Luxagraf:...
Mobile Bay
We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go...
20th Mar 2024
We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go to New Orleans, and then up into the Ozarks, before heading back up to Wisconsin for the summer, but given how mild the winter turned out to be, we decided to press north sooner...
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...
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
More German than many Germans
I just wanted to do an internship in Europe so it would be easier to find a job after graduation....
2nd Aug 2026
I just wanted to do an internship in Europe so it would be easier to find a job after graduation. That internship completely changed my life.
Slow Boring
James Talarico has an obligation to win
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
1st Jun 2026
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Heroes Behind Healthcare.gov
The untold story of how a small team of innovators almost fundamentally changed government
1st Dec 2013
The untold story of how a small team of innovators almost fundamentally changed government
morgan gallant
chipotle's red chimichurri sauce review
i ventured outdoors today with one goal: try the new chipotle red chimichurri sauce, supposedly, its...
5th Oct 2025
i ventured outdoors today with one goal: try the new chipotle red chimichurri sauce, supposedly, its "next step in menu innovation".
here are my notes from my experience:
costs $1.15 CAD, the sauce comes in a separate little plastic container you get with your bowl
portion is big...
Tech and Tea
Lessons Learned Running Our First DRI Your Career Cohort
50 coaching clients would kill us. 50 Google Docs to review? No problem.
6th Apr 2026
50 coaching clients would kill us. 50 Google Docs to review? No problem.
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
Laetitia@Work
Joining the No-Club
Laetitia@Work #51
8th Sep 2022
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...
The Intimate Mirror
The Father Wound
Healing Our Relationship with Authority and Value
4th Feb 2025
Healing Our Relationship with Authority and Value
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 Convivial...
Antivirals
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
11th Nov 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
Nat Eliason's...
This Moment is Your Life
How to not waste it
5th Mar 2024
The Works in...
How Japan stopped civil war
For three hundred years, Japan enjoyed enviable stability and peace. All it took was locking up its...
3rd Jun 2026
For three hundred years, Japan enjoyed enviable stability and peace. All it took was locking up its warlike samurai elite in the world’s least efficient city.
The AI Underwriter
Open Source, uh, Finds a Way
Who Can Deploy the Most Intelligence per Dollar of Compute?
4th Aug 2026
Who Can Deploy the Most Intelligence per Dollar of Compute?
Farza's Newsletter
tried to buy some honey for my tea from wikipedia but they were sold out
Life has been going pretty smoothly for the last month. Pretty much all my time is spent working on...
11th Apr 2021
Life has been going pretty smoothly for the last month. Pretty much all my time is spent working on Zip, which is what I want! And, all the other time is spent on either watching anime or running lol. In terms of running, been running 4-5 miles per day, 6 days a week pretty...
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
Rubenerd
Australia needs a Mark Carney speech
I finally got around to watching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January....
2nd Feb 2026
I finally got around to watching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January. Wow.
This shouldn’t need to be said in the context of a politician, but I don’t agree with everything he said. For one, I thought his attempt to rebrand the curtailing of...
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
Mark Manson
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way.
In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
bookbear express
safe and alive
both at once!
2nd Aug 2026
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’
Atoms vs Bits
The Al Capone Problem
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
6th Dec 2023
Al Capone went to prison for tax evasion, and didn't go to prison for tax evasion.
The Prism
Avoiding the Automation of your Heart
A correspondence with Freya India
16th Mar 2025
A correspondence with Freya India
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
115 months: bending towards love
we have both somewhat become more and more ourselves as we got older, and hence also more eccentric...
2nd Dec 2025
we have both somewhat become more and more ourselves as we got older, and hence also more eccentric and particular - it is not easy to adjust to each other because the other keeps changing. do we have the confidence to keep up with each other's changes, especially without knowing...
The Map is Mostly...
Careful technology
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
21st May 2024
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that technological pursuits and natural pursuits, are at odds. An example: I think this is a false position. But if this kind of sentiment is so often repeated, its worth thinking about why it...
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
Tech and Tea
When your post hits #1 on Hacker News
A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and...
21st Oct 2023
A behind-the-scenes look at my initial reaction 😬, all the stats, cross-posting to Medium, and lessons learned
Mark Manson
How to Make Friends as an Adult
Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as...
12th May 2023
Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as important—if not more so—for our health and happiness.
Just like with romantic relationships, creating fulfilling, lasting friendships as an adult can be really hard.
But… Why?
I mean, sure,...
Left To Write
#1 Writemas
Prioritising time to think, write and publish
1st Dec 2023
Prioritising time to think, write and publish
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.
DYNOMIGHT
Why read novels?
Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the...
22nd Jan 2026
Why should you read novels? We tell children they’re magic carpets for the mind / exercise for the soul instead of the body / lighthouses in the great sea of time. But aren’t they ultimately a form of entertainment?
Many years ago, I read Crime and Punishment. Here, with no...
The Works in...
One week left to apply for Invisible College 2026
Our residential seminar for 18–22 year olds was such a success that we are running it again. Apply...
1st May 2026
Our residential seminar for 18–22 year olds was such a success that we are running it again. Apply this week or forever hold your peace.
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...
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
Passing Time
Sweatshop Labor and the Exploitation Problem
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via...
23rd Jul 2022
Labor faces a coordination problem: the actors involved can’t reach a better moral position via unilateral action.
Diaries of Note
The whole Channel is filled with little ships
Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest...
6th Jun 2024
Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany’s occupation of Europe. Among the thousands of brave soldiers who set out to liberate the continent was...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The U.S. Navy’s $100 Million Checkbox
Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were...
29th Sep 2019
Two years ago a Navy destroyer was ripped open by the nose of a Liberian tanker. Ten sailors were crushed or drowned as their sleeping quarters filled with water after the collision. At the heart of the tragedy is a single checkbox on a touchscreen. This is the untold story of...
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.
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.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to Trigger Flow States with Coffee
Most of us use coffee to get through the day. It's a routine that we probably don't think much...
5th Aug 2017
Most of us use coffee to get through the day. It's a routine that we probably don't think much about. Wake up, pour a cup and go. When the buzz wears off it is time for another cup. But what if we used coffee more intentionally? Could we develop a system where coffee becomes your...
The Prism
Why Are We The Way We Are?
A conversation with Chris Williamson
3rd Aug 2023
A conversation with Chris Williamson
Charlie Becker
Some things are worth preserving. | #98
Christmas in the stacks
13th Dec 2025
The Honest Broker
The 100 Best Recordings of 2025 (Part 1 of 2)
Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
1st Dec 2025
Music discovery without boundaries—all genres, all styles, all regions
Charlie Becker
Do the weirdest thing that feels right.
From "what to write" to "how to live"
9th May 2023
From "what to write" to "how to live"
The Ruffian
Seven Features Of Post-Literate Politics
Inspired By Walter Ong's Classic Book, 'Orality and Literacy'
3rd May 2025
Inspired By Walter Ong's Classic Book, 'Orality and Literacy'
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.
Passing Time
Alaska Range 2026
Running the three-man in the Land of the Midnight Sun
7th Jul 2026
Running the three-man in the Land of the Midnight Sun
DYNOMIGHT
Do blue-blocking glasses improve sleep?
Back in 2017, everyone went crazy about these things:
The theory was that perhaps the pineal gland...
3rd Jul 2025
Back in 2017, everyone went crazy about these things:
The theory was that perhaps the pineal gland isn’t the principal seat of the soul after all. Maybe what it does is spit out melatonin to make you sleepy. But it only does that when it’s dark, and you spend your nights in...
Paul Cudenec
Leviathan's Law and the occupation of our lands
[Plus audio version]
4th Nov 2025
Tech and Tea
Small steps, Big dreams
proudly announcing Tech and Tea
2nd Apr 2023
proudly announcing Tech and Tea
The Convivial...
Out of the Wilderness
In hope
25th Nov 2025
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,...
Nat Eliason's...
Softening Our Inner Critic
Find nourishment in the weeds
4th Dec 2023
Find nourishment in the weeds
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
Bureaucrats are our heroes now
Laetitia@Work #80
23rd Apr 2025
Hickman's...
Culture is Friction
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
12th Mar 2026
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
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
The Ruffian
Leslie's Razors
Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
6th Jan 2024
Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
Luxagraf:...
Repair Fail
One of the most underappreciated, least talked about aspects of repair is the hierarchy. There are...
6th Dec 2023
One of the most underappreciated, least talked about aspects of repair is the hierarchy. There are repair wizards and there are newbies and there are the rest of us, somewhere between those two poles. This hierarchy of skill and experience requires that you earn your way to the...
Thu Le
My design process
I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it...
28th Feb 2023
I came across Damien Newman’s story of the Design Squiggle some time ago. You can read more about it at thedesignsquiggle.com. It has resonated with me since, and prompted me to document my own design process in the last five years collaborating with teams and businesses as a...
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...
Feeding on Illusions
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
8th Jul 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
The Map is Mostly...
Growing a Hornbeam Hedge
What's involved and the cost
12th Apr 2025
What's involved and the cost
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).
bookbear express
notes on the brothers karamazov
Chuck Palahniuk once wrote: “To begin a new novel, I look for the biggest problem in my life that I...
2 weeks ago
Chuck Palahniuk once wrote: “To begin a new novel, I look for the biggest problem in my life that I can’t solve or tolerate.
Tech and Tea
A Day in the Life of a Solo-ish Builder
What my days actually look like right now, AI workflows, and some random tangents.
12th Mar 2026
What my days actually look like right now, AI workflows, and some random tangents.
Laetitia@Work
Leaving Germany: 3 things I’ll miss / 3 things I won’t miss about Germany
Laetitia@Work #72
14th Aug 2024
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
The Honest Broker
How to Read Greek Tragedy in a Netflix World
If you dare
2nd Sep 2024
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...
Laetitia@Work
Rest is Resistance
Laetitia@Work #59
19th May 2023
Passing Time
So We Won't Forget
Why do we film concerts?
23rd Oct 2023
Passing Time
Reasons Not to Burn Coal That Have Nothing to Do with Climate Change
You don't need to talk about CO2 to have reasons to stop using coal for electricity generation
12th Sep 2022
You don't need to talk about CO2 to have reasons to stop using coal for electricity generation
The Tao Of Wealth
Thumbprints Of The Divine For ‘The Season
Everything bears the divine fingerprint, footprint or similitude. Ask the animals, and they will...
24th Dec 2016
Everything bears the divine fingerprint, footprint or similitude. Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you; or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of these does not know that the...
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"
Ryan Hoover's...
Why I invest in venture funds
2nd May 2025
Ryan Hoover's...
The New Product Hunt iOS App (described in GIFs)
10th Oct 2020
Both Are True
joy without irony - an honest attempt
after an influx of new readers, the writer attempts the impossible: sincerity
9th Oct 2025
after an influx of new readers, the writer attempts the impossible: sincerity
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...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Care in Design
Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of...
1st Sep 2022
Care in design is ultimately about feeling rather than seeing. It is about being thoughtful of users—of humans. It is designing product details that you might randomly discover (sometimes even years later) rather than only designing what should be seen. Care in design is worrying...
Hickman's...
One Hell of a Year
Reflections on 2024 in 'the Hinterlands'
13th Jan 2025
Reflections on 2024 in 'the Hinterlands'
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...
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
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The 5 Whys of Running
If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what...
17th Feb 2019
If you ask "Why?" five times you can discover the motivation behind anything. At least that is what this simple interrogation method is supposed to do. It's never worked for me.
What To Cook
a toast to breastfeeding
Hi!
First of all, I recorded a voiceover of this So Into That! Click the play button above if you’d...
11th Mar 2026
Hi!
First of all, I recorded a voiceover of this So Into That! Click the play button above if you’d like to listen. I really, really tried not to cry, but it was just a crying kind of day apparently.
I’ve had a wild few weeks of travel — both for pleasure to Mexico with the...
Hickman's...
Incognito in Delaware
Or: The Hazards of Living in Public
8th Jan 2026
Or: The Hazards of Living in Public
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.
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.
Sherman's Food...
Selene Aegean Bistro
Here we go with another restaurant on my "to eat at" list but it has taken me until now to actually...
2nd May 2026
Here we go with another restaurant on my "to eat at" list but it has taken me until now to actually pay them a visit. When Bluebeard and Nikita wanted to meet up for dinner, it was as good as any time to suggest Selene Aegean Bistro out on Pentiction at Hastings. Not be...
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...
Passing Time
Tipping is Spreading and It Sucks
Every tip given in the United States is a blow at our experiment in democracy.
9th Feb 2023
Every tip given in the United States is a blow at our experiment in democracy.
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. ...
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...
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...
The Intimate Mirror
The Practice of Unconditional Relationship
The Path to Secure Attachment with Reality
22nd Nov 2025
The Path to Secure Attachment with Reality
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
The Ruffian
Is Civility a Fantasy?
Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
4th Oct 2025
Maybe - But It's One That Democracy Depends On
Charlie Becker
The Wedge Between Pleasure and Pain
Castles in the Sky #40
6th Oct 2023
Passing Time
Bits from Boulder
Three true stories from the People's Republic
5th Aug 2024
Three true stories from the People's Republic
The Tao Of Wealth
A Prayer For The New Year
God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I...
31st Dec 2021
God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I can,and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time,enjoying one moment at a time;accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;taking, as Your Divine Incarnations...
bookbear express
all the way to the bottom
Christopher Wood, The Cove, 1926
4th Mar 2026
Christopher Wood, The Cove, 1926
The Map is Mostly...
Why Buy a House (or Land)?
A lesson in ignoring economics
15th Apr 2024
A lesson in ignoring economics
DYNOMIGHT
Paper
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has...
10th Apr 2025
Paper is good. Somehow, a blank page and a pen makes the universe open up before you. Why paper has this unique power is a mystery to me, but I think we should all stop trying to resist this reality and just accept it.
Also, the world needs way more mundane blogging.
So let me...
DYNOMIGHT
Optimizing tea: An N=4 experiment
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a...
5th Jun 2025
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a stimulant. It’s made by submerging the leaves of C. Sinensis in hot water. But how hot should the water be?
To resolve this, I brewed the same tea at four different temperatures, brought...
The Map is Mostly...
A lot with a little
Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest — The Fool,...
10th Mar 2023
Have more than thou showest, Speak less than thou knowest, Lend less than thou owest — The Fool, King Lear Some works are better for their brevity. Fan Ho needs very little: Most of the image is black, or blurry. You can scarcely tell what materials you’re looking at. But the...
Passing Time
The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
1st Apr 2024
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
The Honest Broker
My Rule of the 6 Spheres
Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very...
2nd Feb 2024
Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very seriously—it's at the heart of my worldview and keeps me on the right path
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
There Is Only Time
Balance is a really tricky word, because I don’t think there’s such a thing. There’s just time....
6th Dec 2020
Balance is a really tricky word, because I don’t think there’s such a thing. There’s just time. There’s just where you are and what you do. And it doesn’t make sense for me to have to spend time on something that feels like a sacrifice. I try to do things that are part of the big...
The Map is Mostly...
The Oak and the Reed
Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse...
8th Jan 2023
Dear friends, there is a tale, The oak one day said to the reed: You have good reason to curse nature — A simple sparrow for you is a heavy burden. The slightest wind that by chance Makes the face of the water ripple Forces you to lower your head. However my own forehead, Not...
Both Are True
Love myself? Knowing what I know?
A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
9th Jul 2024
A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
Passing Time
Incommensurate Goods in ESG
When values conflict, how do you choose what to prioritize?
28th Apr 2022
When values conflict, how do you choose what to prioritize?
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
The Tao Of Wealth
The Story Of Mu
-James Cordova
1st Feb 2017
Atoms vs Bits
What I Learned From Lifting
Wax on, wax off
1st Sep 2025
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...
Tech and Tea
Some thoughts on interviewing
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how...
27th Jan 2024
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how people are seeing work fitting into their lives
Atoms vs Bits
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
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
The spirit of Sophia: our promise
Our Beloved!
15th Sep 2024
RhysTranter.com
Keeping Silence
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
11th May 2024
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
Laetitia@Work
Back-to-school impostor syndrome
Laetitia@Work #50
30th Aug 2022
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.
Caroline Crampton
Beat, Bomb, Bookshop: What I Read in July 2025
July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in...
3rd Nov 2025
July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in August. I seem to have still done a lot of reading, though! One note of warning: I don't include plot spoilers in these reviews, but
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
Farza's Newsletter
went to buy a bag of fresh air at the store but got rejected because i didn't have an iphone air wow...
Donde esta la leche de chocolate
27th Oct 2025
Donde esta la leche de chocolate
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
Isabel Unraveled
the two dogs in me
words from a private reading i did in Toronto
1st May 2025
words from a private reading i did in Toronto
The Convivial...
The Thing That Is Silence
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
Scarlet Ink
The Ideal Manager Exercise — How to Choose and Communicate With Your Current or Future Manager
The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
5th Aug 2024
The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
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
Daily Stoic
Goal Setting: A Philosophical Guide to Setting and Achieving Goals
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the...
28th Apr 2022
“How long are you going to wait before you demand the best for yourself?” — Epictetus What do the goals we set, whether personal or professional, require? If we hope to accomplish our goals, we need the discipline to hold ourselves accountable. We need the self-control to stay...
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 Ruffian
How To Build Your Own Tower
And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)
7th Mar 2026
And Why You Should (Plus What I've Been Reading/Watching/Listening to)
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 Honest Broker
Why Streaming Subscription Prices Will Continue to Rise
You are a user—so get ready to be used
2nd Nov 2024
You are a user—so get ready to be used
Nat Eliason's...
Maybe Your Sleep Tracking is Killing You?
The Lure of the Measurable
6th Feb 2023
The Lure of the Measurable
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
On Being a Slow Thinker
For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at...
2nd Jan 2023
For a long time I considered myself a slow thinker. Meaning, I felt I wasn't particularly good at thinking on the spot and articulating what I wanted to express. Probably one of the reasons why I never do podcasts and why job interviews are met with such trepidation. But I...
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...
Both Are True
happy father's day (the color)
on failures and fathers and color and country
19th Jun 2026
on failures and fathers and color and country
bookbear express
affinity
how to know if you actually really like something
7th Aug 2025
how to know if you actually really like something
The Honest Broker
Are Harvard Graduates Better Than Harvard Dropouts?
Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
3rd Jan 2024
Or how I spent $503,402 on college education
Passing Time
The Consciousness Box
Sorry for the inconvenience.
11th Dec 2023
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Passing Time
Savoring the Unsavory
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
4th Jan 2024
Making Meaning on Mount Adams
Jason Crawford
Announcing Progress Studies for Young Scholars
Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of...
19th May 2020
Excited to announce that I’m launching an online high school summer program in the history of technology: Progress Studies for Young Scholars.
Daily online content, plus a speaker series featuring Tyler Cowen, Patrick Collison, Max Roser, Joel Mokyr, Deirdre McCloskey, and more....
Both Are True
i have a fear of i know not what
and that's okay
20th Mar 2026
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Mistakes
But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
5th Mar 2026
But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
how i wish i can simply tell you how much she means to me
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious...
2nd Jan 2026
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious thing in the world. you would think after 116 months she would grow tired of me and just perceive me like i’m part of our home’s furniture but nope: still the sweetest smiles, the...
Paul Cudenec
An A-Z of the modern mega-racket
[Plus audio version]
a week ago
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...
Daniel Bourke
Wu wei (无为) — The art of not forcing
The controlled accident.
Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing".
Because the...
4th Jun 2023
The controlled accident.
Sometimes it gets mistaken for "do nothing" or "doing nothing".
Because the characters 无为 (wu wei) mean nothing (wu, 无) and doing (wei, 为).
So although a literal translation would be doing nothing, it doesn’t mean the same as sitting
RhysTranter.com
The Letters of Thomas Merton
I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books....
12th Jun 2020
I have recently finished re-reading Merton’s The Seven Storey Mountain, one of my favourite books. Now, I am dipping into the multi-volume edition of his letters...
Farza's Newsletter
me and the beatles just ate some waffles in tokyo
I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone...
16th May 2024
I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone would ask me my 10-year plan I would flat out say "I have no idea".
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...
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
Scarlet Ink
You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager...
5th Jan 2026
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager chair.
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
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...
The Ruffian
The Audacity of Ambition
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
1st Mar 2025
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
skin contact
dear dad
i wish I could write this letter in mandarin
18th Feb 2025
i wish I could write this letter in mandarin
Daniel Bourke
Imagination misused
You gotta have a level of conviction that it’ll happen. That whatever you’re trying to do will...
2nd Aug 2026
You gotta have a level of conviction that it’ll happen. That whatever you’re trying to do will happen. That it’ll all work out.
And it will.
I mean hell the same energy that turns seeds into forests is within you.
I am continually amazed
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to use your AirPod Pros to Trigger Flow
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as...
1st Jan 2020
It’s 2020 and if you are like me you are hoping to spend as much of this year in a flow state as possible. I am always looking for hacks that allow my to get into the zone faster, stay there longer, and increase my creative output. Here’s a new trick that has been working for me...
Mind Mine
how to be a domestic goddess
notes from nigella & myself
12th Mar 2025
notes from nigella & myself
Charlie Becker
The Unlikely Connection Between Fiction and Travel
Castles in the Sky #44
28th Dec 2023
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...
The Convivial...
Whose Time? Which Temporality?
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
14th Mar 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
Jason Crawford
Reflections on six months of fatherhood
To be fed from a spoon requires three distinct skills. First, you must open your mouth when the...
31st Jan 2022
To be fed from a spoon requires three distinct skills. First, you must open your mouth when the spoon approaches. Second, you must close your mouth around the spoon once it has fully entered the mouth (and not before). Third, you must swallow the food that remains in your mouth...
Isabel Unraveled
Your life is your art
use it to get to know yourself
10th Nov 2025
use it to get to know yourself
Mind Mine
act, rest, repeat
on finding the right doing-being balance
11th Sep 2024
on finding the right doing-being balance
The Ruffian
Nine Principles For Success In The Age of AI
An Idiosyncratic Career Guide
5th Apr 2025
An Idiosyncratic Career Guide
Atoms vs Bits
If Not Could Not
Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at...
10th Apr 2024
Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at selling things." Well, that's nice: the job is all about selling things, so someone good at selling things would indeed be a good fit.
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?
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
Unfiltered by Tim...
You Don't Want to Be Rich, You Want Independence
“Autonomy is wealth”
2nd May 2025
Tech and Tea
Seasons, seasons, seasons
On the passage of seasons, in nature, life, and work.
14th Aug 2026
On the passage of seasons, in nature, life, and work.
Tech and Tea
Ten food hacks to make your life easier
This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food...
10th Sep 2023
This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food hacks.
Laetitia@Work
Should seniority be a criterion for pay?
Laetitia@Work #74
19th Sep 2024
Hickman's...
Notes From Cream-of-the-Valley Road
Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
3rd Sep 2025
Delayed Due Dates, Paternal Nerves, and the New York State Flag
Laetitia@Work
Why we need more older female role models at work
Laetitia@Work #92
11th Feb 2026
Atoms vs Bits
Alien Intelligence
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Functional Energy Maintenance
Are you as glad as I am that December is here? November did its best to bring me down. A pinched...
3rd Dec 2017
Are you as glad as I am that December is here? November did its best to bring me down. A pinched nerve derailed my running. There was an unexpected death in the family. Then there was the typical stress of interstate travel over Thanksgiving. And just as the worst of it seemed to...
The Tao Of Wealth
Strategies for making your ideas happen
This post contains my notes from the book: More Fearless Change: Strategies for making your ideas...
1st Aug 2019
This post contains my notes from the book: More Fearless Change: Strategies for making your ideas happen by Mary Lynn Manns and Linda Rising. The book contains many useful strategies for making change happen in an effective manner. Read the strategies from two perspectives: As a...
Unfiltered by Tim...
Be Aware of the Quiet Ones like Keanu Reeves — They Are the Ones That Actually Make You Think
The smarter you become, the less you speak.
5th Nov 2024
The smarter you become, the less you speak.
The Works in...
The antibody factory
If antibodies were cheaper, they could prevent millions of deaths from rabies, malaria, and dengue.
1st Oct 2025
If antibodies were cheaper, they could prevent millions of deaths from rabies, malaria, and dengue.
Charlie Becker
Courage and Moonshots
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
16th Dec 2024
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
Laetitia@Work
Is free universal childcare really such a crazy idea?
Laetitia@Work #88
27th Nov 2025
Letters of Note
It’s a masterpiece
Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
14th Nov 2025
Martin Scorsese's filmmaking idol sends some glowing feedback
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.
Daniel Bourke
Home alone on a Saturday night
Got caught in thought space today.
Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
4th Dec 2022
Got caught in thought space today.
Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of standing around watching not enough touching.
Like the guy with a crush on a girl but never says anything.
So I took a step outside thought space.
And found gravity.
Twenty...
Farza's Newsletter
just ate a croissant but then realized it was a steak what a stupid mistake
Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we...
26th Feb 2022
Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we were pivotting away from ZipSchool to this random thing called buildspace. Like with any pivot, you don’t really know what it’ll turn into. You don’t know the vision —
The Prism
10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled
Mental models for discerning truth
20th Feb 2023
Mental models for discerning truth
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.
Atoms vs Bits
I Have Opinions About The Production Of Pizza
The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
13th Sep 2023
The low-hanging fruit of pizza happiness, possibly
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...
DYNOMIGHT
Heritability puzzlers
The heritability wars have been a-raging. Watching these, I couldn’t help but notice that there’s...
7th Aug 2025
The heritability wars have been a-raging. Watching these, I couldn’t help but notice that there’s near-universal confusion about what “heritable” means. Partly, that’s because it’s a subtle concept. But it also seems relevant that almost all explanations of heritability are very,...
Both Are True
let's talk about ai, baby
become an ai wizard without losing your soul
17th Feb 2026
become an ai wizard without losing your soul
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...
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