bits
Mr. UFOs Go to Washington
On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee had a hearing on UAP (aka UFOs). Most of what was said...
a month ago
On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee had a hearing on UAP (aka UFOs). Most of what was said is already public knowledge, but it allowed witnesses to testify under oath, get information into the congressional record, and publicize the issue. The highlights:
High-level...
Diaries of Note
Nothing can be less beautiful than the first sight of London
Emily Shore was just nineteen when she died of tuberculosis—a short life, but one brimming with...
a year ago
Emily Shore was just nineteen when she died of tuberculosis—a short life, but one brimming with intellectual curiosity. Born in Suffolk, England in 1819, her now-celebrated journal contains not just her intricate observations of the natural world, but also thoughtful reflections...
Both Are True
The ONE Amazon Prime Day Deal they DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT
Read this asap before Bezos & Co delete it !!! Surely I'm in jail by now, please spread the word!!!
5 months ago
Read this asap before Bezos & Co delete it !!! Surely I'm in jail by now, please spread the word!!!
The Honest Broker
Should We Get Angry When Artists Sell Out?
Is it really okay to take the money and run?
2 months ago
Is it really okay to take the money and run?
The Convivial...
The Cat in the Tree: Why AI Content Leaves Us Cold
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 1
7 hours ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 1
journal – Winnie Lim
2024: one pull up
One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the...
12 months ago
One of my biggest goals last year was to run 10km – for me it is not just a distance goal for the sake of having a distance goal, but rather cultivating...
The Ruffian
Why Are Americans Growing Less Comfortable With Speaking Up?
The Paradox of the Internet
4 months ago
The Paradox of the Internet
Nat Eliason's...
The Childlike Love of Challenge
How fast can you run?
over a year ago
Atoms vs Bits
Optimal Suffering
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
a year ago
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
Nat Eliason's...
Avoiding the Prep Trap: A Key to Rapid Learning
And why so much "rapid learning" is bullshit
3 months ago
And why so much "rapid learning" is bullshit
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Three Words Invented by Buckminster Fuller
A simple post to introduce you to three words coined by one of my heroes, Buckminster Fuller. When...
over a year ago
A simple post to introduce you to three words coined by one of my heroes, Buckminster Fuller. When current words couldn't contain his ideas, Bucky would invent new ones. Here are three terms you should know.
Farza's Newsletter
just drank a $4 bottle of smart water and im still dumb af someone help
Hey all, been a while. Let me tell you a story. 2022 was one of the most challenging years of my...
a year ago
Hey all, been a while. Let me tell you a story. 2022 was one of the most challenging years of my life. In 2022 — buildspace raised $10M at a $100M valuation. This company is by far the most valuable, impactful thing I’ve ever worked on. To this day, the company has continued to...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism for Athletes: Why Stoic Philosophy is Perfect for Sports
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the application of Stoic philosophy in various...
a year ago
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in the application of Stoic philosophy in various aspects of life, including sports. Stoicism is an ancient philosophy that emphasizes the development of self-control, rationality, and resilience in the face of adversity. By...
Diaries of Note
The prop department are about to fuck up the spacecraft
Released in 1979, the groundbreaking film Alien is indelibly associated with H. R. Giger, the Swiss...
a year ago
Released in 1979, the groundbreaking film Alien is indelibly associated with H. R. Giger, the Swiss artist who brought a unique blend of horror and beauty to its alien species and environments. For much of 1978, beginning in February, Giger could be found in his workshop at...
Naveen Arun's Blog
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese
I asked ChatGPT to rewrite “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese. This is...
a year ago
I asked ChatGPT to rewrite “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese. This is what it gave me: “WHEREAS, this Agreement is made, entered into and fully understood on this day, by and between two primary entities, both of distinct characteristics and...
Luxagraf:...
Before The Storm
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a year ago
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Diaries of Note
His first remark was, taking up a book: “Human skin”
Arnold Bennett was one of the most successful British novelists of the Victorian era, a prolific...
a year ago
Arnold Bennett was one of the most successful British novelists of the Victorian era, a prolific wordsmith whose output spanned 34 novels, seven collections of short stories, a dozen plays, and hundreds of articles—and amidst it all, he somehow found time to keep a daily diary...
The Map is Mostly...
Everything I know about gardening
I have been sharing pictures of flowers growing around my house, mostly little things like poppies...
a year ago
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...
The Ruffian
No, Joe Biden Is Not a Hero
There's Only One Politician Who Comes Out Of This Well
5 months ago
There's Only One Politician Who Comes Out Of This Well
The Ruffian
The Good Enough Trap
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
8 months ago
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Mind Mine
act, rest, repeat
on finding the right doing-being balance
3 months ago
on finding the right doing-being balance
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters
Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
a year ago
Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
Wait But Why
The Second Presidential Debate
In case you missed it, here's what happened.
The post The Second Presidential Debate appeared first...
over a year ago
In case you missed it, here's what happened.
The post The Second Presidential Debate appeared first on Wait But Why.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
25 Questions You Didn’t Know You Needed “Art of the Living Dead” to Answer
A starting point for anyone curious about reading a book about creativity and zombies
over a year ago
A starting point for anyone curious about reading a book about creativity and zombies
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Font Blocking, Invisible Words, and Flames of Shame
You never know when you will be confronted by a test of character. There will come a moment when you...
over a year ago
You never know when you will be confronted by a test of character. There will come a moment when you are forced to choose. Do you stick to your beliefs, or do you fold under the pressure and sacrifice your very identity?
Passing Time
UPPERCASE lowercase Andinbetvveen
On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
over a year ago
On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
The Map is Mostly...
Agency and Schooling (and gardening)
Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar...
a year ago
Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar to some readers, the post is an elaboration of my thinking about agency. I speak a bit more about the problem, and potential solutions. I leave it implicit that I find it this very...
Passing Time
My Aspirational People List
These are the people I would invest in
over a year ago
These are the people I would invest in
The Convivial...
Waste Your Time, Your Life May Depend On It
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 8
a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 8
The Map is Mostly...
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...
a year ago
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...
The Ruffian
The State of the Culture Is...Not Bad, Actually
Reflections on a good year for the Oscars
10 months ago
Reflections on a good year for the Oscars
Diaries of Note
Dear diary, I don’t want to die
Éva Heyman spent much of her brief life in the company of her grandparents following the divorce of...
a year ago
Éva Heyman spent much of her brief life in the company of her grandparents following the divorce of her parents when she was a young child. On her thirteenth birthday, in February of 1944, as her home country of Hungary was taken over by the Nazis, she began a diary that would...
Diaries of Note
They will pay in full
Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off...
a year ago
Lena Mukhina was sixteen when the German army invaded the Soviet Union in June of 1941, setting off a chain of events that would lead to the Siege of Leningrad—a brutal and devastating blockade that lasted more than two years and led to the deaths of 1.5 million people. Mukhina...
Stoic Simple
How to Apply Stoicism in the Workplace for Increased Productivity
In today's fast-paced, high-stress work environment, it's easy to become overwhelmed and succumb to...
a year ago
In today's fast-paced, high-stress work environment, it's easy to become overwhelmed and succumb to emotional outbursts or impulsive decision-making. The ancient philosophy of Stoicism, however, offers a practical and effective approach to managing workplace challenges, improving...
The Honest Broker
I'm Confessing that I Love Doris Day
As a jazz singer—but I don't know if that makes it better or worse
a year ago
As a jazz singer—but I don't know if that makes it better or worse
The Ruffian
The Unreal Thing
What Coca Cola's Christmas Ad and Ben Affleck Tell Us About AI and the Future of the Creative...
a month ago
What Coca Cola's Christmas Ad and Ben Affleck Tell Us About AI and the Future of the Creative Industries
Scarlet Ink
6 Ways that Good People Build Trust, and Become Leaders That Others Follow
What type of leader do you want to be? One core identifying feature of admired leaders is how many...
a month ago
What type of leader do you want to be? One core identifying feature of admired leaders is how many people follow them to their next role. And trust is the core tool to improve that metric.
Both Are True
the thoughts that think me
i'm not aware of almost anything I am thinking on a daily basis, surely that's not good doc???
4 months ago
i'm not aware of almost anything I am thinking on a daily basis, surely that's not good doc???
Passing Time
Caffeine, Albuterol, Alcohol
Mount Machebeuf Trip Report
7 months ago
Mount Machebeuf Trip Report
Left To Write
Do The Verb To Become The Noun
Chasing after who you want to become is hard
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Chasing after who you want to become is hard
journal – Winnie Lim
creative retail experiences, and warmth in tokyo
A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a...
a year ago
A long while ago I saw somewhere online that tokyo has a 3-storey art supply store. It became a bucket list item for me. We have art supply stores in singapore, but...
The Honest Broker
Live Music Is Coming Back!
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Is this the first stirring of a backlash against sanitized, algorithmic digital culture?
The Map is Mostly...
Start With Creation
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
over a year ago
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
Wait But Why
What’s Our Problem?
a self-help book for societies available now as an e-book, audiobook, or directly on the Wait But...
a year ago
a self-help book for societies available now as an e-book, audiobook, or directly on the Wait But Why website
The post What’s Our Problem? appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Honest Broker
"This Is a Hell of a Statement I'm About to Make—But He Superseded Miles"
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10 months ago
More on the mystery of Dupree Bolton, and updates on other recent articles.
Diaries of Note
Then, no more
English poets Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland lived together for almost 40 years, their...
a year ago
English poets Sylvia Townsend Warner and Valentine Ackland lived together for almost 40 years, their partnership both a romantic and literary alliance that formed in 1930. It was in the 1960s that Ackland’s health began to decline, and on 9th November 1969, at their home in...
The Convivial...
Antivirals
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Atoms vs Bits
80/20 Strength Training
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Diaries of Note
Art is local
On 24th October 1967, American painter Raphael Soyer found himself standing amidst a lifetime of his...
a year ago
On 24th October 1967, American painter Raphael Soyer found himself standing amidst a lifetime of his creations at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Born in Russia in 1899, Soyer emigrated to the U.S. with his family in 1912, eventually becoming a prominent figure in the Social...
journal – Winnie Lim
obsessively compulsively thinking about death, loss and existence
Some time ago while reading a blog post on autism I learnt about the concept of existential OCD...
3 months ago
Some time ago while reading a blog post on autism I learnt about the concept of existential OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder): Existential OCD involves intrusive, repetitive thinking about questions which cannot possibly...
Luxagraf:...
Going Up North
Eight days of travel. Six days driving. 1508 miles from the shores of St George Island to the shores...
a year ago
Eight days of travel. Six days driving. 1508 miles from the shores of St George Island to the shores of Lake Superior.
It was too fast. I knew it was too fast, but we wanted to get out of the heat. I was ready for the toll it takes on us, but I was not prepared for the toll it...
Diaries of Note
A disgusting day!
In April of 1891, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made the long journey to New York where...
a year ago
In April of 1891, Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky made the long journey to New York where he was to play a pivotal role in the inauguration of the city’s new music hall, later known as Carnegie Hall—a momentous occasion and the first time he had set foot in the United...
Diaries of Note
ABBEY ROAD
On the morning of 8th August 1969, as a policeman held back traffic, all four members of the Beatles...
a year ago
On the morning of 8th August 1969, as a policeman held back traffic, all four members of the Beatles made their way across a zebra crossing outside EMI Studios in London. As they walked in line, one after the other, with a ten minute window in which to get the job done,...
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Regaining Write-Access to Your Brain
For us the world is mostly predictable, but the child's reality is still expanding. What if you...
over a year ago
For us the world is mostly predictable, but the child's reality is still expanding. What if you could get back there, recapture the joy you felt when everything was still waiting for you to discover it?
Castles in the Sky
Tracking how many of The Atlantic's Great American Novels I've Read
An ongoing project
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Paul Cudenec
The stench of the system: conspiracy
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass...
a month ago
Something is smelling decidedly ‘off’ in today’s world, with nauseating levels of corruption, mass murder, lies, hypocrisy and repression.
Diaries of Note
Why have children or plant trees?
M.F.K. Fisher was an accomplished author and gastronome who brought the art of food writing into the...
a year ago
M.F.K. Fisher was an accomplished author and gastronome who brought the art of food writing into the realm of literature. From the age of nineteen she kept a journal, and this entry comes thirteen years down the line as she cared for her beloved husband, the writer and artist...
Atoms vs Bits
Incumbency Advantage
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4 months ago
What if good candidates just win against bad ones?
Daniel Bourke
Copying Tesla's Data Engine (for food images)
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a year ago
A cooking recipe for building Nutrify's data engine.
Mind Mine
being in bloom
don’t forget to smell the roses
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don’t forget to smell the roses
Both Are True
i guess i wrote a song???
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Diaries of Note
You can see the magic in him
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a year ago
Each weekday at 9 a.m., beginning in November 1976 and continuing until just days before his death in 1987, Andy Warhol would engage in a lengthy phone call with Pat Hackett, a close friend who had initially started working for him as a typist in 1968. During his conversations...
Daniel Bourke
Attitude follows behaviour
Imposter syndrome.
Feeling like you’re doing something you shouldn’t be.
Hanging around those who...
a year ago
Imposter syndrome.
Feeling like you’re doing something you shouldn’t be.
Hanging around those who you feel should be.
It’s true, if at any time you feel your skill is inadequate, it likely is.
But that just means you know what you don’t
Diaries of Note
Every lie pronounced is accepted as high truth itself
William Shirer was an American journalist who found himself at the heart of unfolding history in...
a year ago
William Shirer was an American journalist who found himself at the heart of unfolding history in Nazi Germany, both in print and on the radio for CBS. In September of 1934, just one month after Hitler assumed the title of Führer, Shirer attended the Nuremberg rally, where an...
Castles in the Sky
23 Highlights from 2023
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9 months ago
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A night of terror
In September of 1939, English housewife Nella Last began keeping a diary that would span 30 years,...
a year ago
In September of 1939, English housewife Nella Last began keeping a diary that would span 30 years, ultimately producing one of the longest diaries in the English language at more than 12 million words. Born Nellie Lord in 1890, she was a voluntary participant in the Mass...
Both Are True
and baby makes four???
lauren and baby are healthy, i am unwell!
11 months ago
lauren and baby are healthy, i am unwell!
Laetitia@Work
The Authority Gap
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Castles in the Sky
The Bookseller's Register #3
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Both Are True
Beautiful Disasters
“you can’t get addicted to weed.” wanna bet?
a year ago
“you can’t get addicted to weed.” wanna bet?
The Honest Broker
My 12 Favorite Problems
A dozen things that drive my writing, research, thinking & actions
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A dozen things that drive my writing, research, thinking & actions
The Ruffian
Are Young Voters Turning Right?
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85,000 words and many caffeinated drinks later
The Convivial...
Desire, Dopamine, and the Internet
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8 months ago
revisiting something i wrote years ago
Diaries of Note
Excrement is the thread of life
Salvador Dalí, born in Spain in 1904, was the mustachioed maestro of surrealism, with a flair for...
a year ago
Salvador Dalí, born in Spain in 1904, was the mustachioed maestro of surrealism, with a flair for the fantastical in both his life and art. His paintings, like The Persistence of Memory with its melting clocks, are playful explorations of the dream world, but this love of the...
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The Thousand Griefs of a Left-Behind Place
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The Thousand Griefs of a Left-Behind Place
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My Year In Reading
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Books I Read Or At Least Picked Up In 2023
Diaries of Note
It’s a man!
Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a...
a year ago
Arthur Munby was a lawyer and poet whose private life was ruled by an obsession that remained a secret until decades after his death, at which point his diaries and letters revealed all. For much of his adult life, unbeknownst to family and friends, Munby sought out, interviewed,...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Family: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases
Previous Next https://youtu.be/f4sPP8SkiYQ Family was, without a doubt, an important element in the...
a year ago
Previous Next https://youtu.be/f4sPP8SkiYQ Family was, without a doubt, an important element in the lives of the ancient Stoic philosophers. While Stoicism teaches that we shouldn't become too attached to people and that we should remember everyone can be taken from us, it also...
Diaries of Note
Oh, self, they make me so sick!
Born in rural Georgia in 1930, Richelene Mitchell faced significant obstacles throughout her life,...
a year ago
Born in rural Georgia in 1930, Richelene Mitchell faced significant obstacles throughout her life, from the entrenched racism of the American South to the economic hardships that forced her into public housing and onto welfare. Yet, despite the unyielding challenges she faced as...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How I almost became a child millionaire
By the time I was 16 I had either forgot the plan or realized it would never work. It was my first...
over a year ago
By the time I was 16 I had either forgot the plan or realized it would never work. It was my first get-rich scheme but it wouldn’t be my last.
Stoic Simple
Stoicism, Law & Justice: How Stoic Philosophy Sees Crime & Punishment
Stoicism, an ancient Greek philosophy, has been a subject of fascination and study for centuries....
a year ago
Stoicism, an ancient Greek philosophy, has been a subject of fascination and study for centuries. One of its central themes has been the pursuit of justice. The Stoics believed that living a just life entailed cultivating certain qualities of character and making decisions based...
The Honest Broker
Hey Madonna, Let Me Bring My Band to Your Concert
My latest briefing paper on culture, arts & society
a year ago
My latest briefing paper on culture, arts & society
The Ruffian
Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster
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What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
The Honest Broker
Why Is Music Getting Sadder?
Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
a year ago
Songs are a cultural indicator—so what are they telling us right now?
journal – Winnie Lim
thoughts after the 2024 US election
Sometime midway through the pandemic I felt like if I had any hope or optimism for humanity prior, I...
a month ago
Sometime midway through the pandemic I felt like if I had any hope or optimism for humanity prior, I had lost it all witnessing how we responded towards a disabling virus. If...
journal – Winnie Lim
did i just do my first pull-up?
Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main...
7 months ago
Wanted to write a note but I guess this warrants a proper post since I’ve completed my main aspiration for 2024! Today while trying our home pull-up bar I realised I could...
The Ruffian
Why London's Famous Penguin Pool Has No Penguins In It
A Tale From My Trip To The Zoo
9 months ago
A Tale From My Trip To The Zoo
journal – Winnie Lim
thoughts on the suicidal mind
[tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of...
a year ago
[tw: suicide] I watched Roadrunner, a documentary about Anthony Bourdain, and it left me a lot of thoughts as someone who has struggled with my own existence my entire life. Though I am writing...
RhysTranter.com
Cultivating Silence
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
7 months ago
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
The Convivial...
What Is To Be Done? Audio Version
Listen now (20 min) | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14 (supplement)
over a year ago
Listen now (20 min) | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 14 (supplement)
The Honest Broker
Cruising for Classical Music in LA
A section from Dana Gioia's new book
a month ago
A section from Dana Gioia's new book
Nat Eliason's...
The Scariest Day of My Life
What the hell am I supposed to do?
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What the hell am I supposed to do?
The Ruffian
Notes on Radiohead
The weirdest success story in pop
11 months ago
The weirdest success story in pop
Diaries of Note
I should like to see him forcibly shaved
Born in Manchester, England, in 1904, Christopher Isherwood was a novelist, playwright, and...
a year ago
Born in Manchester, England, in 1904, Christopher Isherwood was a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who left an indelible mark on 20th-century literature with novels like Goodbye to Berlin and A Single Man. He was also a keen diarist and since his death in 1986 multiple...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Fire Hydrant Fury
If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it....
over a year ago
If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it. Lincoln, Nebraska is covered with ugly bike-shaped sculptures covered with even uglier paintings. Loveland, Colorado lets people paint their electric boxes. Your city probably has...
The Honest Broker
The Honest Broker's 20 Most Popular Articles From 2024
Phew, I published 171 articles this year—here are the ones you liked the most
3 days ago
Phew, I published 171 articles this year—here are the ones you liked the most
Atoms vs Bits
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Luxagraf:...
California
We didn't have long to settle into the cabin. A week later the kids and I flew out to California to...
2 months ago
We didn't have long to settle into the cabin. A week later the kids and I flew out to California to visit my parents, trading the last of fall for some warmth and extra sunshine at the beach.
I am a stranger in my hometown. The California of my youth is gone. Everything paved...
Diaries of Note
Spring will come
Elsa Binder was twenty when, in October of 1941, German forces carried out a brutal massacre of...
11 months ago
Elsa Binder was twenty when, in October of 1941, German forces carried out a brutal massacre of thousands of Jews in her hometown of Stanislawów, Poland. Two months later, she and her family were compelled to enter the Stanisławów Ghetto, joining 20,000 others in a harrowing...
Atoms vs Bits
You (Were) The Top
Eighty years later, how many things are still considered Top?
a year ago
Eighty years later, how many things are still considered Top?
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Five Things I Learned After I Left the Marketing Agency World
After about 8 years of working at advertising/marketing/design companies I hit a wall. I was...
over a year ago
After about 8 years of working at advertising/marketing/design companies I hit a wall. I was disappointed in the work I was doing. This is the story of why I became an in-house designer.
Castles in the Sky
CATHEDRAL | Chapter One - Four Years Out
Cathedral | Castles in the Sky #60
10 months ago
Cathedral | Castles in the Sky #60
Diaries of Note
One feels as if one is dissolved into Nature
Albert Einstein’s trip to the California Institute of Technology in December 1931, for the first of...
a year ago
Albert Einstein’s trip to the California Institute of Technology in December 1931, for the first of three annual visiting professorships, marked a crucial juncture in his life. The rise of the Nazi party in Germany, with its vehement anti-Semitism, was forcing the physicist to...
The Honest Broker
Can Songs Really Replace Philosophy?
Nobody has told you this before, but our rationalistic STEM worldview originated in magical songs
a year ago
Nobody has told you this before, but our rationalistic STEM worldview originated in magical songs
Mark Manson
Are You Entertained—Or Addicted?
In David Foster Wallace’s classic novel, Infinite Jest, there's a movie that is so entertaining that...
over a year ago
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...
The Honest Broker
How to Read Greek Tragedy in a Netflix World
If you dare
4 months ago
Castles in the Sky
The Bookseller's Register #2
My favorite section in the bookstore
a year ago
My favorite section in the bookstore
Diaries of Note
I can’t find the words
Andy Horwitz had been sitting at his desk for a quarter of an hour when a loud bang shattered the...
a year ago
Andy Horwitz had been sitting at his desk for a quarter of an hour when a loud bang shattered the morning calm. The time was 8:46 a.m., and the first of two planes had just been flown into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center that stood two blocks from his office. But soon...
Diaries of Note
I have myself lost recollection of much that was interesting
On 20th November 1825, shortly after reading the diaries of Samuel Pepys and Lord Byron for the...
a year ago
On 20th November 1825, shortly after reading the diaries of Samuel Pepys and Lord Byron for the first time, Scottish poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott began his own diary by way of the following opening entry. Fifty-four at the time, Scott had already established himself as a...
The Honest Broker
A Tale of Three Songwriters: Duke Ellington, Joni Mitchell & Johnny Green
Will Friedwald looks at popular composers who found fulfillment beyond commercial hits
a year ago
Will Friedwald looks at popular composers who found fulfillment beyond commercial hits
Diaries of Note
Humility
Dag Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate peace in Congo when, in 1961, the plane in which he was...
a year ago
Dag Hammarskjöld was en route to negotiate peace in Congo when, in 1961, the plane in which he was travelling crashed, ending the lives of all its passengers. Born in 1905, Hammarskjöld was a Swedish economist and diplomat who served as the second Secretary-General of the United...
journal – Winnie Lim
my experience on starting exercise from zero
I don’t know if people know this, but I used to be extremely sedentary and I hated any form of...
6 months ago
I don’t know if people know this, but I used to be extremely sedentary and I hated any form of physical activity. Only upon hindsight I realised it was probably related to...
Diaries of Note
I have especially enjoyed this autumn
Born in 1819 in rural Warwickshire, George Eliot was a towering figure in Victorian literature known...
a year ago
Born in 1819 in rural Warwickshire, George Eliot was a towering figure in Victorian literature known for her detailed portraits of English life. Christened Mary Ann Evans, she adopted her male pen name to ensure her works were judged by their merit rather than her gender; her...
Tech and Tea
Hustle culture is over-rated
Let's celebrate sustainability over all-nighters and re-define what hard work looks like.
a year ago
Let's celebrate sustainability over all-nighters and re-define what hard work looks like.
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 33 [May 2023]
Big, Big News!
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Both Are True
Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
a month ago
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
Castles in the Sky
Castles in the Sky 26
The Power of Meeting Weirdos
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The Power of Meeting Weirdos
Laetitia@Work
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Laetitia@Work #65
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Diaries of Note
Our worst fears are realized
On 2nd June 1854, following a failed rescue attempt at the courthouse, huge numbers of angry...
a year ago
On 2nd June 1854, following a failed rescue attempt at the courthouse, huge numbers of angry protesters lined the streets of Boston as hundreds of federal soldiers led twenty-year-old Anthony Burns to the harbour where he was to be shipped to Virginia, back to the life of slavery...
Diaries of Note
The most terrible thing ever discovered
When he wrote the following diary entry on 25th July of 1945, Harry S. Truman had been U.S....
a year ago
When he wrote the following diary entry on 25th July of 1945, Harry S. Truman had been U.S. President for just three months. With Nazi Germany defeated, Truman was in Potsdam, Germany with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, their goal: to negotiate the end of World War II and...
The Ruffian
Len vs Glenn
How Leonard Bernstein turned a crisis into a productive disagreement
a year ago
How Leonard Bernstein turned a crisis into a productive disagreement
Unfiltered by Tim...
When You Reach the Point of “F*ck It, I’m Gonna Try Anyway” Your Entire Life Changes Forever
“If there’s fire inside you, with nowhere to go, it burns you alive.”
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The Map is Mostly...
July 4, 2024
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
6 months ago
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us always be grateful for it. And let us always remember that good things are created not when people decide they have claims against an institution or a society, but when they have...
The Honest Broker
Why I Don't Read Reddit
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10 months ago
And why I did read Reddit's IPO filing—here are seven things I learned
The Honest Broker
Why Did Social Media Go to War Against Writers?
And can we ever get along?
a year ago
And can we ever get along?
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Deadly UI
A look at the design decisions that lead to the death of Anton Yelchin
over a year ago
A look at the design decisions that lead to the death of Anton Yelchin
journal – Winnie Lim
co-existing with my broken mind
I’ve been feeling more down these days. I am not sure if it is pms, covid, both, or just responding...
a year ago
I’ve been feeling more down these days. I am not sure if it is pms, covid, both, or just responding to reality in general. I don’t really get why people are not...
Both Are True
well this is embarrassing
when you're madsad about the caviar problems
6 months ago
when you're madsad about the caviar problems
The Honest Broker
Western Music Isn't What You Think
Or how my views on culture proved to be all wet
8 months ago
Or how my views on culture proved to be all wet
The Convivial...
Too Many Words, and Not Enough
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 6
a year ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 6
Scarlet Ink
Fake It Till You Make It — To Become a Leader, Act Like One
I found, rather than waiting for my promotions at Amazon, I was more fulfilled and grew myself as a...
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I found, rather than waiting for my promotions at Amazon, I was more fulfilled and grew myself as a leader by pretending I had already been promoted.
The Ruffian
27 Takes On What It Means To Be a Serious Person
Plus a rattle bag of goodies
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Plus a rattle bag of goodies
Left To Write
A Slight Change In Cadence
A small tweak in the essay newsletter for a better creative future
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A small tweak in the essay newsletter for a better creative future
The Ruffian
Special Edition: John and Paul
A Brief Note On Something To Look Forward To
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A Brief Note On Something To Look Forward To
Nat Eliason's...
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Scarlet Ink
Why Your Vision is a Critical Ingredient in Goal Setting
Goal setting without a vision can be counter productive. Where are you trying to go?
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The Honest Broker
It's Open Mic Day: Tell Us What You're Doing
Here's a chance to pitch your own project
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Here's a chance to pitch your own project
journal – Winnie Lim
the beach
I’ve had an affinity with the beach since I was young. Every time I had the opportunity to take a...
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I’ve had an affinity with the beach since I was young. Every time I had the opportunity to take a vacation, it would almost always be the beach. My younger self would...
Stoic Simple
How Stoicism Can Calm Anxiety and Bring Peace of Mind
Anxiety can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While there are...
a year ago
Anxiety can be a debilitating condition that affects millions of people worldwide. While there are countless treatments available, many individuals find relief in ancient philosophies like Stoicism. In this article, we explore Stoicism's teachings and practical techniques for...
Letters of Note
I miss you so very much, Ryan
In December of 1984, 13-year-old Ryan White was given 6 months to live after contracting AIDS during...
over a year ago
In December of 1984, 13-year-old Ryan White was given 6 months to live after contracting AIDS during a contaminated treatment for hemophilia, a blood condition with which he had lived since birth. By June of 1985, keen to resume as normal a lifestyle as possible, Ryan attempted...
Diaries of Note
I don’t want another swash to buckle
On 13th December 1960, mere months after winning an Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, Charlton Heston...
a year ago
On 13th December 1960, mere months after winning an Oscar for his role in Ben Hur, Charlton Heston almost met with disaster on the set of El Cid, an epic historical drama unfolding in the sun-drenched landscapes of Spain. While immersed in a demanding broadsword duel scene...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 8 Telepathy Blockers
When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these...
over a year ago
When I was young I believed that adults had telepathic powers. Like living Zoltar machines, these enhanced beings could predict my every move. It was uncanny. Telepathy was the only explanation.
The Ruffian
Rattle Bag
Thoughts on the Boris brand, Biden's prospects, why the Brits got so good at pop, and what to read.
a year ago
Thoughts on the Boris brand, Biden's prospects, why the Brits got so good at pop, and what to read.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Aggressive Curiosity
On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied,...
over a year ago
On the edge of a lake a man sits at a bench with a camera on his lap. His expression is satisfied, the look of someone who has aimed at retirement and hit the bullseye a decade ahead of schedule. His life now has room for a hobby, he can become the wildlife photographer he has...
Both Are True
What's the one thing we all hate but can't stop doing?
achieving ourselves to death within the social media industrial complex
a year ago
achieving ourselves to death within the social media industrial complex
Atoms vs Bits
Additive Domains, Multiplicative Domains
1 and 1 and 1 is 3, unless you're multiplying
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1 and 1 and 1 is 3, unless you're multiplying
Diaries of Note
Now is the time
Shortly after writing this diary entry on 3rd December 1988, 21-year-old Jennifer Bonner was wheeled...
a year ago
Shortly after writing this diary entry on 3rd December 1988, 21-year-old Jennifer Bonner was wheeled into the operating theatre at the University of Minnesota Hospital where her battle-scarred heart, heavy with hope and history, was to be replaced with that of a donor—the hopeful...
Nat Eliason's...
Sapiens is Good You Silly Status Monkeys
No banana for you!
a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Mouth Lookers and the Connection Illusion
My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in...
over a year ago
My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in school.
Laetitia@Work
Adam Smith's mamma
Laetitia@Work #48
over a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
If You Want to Be a Millionaire, You Need to Be Nicheless
Being nicheless is a higher state of consciousness
2 months ago
Being nicheless is a higher state of consciousness
Luxagraf:...
Notes From The Road
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a year ago
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Letters of Note
I’ve got a hunch
In July of 1938, American novelist Thomas Wolfe was struck down with pneumonia and taken to...
over a year ago
In July of 1938, American novelist Thomas Wolfe was struck down with pneumonia and taken to hospital. He was soon diagnosed as having tuberculosis of the brain, from which he would never recover. Wolfe died on 15th September, aged just 37. A month before his death, as he lay in...
journal – Winnie Lim
from creativity to activity
I started making websites and dabbling in photoshop when I first got my computer at 15. I never felt...
10 months ago
I started making websites and dabbling in photoshop when I first got my computer at 15. I never felt particularly creative as a child and I hated art classes so when that...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Other Side of the Road
It seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? I mean that thing you are trying to do. Will it ever get done?...
over a year ago
It seems overwhelming, doesn’t it? I mean that thing you are trying to do. Will it ever get done? There is so much opposition. So much red tape, complexity, and chances for it to go horribly wrong.
The Tao Of Wealth
The Meaning Of “Om”
With the help of “Om” one can realize the Divine. “Om” has a transformative power. “Om” represents...
over a year ago
With the help of “Om” one can realize the Divine. “Om” has a transformative power. “Om” represents the Divine. They say that all the aspirations of the world when going towards the Divine make “Om”, like that. I was in France, some, I think 60 years ago. There was a Frenchman who...
Atoms vs Bits
Developing An Intuition For Georgism
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
a year ago
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
The Honest Broker
The Number of Songs in the World Doubled Yesterday
Did you even notice?
a year ago
Left To Write
№ 69: What's It Like To Have An Autistic Brother
My brother Alan has autism. We are four years apart — I'm the older sibling. My brother is a gentle...
a year ago
My brother Alan has autism. We are four years apart — I'm the older sibling. My brother is a gentle soul. Yes, there are times when he can be irrationally angry. But most of the time, he’s so quiet and lost in his own world that it’s difficult to sense out what he’s thinking.
Unfiltered by Tim...
You’ll Never Be a Millionaire with a Salary
Here's the quiet path to become a different type of millionaire
a month ago
Here's the quiet path to become a different type of millionaire
The Honest Broker
Open Mic: What Should I Write About?
And some coming attractions at The Honest Broker
11 months ago
And some coming attractions at The Honest Broker
Nat Eliason's...
TODAY'S THE DAY!
This book is not what you think
5 months ago
This book is not what you think
journal – Winnie Lim
documenting my mom making kueh lapis
I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new...
10 months ago
I cannot remember how long has it been that my mother has been making kueh lapis for the lunar new year every year. Kueh means cake, and lapis means layers, so kueh...
Diaries of Note
What does it mean if we climb the heights and no one observes it?
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, best known as a poet, activist, and co-founder of the renowned City Lights...
a year ago
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, best known as a poet, activist, and co-founder of the renowned City Lights Booksellers & Publishers, was a central figure in the Beat movement, and his A Coney Island of the Mind is one of the best-selling poetry books of all time. He also travelled far and...
The Convivial...
Why An Easier Life Is Not Necessarily Happier
Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
a year ago
Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
Mind Mine
are relationships actually “hard”?
on weak, unconvincing statements and expectations vs. reality
5 days ago
on weak, unconvincing statements and expectations vs. reality
Diaries of Note
There is no human being in the world whom he loves and trusts
Biographer and historian Iris Origo was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1902 to an American...
a year ago
Biographer and historian Iris Origo was born in Gloucestershire, England in 1902 to an American multi-millionaire and an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, and spent much of her adult life in Italy after her mother’s remarriage to an Italian nobleman. In 1924, she and her husband bought La...
The Convivial...
The Stuff of (a Well-Lived) Life
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 7
7 months ago
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 7
Stoic Simple
Stoicism & Modern Therapy: Is Stoic Philosophy a Form of CBT?
Stoic philosophy has been around for over two thousand years, with the likes of Epictetus, Seneca,...
a year ago
Stoic philosophy has been around for over two thousand years, with the likes of Epictetus, Seneca, and Marcus Aurelius as some of its founding figures. However, it wasn't until the emergence of modern therapy that the principles of Stoicism were integrated into the psychological...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
A Lambo for the People
If you count eyeballs, the zombie-mobileis the most popular story I have written. This week instead...
over a year ago
If you count eyeballs, the zombie-mobileis the most popular story I have written. This week instead of my normal essay I want to simply point you to a show that will surely appeal to fans of car design and haters of the crossover.
The Ruffian
Nike's Winning Strategy
On the Cultural Significance of Its 2024 Olympics Campaign
5 months ago
On the Cultural Significance of Its 2024 Olympics Campaign
Passing Time
What Makes a Local?
Eventually, I'll be a local of somewhere
4 months ago
Eventually, I'll be a local of somewhere
journal – Winnie Lim
some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an...
10 months ago
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an inherent dislike for my self. No one who inherently likes them selves...
Diaries of Note
The sight that met us was beyond anything one could conceive
Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th...
a year ago
Few archaeologists can claim to have felt the surge of exhilaration that Howard Carter did on 27th November 1922, as he stood before the threshold of discovery in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. The electric lights glared down on a scene of ancient splendour as Carter and his team...
Diaries of Note
Very many delightful things were shown
On 12th July 1520, German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer, accompanied by his wife, Agnes,...
a year ago
On 12th July 1520, German Renaissance painter Albrecht Dürer, accompanied by his wife, Agnes, embarked on a significant journey from Germany to the Netherlands, both to attend the coronation of Charles V in October and ensure the continuation of the pension he had received for...
Passing Time
An Ode to Manchester Wall
A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
7 months ago
A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
The Honest Broker
My 10 Most Popular Articles of 2023
Number one will surprise you
a year ago
Number one will surprise you
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boiling Your Kermit
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
over a year ago
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he won’t mind if you slowly crank up the heat. He’ll look you square in the eye, absorbing the heat until it all goes black. Sorry, Kermit.
Atoms vs Bits
Everything At Once
Sometimes it feels like all your problems loop together.
a year ago
Sometimes it feels like all your problems loop together.
Daniel Bourke
Nutrify Goes to School (V1)
📸 -> 🍌 @ 🏫 | Whole Food Education for Schools
a month ago
📸 -> 🍌 @ 🏫 | Whole Food Education for Schools
The Honest Broker
How the Internet Went to Threads
And how we can sew it back together
a year ago
And how we can sew it back together
Raptitude.com
What Human Civilization is All About
An assassin is coming to kill you! At midnight tonight! Unless you do 100 pushups first, that is. If...
5 months ago
An assassin is coming to kill you! At midnight tonight! Unless you do 100 pushups first, that is. If this were true, you would do the pushups, no question, no problem. Any motivation issues would evaporate, thanks to your assassin. If the assassin did this every weekday, you’d...
The Honest Broker
The 25 Best Online Articles of 2024
Here's my favorite longform writing of the year
a week ago
Here's my favorite longform writing of the year
journal – Winnie Lim
what a physical notebook provokes
I’ve been a digital-first person for as long as I can remember. Typing words on a keyboard onto a...
6 months ago
I’ve been a digital-first person for as long as I can remember. Typing words on a keyboard onto a screen had always felt more intuitive than moving a pen with my hands....
Stoic Simple
Using a Stoic Mindset to See Challenges from Two Perspectives
by Bob Cymber I recently watched the intense National Geographic documentary Free Solo. One of the...
a year ago
by Bob Cymber I recently watched the intense National Geographic documentary Free Solo. One of the most surprising things about the film is how Alex Honnold, the rock climber who challenges intense heights without a safety harness, approaches his challenges. Before each of his...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Recalibrating Your Pattern Recognition Machine, Part 2
Changing someone’s opinion requires you to change that person’s _reality_. You have to change the...
over a year ago
Changing someone’s opinion requires you to change that person’s _reality_. You have to change the filter, the part of the brain that is working long before rationality and logic kick in.
Diaries of Note
I’m getting more confident and angrier each time
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to...
a year ago
From the age of fourteen Jack Kerouac could often be found carrying a spiral notebook in which to record his thoughts, frustrations, and aspirations. When he wrote the following journal entry in September of 1948, Kerouac was twenty-six and his first novel, The Town and the City,...
Diaries of Note
Two less among many, many hundreds of thousands
Born in Norway in 1901, Odd Nansen was an architect and humanitarian whose life took a drastic turn...
a year ago
Born in Norway in 1901, Odd Nansen was an architect and humanitarian whose life took a drastic turn in 1942 when he was arrested by the Nazis for his courageous work with the resistance. For three and a half years he was imprisoned at concentration camps in both Norway and...
RhysTranter.com
These are some of the things that we see on our walks.
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Lost in the desert and all I got was this lousy RV brochure
I am in a rental car outside Las Vegas heading toward the sand dunes they told me are popular with...
over a year ago
I am in a rental car outside Las Vegas heading toward the sand dunes they told me are popular with local dune buggy enthusiasts. I find the arrow drawn on faded neon paper pointing off the road. For a popular destination there sure aren't many people around. None in fact.
Letters of Note
Mr. Watson — come here — I want to see you
On this day in 1876, shortly after making history, Alexander Graham Bell wrote the following letter...
a year ago
On this day in 1876, shortly after making history, Alexander Graham Bell wrote the following letter to his father. To read his diary entry from that same day, visit Diaries of Note. And don’t forget to sign up for the Letters of Note newsletter. Born in Scotland in 1847,...
Paul Cudenec
Life philosophy: against the destructive will of Mammon
It is today not considered possible by our culture for a sane and serious person to be entirely...
2 months ago
It is today not considered possible by our culture for a sane and serious person to be entirely opposed to the modern world, to its infrastructure and to its thinking.
Diaries of Note
For the love of God, give me a flea!
Born in 1880 in the mining town of Diamantina, Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant was in her sixties when...
a year ago
Born in 1880 in the mining town of Diamantina, Alice Dayrell Caldeira Brant was in her sixties when she found fame, for it was then that her teenage diary was published to wide acclaim. Written under the pseudonym Helena Morley between the ages of 12 and 15, the diary tells the...
Luxagraf:...
Gone Fishin'
Every morning when I step outside I am greeted by a chorus of ospreys circling in the glint of the...
a year ago
Every morning when I step outside I am greeted by a chorus of ospreys circling in the glint of the rising sun. There are between four and six of them, depending on the day. They spend their days fishing, building nests, and fighting. Every evening, sitting out by the fire as dusk...
The Honest Broker
Do Drummers Live Longer?
And can listeners also enhance their health through rhythm?
5 months ago
And can listeners also enhance their health through rhythm?
Stoic Simple
Stoicism & Politics: Should Stoics be Apolitical?
By Tanner Campbell Recently it was suggested to me that a Stoic could be apolitical. While I believe...
a year ago
By Tanner Campbell Recently it was suggested to me that a Stoic could be apolitical. While I believe this is theoretically true, I don’t believe, in practice, that anyone could call themselves a Stoic while abstaining entirely from political involvement. I want to talk about why...
Stoic Simple
The Leaf, the Cart and the Stacking of Stones
by Phil Van Treuren Your mind: a spring-fed pool, constantly renewed with fresh, cool water....
a year ago
by Phil Van Treuren Your mind: a spring-fed pool, constantly renewed with fresh, cool water. Unwanted thoughts are leaves falling into the pool; acknowledge them, let the stream carry them away, think of them no more. Your body: a sturdy cart, able to carry heavy burdens....
Stoic Simple
A Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Stoicism
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism has recently gained popularity as a way to navigate life's...
a year ago
The ancient philosophy of Stoicism has recently gained popularity as a way to navigate life's challenges with a clearer, more level-headed mindset. Here, we will explore the key principles of Stoicism and offer practical ways to incorporate them into your daily life....
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Easier Web Hosting on Github
over a year ago
Both Are True
omg we missed AI Appreciation Day?????
+ a new holiday that you won't want to miss (sincere)
5 months ago
+ a new holiday that you won't want to miss (sincere)
RhysTranter.com
Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints
In 'A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints', Mark Cooprider offers an accessible analysis of...
over a year ago
In 'A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints', Mark Cooprider offers an accessible analysis of Terrence Malick's 2019 biopic of the Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter—executed in 1943 for his refusal to swear allegiance to National Socialism. Cooprider explores...
Left To Write
#12 Writemas: All The Pieces of You
There’s a quote by Jorge Luis Borges I came across that I think about a lot. It goes like this: “I...
a year ago
There’s a quote by Jorge Luis Borges I came across that I think about a lot. It goes like this: “I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited.”
Paul Cudenec
Primeval freedom, the anarch and the anarchist
Have I, for the last 30 years, been mistakenly self-identifying as an anarchist?
a month ago
Have I, for the last 30 years, been mistakenly self-identifying as an anarchist?
The Honest Broker
How African Musicians Came to Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Western music has always been multicultural
a year ago
Western music has always been multicultural
How to Be a Stoic
Welcome!
Welcome to How to Be a Stoic! It began back in March ’15 as a blog to track my personal journey into...
over a year ago
Welcome to How to Be a Stoic! It began back in March ’15 as a blog to track my personal journey into modern practical Stoicism. The blog has now moved to Patreon and I hope you will follow me there. However, the full archive of 425 posts and a whopping 4,600 comments will remain...
The Honest Broker
Is Honest Writing the Next New Thing in Journalism?
And 21 reasons why writers are dishonest
9 months ago
And 21 reasons why writers are dishonest
Adrian Hanft, III:...
I just want to make art, man.
My nostalgic love letter to my first design class described how professors open our eyes to an...
over a year ago
My nostalgic love letter to my first design class described how professors open our eyes to an invisible world. I might have got it wrong.
Laetitia@Work
Are older people less innovative?
Laetitia@Work #61
a year ago
The Honest Broker
The Death of the Slow Dance (and Other Emerging Trends)
My latest briefing paper on the state of the creative economy
a year ago
My latest briefing paper on the state of the creative economy
The Honest Broker
Tell Us About Your Worst (or Best) Day Gig
It's Open Mic Day at 'The Honest Broker'
4 months ago
It's Open Mic Day at 'The Honest Broker'
The Honest Broker
The 6 New Rules of Communicating
The era of teleprompters and talking points has come to an end
a month ago
The era of teleprompters and talking points has come to an end
The Honest Broker
Why Do Heroes Always Have Theme Songs (Part 1 of 2)
An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
a year ago
An excerpt from my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
Diaries of Note
I will strive not to lose my temper easily
Born in The Netherlands in 1926, Moshe Ze’ev Flinker was a Jewish teenager whose family fled to...
a year ago
Born in The Netherlands in 1926, Moshe Ze’ev Flinker was a Jewish teenager whose family fled to Brussels in 1942 to escape Nazi persecution. It was there, in November, that 16-year-old Flinker began to keep the diary for which he is now remembered: a deeply personal record of the...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
My Favorite People Don't Have Problems
I walked into my boss’s office and said, "Mia, I have a problem." It was my first week as a graphic...
over a year ago
I walked into my boss’s office and said, "Mia, I have a problem." It was my first week as a graphic designer and I had no idea what I was doing. Before I could explain whatever trivial issue I couldn’t resolve, Mia stopped me.
Atoms vs Bits
The Al Capone Problem
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
a year ago
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
Diaries of Note
The sea was alive with great hunchback whales
On 28th February, seven years before his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, was to appear in...
a year ago
On 28th February, seven years before his most famous creation, Sherlock Holmes, was to appear in print, Arthur Conan Doyle left Peterhead on S. S. Hope, a whaling ship led by Captain John Gray that was heading for the Arctic Ocean. Aged twenty and still studying medicine at...
Daniel Bourke
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.
a year ago
I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
Both Are True
this is what it sounds like when dads cry
Sad Dad, Mad Dad, and the headbangers bawl
4 months ago
Sad Dad, Mad Dad, and the headbangers bawl
Tech and Tea
Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
4 months ago
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
Jason Crawford
My simple guide to life
I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been...
over a year ago
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...
The Honest Broker
Dave Hickey on Dolly Parton and Richard Pryor
I share passages from the expanded 30th anniversary edition of 'The Invisible Dragon'
a year ago
I share passages from the expanded 30th anniversary edition of 'The Invisible Dragon'
Mark Manson
4 Fascinating Psychological Theories That Explain Your Whole Life
Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're...
a year ago
Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're going to embark on an odyssey through the catacombs of cognition, the jungles of the subconscious, and a wild ride into the boundless depths of human behavior—with four psychological...
Scarlet Ink
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...
5 months ago
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 Honest Broker
Panic Among the Streamers
Spotify's losses get worse, and the CEO dumps $100 million in stock—but that's just a small part of...
a year ago
Spotify's losses get worse, and the CEO dumps $100 million in stock—but that's just a small part of the streaming crisis
Laetitia@Work
Rest is Resistance
Laetitia@Work #59
a year ago
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