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.
Tech and Tea
How to know the right next step when everything feels uncertain
A guest post by Vinamrata Singal, on navigating the journey from quitting her PM job to entering...
10th Sep 2025
A guest post by Vinamrata Singal, on navigating the journey from quitting her PM job to entering filmmaking
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...
Letters of Note
What we have got to have in this world is a change of heart
A mixed mailbag
25th Jan 2026
The Works in...
Nature’s laboratory
Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug...
3rd Dec 2025
Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug development. Finally, we are learning how to use them.
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...
The Map is Mostly...
Audiobooks Are Books and They’re Also Practice
Speak low if you speak love. — Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing I’m very fond of audiobooks....
11th Nov 2023
Speak low if you speak love. — Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing I’m very fond of audiobooks. There is something endearing, maybe even romantic, about the act of listening. I get this same sense often in early photographs of radio listeners, that they appreciate the romance of...
Both Are True
Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
5th Nov 2024
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
The Prism
The Pathologization Pandemic
Why youth mental illness is surging
6th Jul 2023
Why youth mental illness is surging
The Works in...
The book of discoveries
Long before modern science, Europeans learned to see their own time as an age of invention rather...
5th Jan 2026
Long before modern science, Europeans learned to see their own time as an age of invention rather than decline.
The Ruffian
The Audacity of Ambition
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
1st Mar 2025
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
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...
Ryan Hoover's...
The New Product Hunt iOS App (described in GIFs)
10th Oct 2020
Scarlet Ink
Three Mistakes That Changed How I Lead (More Than Any Training Ever Did)
You can sit through training for years. One mistake you care about will teach you more in a day.
4th May 2026
You can sit through training for years. One mistake you care about will teach you more in a day.
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...
bookbear express
what's your favorite summer book?
Zhang Enli, The Wires (3), 2015
2nd Jun 2026
Zhang Enli, The Wires (3), 2015
The Map is Mostly...
Fujifilm X100 vs Leica Q vs Ricoh GR
Notes on three fixed-lens camera lines
18th Jul 2026
Notes on three fixed-lens camera lines
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Special Hell 5, Ad-diction
Today I am going to tell you the story of how I used my web design skills to steal from little old...
5th Mar 2016
Today I am going to tell you the story of how I used my web design skills to steal from little old ladies and feed my ad-diction.
The Prism
Overchoice and How to Avoid it
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
5th Oct 2023
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
RhysTranter.com
A New Role at St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff
I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over...
14th Dec 2019
I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over the last two years I have been looking for a secure full-time job that would allow me to draw on my teaching skills and experience, while also offering an opportunity to serve my...
Daily Stoic
How To Find And Keep Joy
Today it’s all about passion. Find your passion. Live passionately. Inspire the world with your...
8th Aug 2022
Today it’s all about passion. Find your passion. Live passionately. Inspire the world with your passion. Passion, we tell ourselves, is the source of joy. The Stoics disagreed. In fact, they believed that passion(s) were what contributed to our misery. To the experts and gurus...
The Prism
25 Useful Ideas for 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
2nd Jan 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
Luxagraf:...
Little Girl's Point
The rest of my family loves rock hounding. I don't even know if that's what you call it, but that's...
24th Jul 2023
The rest of my family loves rock hounding. I don't even know if that's what you call it, but that's what I'm going with. They enjoy walking around, hunting for rocks. Agates are especially popular with rock lovers, and one of the best agate beaches in the area is across the lake...
Ryan Hoover's...
Second-Time Founder Anxiety
Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
17th Oct 2023
Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
Laetitia@Work
Why we need more older female role models at work
Laetitia@Work #92
11th Feb 2026
Mark Manson
Trigger Warning: Reality Hurts
Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining that I didn’t include trigger warnings in my...
7th Sep 2022
Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining that I didn’t include trigger warnings in my articles. This was 2014-15 or so. The trigger warning thing had become popular on university campuses and left-leaning news sites. Given that at the time many of my readers were young...
Paul Cudenec
Hate, supremacism and the satanic world order
The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
5th Jan 2026
The word “hate” is bandied about a lot by our global overlords.
The Convivial...
Re-sourcing the Mind
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
1st Aug 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
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 Select Shares That Perform
This post contains my notes from the book: Selecting Shares That Perform: 10 ways to beat the stock...
31st Jul 2019
This post contains my notes from the book: Selecting Shares That Perform: 10 ways to beat the stock market by Richard Koch and Leo Gough Historically, over long periods of time, stocks have given the highest return. However there are some risks: Some stocks can go bust. To reduce...
Stoic Simple
Stoicism Simplified: an Easy Overview of What Stoics Believe
by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism...
8th May 2023
by Enda Harte For me, there are six important first steps that I prioritized for practicing Stoicism (referenced in the diagram above), and I wanted to use this opportunity to go over each of these in a little more detail. Hopefully you’ll get an understanding of what they mean,...
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
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...
Laetitia@Work
Adios productivity
Laetitia@Work #46
31st Mar 2022
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.
RhysTranter.com
Easter 2022: A Roman Pilgrimage
This Easter, my wife and I headed to Rome. What follows is a simple journal that records some of the...
5th May 2022
This Easter, my wife and I headed to Rome. What follows is a simple journal that records some of the things that we did, with a selection of photographs from each day.
The Intimate Mirror
Beyond the Maps
On Developmental Models, Clinging, and What Actually Enables Growth
1st Mar 2026
On Developmental Models, Clinging, and What Actually Enables Growth
Both Are True
i tried making a game with ai and then this happened
ALEX NO
4th Aug 2026
Winnie Lim
drawing & painting as a form of meditation
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since...
1st Jun 2024
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since then I’ve been trying to do it more regularly, hoping to incorporate it as a...
Sherman's Food...
Kozak Ukraїnian Restaurant
If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD. Yep,...
2nd Oct 2025
If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD. Yep, I've literally walked by the original Victoria Street location countless times and have driven past the Gastown one even more. I've even passed by the New West store a few times...
Farza's Newsletter
i got suitcases full of matcha tea don't mess with me punk
Got back from Dubai a few days ago. Life has been…intense heh. In just the last 2.5-weeks: We ran a...
12th Jun 2023
Got back from Dubai a few days ago. Life has been…intense heh. In just the last 2.5-weeks: We ran a live gameshow I hosted and gave away $100,000, had 225 of our graduates fly out for N&W IRL in SF, and then the following week had 125 of our graduates fly out for N&W IRL in...
Passing Time
Alpine Starts II
Or: Thanksgiving in the Mountains
26th Nov 2023
Or: Thanksgiving in the Mountains
Luxagraf:...
Blanco
I've never been much of a car driver. I had one in high school, but pretty shortly after I got a...
11th Mar 2026
I've never been much of a car driver. I had one in high school, but pretty shortly after I got a truck and never looked back. Trucks are an entirely different, and better, driving experience. You get an elevated view of the world, and the drive is more relaxed, like you're...
What To Cook
cooking with caro (and thrive!): smoky mole chicken enchiladas
Thanks to everyone who joined for today’s Substack live cooking demo — if you couldn’t make it, find...
27th Apr 2026
Thanks to everyone who joined for today’s Substack live cooking demo — if you couldn’t make it, find a full replay above!
In the demo, I cooked smoky mole chicken enchiladas with lime crema, a recipe that turns a few humble pantry staples (peanut butter, chocolate chips,...
Laetitia@Work
Cognition & care: pay attention!
Laetitia@Work #58
11th Apr 2023
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
My 2025 Q3 Highlights: Favorite Books and Movies
Sharing my favorite books and movies from the third quarter of 2025.
5th Oct 2025
Sharing my favorite books and movies from the third quarter of 2025.
Atoms vs Bits
What I Learned From Lifting
Wax on, wax off
1st Sep 2025
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
Mind Mine
being more available to myself requires me to be less available to others
& other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
9th Aug 2024
& other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
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...
Passing Time
American Hedonism
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
7th Feb 2025
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
Nat Eliason's...
The Little Kegel App that Could
After 9 years and $380,000, Stamena has a new home
9th Sep 2025
After 9 years and $380,000, Stamena has a new home
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Brainstorming Advice from a Long Lost Isaac Asimov Letter
When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about...
19th Jan 2015
When a writer like Isaac Asimov talks about creativity I take note. What can a lost letter about creativity written by Isaac Asimov from 1959 teach us?
Daniel Bourke
Introducing Nutrify | A Pokédex for Food
Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
27th Feb 2024
Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
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....
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
Left To Write
№ 77: Reflecting on 2023
Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
14th Jan 2024
Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
The Intimate Mirror
When Love Breaks Open
How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
31st Dec 2024
How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
Tech and Tea
Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and...
9th Mar 2024
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of work.
Charlie Becker
If you let it, AI will prompt you.
Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
9th Sep 2024
Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
The Map is Mostly...
Ink in the Stomach
Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve...
3rd Jan 2026
Something I believe very strongly, mostly from observing changes in myself, is that, once you’ve shoved your own hands deep in the entrails of a building, you’ve permanently altered your entire relationship with the world.
Luxagraf:...
Fly Navy
The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the...
21st Feb 2024
The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the pilot.
The bus, wherever it goes, is conspicuous. It is especially conspicuous in the middle of an otherwise empty parking lot. Next to the parking lot was a collection of condos,...
Daily Stoic
How To Deal With Regret ( 3 Stoic Strategies to Live Free)
What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future...
23rd Aug 2023
What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future suffering, and the recollection of past suffering; since the latter no longer concerns me, and the former concerns me not yet.” – Seneca, from Letters from a Stoic After a long day at...
Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: April 2025
Book sales, draft progress, secret projects, and more!
8th Apr 2025
Book sales, draft progress, secret projects, and more!
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...
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!
The Honest Broker
Beauty Is Stone Cold in the Arts, but Hot as a Consumer Product
The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
1st Jun 2025
The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
Mark Manson
Why Skills Matter More Than Goals
Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like...
3rd Jan 2022
Welcome to the first Monday of the new year. It’s 2022 and if you’re like me, it still feels like 2019 was last year. Talk about a mindfuck.
This is that time of year where most productive and growth-minded people sit down and focus on their goals, their identity, and who they...
The Honest Broker
How Many Visionary Artists Are Mentally Ill?
A surprising number of creative people have visions, hear voices, or have strange encounters in...
6th Oct 2024
A surprising number of creative people have visions, hear voices, or have strange encounters in dreams
The Convivial...
Waiting Is a Revelation
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
1st Jan 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
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...
Luxagraf:...
Winter White
Here in the North, winter effectively begins with the first snow that doesn't melt. This year that...
25th Feb 2026
Here in the North, winter effectively begins with the first snow that doesn't melt. This year that was the day before Thanksgiving, almost exactly a month before the calendar says winter begins. It was heavy snow, over a foot, and just like that the world of color is...
Tech and Tea
My First Vibe Coding Project: The Trader Joe’s Snack Box Builder
A surprisingly delightful experience
5th May 2025
A surprisingly delightful experience
Both Are True
how to write about the vulnerable stuff your family doesn't know about (and other fun easy topics...
therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
1st May 2025
therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
RhysTranter.com
The Life of Saint Pambo
Reading Butler's Lives of the Saints, I come across a passage on St Pambo, an Egyptian monk (c.390)...
18th Jul 2020
Reading Butler's Lives of the Saints, I come across a passage on St Pambo, an Egyptian monk (c.390) thought to be a disciple of St Antony. I was struck by the following passage...
Jason Fried
Thoughts on the search for life
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
22nd Jun 2024
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life, what is life, etc. It was a wonderfully refreshing, nourishing conversation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34
It made me want to spill out some random thoughts on the...
Mark Manson
An Unconventional Guide to Happiness
Every day, we're bombarded with messages telling us that we need to be happy all the time—and that,...
1st Nov 2022
Every day, we're bombarded with messages telling us that we need to be happy all the time—and that, in order to be happy, we need the perfect job, the perfect partner, the perfect life. And we're made to think that anything less than perfect happiness is a failure.
But the...
Hickman's...
How to Save Substack From Certain Peril
The "One Weird Trick" to Real Growth and Success on Substack
8th Jul 2025
The "One Weird Trick" to Real Growth and Success on Substack
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
Tech and Tea
Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
17th Aug 2024
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
Isabel Unraveled
A rationalist’s guide to manifestation.
Or, how to live a magical life
2nd Jan 2026
Or, how to live a magical life
Charlie Becker
The map is clear but the road is bumpy.
Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
6th Nov 2024
Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
Paul Cudenec
Impact, Zimpact!
[Plus audio version]
27th Aug 2025
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 Crawford
What went wrong with the ventilator stockpile?
The New York Times reports on how the federal government tried and failed to increase the stockpile...
1st Apr 2020
The New York Times reports on how the federal government tried and failed to increase the stockpile of ventilators. Some are reading this as a story about the private sector, the profit motive, or “greed”. I think it’s a story about incompetent project management.
The story in...
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
121 months: to love for just one more day
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us...
2nd Jun 2026
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us ridiculously happy…we just tend to take the things we have for granted, like they are a piece of furniture we are entitled to have. i knew this effect intimately, so i sought to live and...
Raptitude.com
Be Open to the Signal
There’s a timeless story trope where the hero is wandering the streets, lost in worry or despair,...
23rd Oct 2025
There’s a timeless story trope where the hero is wandering the streets, lost in worry or despair, when the universe sends a sign. His gaze lands on a mother bird feeding her chicks, or a neon cross in a tattoo parlor window, breaking him out of his daze and awakening him to a...
Laetitia@Work
Is free universal childcare really such a crazy idea?
Laetitia@Work #88
27th Nov 2025
The Map is Mostly...
Why Buy a House (or Land)?
A lesson in ignoring economics
15th Apr 2024
A lesson in ignoring economics
Isabel Unraveled
how good will you let it get?
loosen your grip to let abundance flow in
1st Apr 2025
loosen your grip to let abundance flow in
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.
Diaries of Note
One pheasant behaved like a madman
In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically...
1st Dec 2023
In November 1974, upon learning that his friend and mentor, film critic Lotte Eisner, was critically ill in Paris and close to death, German filmmaker Werner Herzog immediately packed a duffel bag and began to walk in her direction from Munich, convinced that “she would stay...
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
The Prism
10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled
Mental models for discerning truth
20th Feb 2023
Mental models for discerning truth
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Steep Embankments
My police officer friend (and design mentor) once told me the story of a strange death he...
4th Jun 2016
My police officer friend (and design mentor) once told me the story of a strange death he investigated where a woman was found floating face down next to a shopping cart.
Farza's Newsletter
eating a pesto pasta salad in dubai but how can you grow salad in a desert wow
Hey all :).
9th Dec 2025
Lefineder’s Substack
The Finite Faculties of Man
What is the extent of human cultural variation?
16th Jul 2023
What is the extent of human cultural variation?
Mark Manson
3 Principles for a Better Life
I used to have a newsletter with the pitch, “3 Ideas That Can Change Your Life.” For years, I sent...
13th Jun 2022
I used to have a newsletter with the pitch, “3 Ideas That Can Change Your Life.” For years, I sent out emails in that format: three ideas—one, two, three—thank you, drive through.
News flash: I've got a new weekly newsletter now called The Breakthrough where I send out ideas and...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Mental Spacecraft: Two Contradictory Views from Space
Fifty years after humanity’s first steps on the moon seems like a good excuse to imagine the view...
24th Jul 2019
Fifty years after humanity’s first steps on the moon seems like a good excuse to imagine the view from space. You are floating, weightless, taking in the beauty of Earth, a tiny blue marble dangling below. An umbilical cord tethers you to your spacecraft.
Atoms vs Bits
Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
7th Nov 2024
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
The Works in...
Why horses have stopped becoming faster
The limits of breeding for speed
6th Aug 2026
The limits of breeding for speed
Ryan Hoover's...
How to make new friends as an adult
11th Jul 2024
bookbear express
Chapter 2: prioritize your favorite people
the friendship theory of everything: longform edition
3rd Nov 2025
the friendship theory of everything: longform edition
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Develop Extreme Resilience
1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher...
18th Nov 2020
1. There is no destination. Only the journey. Have you ever said something like, “If I had a higher salary, then I would be happy”or “I’ll be satisfied when I get this promotion”? Many people don’t find out in time that “when” never comes. Stress appears in our life when we let...
The Convivial...
Vision Con
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
9th Feb 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Death by Toothbrush
Apple products are notoriously hard to open because they are obsessed with hiding screws and...
6th Feb 2016
Apple products are notoriously hard to open because they are obsessed with hiding screws and minimizing seams. But if you are able to crack open one of their products you will see something beautiful.
Atoms vs Bits
Namespace Clashes
what's in a name?
5th Jan 2026
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...
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
The Tao Of Wealth
Random notes on happiness
The answer to the emptiness you feel are the little things right here – spending time with our kids,...
9th Sep 2019
The answer to the emptiness you feel are the little things right here – spending time with our kids, going to the beach, listening to music and talking with people who matter to you. Life hands all of us some hardship. They hone and develop the capabilities we need to succeed...
Laetitia@Work
5 things I find very interesting about the Boeing downfall
Laetitia@Work #70
24th May 2024
skin contact
stones in my pocket
a palm full of gems, next time I see you
29th Dec 2022
a palm full of gems, next time I see you
Charlie Becker
One Month of Building the Used Bookstore of the Future + Things I loved in July
Charlie Becker Letter #97
8th Aug 2025
Charlie Becker Letter #97
The Ruffian
Why London's Famous Penguin Pool Has No Penguins In It
A Tale From My Trip To The Zoo
3rd Apr 2024
A Tale From My Trip To The Zoo
RhysTranter.com
Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints
In 'A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints', Mark Cooprider offers an accessible analysis of...
29th Apr 2022
In 'A Hidden Life: Telling the Story of Saints', Mark Cooprider offers an accessible analysis of Terrence Malick's 2019 biopic of the Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter—executed in 1943 for his refusal to swear allegiance to National Socialism. Cooprider explores...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Anti-Hero, Abandoning the Movie Inside Your Head
If we are stuck as the heroes in our imaginary movies our lives are destined to be controlled by...
7th Jan 2017
If we are stuck as the heroes in our imaginary movies our lives are destined to be controlled by rationalization. Change is not possible. But if accept the movie for what it is, an illusion, perhaps we can abandon our imaginary hero personas and become people that actually change...
Raptitude.com
Why You’re Always Right
My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see...
9th Feb 2026
My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see that having bitter liquid squirted into her mouth will prevent her from getting intestinal worms. So I have to force the matter by wrapping her in a towel like a burrito, so that she...
The Convivial...
The Wisdom of Daybreak
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 1
12th Jan 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 1
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...
Passing Time
Alpine Starts
You need all the hours you can get— you better start early (or go very late).
8th May 2023
You need all the hours you can get— you better start early (or go very late).
Winnie Lim
2025: may I have an uneventful year
Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to...
12th Jan 2025
Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to progress uneventfully. I first started using the word “uneventful”...
Tech and Tea
Do you keep your wishes secret?
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would...
6th Aug 2023
Have you ever hoped that someone would notice your good work and give you more opportunities? Would that have been even more meaningful than if you asked for what you wanted, and got it?
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
Why Everything is Becoming a Game
All the better to control you
20th Apr 2024
All the better to control you
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...
Tech and Tea
What I've been eating...
Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating...
3rd May 2023
Anyone who spends any time with me knows that I love food — thinking about food, making food, eating food, telling people about food. Why not add it into Tech and Tea?
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,...
Scarlet Ink
Twelve Career Lessons They Don’t Put in Onboarding
A few hard-earned lessons about people, politics, consistency, and the parts of work we pretend...
8th Dec 2025
A few hard-earned lessons about people, politics, consistency, and the parts of work we pretend aren’t part of the job. But really are.
DYNOMIGHT
The real data wall is billions of years of evolution
Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you...
3rd Oct 2024
Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you wanted to speed up the development of AI, what would you send back? Many people suggest attention or transformers. But I’m convinced that the answer is “brute-force”—to throw as much...
Paul Cudenec
Breaking the brainwashing
[I read the article here]
2nd Mar 2026
[I read the article here]
The Tao Of Wealth
Sri Patalathri Nrisimha Perumal Stuti
Patalathri, commonly known as Singaperumal Koil is a very famous Narasimha Kshetra situated in...
24th Apr 2020
Patalathri, commonly known as Singaperumal Koil is a very famous Narasimha Kshetra situated in Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu. This place houses a beautiful rock-cut Narasimha temple, which is situated on a small hill. The name of the place, ‘Patalathri’ also gives a similar...
Passing Time
It's All Relative
When something is described as normal, it begs the question: “relative to what?”
9th Aug 2023
When something is described as normal, it begs the question: “relative to what?”
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...
The Honest Broker
When Louis Armstrong Conquered Chicago
Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract...
5th Feb 2025
Grammy-winner Ricky Riccardi tells the story of a milestone moment in American music in this extract from his new book
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.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 2020 Simulator
Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and...
24th Nov 2020
Let’s say you could load 2020 into a simulation that you could replay on your computer over and over. I know that sounds like torture but stick with me.
Rubenerd
Uniform boolean definitions in DB schemas are good!
I worked briefly in process control when I was younger, and saw Things.™ One of those Things™ was a...
1st Jul 2026
I worked briefly in process control when I was younger, and saw Things.™ One of those Things™ was a wall of LEDs to indicate statuses of various valves and sensors across the entire plant. It was old school, but it worked. It also made you feel like you were on a 1960s-era sci-fi...
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...
Jason Crawford
Precognition
It’s almost impossible to predict the future. But it’s also unnecessary, because most people are...
13th Jun 2021
It’s almost impossible to predict the future. But it’s also unnecessary, because most people are living in the past. All you have to do is see the present before everyone else does.
To be less pithy, but more clear: Most people are slow to notice and accept change. If you can...
Hickman's...
Heaven's Featureless Plain
A Thesis on Liminality
2nd Jul 2026
Raptitude.com
Everything is Connected to the Heart
In a modern vehicle you could cross 500 miles of rocky desert in one day, without even getting your...
22nd Sep 2025
In a modern vehicle you could cross 500 miles of rocky desert in one day, without even getting your pants dirty. This is made possible by the many layers of insulation modernity puts between you and the world. The car sits on inflated rubber tires, on top of which sits a chamber...
Diaries of Note
Diaries of Note: 366 Lives, One Day at a Time
A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement,...
1st Jul 2025
A diary is a rare thing: an unfiltered space where a person can meet themselves without judgement, without audience, and (for most, at least) without performance. In an age of constant sharing and curated lives, the diary remains stubbornly private, gloriously unedited. It offers...
Jason Crawford
“Ascend the Hierarchy”: Let’s improve online discourse
Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of...
29th Mar 2020
Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of disagreement with seven levels, from DH0, “name-calling”, to DH6, “refuting the central point”. Someone then created a pyramid diagram based on this.
Recently when someone commented...
Jason Fried
Randomly right
One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing.
Every forest, every...
12th Mar 2025
One of the great lessons of nature: Randomness is the most beautiful thing.
Every forest, every field, every place untouched by humans is full of randomness. Nothing lines up, a million different shapes, sprouting seeds burst where the winds — or birds — randomly drop...
What To Cook
introducing the what to cook SHOW!!!!
I mentioned earlier this summer that I have been working on something BIG and it’s finally time to...
16th Jul 2026
I mentioned earlier this summer that I have been working on something BIG and it’s finally time to share what that something is:
I’m launching a show here on Substack!!!
What To Cook is (for now!) an eight-episode series that takes you inside our home, right into the dinnertime...
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
113 months: fun till the end
as we get older, grouchier, crankier and more creaky it is admittedly getting harder and harder to...
2nd Oct 2025
as we get older, grouchier, crankier and more creaky it is admittedly getting harder and harder to get out there and have fun together. “fun” is such a strange word for me...
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
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
I Have a Design Portfolio
For the longest time, I’ve shared my work through blog posts or social media, rather than having a...
3rd Jun 2024
For the longest time, I’ve shared my work through blog posts or social media, rather than having a typical portfolio. But I’ve decided it’s time to pull together a more cohesive collection of my work, focusing on product design and creative direction. My projects are usually...
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.
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?
Winnie Lim
minimum effective dose
I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the...
1st Feb 2025
I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Advice on Parenting & Children: Ask Marcus Aurelius
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from...
7th Apr 2023
Previous Next Using Marcus Aurelius's writing in his Meditations and experiences inferred from historical records, we created an AI digital personality that spoke with us about how to practice Stoicism in our modern world. This AI persona literally thinks that it's Marcus...
DYNOMIGHT
I quit drinking for a year
In early January 2025, a family friend was over for lunch. One of my many guilty midwit pleasures is...
9th Apr 2026
In early January 2025, a family friend was over for lunch. One of my many guilty midwit pleasures is a love of New Year’s resolutions, so I asked her if she had made any. She said no, but mentioned that she had some relatives that were doing “damp January”.
In case you’re not...
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...
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
Laetitia@Work
Why midlife women walk out of corporate jobs
Laetitia@Work #67
23rd Feb 2024
Atoms vs Bits
Sometimes, You Should Ignore The Studies (And Just Try The Thing)
For certain kinds of topics, average impact doesn't really matter.
4th Jan 2023
For certain kinds of topics, average impact doesn't really matter.
The Map is Mostly...
Efforts and Goals and Joy
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
31st Dec 2023
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to concentrate on. There was joy in effort, and the world resisted effort to just the right degree, and yielded to it at last. People cut Mount Rushmore into faces; they chipped here and...
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...
Laetitia@Work
Back-to-school impostor syndrome
Laetitia@Work #50
30th Aug 2022
Laetitia@Work
What if generative AI was actually underwhelming?
Laetitia@Work #69
19th Apr 2024
Passing Time
Savoring the Unsavory
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
4th Jan 2024
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
Stoic Simple
The Stoic Fable Book
PUBLISHER EXCLUSIVE: Limited First Edition Copy & 25% OFF 17 reviews "Delightful little stories...
22nd Feb 2025
PUBLISHER EXCLUSIVE: Limited First Edition Copy & 25% OFF 17 reviews "Delightful little stories filled with timeless wisdom." — Kyle Gray, The Story Engine Podcast The Stoic Fable Book is a collection of charming little tales that explain the enduring wisdom of Stoicism, an...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Five Words That Might End Your Design Career
It is rare to be confronted with a truth so obvious, so devastating, that it causes you to abandon...
6th Jan 2018
It is rare to be confronted with a truth so obvious, so devastating, that it causes you to abandon your belief system, to walk away from the thing that defines you as a person. My design career ended when I read five words.
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...
Tech and Tea
Seasonal Changes
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
19th Nov 2023
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
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.
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
You Can't Be A Smart Sycophant
Laetitia@Work #97
7th Apr 2026
The Map is Mostly...
Agency and Schooling (and gardening)
Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar...
7th Jun 2023
Dear friends, Over at Palladium I have written School is Not Enough. The beginning may be familiar to some readers, the post is an elaboration of my thinking about agency. I speak a bit more about the problem, and potential solutions. I leave it implicit that I find it this very...
Jason Fried
Hooks, towel bars, and software
Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development.
When...
3rd Mar 2024
Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development.
When being asked to choose between towel hooks or a towel bar, the choice was obvious: Hooks, of course.
Hooks take up no space. Towel bars suck up space.
Hooks hold towels no matter how...
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
What is a City Super App and Why Every City Needs One
Why I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital...
1st Dec 2025
Why I believe every city needs a super app and how it will transform the way we engage with digital devices.
Laetitia@Work
Future of Work: 12 books I read in 2022
Laetitia@Work #54
13th Dec 2022
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Selecting Sticks and Stones
When my behavior was bad enough to warrant a swat on the butt, my family performed an odd ritual....
14th Jul 2018
When my behavior was bad enough to warrant a swat on the butt, my family performed an odd ritual. Dad and I would go for a walk in search of a spanking stick. Today as an adult I punish my body by running. I follow another odd ritual before particularly demanding workouts.
Laetitia@Work
Going public: how AOC's choice opens doors for other women
Laetitia@Work #103
2 weeks ago
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 11
getting mad + drinking occasionally
1st Aug 2025
getting mad + drinking occasionally
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Problem with Too Much Fairness
We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it....
7th Oct 2021
We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it. Research shows that just to ensure shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer.
Atoms vs Bits
A Few Ways to Introduce Advanced Vocabulary into Your Child’s Life
guest post!
2 weeks ago
Tech and Tea
A fun end-of-year gift for you! 🎁
An Absurd Hypotheticals Advent Calendar, featuring the pizza question, turtle assassins, and more...
1st Dec 2025
An Absurd Hypotheticals Advent Calendar, featuring the pizza question, turtle assassins, and more...
The Honest Broker
The War Between Silicon Valley and Hollywood is Officially Over...
And the tech bros won
2nd Oct 2025
The Honest Broker
Wendell Berry’s Nine Rules
I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the...
2 weeks ago
I pay tribute to this poet and gadfly, who left us yesterday at age 92, with an article from the archive
The Convivial...
The Ambling Mind
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
Passing Time
Book Review: Primates of Park Avenue
Despite my quips, far from a hate read
6th Jan 2025
Despite my quips, far from a hate read
Laetitia@Work
Single Mum By Default
Laetitia@Work #45
9th Dec 2021
Luxagraf:...
Gear Review: Hilleberg Akto Tent
TL;DR version: If you want a reasonably lightweight, bomb-proof solo shelter that will last years,...
25th Feb 2025
TL;DR version: If you want a reasonably lightweight, bomb-proof solo shelter that will last years, the Hilleberg Akto is the tent to get. Also worth considering is the Hilleberg Enan, which is discussed in the review below.
Most of the best days I can remember, I woke up in a...
Raptitude.com
How It Seems vs How It Is
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down,...
6th Dec 2024
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down, suddenly the room seemed to lose half its size. Turns out it’s just a claustrophobic little room with a toilet, sink, and tub. The sense that there’s open space in front of me while...
The Tao Of Wealth
Nuggets from “Opening The Door Of Your Heart by Ajahn Brahm
We all commit mistakes and have our shortcomings but at at the same time we have so much that is...
1st Nov 2019
We all commit mistakes and have our shortcomings but at at the same time we have so much that is good and right about us. If we remember this, we can live with peace with ourselves and others. Chaos and disorder can sometimes be perfect, like leaves strewn on the floor of the...
Laetitia@Work
Rest is Resistance
Laetitia@Work #59
19th May 2023
The Ruffian
A Ruffian Catch-Up
In Case You Missed...
27th May 2023
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...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Taste
We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in...
31st Jul 2024
We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in the sense of design.
Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomics that considers...
Scarlet Ink
Wishing for a Better Outcome Isn't a Mechanism. The COE Approach to Continual Improvement and...
Focus on what you can control, and move past your narrow focus on outcomes. When mistakes happen,...
7th Jul 2025
Focus on what you can control, and move past your narrow focus on outcomes. When mistakes happen, the right question is: Why did your system allow it? How could you have influenced that result?
Raptitude.com
Doing More is Often Easier
Last year I bought a strength training program from a Canadian bodybuilder named Jeff, and it kind...
7th Apr 2025
Last year I bought a strength training program from a Canadian bodybuilder named Jeff, and it kind of made me better at everything. The program was designed for people who don’t have much time to train – busy people cramming 35-minute workouts into lunch breaks. Because you only...
Luxagraf:...
Goodbye Florida
In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the...
10th May 2023
In the evenings the song of whippoorwills echoes on all sides. Spring peepers croak and creak in the marsh reeds. Here and there through the trees I can catch a glimmering flicker of flames from a campfire. Only the truly committed are having fires in this heat. The air is still...
The Intimate Mirror
Friendship is the Whole of the Path
This is not a metaphor
12th Apr 2026
The AI Underwriter
Give Me 20 Very Hard Questions Only an Expert Lepidopterist Would Understand
An inch wide and a mile deep
2nd Apr 2026
An inch wide and a mile deep
Daily Stoic
How To Cure Anxiety: 9 Stoic Techniques That Work
“We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as...
23rd Jun 2022
“We suffer more from imagination than from reality.” — Seneca The 21st century has been described as “The Age of Anxiety,” “The United States of Stress,” “The World of Worry.” The implication is that what we are experiencing—pandemics, terrorism, political and economic turmoil,...
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