Mark Manson
The Point Is to Stop
Years ago, I wrote an article that claimed the best way to judge the usefulness of self-help advice...
13th Dec 2021
Years ago, I wrote an article that claimed the best way to judge the usefulness of self-help advice is by how many people eventually leave it behind. In it, I boldly claimed that if self-help advice actually worked, the industry would quickly go out of business. After all, if the...
Daily Stoic
Perseverance: 7 Stoic Lessons on How To Keep Going
“To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea...
9th May 2023
“To be like the rock that the waves keep crashing over. It stands unmoved and the raging of the sea falls still around it.” — Marcus Aurelius The question of why and how we are supposed to live has been contemplated for centuries. Absurdist Albert Camus wrote that life is like...
Atoms vs Bits
Alien Intelligence
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
Laetitia@Work
How housing scarcity influences everything
Laetitia@Work #81
21st May 2025
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...
3rd Nov 2013
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.
Laetitia@Work
The Mystery of Mastery
Laetitia@Work #64
20th Dec 2023
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The World Is Your Toilet
Today I am going to share some design advice that you aren’t going to get anywhere else. They don’t...
10th Mar 2018
Today I am going to share some design advice that you aren’t going to get anywhere else. They don’t teach you this at the university. You won’t find articles about it in the glossy magazines. The design blogs won’t touch the subject. Research would inevitably show that there...
Paul Cudenec
Christianity and the forces of evil
[Plus audio version]
1st Oct 2025
What To Cook
publishing a book and starting kindergarten
Hi! Woah. I leave for the East Coast to start my Make It Fast (please for the love of ME, pre-order...
5th Aug 2026
Hi! Woah. I leave for the East Coast to start my Make It Fast (please for the love of ME, pre-order it!!!) book tour in less than 48 hours. My literary agent just called to check in on my mental state and I’ll tell you what I told her— I’m honestly feeling great. I haven’t...
Laetitia@Work
What the fear of ageing costs working women
Laetitia@Work #68
22nd Mar 2024
The Prism
25 Useful Ideas for 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
2nd Jan 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
Atoms vs Bits
There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it
What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
2nd Dec 2024
What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
The Map is Mostly...
Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could...
12th Nov 2022
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short...
The Convivial...
The Work of Art
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
11th Jun 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
Scarlet Ink
How to Both Embrace and Defeat Imposter Syndrome
Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and...
5th May 2025
Our skills aren't perfect. Moving past our weaknesses is how we discover our ways to add value, and improve along the way.
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
two years
this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it...
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...
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Most Powerful Life Hacks I’ve Found
Shortcuts to a life full of freedom, more money, more time, and a kickass network
1st Apr 2025
Shortcuts to a life full of freedom, more money, more time, and a kickass network
Charlie Becker
Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (I don’t think so, not this time.) | #103
But no matter what, the Library of Alexandria is still burning.
10th May 2026
But no matter what, the Library of Alexandria is still burning.
Passing Time
The Daily Pancake
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
7th Jun 2025
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
Passing Time
Good Internet Citizenship
Throwing in my two cents to content discovery
26th Oct 2025
Throwing in my two cents to content discovery
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally re-issue a favorite...
2nd Oct 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally 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. If you'd like to share or comment on this post,
Daily Stoic
The 16 Greatest Lessons From 16 Years With Marcus Aurelius
Just over sixteen years ago, I bought Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on Amazon. Amazon Prime didn’t...
2nd Nov 2022
Just over sixteen years ago, I bought Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on Amazon. Amazon Prime didn’t exist then and to qualify for free shipping, I had to purchase a few other books at the same time. I was 19 years old. I didn’t know what Stoicism was. I didn’t know who Marcus...
Charlie Becker
Treat life like a trip to the used bookstore.
Bookstore Register #4
5th Mar 2024
Paul Cudenec
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
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.
TASTE
This Is TASTE 832: Pim Techamuanvivit’s First Restaurant Job Was Opening a Now Legendary Restaurant
Pim Techamuanvivit left a career in Silicon Valley to become one of the most important Thai chefs...
a week ago
Pim Techamuanvivit left a career in Silicon Valley to become one of the most important Thai chefs working today.
The post This Is TASTE 832: Pim Techamuanvivit’s First Restaurant Job Was Opening a Now Legendary Restaurant appeared first on TASTE.
Mark Manson
Motivation: What It Is, How It Works, and Where to Find It
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want...
1st Dec 2022
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want to wake up in the morning with a sense of purpose and drive, ready to tackle the day ahead.
But the truth is, motivation is not always easy to come by.
We tell ourselves lies about...
The Works in...
Many Victorian cities grew by tenfold in a century
Could ours do the same?
3rd Feb 2026
The Convivial...
Apocalyptic AI
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 5
7th Apr 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 5
Farza's Newsletter
started eating pea protein and wtf this makes my shakes taste like peas its literally made of...
Hello my friends.
12th Aug 2025
Charlie Becker
Sonder, Sobriety, and Abstractions | Friday Footnotes #3
Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reading and reflection meet real life.
5th Apr 2025
Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reading and reflection meet real life.
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....
2nd Jul 2018
[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...
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: Sitting With the Unknown
Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
21st Aug 2025
Practices for navigating uncertainty even when it's uncomfortable
Winnie Lim
the answer I must seek
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
1st Sep 2024
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
Both Are True
i have a fear of i know not what
and that's okay
20th Mar 2026
Wait But Why
SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story
It's gonna take you to Mars.
The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on...
28th Sep 2016
It's gonna take you to Mars.
The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on Wait But Why.
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
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
Sharing my favorite books, games, and TV shows from the second quarter of 2025.
bookbear express
passive obsession
meditations on fantasy school and creativity
1st Sep 2025
meditations on fantasy school and creativity
Laetitia@Work
What is age, really? The case for age-agnosticism
Laetitia@Work #99
6th May 2026
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
On Being a Slow Thinker
For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at...
2nd Jan 2023
For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at thinking on the spot and articulating what I wanted to express. Probably one of the reasons why I never do podcasts and why job interviews are met with such trepidation. But I...
Daily Stoic
HIRING: YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic
YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic Daily Stoic is a leading philosophy and self-improvement brand,...
18th Aug 2025
YouTube Video Producer – Daily Stoic Daily Stoic is a leading philosophy and self-improvement brand, reaching millions of people each month across our newsletter, YouTube, podcasts, and books. We’re looking for a YouTube Video Producer to help us continue growing our channel....
Hickman's...
Culture is Friction
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
12th Mar 2026
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
Laetitia@Work
Are older people less innovative?
Laetitia@Work #61
26th Sep 2023
The Honest Broker
How 'American Graffiti' Invented Classic Rock (and Changed My Life)
My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole...
1st Aug 2023
My favorite George Lucas film turns 50 tomorrow, and I love it for the soundtrack—but for a whole lot more
Wait But Why
Mailbag #2
We have a whole lot to talk about.
The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
14th Apr 2021
We have a whole lot to talk about.
The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why.
Winnie Lim
a hole in my soul
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the...
5th May 2024
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the feelings and thoughts I have at this point in time. It doesn’t seem right...
Scarlet Ink
Your Career Isn't a Meritocracy. It's a Trustocracy.
Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't...
a week ago
Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't (and can't) be measured objectively on what we accomplish at work. But we are (unavoidably) measured by the trust we've built with our co-workers.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
That Inspiration Stuck in Your Teeth
Remember the last time inspiration blessed you with its divine presence? The clouds parted, angels...
3rd Dec 2016
Remember the last time inspiration blessed you with its divine presence? The clouds parted, angels sang, and an idea descended like a holy dove. What, it doesn't happen that way for you? Me neither.
bookbear express
affinity
how to know if you actually really like something
7th Aug 2025
how to know if you actually really like something
Laetitia@Work
The Upside Down: 4 lessons about the workspace
Laetitia@Work #89
4th Dec 2025
Adrian Hanft, III:...
ETHDenver: A Glimpse into the Future
I signed up for ETHDenver 2020 hoping to learn more about cryptocurrency. What I came away with was...
18th Feb 2020
I signed up for ETHDenver 2020 hoping to learn more about cryptocurrency. What I came away with was questions about the viability of, well, everything.
Hickman's...
A Woodchuck's Daydream
In Search of a Swamp
1st Apr 2026
Slow Boring
James Talarico has an obligation to win
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
1st Jun 2026
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
Atoms vs Bits
Optimal Suffering
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
8th Nov 2023
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
Sherman's Food...
Soi Ram
You have probably heard me go on and on about how good the Portland Thai food scene is compared to...
1st Nov 2025
You have probably heard me go on and on about how good the Portland Thai food scene is compared to what we have here in Vancouver. Well, that doesn't mean we don't have good Thai food at all. In fact, some of my favourites include Song, Siam Le Bien, Zab Zaab and Silom. ...
Rubenerd
A boxed set of DR DOS 6!
I feel like I righted a wrong in some small way recently. It also gives me an excuse to write...
2 weeks ago
I feel like I righted a wrong in some small way recently. It also gives me an excuse to write another of my shaggy dog posts about old computers, which I’ll never pass up the opportunity to do. Behold, our boxed copy of Digital Research DOS 6.0 from 1992:
The first OS I ever...
Lefineder’s Substack
Crime rise; more or the same.
Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?
10th Mar 2023
Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?
Farza's Newsletter
theres a snowstorm in nyc and im really thirsty can i eat snow from the sidewalk asking for a friend
Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first...
25th Jan 2026
Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first $. All in 3-days.
The Convivial...
Do Not Resign From Life
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
2nd Jun 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
The Ruffian
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden?
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
3rd Jul 2024
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
The Honest Broker
Could Any Other Jazz Trumpeter Match Up with Louis Armstrong in the 1930s?
The short answer is no—but these eight horn players came close
2nd Sep 2023
The short answer is no—but these eight horn players came close
Ryan Hoover's...
Why I invest in venture funds
2nd May 2025
The Map is Mostly...
Love Grows
The world is covered with a thin film of inertia.
8th Feb 2025
The world is covered with a thin film of inertia.
Charlie Becker
Get into Character
Characters drive the story
8th Mar 2023
Characters drive the story
Laetitia@Work
Future of Work: 9 books I read in 2023
Laetitia@Work #65
5th Jan 2024
Wait But Why
The sights and sounds of Bhutan
Stories from my visit to the mysterious Himalayan kingdom
The post The sights and sounds of Bhutan...
25th Nov 2025
Stories from my visit to the mysterious Himalayan kingdom
The post The sights and sounds of Bhutan appeared first on Wait But Why.
Paul Cudenec
Dreaming of danger
[Plus audio version]
3rd Aug 2026
Diaries of Note
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
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...
The Intimate Mirror
The Waters of Grief
Love's Response to Its Own Absence
12th Dec 2025
Love's Response to Its Own Absence
Both Are True
The meet-cute (rom com, Act One)
a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury,...
5th Mar 2024
a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying everything
The Prism
The Cure to Misinformation is More Misinformation
Why we need fake news to know what's true
24th Apr 2023
Why we need fake news to know what's true
Winnie Lim
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
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...
Tech and Tea
Saddened by the tech industry
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
17th Jun 2023
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
The Ruffian
The Renaissance Redux
'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
1st Jun 2024
'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
Winnie Lim
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
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,...
Raptitude.com
Humans Are About to Learn Like Never Before
Humans aren’t good at predicting the future, but sometimes you can see a trend that promises...
22nd Nov 2024
Humans aren’t good at predicting the future, but sometimes you can see a trend that promises something great — like “a genie is granting your wish” great. I think this might be happening right now with one of my genie wishes, maybe yours too. For me it has to do with the piles of...
The Tao Of Wealth
On financial freedom
When I was five years old, my school teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote...
6th Oct 2019
When I was five years old, my school teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down “happy”. My teacher told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life. – John Lennon When you believe something is impossible, your mind...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Workspace Setup Revisited
I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s...
31st Dec 2021
I shared my workspace setup last year, but since then, I have changed a few things, so I felt it’s probably time to share an update on my current setup for both hardware and software. Given the continued Covid restrictions here in sunny Scotland, I am now working from home...
Nat Eliason's...
Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life?
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
6th Nov 2023
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
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...
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...
Passing Time
Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via...
23rd Jul 2022
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via unilateral action.
DYNOMIGHT
The worthlessness of vitamin D is mildly exaggerated
For a while there, many people thought vitamin D was magical—that it could improve bones, the heart,...
23rd Jun 2026
For a while there, many people thought vitamin D was magical—that it could improve bones, the heart, infections, cancer, heart disease, longevity, even mental health. But among people I respect, opinion is now overwhelmingly that taking vitamin D does nothing unless you’re...
Passing Time
Manufactured Data Scarcity
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the...
3rd Dec 2021
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the engine.
Daniel Bourke
32
Today I turn 32 years old.
Every year I write an article with stories, ideas, rules of thumb,...
1st Sep 2025
Today I turn 32 years old.
Every year I write an article with stories, ideas, rules of thumb, anecdotes and ponderous items from the last year.
This is number 10 of those articles.
See: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31.
Before I get into it, a few
Daniel Bourke
Male Fertility Protocol
A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
30th Jul 2026
A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
The Prism
Why Are We The Way We Are?
A conversation with Chris Williamson
3rd Aug 2023
A conversation with Chris Williamson
Unfiltered by Tim...
Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell
It's also the best feeling in the world
10th Oct 2024
It's also the best feeling in the world
Daily Stoic
HIRING: Fulfillment Manager – Daily Stoic
About the Role We’re hiring an on-site Fulfillment Manager to lead day-to-day shipping operations...
31st Jan 2026
About the Role We’re hiring an on-site Fulfillment Manager to lead day-to-day shipping operations for The Painted Porch Bookshop and Daily Stoic e-commerce products. This person will manage the fulfillment team, ensure orders go out accurately and on time, and continuously...
The Prism
How Empathy Makes Us Cruel and Irrational
The strange movement to free the Menendez brothers
13th Dec 2024
The strange movement to free the Menendez brothers
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.
23rd Dec 2023
I put my M1 Pro against Apple's new M3, M3 Pro, M3 Max, a NVIDIA GPU and Google Colab.
Charlie Becker
Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds
Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
12th Aug 2024
Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
Daniel Bourke
Coming 2nd in a Kaggle Competition
How my brother and I came second in a Google Health + AI competition.
31st Mar 2026
How my brother and I came second in a Google Health + AI competition.
The Convivial...
Antivirals
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
11th Nov 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
Laetitia@Work
Single Mum By Default
Laetitia@Work #45
9th Dec 2021
bookbear express
the disorientation of freedom
beyond words
4th Feb 2026
Luxagraf:...
Low
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
3rd Jan 2024
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays fighting their way through wisps of Spanish moss.
You can find this scene anywhere in South Carolina below the fall line, a vague geographic boundary that runs along the southeastern...
Lefineder’s Substack
The Pacification of War
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
Daniel Bourke
Cheerleader or critic
Build up or tear down?
18th Apr 2026
Diaries of Note
I have woken fairly early to think about human life
Frances Partridge was a remarkable British diarist born in 1900 whose long life was interwoven with...
1st Oct 2023
Frances Partridge was a remarkable British diarist born in 1900 whose long life was interwoven with the illustrious Bloomsbury Group. By 1967, when she wrote the following entry, she had already lost two of her nearest and dearest: her husband, Ralph, in 1960, and then tragically...
Nat Eliason's...
Why (And How) I'm Self-Publishing My Novel
The First HUSK Update!
11th Dec 2024
The Ruffian
Last of the Curmudgeons
Catch-up service:
7th Sep 2024
Laetitia@Work
Joining the No-Club
Laetitia@Work #51
8th Sep 2022
The Intimate Mirror
The Architecture of Safety
The Foundation That Makes Healing Possible
9th Jun 2025
The Foundation That Makes Healing Possible
Tech and Tea
Under the Old Ginkgo
Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard...
1st Feb 2025
Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard ginkgo tree.
Wait But Why
Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch
So heavy but so worth it
The post Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch appeared first...
16th Oct 2024
So heavy but so worth it
The post Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch appeared first on Wait But Why.
bookbear express
Is friendship romantic?
:)))
3rd Dec 2025
The Intimate Mirror
Emptiness and Values Realism
Beyond the False Dichotomy
1st Apr 2025
Beyond the False Dichotomy
Laetitia@Work
Flowers of Fire: How South Korea’s Feminists Inspired the World
Laetitia@Work #77
8th Jan 2025
DYNOMIGHT
Thoughts on seed oil
A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was...
18th Apr 2024
A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was safe, he’d wait a couple months and renew his attack:
“When are you going to write about seed oils?”
“Did you know that seed oils are why there’s so much {obesity, heart disease,...
Wait But Why
All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro
Welcome to the 2030s.
The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on...
9th Feb 2024
Welcome to the 2030s.
The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Ruffian
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
What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
The AI Underwriter
Who told you you couldn't do that?
To those who said it couldn’t be done
1st Jan 2026
To those who said it couldn’t be done
Both Are True
'all food is unhealthy' and other dumb shit I believe about cooking
Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as...
2nd Nov 2023
Some strange realizations I had while making some truly delicious fuckin yum yum food from Hungry as Hell, the new cookbook by Michelle Albanes-Davis that I highly recommend !
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Create Slowly
The concept of slow design is one I've applied for several years. As time passes (quickly) and new...
6th Jul 2023
The concept of slow design is one I've applied for several years. As time passes (quickly) and new technologies land on our desks, the expectation that we need to react at lightning speed to prove to the world we're always in the know of what's trending, is exhausting. Even if...
Paul Cudenec
Remembering the fires of revolt
A book review
1st May 2026
Laetitia@Work
Is free universal childcare really such a crazy idea?
Laetitia@Work #88
27th Nov 2025
Thu Le
Between worlds
From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
4th May 2025
From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
Hickman's...
How to Live on $432 a Month in America
(For All Expenses)
19th May 2025
Raptitude.com
Failing is Common, Trying is Rare
When you die, you appear before a studio audience and they give you a standing ovation. The host...
15th Jul 2026
When you die, you appear before a studio audience and they give you a standing ovation. The host then interviews you about your great successes and misses in life. One thing you realize, when they review the footage, is that you didn’t really try most of the time. You thought you...
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
6th Aug 2022
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
Tech and Tea
Leaving my full-time job
Just in time to settle into the end of the year with a cozy holiday season
9th Dec 2024
Just in time to settle into the end of the year with a cozy holiday season
Charlie Becker
Join the Six in '26 Book Club: Read from Don Quixote to Dostoevsky in 12 months
Read six classic novels as part of a group in 2026
10th Feb 2026
Read six classic novels as part of a group in 2026
Diaries of Note
God help our poor planet in the grip of this madness!
World-famous Swedish author Astrid Lindgren is best known for creating Pippi Longstocking, the star...
1st Sep 2023
World-famous Swedish author Astrid Lindgren is best known for creating Pippi Longstocking, the star of a series of children’s books first published in 1945 that has since been translated into dozens of languages and enjoyed by millions. But before Pippi captured the imaginations...
Paul Cudenec
Collaboration & Denial
[I read the article here)
2nd Feb 2026
[I read the article here)
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...
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.
Atoms vs Bits
The Cult Will Tell You You're Living Life Wrong
if your friends won't, they will
3rd Aug 2026
if your friends won't, they will
Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
8th Oct 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
Caroline Crampton
While Being A Rather Chaotic Person
The most popular link last time was the Luytens Crypt, with this piece about culling your book...
2 weeks ago
The most popular link last time was the Luytens Crypt, with this piece about culling your book collection second.
I can feel myself becoming ever more algorithm-phobic. This is how I want everything recommended to me, these days.
I found this audio serialisation of Hiroshima,...
morgan gallant
chipotle's red chimichurri sauce review
i ventured outdoors today with one goal: try the new chipotle red chimichurri sauce, supposedly, its...
5th Oct 2025
i ventured outdoors today with one goal: try the new chipotle red chimichurri sauce, supposedly, its "next step in menu innovation".
here are my notes from my experience:
costs $1.15 CAD, the sauce comes in a separate little plastic container you get with your bowl
portion is big...
Paul Cudenec
For one people's resistance!
by Paul Cudenec
1st Jan 2025
Nat Eliason's...
Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually
Don't be deceived like I was...
1st May 2024
Don't be deceived like I was...
Letters of Note
What we have got to have in this world is a change of heart
A mixed mailbag
25th Jan 2026
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 7, Stasis Crackers
On the hard days I get close to walking away from everything. Goodbye world. So far I have never...
2nd Apr 2016
On the hard days I get close to walking away from everything. Goodbye world. So far I have never given in. Except for that very first time.
DYNOMIGHT
Optimizing tea: An N=4 experiment
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a...
5th Jun 2025
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a stimulant. It’s made by submerging the leaves of C. Sinensis in hot water. But how hot should the water be?
To resolve this, I brewed the same tea at four different temperatures, brought...
The Convivial...
The Ambling Mind
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
Nat Eliason's...
Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You?
The Lure of the Measurable
6th Feb 2023
The Lure of the Measurable
Charlie Becker
"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
1st May 2024
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Taking Risks: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases
Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we...
3rd Jul 2023
Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we should never fear to do . . . if, that is, the risk is actually something that will help us live a more virtuous life, fulfill our potentials, or help other people. However (and...
Thu Le
Things worth spending on
Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
9th Nov 2024
Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
Jason Fried
Appetites instead of estimates
The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong.
Yes...
4th Oct 2024
The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong.
Yes there's a 3 week version of something. And a 6 week version. And a 4 month version. And a 12 month version. That's correct.
Yet, you'll almost always be wrong whichever you pick....
Scarlet Ink
Relying on Your Manager Isn’t a Career Plan
The steps to take to grow your skills and career without your manager helping.
6th Apr 2026
The steps to take to grow your skills and career without your manager helping.
Luxagraf:...
I Like New Orleans Better
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of...
7th Dec 2022
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of the gates of hell, located in Sea Rim State Park, Texas. Sea Grim as we call it. Do not go there. Ever. For any reason. We had to abandon the bus there that night and retreat to a...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Functional Energy Maintenance
Are you as glad as I am that December is here? November did its best to bring me down. A pinched...
3rd Dec 2017
Are you as glad as I am that December is here? November did its best to bring me down. A pinched nerve derailed my running. There was an unexpected death in the family. Then there was the typical stress of interstate travel over Thanksgiving. And just as the worst of it seemed to...
Charlie Becker
What I learned writing 100 essays
Or more like ~130 but 100 decent ones anyway
17th Mar 2026
Or more like ~130 but 100 decent ones anyway
Luxagraf:...
Cities of the Red Night
We swing south to Albuquerque, catching I-40 west for a few miles. The earth turns redder, with a...
6th May 2026
We swing south to Albuquerque, catching I-40 west for a few miles. The earth turns redder, with a thin frosting of green -- junipers, snakeweed, and shrubs on the mesa tops. The sky is impossibly blue, littered with tufts of white cloud.
Just before the city the oil pressure...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Why Taste Matters More
Us designers love to talk about tools, processes, and skills. We debate software, trade shortcuts,...
6th Sep 2025
Us designers love to talk about tools, processes, and skills. We debate software, trade shortcuts, and show off case studies filled with research frameworks and clever flows. All useful things. But what rarely gets talked about and showcased in portfolios is the one thing that...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Masterpiece Hallucinations
What can you see through blurry eyes that you can't see with 20/20 vision?
7th Apr 2018
What can you see through blurry eyes that you can't see with 20/20 vision?
Letters of Note
Please consider my own position
The King's Final Plea
2nd Jun 2026
Atoms vs Bits
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List
Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
2nd Aug 2023
Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
Charlie Becker
Becoming an adult, one toddler tantrum at a time.
A letter from a father
5th Apr 2024
Daniel Bourke
The subtle shade of the clouds
Garlic takes six to seven months to grow.
I’m still working it out.
I planted my garlic too...
27th Nov 2023
Garlic takes six to seven months to grow.
I’m still working it out.
I planted my garlic too late.
Not the farm garlic though.
They’ve had practice.
Over a thousand bulbs this year, maybe more.
Tens of thousands of cloves.
Garlic is the biggest harvest of
Passing Time
Spinning significance out of a senseless slog
Contributing to a chosen culture via running
9th May 2025
Contributing to a chosen culture via running
Laetitia@Work
Careless People: how power destroys empathy
Laetitia@Work #83
24th Jul 2025
Winnie Lim
44
I read last year’s post before writing this. Writing is a strange phenomenon. Though I am reading my...
6th Apr 2025
I read last year’s post before writing this. Writing is a strange phenomenon. Though I am reading my own writing, it feels like I am reading the writing of another person. Perhaps...
Laetitia@Work
What future of work in a warmer world?
Laetitia@Work #60
20th Aug 2023
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The slow death of all that is known
The know-it-all can never be surprised. Everything he learns is an appendix to some distant...
2nd Sep 2017
The know-it-all can never be surprised. Everything he learns is an appendix to some distant education. What little new insight is gained is but a footnote to that framework of original knowledge, the dusty document of knowledge canonized long ago when his education was...
Atoms vs Bits
Literary Fiction As Niche Hobby
We might be better off this way
2nd Jun 2025
We might be better off this way
Vittles
How did Zohran Mamdani win over New York’s small restaurants?
A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
3rd Nov 2025
A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
We'll Never Have Flying Cars
A look at why flying cars are unlikely to become a reality.
29th Sep 2025
A look at why flying cars are unlikely to become a reality.
bookbear express
safe and alive
both at once!
2nd Aug 2026
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
15 Years of Loving Curation
In my previous post, I mentioned that Minimalissimo was coming to an end and that I'd be embarking...
1st Oct 2024
In my previous post, I mentioned that Minimalissimo was coming to an end and that I'd be embarking on a new adventure with FormFeelingFunction®. Well, I think it's worth explaining the site's journey, impact, and inevitable sunset. Because it has played a significant role in my...
Both Are True
hello depression my old friend
i guess we're talking once again
10th Dec 2025
i guess we're talking once again
Passing Time
No joy in life can survive reductionism
Or: why you should teach your kids to ski
12th Jan 2026
Or: why you should teach your kids to ski
Sherman's Food...
Naniwa Okina なにわ 翁
Wanting to go for something light, we decided to hit up Naniwa Okina in Osaka. This Michelin Bib...
1st Dec 2025
Wanting to go for something light, we decided to hit up Naniwa Okina in Osaka. This Michelin Bib Gourmand spot is small and cozy featuring handmade soba noodles. It was a bit of a walk from the Kitahama Station, especially in the scorching heat (in July). Glad their A/C held...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
On running
Never did I imagine myself getting into running, especially as a middle-aged man. It always seemed a...
2nd Aug 2026
Never did I imagine myself getting into running, especially as a middle-aged man. It always seemed a bit boring to me. Cycling is what I thought I‘d inevitably venture into, especially because I love watching that sport. But here I am, roped in by a couple of friends, fully...
Caroline Crampton
Beat, Bomb, Bookshop: What I Read in July 2025
July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in...
3rd Nov 2025
July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in August. I seem to have still done a lot of reading, though! One note of warning: I don't include plot spoilers in these reviews, but
Charlie Becker
Cathedral: A Short Story
Castles in the Sky #42
10th Nov 2023
The Ruffian
Opposites Attract
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
3rd Feb 2024
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
The Ruffian
The One Weird Trick That Gave Humans Language
An Extract From 'A Brief History of Intelligence' by Max Bennett
2nd Aug 2025
An Extract From 'A Brief History of Intelligence' by Max Bennett
Charlie Becker
Three "flavors" explain the different ways people love books. | #104
I’m Charlie Becker, a second-generation bookseller building an AI tool for used bookstores out of my...
9th Jun 2026
I’m Charlie Becker, a second-generation bookseller building an AI tool for used bookstores out of my family’s store in Houston, Texas.
Charlie Becker
The Unlikely Connection Between Fiction and Travel
Castles in the Sky #44
28th Dec 2023
Rubenerd
Still (ab)using spreadsheets as a KB, for now?
Forgive the Betteridge headline, but it’s because this is a personal thought process I’m still going...
1st Jan 2026
Forgive the Betteridge headline, but it’s because this is a personal thought process I’m still going through myself. As opposed to a personal thought process I’m going through for someone else!? That doesn’t make sense.
Welcome to 2026! The shop next door is playing a Carpenters...
Tech and Tea
When your post hits #1 on Hacker News
A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and...
21st Oct 2023
A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and lessons learned
The Ruffian
Notes on Acquired Taste
Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
4th Jul 2026
Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
Daniel Bourke
Home alone on a Saturday night
Got caught in thought space today.
Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
4th Dec 2022
Got caught in thought space today.
Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of standing around watching not enough touching.
Like the guy with a crush on a girl but never says anything.
So I took a step outside thought space.
And found gravity.
Twenty...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Pissing in the Wind
Questioning the results of a study criticizing Dyson's hand dryer.
7th May 2016
Questioning the results of a study criticizing Dyson's hand dryer.
Farza's Newsletter
me and skrillex at the club crying to scatman drinking lychee tea
I decided to join Y Combinator, again.
2nd Apr 2026
I decided to join Y Combinator, again.
Charlie Becker
Chelsea is not a metaphor.
CITS #92 | May 22, 2025
22nd May 2025
Nat Eliason's...
I Canceled My Family's Health Insurance (and joined CrowdHealth)
How it works and why it made sense
12th Nov 2025
How it works and why it made sense
Scarlet Ink
The Behaviors That Turn Engineers Into Senior Engineers
The gap between mid-level and senior engineers usually isn’t technical skill. It’s behavior,...
1st Jun 2026
The gap between mid-level and senior engineers usually isn’t technical skill. It’s behavior, judgment, communication, and the ability to make everyone around them better.
Daniel Bourke
Superglue and milk
We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight.
I helped Dad get onto the escalators.
He...
3rd Mar 2024
We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight.
I helped Dad get onto the escalators.
He moves slower than most.
It keeps me in check when I’m steaming along.
Walking into the movies I looked at the time.
We were late.
Friday afternoon traffic.
So
DYNOMIGHT
My 16-month theanine self-experiment
The internet loves theanine. This is an amino acid analog that’s naturally found in tea, but now...
6th Mar 2025
The internet loves theanine. This is an amino acid analog that’s naturally found in tea, but now sold as a nutritional supplement for anxiety or mood or memory.
Many people try theanine and report wow or great for ADHD or cured my (social) anxiety or changing my life. And it’s...
Raptitude.com
Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For
The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and...
2nd Jun 2026
The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and seal the rest in a bag and put it in the freezer. A week later, when you get home unexpectedly late, wiped out and ravenous, you’ll open your fridge to find only eggs, pickles, and...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Nike's Two-Hour Marathon and the Source of Sensational Failure
If Eliud Kipchoge's run had been one second per mile faster Eliud would be the man who did the...
6th May 2017
If Eliud Kipchoge's run had been one second per mile faster Eliud would be the man who did the impossible. Instead, he is a loser. Or maybe we are the ones who are losing.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Local Log
It recently dawned on me that, as a digital designer, I had yet to make a macOS or iOS app. So I...
3rd Mar 2026
It recently dawned on me that, as a digital designer, I had yet to make a macOS or iOS app. So I wanted to give the former a try while also experimenting with a coding agent to bring it to life.
While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of AI tools and...
DYNOMIGHT
Heritability puzzlers
The heritability wars have been a-raging. Watching these, I couldn’t help but notice that there’s...
7th Aug 2025
The heritability wars have been a-raging. Watching these, I couldn’t help but notice that there’s near-universal confusion about what “heritable” means. Partly, that’s because it’s a subtle concept. But it also seems relevant that almost all explanations of heritability are very,...
Laetitia@Work
5 things I find very interesting about the Boeing downfall
Laetitia@Work #70
24th May 2024
Winnie Lim
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
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...
Tech and Tea
Making Space After Burnout
What to know if you’re considering a sabbatical
2nd Feb 2026
What to know if you’re considering a sabbatical
Tech and Tea
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
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.
Raptitude.com
The Best Things in Life Don’t Make Themselves Happen
You spend your life doing things. Some of the things you do make themselves happen, and some don’t....
18th Mar 2025
You spend your life doing things. Some of the things you do make themselves happen, and some don’t. Sweeping the floor, even if you don’t love doing it, will eventually make itself happen, because you’ll get annoyed by walking through filth every day. Same with things like...
Atoms vs Bits
Closest Thing To Crazy
there's a link between the two
1st Apr 2026
there's a link between the two
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters
Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
5th Apr 2023
Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
Laetitia@Work
The Worry Gap: why women worry so much more
Laetitia@Work #62
4th Oct 2023
The Map is Mostly...
July 4, 2024
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
5th Jul 2024
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...
Paul Cudenec
Vote for Nobody!
Nobody cares.
1st Nov 2024
The Honest Broker
10 YouTube Videos I'm Enjoying Right Now
My life is pretty much like yours. Except that total strangers send me all sorts of things.
2nd Nov 2023
My life is pretty much like yours. Except that total strangers send me all sorts of things.
Abhishek Chakraborty
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
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.
Passing Time
Tipping is Spreading and It Sucks
Every tip given in the United States is a blow at our experiment in democracy.
9th Feb 2023
Every tip given in the United States is a blow at our experiment in democracy.
Mind Mine
the mind is a trap
be careful what you convince yourself of
13th Feb 2025
be careful what you convince yourself of
bookbear express
notes on the brothers karamazov
Chuck Palahniuk once wrote: “To begin a new novel, I look for the biggest problem in my life that I...
2 weeks ago
Chuck Palahniuk once wrote: “To begin a new novel, I look for the biggest problem in my life that I can’t solve or tolerate.
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