Isabel Unraveled
has what you are seeking already arrived?
that void may be filled, actually
21st Jul 2025
that void may be filled, actually
Charlie Becker
What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty
Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
13th Jun 2024
Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Local Log
It recently dawned on me that, as a digital designer, I had yet to make a macOS or iOS app. So I...
3rd Mar 2026
It recently dawned on me that, as a digital designer, I had yet to make a macOS or iOS app. So I wanted to give the former a try while also experimenting with a coding agent to bring it to life.
While it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the constant stream of AI tools and...
The Honest Broker
Why Recording Studios Are Unplugging From the Internet
And other recent articles of interest
3rd May 2023
And other recent articles of interest
Farza's Newsletter
me and satoru iwata were chilling at target and bought some beef jerky
I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our...
7th Jun 2021
I’ve been having a ton of fun lately with ZipSchool. We’re evolving fast in terms of our understanding of the product, problem, user. We’re following the data and have numbers we can point to when making a majority of our decisions. We’re focusing on growth.
Paul Cudenec
Breaking the brainwashing
[I read the article here]
2nd Mar 2026
[I read the article here]
Luxagraf:...
Sometimes
Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long...
13th Nov 2024
Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long shadows cut the cold honey sunlight of afternoons that begin to fade at three, turning to a blue-pink twilight over the lake before darkness descends at five. Then four-thirty. Then...
The Prism
How Social Media Shortens Your Life
It's engineered to speed up your time
3rd Aug 2025
It's engineered to speed up your time
Luxagraf:...
Frozen
The last few years in this area have not been good to ice fishermen. At least that's what I hear....
15th Jan 2025
The last few years in this area have not been good to ice fishermen. At least that's what I hear. Last year the lake barely froze over. By March it had thawed.
This year started more optimistically. Parts of the bay were already frozen by New Year's -- the shallower, calmer water...
DYNOMIGHT
Dear PendingKetchup
PendingKetchup comments on my recent post on what it means for something to be heritable:
The...
11th Sep 2025
PendingKetchup comments on my recent post on what it means for something to be heritable:
The article seems pretty good at math and thinking through unusual implications, but my armchair Substack eugenics alarm that I keep in the back of my brain is beeping.
Saying that variance...
The Tao Of Wealth
The Little Book Of Big Weight Loss : Book Notes
Big weight loss is mostly about the food. Exercise is important to a lesser extent. Do not eat...
12th Sep 2020
Big weight loss is mostly about the food. Exercise is important to a lesser extent. Do not eat sugar, especially fructose. Aim for less than 3 added teaspoons per day, which is equal to 12 grams ( 1 teaspoon = 4 grams). Remember there are many names for sugar, so watch out when...
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
DYNOMIGHT
Life with hazard ratios
If you read anything about health or longevity, you’ll soon find yourself in a world of hazard...
6th Jul 2026
If you read anything about health or longevity, you’ll soon find yourself in a world of hazard ratios. Some study might say that eating more fiber might change your risk of dying by a factor of HR = 0.90. Another might say that occasional smoking might change it by HR = 1.30.
But...
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...
Passing Time
Bits from Boulder
Three true stories from the People's Republic
5th Aug 2024
Three true stories from the People's Republic
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 !!!
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.
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.
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...
Raptitude.com
Do Quests, Not Goals
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get...
8th Aug 2024
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you...
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
two years
this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it...
1st May 2026
this giant moth appeared at our door a few days after you’d passed, @peenutkewlee. @launshae said it could be you, i said it was just a co-incidence. but moths didn’t appear again since, especially one of this size. was it really you? or are moths somewhat drawn to households...
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
Luxagraf:...
Everyday It's 1984
Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying,...
9th Aug 2023
Nostalgia is commonly used pejoratively. As if the very idea of looking backward in time and saying, hmm, maybe we lost something between then and now were... bad? The American Psychological Association considers nostalgia a subset of depression, which is, ahem, depressing. But...
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...
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
About Being Grateful
Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
1st Jan 2026
Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
Winnie Lim
44
I read last year’s post before writing this. Writing is a strange phenomenon. Though I am reading my...
6th Apr 2025
I read last year’s post before writing this. Writing is a strange phenomenon. Though I am reading my own writing, it feels like I am reading the writing of another person. Perhaps...
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 Ruffian
How - and Why - To Read...
...in a World That's Giving Up On It
4th Jan 2025
...in a World That's Giving Up On It
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
Stoic Simple
Unleash Your Inner Sage: 5 Powerful Mindsets Fostered by Stoicism
By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A...
2nd Jun 2023
By Michael McGill The Stoics had a name for a person who fully realized the virtues of Stoicism. A person who overcame all of their personal defects to achieve a life of complete tranquility and goodness. The perfect Stoic, if you will. They referred to this person as the Stoic...
bookbear express
what's your favorite summer book?
Zhang Enli, The Wires (3), 2015
2nd Jun 2026
Zhang Enli, The Wires (3), 2015
The Honest Broker
The Parable of Anna Akhmatova
Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
4th Jan 2025
Who is more powerful, the artist or the dictator?
Jason Fried
Doing what you think, not what you thought
Whenever I talk about working in real-time, making decisions as you go, figuring things out now...
8th Apr 2025
Whenever I talk about working in real-time, making decisions as you go, figuring things out now rather than before, I get a question like this...
"If you don't have a backlog, or deep sets of prioritized, ranked items, how do you decide what to do next?"
My answer: The same...
Tech and Tea
Saddened by the tech industry
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing...
17th Jun 2023
Watching the pendulum swing away from people-centric leadership and wishing pendulums didn't swing quite so far in the other direction.
Passing Time
The Daily Pancake
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
7th Jun 2025
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
Daniel Bourke
Building a garden in the backyard
I started building a garden in the backyard.
It’s a small space but it took almost a year to get...
6th May 2023
I started building a garden in the backyard.
It’s a small space but it took almost a year to get going.
A year!
Mostly because of laziness and other things going on.
A little dream I have is to one day eat a full feast that consists 100%
Mind Mine
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
Caroline Crampton
The View From RSS
What the web looks like when you subscribe to 2,000 RSS feeds.
3rd Mar 2026
What the web looks like when you subscribe to 2,000 RSS feeds.
Winnie Lim
my strange relationship with time
I have a strange relationship with time. On one hand, I have time anxiety: the fear that time will...
12th Feb 2023
I have a strange relationship with time. On one hand, I have time anxiety: the fear that time will pass too quickly and I’ll run out of time. On the other hand,...
The Map is Mostly...
Breadcrumbs
One belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
19th Oct 2024
One belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
The Tao Of Wealth
The Loving-Kindness Exercises
Remember the good within you. Recite to yourself: May I be free from danger. May I have mental...
24th Feb 2020
Remember the good within you. Recite to yourself: May I be free from danger. May I have mental happiness. May I have physical happiness. May I have ease of well-being. Remember the following 11 benefits of loving-kindness: 1. You will sleep easily. 2. You will wake easily. 3. You...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boosters and Drainers
Life hacks have their place but there is only so much you can do before your life devolves into a...
2nd Jul 2016
Life hacks have their place but there is only so much you can do before your life devolves into a chaotic mess. I prefer the idea of building a personal system.
Charlie Becker
The Moral Case for Small Business
Starting, running, and supporting our way to a better world
7th Apr 2023
Starting, running, and supporting our way to a better world
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Mouth Lookers and the Connection Illusion
My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in...
6th Aug 2016
My girlfriend told me I was do it wrong. How was I supposed to know? They don’t teach this stuff in school.
The Honest Broker
We Really Are Entering a New Age of Romanticism
An update on the war against algorithms and technocratic manipulation
3rd Mar 2025
An update on the war against algorithms and technocratic manipulation
The Honest Broker
How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop
Let's look at the warning signs
2nd Aug 2024
Let's look at the warning signs
Stoic Simple
The Feather
"A breathtakingly beautiful book that shows how even a tiny bit of virtue can overcome any...
10th Oct 2024
"A breathtakingly beautiful book that shows how even a tiny bit of virtue can overcome any darkness." —Dustin Brady, author of Superhero for a Day After falling from an angel's wing, a tiny feather drifts past the boundaries of Heaven and into the mortal realm below. No longer...
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
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...
Hickman's...
"You're Already in Love With America"
Updates on Falling Back in Love with America
14th Feb 2025
Updates on Falling Back in Love with America
Mark Manson
The Power (and Limitations) of Self-Belief
In 1959, a surgeon named Leonard Cobb called bullshit. At the time, the most common procedure to...
8th Nov 2021
In 1959, a surgeon named Leonard Cobb called bullshit. At the time, the most common procedure to help people with chest pain caused by heart disease was something called “internal mammary artery ligation,” where basically, they would intentionally close one of the main arteries...
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.
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...
Laetitia@Work
Artist vs Artisan: what's the difference?
Laetitia@Work #44
18th Nov 2021
Mark Manson
Why You’re So Unhappy
This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how...
6th Jul 2023
This isn't going to be your typical pep talk about how the universe works in mysterious ways, or how everything will fall into place if you're patient.
Spoiler alert: it won’t.
The cold hard truth is this: the universe doesn’t care about your happiness. You do.
Maybe you've...
The Convivial...
The Thing That Is Silence
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
Charlie Becker
Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of...
5th Jul 2024
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of the things life and the world had to offer. It’s difficult to overstate the influence Anthony Bourdain has had on my worldview. For over a decade, whenever someone asked, “what do...
The Ruffian
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden?
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
3rd Jul 2024
Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
The Convivial...
From Common Sense to Bespoke Realities
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
12th Jul 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 12
Winnie Lim
the answer I must seek
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
1st Sep 2024
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
The Map is Mostly...
[subscribers only] Ask me Anything
13th Aug 2023
Both Are True
2025 recap
what a year it's been
7th Jan 2025
Winnie Lim
my body is a temple
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of...
3rd Aug 2025
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...
Wait But Why
Tales from Toddlerhood
Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world
The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on...
24th Oct 2025
Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world
The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on Wait But Why.
Letters of Note
Curse the blasted, jelly-boned swines
On this day in letters
3rd Jul 2026
The AI Underwriter
Week 28 of 2025- W282025
You're asking me how a watch works
13th Jul 2025
You're asking me how a watch works
The Ruffian
Rattle Bag
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
2nd Dec 2023
History, learning, screw-ups, and suitcase-packing
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...
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...
Scarlet Ink
If Your System Never Fails, That’s the Real Failure
Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable...
3rd Nov 2025
Investments in operations should be at a minimal level that maintains the systems in an acceptable state forever. Poor operations are clearly bad news. But perfect operations are a waste of money.
Mark Manson
Mark Manson’s 3 Rules for Life
Hey party people! It's Mark Manson, and today I want to talk about Dr. Jordan Peterson and his...
14th Sep 2023
Hey party people! It's Mark Manson, and today I want to talk about Dr. Jordan Peterson and his books, "12 Rules for Life" and "12 More Rules for Life."
I've had the pleasure of chatting with him on his podcast and even got some F-bombs out of him. But what really stuck with me...
The Honest Broker
12 New YouTube Videos I'm Recommending Right Now
Including the trendiest band of the current moment
2nd May 2026
Including the trendiest band of the current moment
The Ruffian
The Last Lunch
A Short Story
1st Aug 2026
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
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 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?
Laetitia@Work
AI has an unexpected side effect: It could make high-paying jobs less hostile to women
Laetitia@Work #101
10th Jun 2026
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Live Slowly and Simply In A Frantic World
This post is about how you can choose to slow down, how you can step off the ever-revolving carousel...
25th Dec 2020
This post is about how you can choose to slow down, how you can step off the ever-revolving carousel of want-buy-want upgrade, opt out of the comparison games, stop cramming a month’s worth of engagements into a weekend, refuse to live your life according to trends, tread lighter...
Passing Time
A Dream of Wild Turkeys
A trip report from Sin City
13th Apr 2026
A trip report from Sin City
Laetitia@Work
The craftsmanship revival we kept predicting might finally be real
Laetitia@Work #104
a week ago
Passing Time
The Illusion of Solitude
Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
1st Nov 2024
Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
The Ruffian
Labour Isn't Thinking
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
1st Jun 2026
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
David Senra
Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group
My top 10 highlights from the book:
1. Ortega has created a business model that is studied in...
1st Dec 2024
My top 10 highlights from the book:
1. Ortega has created a business model that is studied in universities he could not access.
2. “One afternoon, after school, I went with my mother to a store to buy food. The store we walked into was one of those old-time grocery stores,...
Both Are True
This really is it
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
2nd Aug 2024
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
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...
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...
Laetitia@Work
Bureaucrats are our heroes now
Laetitia@Work #80
23rd Apr 2025
The Tao Of Wealth
How to build your routine, find your focus and sharpen your creative mind
This post contains my notes and reflections from the book: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your...
14th Mar 2020
This post contains my notes and reflections from the book: Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind (99U) Mark McGuiness – http://www.LateralAction.com: If you want to create something worthwhile with your life, you need to draw...
The Ruffian
The Audacity of Ambition
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
1st Mar 2025
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
Luxagraf:...
Tall Ship Tales
March saw the kids and I head to California to visit my parents again. This time we flew out of...
26th Mar 2025
March saw the kids and I head to California to visit my parents again. This time we flew out of Duluth, which is a delightfully tiny, empty airport that knows nothing of lines or hassles.
When the four of us went through security we were the only people in the line, and we...
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.
Passing Time
UPPERCASE lowercase Andinbetvveen
On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
12th Nov 2021
On stylized titling: the expanding canvas of musical expression
Laetitia@Work
The Authority Gap
Laetitia@Work #47
7th Apr 2022
The Convivial...
Whose Time? Which Temporality?
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
14th Mar 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 4
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
The Prism
How to Find Good Information
And some examples of "Good Information"
19th Sep 2023
And some examples of "Good Information"
Passing Time
Your Social Universe
Imagine yourself as a star.
6th Mar 2024
Imagine yourself as a star.
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Perks of Being Vulnerable
Contrary to its literal meaning, vulnerability is not a weakness. As we shall learn, vulnerability...
4th Nov 2021
Contrary to its literal meaning, vulnerability is not a weakness. As we shall learn, vulnerability is actually about confronting our deepest fears so that we can be honest with ourselves and, by extension, others.
Wait But Why
The Second Presidential Debate
In case you missed it, here's what happened.
The post The Second Presidential Debate appeared first...
10th Oct 2016
In case you missed it, here's what happened.
The post The Second Presidential Debate appeared first on Wait But Why.
The Convivial...
The Work of Art
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
11th Jun 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
Paul Cudenec
Leviathan's Law and the occupation of our lands
[Plus audio version]
4th Nov 2025
Atoms vs Bits
The Good Sides Of Nepotism
It is very largely bad, to be clear. But the good sides are worth thinking about.
2nd Jul 2025
It is very largely bad, to be clear. But the good sides are worth thinking about.
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...
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
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
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience
moving away from a deficiency mindset
28th Jan 2023
moving away from a deficiency mindset
Luxagraf:...
Seven Years
If you subtract out 2020, when everything shut down and we rented a farm house in South Carolina,...
9th Apr 2025
If you subtract out 2020, when everything shut down and we rented a farm house in South Carolina, April 2025 marks seven years on the road in our 1969 Dodge Travco.
We left our previous home of Athens GA on April 1, 2017. Our twin daughters were 4 years old. Our son was not yet...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Tighter than Scum
A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed...
8th Sep 2018
A mile of scum clung to the edges of the grocery store aisles. Every night the machine that waxed the floor spit excess gunk onto the baseboards. Hal Smith pondered the mess from above, perched in a cloud of cigarette smoke, surveying his store from behind mirrored glass.
Wait But Why
You Won’t Believe My Morning
A highly unexpected turn of events.
The post You Won’t Believe My Morning appeared first on Wait But...
25th Mar 2020
A highly unexpected turn of events.
The post You Won’t Believe My Morning appeared first on Wait But Why.
Winnie Lim
experimenting with Obsidian
Books have radically changed my life. One of the original purposes of this website was to share the...
1st Jul 2023
Books have radically changed my life. One of the original purposes of this website was to share the learnings I had from them – read through my personal lenses, layered with the...
The Map is Mostly...
Californias
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west...
29th Jul 2025
The first time I went out to Silicon Valley, or California for that matter, or anywhere at all west of New York state, was after college.
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...
Raptitude.com
Give Yourself a Ripcord to Pull
When you’re worked up over some dilemma, talking about it with someone else can give you a whoosh of...
18th Jul 2025
When you’re worked up over some dilemma, talking about it with someone else can give you a whoosh of perspective, mostly because the other person’s mind isn’t stuck in a black cloud like yours is. The overwhelmed mind tends to regard everything as bad. The optimistic and...
RhysTranter.com
Visit to the Arvo Pärt Centre in Estonia
In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the...
21st Aug 2023
In July, Jenn and I travelled to Estonia to visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa. Pärt is the most-performed living composer in the world, and his life and work played a key role in the development of my faith. We even saw Arvo Pärt and his wife Nora shopping at their local...
Paul Cudenec
The spirit of Sophia: our promise
Our Beloved!
15th Sep 2024
The Convivial...
Embrace Your Crookedness (Audio Version)
Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 13 (supplement)
1st Aug 2023
Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 13 (supplement)
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 Honest Broker
I'm Recommending 14 New Albums
Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
1st Apr 2026
Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
Adrian Hanft, III:...
How to Tell if Your Job is Real
After quitting his job, a friend made an odd comment. He said, "It’s weird when you realize that...
2nd Dec 2018
After quitting his job, a friend made an odd comment. He said, "It’s weird when you realize that none of it is real." His observation stuck me as both profoundly true and maddeningly confusing.
Tech and Tea
Progress can be slow
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
10th Jul 2024
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Daniel Bourke
AI Anxiety
A walk into the unknown.
28th Apr 2023
Charlie Becker
Becoming an adult, one toddler tantrum at a time.
A letter from a father
5th Apr 2024
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...
Passing Time
Why Write?
Other than the egotism, of course…
15th Jul 2023
Other than the egotism, of course…
Isabel Unraveled
observations on a phone-less existence
addiction, but make it socially acceptable
11th Aug 2025
addiction, but make it socially acceptable
The Convivial...
Eye to Eye
"Is This Anything?"
5th Jun 2023
Mind Mine
the mind is a trap
be careful what you convince yourself of
13th Feb 2025
be careful what you convince yourself of
Adrian Hanft, III:...
25 Questions You Didn’t Know You Needed “Art of the Living Dead” to Answer
A starting point for anyone curious about reading a book about creativity and zombies
3rd Nov 2015
A starting point for anyone curious about reading a book about creativity and zombies
Tech and Tea
Saying No to what I feel I should do
Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
7th Apr 2024
Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
Isabel Unraveled
on trading potential for something actual
just make a choice
1st Jan 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.
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.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Abandon Your New Year’s Resolutions and Perform 6 System Checks
I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out...
6th Jan 2019
I had trouble making resolutions this year. Normally I love the process, I make my list, sketch out a plan, maybe even buy an online course or two. But this year I couldn’t do it. Why was my brain blocking the New Year’s resolution tradition?
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...
Mark Manson
33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life
I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I...
22nd Feb 2024
I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I can honestly say they changed my life, who's to say they won't change yours too?
Don't just take my word for it though. Read on for my summary of all 33 books and see for yourself...
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 Honest Broker
How I Became the Honest Broker
I share my origin story
2nd Aug 2026
Both Are True
can everyone kindly shut the fuck up about AI
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
5th Jun 2024
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
The Ruffian
Postcard From Venice
Reflections on a Stupefying City
1st Nov 2025
Reflections on a Stupefying City
Tech and Tea
Thoughts on writing without AI, being offline, and course promotion.
My realization that I want to write more and without AI assistance and also what we're learning...
22nd Jun 2026
My realization that I want to write more and without AI assistance and also what we're learning about how we want to promote and not promote our courses.
Wait But Why
Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch
So heavy but so worth it
The post Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch appeared first...
16th Oct 2024
So heavy but so worth it
The post Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch appeared first on Wait But Why.
skin contact
knocking on strangers doors
a portrait of erie, PA before the election
8th May 2025
a portrait of erie, PA before the election
The Ruffian
Why Did I Start The Ruffian and Has Paul McCartney Read My Book?
Answering Reader Questions. Plus a Ton of Optimism For 2026.
3rd Jan 2026
Answering Reader Questions. Plus a Ton of Optimism For 2026.
Winnie Lim
on seeing my self as a canvas
I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can...
5th Nov 2023
I am not sure why, but I don’t have much interest in life. I have been this way for as long as I can remember, though I am not sure if my...
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...
Letters of Note
What we have got to have in this world is a change of heart
A mixed mailbag
25th Jan 2026
The Convivial...
Apocalyptic AI
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 5
7th Apr 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 5
Diaries of Note
More of London’s madness!
Born in South Africa in 1934, Gordon Forbes was a seasoned tennis professional who clinched his...
1st Jul 2023
Born in South Africa in 1934, Gordon Forbes was a seasoned tennis professional who clinched his first junior title at the tender age of twelve, initiating a stellar career among the tennis elite. Forbes and his doubles partner, Abe Segal, formed an unstoppable force in the...
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,...
Luxagraf:...
Second Spring
Driving 1,800 miles north in a week was like stepping back in time. Spring came and went in Florida...
14th Jun 2023
Driving 1,800 miles north in a week was like stepping back in time. Spring came and went in Florida back in early March, by the time we left Florida was well into summer, whatever the calendar might have said. Here in Washburn though spring had barely arrived.
The night we got...
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 Prism
Overchoice and How to Avoid it
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
5th Oct 2023
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
Jason Fried
Why am I still doing this?
I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay...
3rd May 2024
I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay motivated.
It ain’t the money, as I’ve been fortunate enough to make more than I’ll ever be able to spend.
I enjoy the work and we have a great crew, each a true pleasure to work with. I...
Daily Stoic
The 16 Greatest Lessons From 16 Years With Marcus Aurelius
Just over sixteen years ago, I bought Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on Amazon. Amazon Prime didn’t...
2nd Nov 2022
Just over sixteen years ago, I bought Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations on Amazon. Amazon Prime didn’t exist then and to qualify for free shipping, I had to purchase a few other books at the same time. I was 19 years old. I didn’t know what Stoicism was. I didn’t know who Marcus...
Charlie Becker
To go and lay down in that sense of it.
Castles in the Sky #45
2nd Feb 2024
Atoms vs Bits
Is This Anything? 11
getting mad + drinking occasionally
1st Aug 2025
getting mad + drinking occasionally
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...
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...
Winnie Lim
some scenes from chiang mai
Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee...
8th Dec 2024
Sharing some straight out of the camera and phone shots from Chiang Mai. It is known for the coffee scene, but what I didn’t expect was that it has excellent matcha too,...
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: Balance coaching to find new perspectives
The power of mindset shifts and choice and a Tech and Tea balance coaching tool to guide you through...
7th Jul 2025
The power of mindset shifts and choice and a Tech and Tea balance coaching tool to guide you through uncertain times.
Mark Manson
How to Stop Caring About What People Think
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think.
We all...
3rd Aug 2023
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think.
We all wish we could be impervious to others' opinions, like Superman deflecting bullets. But instead of bullets, we're out here trying to deflect the fucks we wish we didn't give.
We...
Tech and Tea
Creating Space: A 6-Week Journaling Course
Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help...
9th Jun 2025
Announcing a journaling course in collaboration with Buster Benson at 750 Words — designed to help you step back, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters. Join us!
Luxagraf:...
How I Develop Photos With Darktable
This guide is kept up-to-date with Darktable releases. It is currently written for Darktable 5.2,...
26th Aug 2025
This guide is kept up-to-date with Darktable releases. It is currently written for Darktable 5.2, released June 2025. Be sure to read part 1 before you read this.
There are several tools out there to develop camera RAW files into printable images, some of them are shockingly...
Laetitia@Work
Joining the No-Club
Laetitia@Work #51
8th Sep 2022
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...
Tech and Tea
Remote work and sick days
a double-edged sword
11th Feb 2023
DYNOMIGHT
Everything is espionage: Things I learned researching Assange
(espissange? asspionage?)
Who is this Julian Assange guy? Is he good or bad? Did he do espionage?...
14th Mar 2024
(espissange? asspionage?)
Who is this Julian Assange guy? Is he good or bad? Did he do espionage? Why is the US so obsessed with getting its hands on him?
At dynomight.net we don’t like to answer questions. Instead, we prefer to replace them with more abstract questions that we...
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...
Isabel Unraveled
how to be a domestic goddess
notes from nigella & myself
12th Mar 2025
notes from nigella & myself
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Pseudo Sacrifice vs. Speculation
Observers are stunned when they witness a queen sacrifice. For a chess player to abandon their most...
1st Apr 2017
Observers are stunned when they witness a queen sacrifice. For a chess player to abandon their most powerful piece seems like a daring risk. The sacrifice is followed by a decisive combo resulting in checkmate. Bravo, the crowd goes wild.
Charlie Becker
Get into Character
Characters drive the story
8th Mar 2023
Characters drive the story
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
End of Year Book Review (2022)
I enjoy books (more so audio books than reading), but I don't consume them very much or as often as...
3rd Dec 2022
I enjoy books (more so audio books than reading), but I don't consume them very much or as often as I'd like. At least in my own mind I don't get through many, but what's the global average? I don't honestly care. This year I wanted to make a concerted effort to consume more...
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...
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
10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled
Mental models for discerning truth
20th Feb 2023
Mental models for discerning truth
The Honest Broker
How I Disintermediated My Writing Career
It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
2nd Jun 2023
It's a clumsy word, but a lovely thing to do
Both Are True
we're okay - a quick Asheville update
and a list of places to donate
1st Oct 2024
and a list of places to donate
Nat Eliason's...
30-Day First Draft: Week 2.5 Report & Lessons
70,117 Words Later
4th Sep 2024
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...
Passing Time
Valuable, but not productive
Consulting & finance as black holes of elite human capital
2nd Dec 2024
Consulting & finance as black holes of elite human capital
Paul Cudenec
Impact, Zimpact!
[Plus audio version]
27th Aug 2025
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.
Daniel Bourke
Male Fertility Protocol
A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
30th Jul 2026
A bet on general health principles leading to favourable male fertility outcomes.
Charlie Becker
What I learned writing 100 essays
Or more like ~130 but 100 decent ones anyway
17th Mar 2026
Or more like ~130 but 100 decent ones anyway
Left To Write
№ 78: Bloomstory Codex, Changing of Seasons, Unproductivity Is The New Productivity
A brief update of the last months
12th Mar 2024
A brief update of the last months
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't...
10th Feb 2018
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't want to let their art touch the gunk. But before I get to that, I need to describe my writing process.
Raptitude.com
Feedback is What Makes Everything Work
The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about...
27th Jun 2024
The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about five minutes, but the teller took so long that I started to experience time distortion. I knew it had been at least fifteen minutes, but perhaps it was much longer. Twenty-five...
The Map is Mostly...
Veganism and Moral Intuitions
Inspecting some ethical claims, in the hope you might revisit some of your own intuitions
24th Jun 2026
Inspecting some ethical claims, in the hope you might revisit some of your own intuitions
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...
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Light
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have...
12th Apr 2023
In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candle-light. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. — Robert Louis Stevenson, Bed in Summer This post is part of a series about building a house that looks and feels traditional in New Hampshire. However, this...
Paul Cudenec
The Ford Foundation: a fork-tongued global mafia front
[Plus audio version]
1st Sep 2025
The AI Underwriter
Week 36 of 2025- W362025
This is no time for ease and comfort
7th Sep 2025
This is no time for ease and comfort
Daniel Bourke
Introducing Nutrify 2.0
Multi-Food Mode, 552 New Foods and Food Share
9th Dec 2025
Multi-Food Mode, 552 New Foods and Food Share
Atoms vs Bits
There's a New Country Ranking and You're Not Going to Like it
What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
2nd Dec 2024
What makes Israel, Qatar, and the Faroe Islands so great?
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.
Both Are True
rare is this feeling
i blame noah kahan's tiny desk concert also
21st Apr 2026
i blame noah kahan's tiny desk concert also
Mark Manson
Why Your Favorite Self-Help Book Sucks
https://youtu.be/hQB3viVFhPA
Yes, yes—I know you think that one book you read that one time changed...
1st Jun 2023
https://youtu.be/hQB3viVFhPA
Yes, yes—I know you think that one book you read that one time changed your life.
Hell, maybe that was even my book.
And don't get me wrong, self-help books can help, but I think people mistake what they're actually doing.
Let me break this down for...
Winnie Lim
first impressions of khao yai
Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to...
6th Jul 2025
Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to places where we don’t have to drive because I tend to...
Nat Eliason's...
Why (And How) I'm Self-Publishing My Novel
The First HUSK Update!
11th Dec 2024
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