Tech and Tea
Progress can be slow
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
10th Jul 2024
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Charlie Becker
Some things are worth preserving. | #98
Christmas in the stacks
13th Dec 2025
Charlie Becker
How I Make Room for the Year
The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
17th Jan 2025
The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
The Convivial...
Eye to Eye
"Is This Anything?"
5th Jun 2023
Rubenerd
The myth of Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new...
1st Aug 2026
Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new features”, with a focus on refining the system, improving efficiency, and fixing bugs. Those of us using Macs at the time welcomed the news after living with updates that seemingly...
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
123 months: everything is perimenopause
as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our...
2nd Aug 2026
as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our hormones go out of whack and we start experiencing disturbing symptoms...these days one can search any medical symptom on google and it is definitely a possible perimenopause...
The Tao Of Wealth
10 Ideas For A Life Of No Regrets
Live a life true to you, no one else. Laugh heartily when you can. Cherish your friendships (they’re...
23rd May 2020
Live a life true to you, no one else. Laugh heartily when you can. Cherish your friendships (they’re your support network). Invite stillness in. Create! (It’s what keeps your soul happy) Work hard, but not too hard. Spend time with the ones you love. Be COURAGEOUS, inspire people...
Scarlet Ink
If Your System Never Fails, That’s the Real Failure
Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable...
3rd Nov 2025
Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable state forever. Poor operations are clearly bad news. But perfect operations are a waste of money.
Hickman's...
A Rural Public Transit Odyssey
Across New York's North Country by Rural Transit Bus
5th Jun 2025
Across New York's North Country by Rural Transit Bus
The Works in...
Links in Progress: Expanding the Mediterranean's busiest port
Plus: New tunnels, monorails, canals, small modular reactors, and horseless carriages
5th Nov 2024
Plus: New tunnels, monorails, canals, small modular reactors, and horseless carriages
Luxagraf:...
The North Shore, Part II
A couple weeks after Olivia and I went to the north shore, Lilah decided she wanted to do a similar...
5th Nov 2025
A couple weeks after Olivia and I went to the north shore, Lilah decided she wanted to do a similar trip. The weather had turned much colder by then, reminding me why we used to head south long before now. I dug out the heavy sleeping bags and we bundled up for what was likely...
Thu Le
Between away and home
And the paradox of travel.
9th Feb 2025
And the paradox of travel.
Daniel Bourke
Cheerleader or critic
Build up or tear down?
18th Apr 2026
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
Isabel Unraveled
a return to soul
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
RhysTranter.com
A new role
I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy...
14th Dec 2023
I am delighted to say that today I accepted a role as Head of Religious Education and Chaplaincy Coordinator at St David's Catholic College. I joined the college as a pastoral tutor four years ago this month, after a religious conversion prompted me to seek out a new career in...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
100% Functional == Beautiful
If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or...
6th Oct 2022
If something is 100% functional, it is always beautiful. There is no such thing as an ugly nail or an ugly hammer, but there's lots of ugly cars, because not everything in a car is functional. Sometimes it's very beautiful, if the person who designed it has very good taste, but...
Atoms vs Bits
Feedback Loops Rule Everything Around Me
Feeeeed meeee
3rd Nov 2025
The Convivial...
The Waters of Lethe Flow From Our Digital Streams
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
20th Mar 2025
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
Charlie Becker
For Richer or Poorer
A Love Letter to Weddings
2nd Aug 2023
A Love Letter to Weddings
RhysTranter.com
Visit to the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia
In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the...
21st Aug 2023
In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the most-performed living composer in the world, and his life and work played a key role in the development of my faith. We even saw Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora shopping at their local...
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
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't...
10th Feb 2018
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't want to let their art touch the gunk. But before I get to that, I need to describe my writing process.
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?
Passing Time
South of the Haimish Line
Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
8th Jul 2025
Orienteering on the hedonic treadmill
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...
Mind Mine
act, rest, repeat
on finding the right doing-being balance
11th Sep 2024
on finding the right doing-being balance
Nat Eliason's...
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts
Plus a sci-fi novel update
14th Aug 2024
Plus a sci-fi novel update
Mark Manson
Everyone Is Mostly the Same… (And Why This Is Good News)
I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By...
9th May 2022
I started my first blog in 2007. By 2011, writing and publishing online was my full-time job. By 2013, that writing was being read by over a million people each month. And while the exact number has fluctuated over the years, that still remains true.
Early on in my career, as you...
Atoms vs Bits
Release Valve Principles
The choices you make when you can't make a choice.
11th Oct 2023
The choices you make when you can't make a choice.
Winnie Lim
Paik Jong Won
…is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of...
6th Oct 2024
…is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of branches mainly in korea with some splattered all over the world. I first knew of him...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Compass
Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily...
2nd Nov 2024
Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily life. I've touched on my design ethos before, but this feels like something more personal. It's a lightweight breakdown of who I am, both as a designer and a human, shaped by the...
The Tao Of Wealth
The Loving-Kindness Exercises
Remember the good within you. Recite to yourself: May I be free from danger. May I have mental...
24th Feb 2020
Remember the good within you. Recite to yourself: May I be free from danger. May I have mental happiness. May I have physical happiness. May I have ease of well-being. Remember the following 11 benefits of loving-kindness: 1. You will sleep easily. 2. You will wake easily. 3. You...
Sherman's Food...
Bernie Beigne
While walking to the metro station after our visit to Lester's, we noticed a huge lineup for donuts...
1st Mar 2026
While walking to the metro station after our visit to Lester's, we noticed a huge lineup for donuts at Bernie Beigne. Not only that, we watched where they took freshly fried donuts and hand-dipped them into glaze. Then they hung them for all to see in the window. Wow, if that...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Unchecked Depression Boxes
And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a...
4th Aug 2018
And are you feeling depressed? Why should that question enrage me so much? I realize depression is a major health epidemic. I understand that they can't treat an invisible disease without asking if you are suffering from it. But all I wanted was to get a wart frozen off the...
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...
Isabel Unraveled
How to embrace the seasons of your life without guilt
You’re not wasting time when you’re in alignment
12th Mar 2026
You’re not wasting time when you’re in alignment
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...
Paul Cudenec
The power behind the "personalities"
When I was a very young boy, my father used to call upon a very special accomplice to encourage me...
3rd Mar 2025
When I was a very young boy, my father used to call upon a very special accomplice to encourage me to eat up the unfavoured remains on my plate.
The Map is Mostly...
Californias
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west...
29th Jul 2025
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west of New York state, was after college.
Winnie Lim
on inner expectations
I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing...
1st Jun 2025
I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing something creative or enriching. Hence it has been difficult...
Passing Time
Mixing Memory and Desire
Rage & tranquility; decay & rebirth; memory and desire.
29th Jun 2023
Rage & tranquility; decay & rebirth; memory and desire.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Uniform
Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated...
3rd Feb 2024
Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated capsule wardrobe that reflects a cohesive style. My interest in fashion is limited, yet the concept of capsule wardrobes has fascinated me for years. I've been chipping away at...
The Intimate Mirror
I'm Married
It Takes a Village to Raise a Marriage
2nd Aug 2026
It Takes a Village to Raise a Marriage
bookbear express
solving my problems
happy easter
5th Apr 2026
Both Are True
i guess i wrote a song???
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
2nd Apr 2024
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
Atoms vs Bits
A Few Ways to Introduce Advanced Vocabulary into Your Child’s Life
guest post!
2 weeks ago
bookbear express
safe and alive
both at once!
2nd Aug 2026
Luxagraf:...
Sticks On Dirt
I think we've always know that if we got ourselves another patch of dirt with some sticks on it,...
21st May 2025
I think we've always know that if we got ourselves another patch of dirt with some sticks on it, it'd be in one of a handful of very small places. The short list was, in the order we visited them: Apalachicola FL, Mancos CO, Washburn WI, and the Outer Banks NC (especially...
The Prism
Why Are We The Way We Are?
A conversation with Chris Williamson
3rd Aug 2023
A conversation with Chris Williamson
The AI Underwriter
Week 28 of 2025- W282025
You're asking me how a watch works
13th Jul 2025
You're asking me how a watch works
Thu Le
50 things I learned in 2024
In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from...
5th Jan 2025
In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from books, conversations, and everyday life.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
099 + Framer
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
2nd May 2024
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of photorealistic product mockups made for Photoshop. And we're continuing to grow this collection slowly, but we recognised that we need to diversify. So we're building out a new...
The Works in...
Many Victorian cities grew by tenfold in a century
Could ours do the same?
3rd Feb 2026
Letters of Note
Diaries of Note
Featuring Louise Brealey, Matt Berry, and others
11th Jul 2025
Featuring Louise Brealey, Matt Berry, and others
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.
Isabel Unraveled
how to be a domestic goddess
notes from nigella & myself
12th Mar 2025
notes from nigella & myself
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...
Mind Mine
a return to soul
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
The Convivial...
The Art of Living
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
1st Mar 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
The Intimate Mirror
Emptiness and Values Realism
Beyond the False Dichotomy
1st Apr 2025
Beyond the False Dichotomy
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.
Laetitia@Work
AI has an unexpected side effect: It could make high-paying jobs less hostile to women
Laetitia@Work #101
10th Jun 2026
Paul Cudenec
An A-Z of the modern mega-racket
[Plus audio version]
2 weeks ago
The Convivial...
Reading As Counter-Practice
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 19
1st Dec 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 19
Letters of Note
Please consider my own position
The King's Final Plea
2nd Jun 2026
Atoms vs Bits
Evidence (p=.05) that ≥15% of Super-intelligences are Safe?
It’s strange but at least temporarily come with me to crazy town.
1st Jun 2023
It’s strange but at least temporarily come with me to crazy town.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Minimal Email Setup
This is a follow-up to Manu's article on the same subject. I'll cover my experience and some desktop...
4th Jan 2022
This is a follow-up to Manu's article on the same subject. I'll cover my experience and some desktop visual results of applying this method.
Some people love emails. Some people hate them. Most of us experience both emotions. Yet there's no denying—as Manu points out—emails are...
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...
26th Jul 2023
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...
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...
7th Jan 2024
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...
Mark Manson
How to Stop Caring About What People Think
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think.
We all...
3rd Aug 2023
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think.
We all wish we could be impervious to others' opinions, like Superman deflecting bullets. But instead of bullets, we're out here trying to deflect the fucks we wish we didn't give.
We...
Naveen Arun's Blog
Think Excel Can’t Handle PDEs? Think Again: A Chemical Engineering Case Study
Did you know you can solve 2D partial differential equations (PDEs) in Excel without resorting to...
1st May 2023
Did you know you can solve 2D partial differential equations (PDEs) in Excel without resorting to macros? In this post, we’ll look at how to solve Laplace’s Equation, , in two dimensions using nothing but Microsoft Excel. Introduction Heat transfer is a critical concept in...
Laetitia@Work
Artist vs Artisan: what's the difference?
Laetitia@Work #44
18th Nov 2021
Laetitia@Work
5 toxic forces that prevent you from quitting when you should
Laetitia@Work #56
27th Feb 2023
Luxagraf:...
Greenfield Village
It's always seems slightly perverse to me to head east in a country that once lived by the slogan,...
4th Oct 2023
It's always seems slightly perverse to me to head east in a country that once lived by the slogan, go west. Whatever the case, we're eastbound again and when planning our route we ran across something called Greenfield Village.
Greenfield Village is difficult to describe, but...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Polaroid, you broke my heart.
What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching...
15th Sep 2015
What does it feel like to be contacted by a brand you love and admire? Well, if the person reaching out to you is a lawyer from their trademark protection team it probably feels like a kick in the gut.
Caroline Crampton
The View From RSS
What the web looks like when you subscribe to 2,000 RSS feeds.
3rd Mar 2026
What the web looks like when you subscribe to 2,000 RSS feeds.
Raptitude.com
Someone Has to Fly the Plane
When I want a thrill, I walk to the corner store without my phone. Leaving the house like that, with...
12th Jan 2026
When I want a thrill, I walk to the corner store without my phone. Leaving the house like that, with only wallet and keys, feels physically strange and wrong, like I forgot to wear underwear. Even though I didn’t have a mobile phone for the first half of my life, ten minutes...
The Honest Broker
Why Recording Studios Are Unplugging From the Internet
And other recent articles of interest
3rd May 2023
And other recent articles of interest
The Convivial...
Out of the Wilderness
In hope
25th Nov 2025
Atoms vs Bits
What I Learned From Lifting
Wax on, wax off
1st Sep 2025
Paul Cudenec
When knowledge is stupidity
[Plus audio version]
3rd Jul 2026
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Hidden Power of Working on Your Goal in the Early Morning or Late Night
The intensity determines the outcome
4th Feb 2025
The intensity determines the outcome
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. ...
Luxagraf:...
Fireworks
Midsummer heat with no air conditioning. Cars packed full of paddleboards and floats. Sunscreen...
16th Jul 2025
Midsummer heat with no air conditioning. Cars packed full of paddleboards and floats. Sunscreen slicks trail swimmers through the shallows.
Afternoons are a haze of Canadian wildfire skies, a world seen through gauze, prematurely pink and orange in the evenings.
Summer here...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Resignation Letter I Couldn’t Send
Writing a resignation letter is easy. Knowing whether or not to send it is the hard part.
16th Feb 2015
Writing a resignation letter is easy. Knowing whether or not to send it is the hard part.
Atoms vs Bits
What Are We Doing To Ourselves
I do not find it amusing
1st May 2026
Scarlet Ink
If You Can't Be Replaced You Can't Be Promoted. Career Growth Through Succession Planning.
Career growth, delegation, and succession planning are all siblings.
6th Jul 2026
Career growth, delegation, and succession planning are all siblings.
Atoms vs Bits
Why I Don't Name Names On The Blog
if no-one is around you, etc
1st Jun 2026
if no-one is around you, etc
Laetitia@Work
Joining the No-Club
Laetitia@Work #51
8th Sep 2022
bookbear express
I didn't text you back because I was trying to find you a date
+ matchmaking penpal option for people who live outside SF/NY!
6th Apr 2025
+ matchmaking penpal option for people who live outside SF/NY!
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 Convivial...
From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
12th Jul 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
Scarlet Ink
Big Companies Don’t Get Slower Because They Become Stupid
Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling...
2nd Mar 2026
Designing processes and software to scale is expensive but necessary. I'll walk through why scaling by definition (basically always) leads to a loss of agility.
The Convivial...
To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
11th Dec 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
RhysTranter.com
“When you seek from almost nothing”: Arvo Pärt’s Musical Diaries
In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer...
28th Jun 2021
In a 30-minute documentary produced in collaboration with the Arvo Pärt Centre, the composer discusses the significance of his personal diaries to the formation and development of his music.
Paul Cudenec
The Ford Foundation: a fork-tongued global mafia front
[Plus audio version]
1st Sep 2025
Diaries of Note
Liszt was a bad composer
On 31st July 1886, the world lost the extraordinary talent of Franz Liszt, the pioneering Hungarian...
1st Aug 2023
On 31st July 1886, the world lost the extraordinary talent of Franz Liszt, the pioneering Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist. Liszt redefined music with his innovative symphonic poems and transformative piano compositions, pushing the boundaries of technique and reshaping...
The Works in...
Just bury your trash
What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?
2 weeks ago
What if everything we know about recycling is wrong?
Farza's Newsletter
me and george lucas just made a sound cloud hit
Below are some of my thoughts on doing work you’re passionate about. If you don’t care about my...
7th Feb 2021
Below are some of my thoughts on doing work you’re passionate about. If you don’t care about my thoughts here, ignore this :). — I hear this really often from friends: I am currently doing X I really really want to do Y In order for me to leave X to do Y, I need to first do A, B,...
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
Jason Fried
Making it happen vs. Letting it happen
Make it happen!
You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen'...
14th Nov 2024
Make it happen!
You hear it a lot. And it's generally good advice, of course. At least the 'happen' part.
You definitely want things to happen. But often times, it's the 'make' part that gets confused for progress.
You can push a ball uphill, but should you? Not only does it take...
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 11
getting mad + drinking occasionally
1st Aug 2025
getting mad + drinking occasionally
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Friction by Design
What gets lost when everything is effortless?
For years, good digital design has been framed as the...
2nd Dec 2025
What gets lost when everything is effortless?
For years, good digital design has been framed as the removal of friction. Faster flows. Fewer steps. Instant feedback. Smooth, seamless interactions that disappear into the background. If something slows a user down, it’s treated as...
Jason Fried
Motivation
I can fake enough. I can fake a lot.
But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake:...
4th Apr 2024
I can fake enough. I can fake a lot.
But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake: Motivation.
And in the end, at least for me, it all comes down to motivation. I may have the talent, I may know the tricks, I may be able to go through the motions.
But if I deeply...
Jason Crawford
Things that can kill you quickly
There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories....
27th Dec 2022
There are things that kill you instantly, like a bullet to the head or a fall from twenty stories. First aid can’t help you there. There are also things that kill you relatively slowly, like a bacterial infection. If you have even hours to live, you can get to the emergency...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Your Communication Leakage Rate
Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds,...
13th Mar 2017
Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds, good intentions, and the low fidelity of human memory. I made the 85% number up, but it can't be far off. If you think my guess is unreasonable let me try to distort your reality.
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...
Mark Manson
The Problem With AI Life Coaching—and My Solution
This year has been one of the most important, yet challenging years of my life. And as we’ll see,...
5th Dec 2025
This year has been one of the most important, yet challenging years of my life. And as we’ll see, that might not be a coincidence.
As you probably know, I’ve been calling out some of the shady dealings and worst practices of the self-help industry for my entire career. Whether...
Passing Time
My body is not a temple
My body is a machine.
6th Apr 2025
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
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Things I Learned This Year
Personalisation sells, but good design satisfies.
Don't wait for perfect execution. Ship and...
2nd Dec 2023
Personalisation sells, but good design satisfies.
Don't wait for perfect execution. Ship and iterate.
You don't need to fill your time. Creating calendar white space provides a buffer for work and play.
Find the intersection of doing what makes you happy, what is smart for you...
Passing Time
Fun, Fellowship, and Fractures
On the downside of activity-based friendships
23rd Jun 2024
On the downside of activity-based friendships
Rubenerd
#Japan2025 Off to Toyama and Takaoka
When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up...
2nd May 2025
When we were first planning our trip up to Toyama, the original plan was to take the scenic train up from Nagoya like so many of those NHK travel documentaries we’d seen. We laboured for days deciding whether we had the time to stop in Takoyama along the way; and if so, whether...
Paul Cudenec
Adolf Hitler and the zio-imperialist mafia
A book review
8th May 2025
Daniel Bourke
30 years old
I remember sitting in the car on the way to drop my brother to preschool.
Being 9 years old and...
9th Sep 2023
I remember sitting in the car on the way to drop my brother to preschool.
Being 9 years old and telling my mum how excited I was to turn ten.
Double digits!
I feel the same way about 29 to 30.
I hardly even got used to saying I’
Lefineder’s Substack
Coming soon
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
12th Feb 2023
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
Winnie Lim
the reality that exists in me
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this...
3rd Nov 2024
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this time I tend to wonder why the body finds it so difficult to...
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.
Both Are True
This really is it
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
2nd Aug 2024
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
Daily Stoic
Stoicism and Christianity: The History of the Stoics and the Christians
It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the...
5th Jan 2022
It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the same time. That’s right, Seneca and Jesus were both born in the year 4BC. Not only that, they lived roughly parallel lives despite being separated by geography, culture, and social...
Passing Time
Don't Tell Me This Town Ain't Got No Heart; Or, Sphere and Loathing
Dead and Co and Authenticity at the Sphere
1st Jul 2024
Dead and Co and Authenticity at the Sphere
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Mirror
As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting,...
4th Dec 2024
As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting, it's not surprising that many people take the time to reflect on their recent past — what we've managed to achieve, what we learned, what we failed in, where we went, and what we...
Farza's Newsletter
just drank green tea liquid death and now 15mg of caffeine is coursing through my gd veins
bim bop boom boom boom bop bam
20th Feb 2025
bim bop boom boom boom bop bam
Winnie Lim
my strange relationship with time
I have a strange relationship with time. On one hand, I have time anxiety: the fear that time will...
12th Feb 2023
I have a strange relationship with time. On one hand, I have time anxiety: the fear that time will pass too quickly and I’ll run out of time. On the other hand,...
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?
Luxagraf:...
How I Develop Photos With Darktable
This guide is kept up-to-date with Darktable releases. It is currently written for Darktable 5.2,...
26th Aug 2025
This guide is kept up-to-date with Darktable releases. It is currently written for Darktable 5.2, released June 2025. Be sure to read part 1 before you read this.
There are several tools out there to develop camera RAW files into printable images, some of them are shockingly...
Laetitia@Work
Your Choice: Trophy Wife or Servant
Laetitia@Work #90
4th Jan 2026
Daniel Bourke
A dog called Seven
Our crazy neighbours had a dog called Seven.
And we had our dog Bella.
Bella and Seven would yell at...
13th Jul 2025
Our crazy neighbours had a dog called Seven.
And we had our dog Bella.
Bella and Seven would yell at each other and sometimes say something nice like hello how was your day by sniffing each other through the gaps in the fence.
One day my younger brothers opened the
Farza's Newsletter
we bought a matcha machine and im caf'd out my mind help
what the hell is going on
30th Nov 2023
what the hell is going on
Both Are True
i failed vs. i'm a failure
the life-changing magic of the failure bow
3rd Jun 2025
the life-changing magic of the failure bow
Nat Eliason's...
The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening
If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
11th Nov 2024
If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate...
1st Aug 2017
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate himself. -Lao Tzu All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Sell not yourself at little price, being so precious in...
The Ruffian
Stories are bad for your intelligence
How Historians (and Others) Make Themselves Stupid
2nd Sep 2023
How Historians (and Others) Make Themselves Stupid
Isabel Unraveled
HOW TO LIBERATE YOUR CAGED GENIUS (and become who you already are)
A counter-intuitive guide to excellence.
15th Apr 2026
A counter-intuitive guide to excellence.
Jason Fried
Introducing Writebook
You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And...
3rd Jul 2024
You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And individual blog posts on a number of other platforms. These are solved problems.
But it's surprisingly challenging to publish books on the web in nice, cohesive, tight, easy-to-navigate...
Hickman's...
As the Old Ways of Wintertime Wane
Why You Can't Do Winter Alone
5th Feb 2026
Why You Can't Do Winter Alone
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.
Diaries of Note
He would not cease singing or feeding for an earthquake
Born in 1838 in Scotland, John Muir was 11 years old when his family moved to Fountain Lake Farm in...
1st Feb 2023
Born in 1838 in Scotland, John Muir was 11 years old when his family moved to Fountain Lake Farm in Wisconsin, USA. It was whilst growing up on that farm, now recognised as a National Historic Landmark thanks to his work, that the “Father of the National Parks” fell in love with...
The Ruffian
Rattle Bag
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
2nd Dec 2023
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
124 months: deliberate togetherness
today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years....
2 weeks ago
today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years. is it perimenopause? i've found it harder to cope with my sensitivity and she's finding it harder to cope with fatigue. yet we persisted in celebrating even though we are both...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to Tell if Your Job is Real
After quitting his job, a friend made an odd comment. He said, "It’s weird when you realize that...
2nd Dec 2018
After quitting his job, a friend made an odd comment. He said, "It’s weird when you realize that none of it is real." His observation stuck me as both profoundly true and maddeningly confusing.
Luxagraf:...
Everyday It's 1984
Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying,...
9th Aug 2023
Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying, hmm, maybe we lost something between then and now were... bad? The American Psychological Association considers nostalgia a subset of depression, which is, ahem, depressing. But...
Mark Manson
The Outrage Cycle
The Outrage Begins
First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far...
7th Mar 2022
The Outrage Begins
First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far and wide. Most of this happens on Twitter, but placeholder web pages are thrown together on various news sites and cable news channels interrupt the latest car chase to give you...
RhysTranter.com
Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of...
21st Jul 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed through the Holy Doors of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major, where the remains of Pope...
The Intimate Mirror
Become the Blade
AI, Right Action, and the Liberation of Human Purpose
6th Feb 2026
AI, Right Action, and the Liberation of Human Purpose
Paul Cudenec
Is this really normal?
[Plus audio version]
2nd Apr 2026
Unfiltered by Tim...
What It Means to Be a Married Man in His 30s with Kids
It's not what you think
4th Mar 2025
Caroline Crampton
When The Writing Is Very Good That Doesn't Matter
The most popular link last time was this list of things that aren't doing the thing, with this piece...
4th Dec 2025
The most popular link last time was this list of things that aren't doing the thing, with this piece wondering if you are Actually Trying second.
Somehow, the most insightful thing I have read/seen about contemporary social media usage is this Google Slides presentation. It's
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Why Do the Homeless Hate Whoppers?
A story about the stories we tell ourselves.
1st Dec 2015
A story about the stories we tell ourselves.
Tech and Tea
The unfairness of life with a baby
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
1st Sep 2024
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Light
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have...
12th Apr 2023
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Bed in Summer This post is part of a series about building a house that looks and feels traditional in New Hampshire. However, this...
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.
Charlie Becker
Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of...
5th Jul 2024
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of the things life and the world had to offer. It’s difficult to overstate the influence Anthony Bourdain has had on my worldview. For over a decade, whenever someone asked, “what do...
skin contact
Coming soon
This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
15th Nov 2022
This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
Laetitia@Work
Data hubris and the illusion of certainty
Laetitia@Work #102
15th Jul 2026
Sherman's Food...
Casse-Croûte MangeDansMonHood
After our morning visit to Automne Boulangerie, we walked down the block to our 2nd eating...
2nd Apr 2026
After our morning visit to Automne Boulangerie, we walked down the block to our 2nd eating destination in Casse-Croûte MangeDansMonHood. This place is well-known for their smash burgers that were once only available during pop-ups. Their menu is supremely simple and focused. ...
The Honest Broker
I'm Recommending 12 New YouTube Videos
Let's support indie voices instead of Netflix
1st Feb 2026
Let's support indie voices instead of Netflix
Winnie Lim
my body is a temple
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of...
3rd Aug 2025
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...
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
Winnie Lim
experimenting with Obsidian
Books have radically changed my life. One of the original purposes of this website was to share the...
1st Jul 2023
Books have radically changed my life. One of the original purposes of this website was to share the learnings I had from them – read through my personal lenses, layered with the...
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
Farza's Newsletter
woke up and found a beanie in my freezer fml now my head is cold
pasta and sauce
14th May 2025
Winnie Lim
42
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but...
6th Apr 2023
Last year, I wrote I wanted to learn how to cope. I don’t think I have learnt to cope well yet, but I do think I have made some progress compared to...
Hickman's...
This Ain't Your Grandad's Rural America
Goth Cashiers, Pierced Eyebrows, and "Trashy America"
8th Oct 2025
Goth Cashiers, Pierced Eyebrows, and "Trashy America"
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Problem With Too Much Comfort
The recurring advice for writing any good story: keep the interesting parts, remove everything else....
6th Jan 2022
The recurring advice for writing any good story: keep the interesting parts, remove everything else. If you watch a good biopic, you wouldn’t want to know about their boring afternoon visit to the doctor unless it contributed to the screenplay of the movie.
Mark Manson
Why Your Favorite Self-Help Book Sucks
https://youtu.be/hQB3viVFhPA
Yes, yes—I know you think that one book you read that one time changed...
1st Jun 2023
https://youtu.be/hQB3viVFhPA
Yes, yes—I know you think that one book you read that one time changed your life.
Hell, maybe that was even my book.
And don't get me wrong, self-help books can help, but I think people mistake what they're actually doing.
Let me break this down for...
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
Mind Mine
camouflage
reflections on fitting into many places
5th Jul 2024
reflections on fitting into many places
Nat Eliason's...
A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails
Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
5th Feb 2024
Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
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...
Diaries of Note
This is not Nineteen Eighty-Four
Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900...
1st Mar 2023
Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900 (presumably) well-read inhabitants have an incredible sixteen bookshops on their doorstep(s), an annual book festival that runs for ten days, and the official title of Scotland’s...
Mark Manson
Why We Do Things We Hate
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as...
12th Oct 2023
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not.
For example, I've longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica.
Surfing...
Raptitude.com
The Route You’re Looking for is Straight Through the Woods
The next time you’re walking down a well-trodden footpath through a wooded area, give a thought to...
1st Aug 2025
The next time you’re walking down a well-trodden footpath through a wooded area, give a thought to the first person (or deer) who took that route. Some determined being came through here when there was no path. They went straight into the woods. They didn’t circle around to try...
The Convivial...
Language Under Digital Conditions: Power and Action
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 1
6th Feb 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 1
David Senra
Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group
My top 10 highlights from the book:
1. Ortega has created a business model that is studied in...
1st Dec 2024
My top 10 highlights from the book:
1. Ortega has created a business model that is studied in universities he could not access.
2. “One afternoon, after school, I went with my mother to a store to buy food. The store we walked into was one of those old-time grocery stores,...
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...
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience
moving away from a deficiency mindset
28th Jan 2023
moving away from a deficiency mindset
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
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Retaking the Test of Time
They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the...
4th Feb 2017
They don't play Dylan on 93.3, Denver's modern rock station. Not today, not in 1999 when I spent the summer burning stencils and cleaning ink off silkscreens at a family-owned t-shirt factory.
The Ruffian
Stop Making Sense
David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable
1st Feb 2025
David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable
Mark Manson
How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear
What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all?
In...
9th May 2024
What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all?
In this article, I'm going to help you do exactly that by teaching you five tactics to conquer anything you might be afraid of. Heights, spiders, small spaces, strangely-shaped...
The Ruffian
Labour Isn't Thinking
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
1st Jun 2026
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
Hickman's...
To Heal an Ancient Schism
A Letter from a Catholic to an Eastern Orthodox Christian
8th Mar 2025
A Letter from a Catholic to an Eastern Orthodox Christian
Both Are True
i am who i think you think i am
on not being the best // season one finale
1st Feb 2024
on not being the best // season one finale
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...
Tech and Tea
Expectations, planning, and suffering
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
29th May 2024
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
Daniel Bourke
AI Anxiety
A walk into the unknown.
28th Apr 2023
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The most profound message in the history of junk literature
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books...
1st Jul 2017
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books thicker than the width of my thumb.
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...
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.
Charlie Becker
13 Lessons from 37 Years
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
1st Oct 2024
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
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?
The Prism
10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled
Mental models for discerning truth
20th Feb 2023
Mental models for discerning truth
Luxagraf:...
First Snow
Snow brings a stillness to the world. Life hides away, burrowed under, tucked in. Sound is muted,...
11th Dec 2024
Snow brings a stillness to the world. Life hides away, burrowed under, tucked in. Sound is muted, lost in the hush of falling flakes. Only the soft brush of wind through the pines.
I would like to say that Winter's first snow dumped a substantive number of feet, but it did not....
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