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
Mind Mine
on trading potential for something actual
just make a choice
1st Jan 2025
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
Laetitia@Work
Desperate for more male nurses, teachers and cleaners
Laetitia@Work #57
19th Mar 2023
The Ruffian
Fake Debates and Late Converts
Malcolm Gladwell's Trans Sports Apology and What It Tells Us About This Whole Debate
6th Sep 2025
Malcolm Gladwell's Trans Sports Apology and What It Tells Us About This Whole Debate
The Convivial...
The Waters of Lethe Flow From Our Digital Streams
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
20th Mar 2025
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 2
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...
Sherman's Food...
Bernie Beigne
While walking to the metro station after our visit to Lester's, we noticed a huge lineup for donuts...
1st Mar 2026
While walking to the metro station after our visit to Lester's, we noticed a huge lineup for donuts at Bernie Beigne. Not only that, we watched where they took freshly fried donuts and hand-dipped them into glaze. Then they hung them for all to see in the window. Wow, if that...
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 33 [May 2023]
Big, Big News!
15th Jun 2023
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...
Nat Eliason's...
Permission to Slow Down
In... Out...
2nd Jan 2023
Tech and Tea
My First Vibe Coding Project: The Trader Joe’s Snack Box Builder
A surprisingly delightful experience
5th May 2025
A surprisingly delightful experience
Farza's Newsletter
started eating pea protein and wtf this makes my shakes taste like peas its literally made of...
Hello my friends.
12th Aug 2025
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
We'll Never Have Flying Cars
A look at why flying cars are unlikely to become a reality.
29th Sep 2025
A look at why flying cars are unlikely to become a reality.
Luxagraf:...
Wagoneer
My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved.
As we've slowed...
1st Mar 2023
My favorite way to travel is with everyone in the bus, no other vehicle involved.
As we've slowed down our travels though, spending more time in an area makes it nice to have a car to go exploring, run errands, and get to places the bus can't. For that reason we bought a 2006...
Luxagraf:...
Greenfield Village
It's always seems slightly perverse to me to head east in a country that once lived by the slogan,...
4th Oct 2023
It's always seems slightly perverse to me to head east in a country that once lived by the slogan, go west. Whatever the case, we're eastbound again and when planning our route we ran across something called Greenfield Village.
Greenfield Village is difficult to describe, but...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Qualifying for Boston in 2021 Will Be Harder than Ever
Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon has closed and there is a brand new set of data ready for...
22nd Oct 2019
Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon has closed and there is a brand new set of data ready for analysis. If you are one of the runners who was accepted, congratulations! Qualifying for Boston is not easy, and as we will see shortly, it shows no signs of getting easier.
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
Diaries of Note
I have woken fairly early to think about human life
Frances Partridge was a remarkable British diarist born in 1900 whose long life was interwoven with...
1st Oct 2023
Frances Partridge was a remarkable British diarist born in 1900 whose long life was interwoven with the illustrious Bloomsbury Group. By 1967, when she wrote the following entry, she had already lost two of her nearest and dearest: her husband, Ralph, in 1960, and then tragically...
Charlie Becker
Is an AI company buying up all the used books? (I don’t think so, not this time.) | #103
But no matter what, the Library of Alexandria is still burning.
10th May 2026
But no matter what, the Library of Alexandria is still burning.
Winnie Lim
biometrics pre, during & post-covid
A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health...
3rd Sep 2023
A couple of weeks ago I received a notification from my apple watch that there were some new health trends from the health app: Obviously this is because I had covid: being...
The Convivial...
Why An Easier Life Is Not Necessarily Happier
Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
10th May 2023
Remembering Albert Borgmann (1937-2023)
The Prism
The Pathologization Pandemic
Why youth mental illness is surging
6th Jul 2023
Why youth mental illness is surging
bookbear express
always on your side
friendship is magic
5th May 2025
Tech and Tea
Behind the Scenes of Navigating the AI Shift
How Cate Huston and I built a course on navigating the AI shift, while navigating the AI shift.
5th May 2026
How Cate Huston and I built a course on navigating the AI shift, while navigating the AI shift.
The Prism
40 Useful Concepts (Summer 2023)
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
18th Jun 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
The Ruffian
Podcast: How To Get The Most Out of LLMs
Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
3rd Jul 2025
Part II Of My Excellent Conversation With Jasmine Sun
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
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...
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
In the future everyone will be creative for fifteen minutes
We were promised a future of flying cars and robot slaves. I love my smart phone, but pinch me if...
1st Oct 2015
We were promised a future of flying cars and robot slaves. I love my smart phone, but pinch me if the future doesn’t look an awful lot like the 80's. I blame the creative people.
bookbear express
all the way to the bottom
Christopher Wood, The Cove, 1926
4th Mar 2026
Christopher Wood, The Cove, 1926
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 25
Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
2nd Feb 2023
Thought Bananas is now Castles in the Sky
Mark Manson
Why We Do Things We Hate
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as...
12th Oct 2023
Many of us harbor a deep-seated desire to adopt a particular identity, often picturing ourselves as something that we are not.
For example, I've longed to be a surfer for years. The idea fascinated me so much that I even booked several weeks of surf lessons in Costa Rica.
Surfing...
The Honest Broker
Can You Really Treat Cancer with Sound?
And other updates on recent articles.
1st Nov 2025
And other updates on recent articles.
Passing Time
Why Write?
Other than the egotism, of course…
15th Jul 2023
Other than the egotism, of course…
Mark Manson
4 Fascinating Psychological Theories That Explain Your Whole Life
Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're...
1st Feb 2023
Welcome, dear readers, to a mind-bending adventure into the labyrinth of the human psyche. We're going to embark on an odyssey through the catacombs of cognition, the jungles of the subconscious, and a wild ride into the boundless depths of human behavior—with four psychological...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The most profound message in the history of junk literature
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books...
1st Jul 2017
I have always been a slow reader. I get discouraged by dense text and I struggle to finish books thicker than the width of my thumb.
Isabel Unraveled
Where do you not feel free?
Notice & soften & notice & soften & notice & soften & notice &
3rd Jun 2026
Notice & soften & notice & soften & notice & soften & notice &
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...
Winnie Lim
drawing & painting as a form of meditation
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since...
1st Jun 2024
I just started drawing and painting again last week after stopping for a couple of months. Since then I’ve been trying to do it more regularly, hoping to incorporate it as a...
bookbear express
affinity
how to know if you actually really like something
7th Aug 2025
how to know if you actually really like something
Isabel Unraveled
How to embrace the seasons of your life without guilt
You’re not wasting time when you’re in alignment
12th Mar 2026
You’re not wasting time when you’re in alignment
Both Are True
i failed vs. i'm a failure
the life-changing magic of the failure bow
3rd Jun 2025
the life-changing magic of the failure bow
Nat Eliason's...
The Birth of Paradise
My novella is out next week!
13th Jan 2026
My novella is out next week!
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience
moving away from a deficiency mindset
28th Jan 2023
moving away from a deficiency mindset
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!
Winnie Lim
learning to take care of my self
For as long as I can remember I had been very unhappy with myself. I think I have internalised the...
1st Feb 2026
For as long as I can remember I had been very unhappy with myself. I think I have internalised the judgement of people upon me: lazy, fickle, impulsive, over-sensitive, emotional, bad-tempered, etc....
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Reflecting on Minimalissimo
I was recently asked what my values are in life. It's a very tough question to answer without...
5th Mar 2023
I was recently asked what my values are in life. It's a very tough question to answer without throwing out one word answers off the top of your head. And that's pretty meaningless unless you're prepared to elaborate on that word and what it means in relation to your life and...
The Honest Broker
Why Are Huge Tech Companies Getting Into the Book Business?
Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
6th Dec 2024
Do they want to help writers or destroy them?
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,...
Nat Eliason's...
Softening Our Inner Critic
Find nourishment in the weeds
4th Dec 2023
Find nourishment in the weeds
Atoms vs Bits
Feedback Loops Rule Everything Around Me
Feeeeed meeee
3rd Nov 2025
Daniel Bourke
Cheerleader or critic
Build up or tear down?
18th Apr 2026
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)
The Prism
Why Everything is Becoming a Game
All the better to control you
20th Apr 2024
All the better to control you
RhysTranter.com
Rome Pilgrimage: Jubilee Year, 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of...
21st Jul 2025
This July, Jenn and I journeyed to Rome as part of a Jubilee Year pilgrimage with a group of colleagues from St David’s Catholic College. We passed through the Holy Doors of St Peter’s, St John Lateran, St Paul Outside the Walls, and St Mary Major, where the remains of Pope...
Lefineder’s Substack
Crime rise; more or the same.
Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?
10th Mar 2023
Did crime rise at the same rate in Democrats and Republican cities?
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.
The Ruffian
Labour Isn't Thinking
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
1st Jun 2026
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
124 months: deliberate togetherness
today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years....
2 weeks ago
today didn't start well — i said that it is the worst anniversary we've had for the past 10 years. is it perimenopause? i've found it harder to cope with my sensitivity and she's finding it harder to cope with fatigue. yet we persisted in celebrating even though we are both...
Scarlet Ink
Your Career Isn't a Meritocracy. It's a Trustocracy.
Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't...
a week ago
Trustocracy sounds funny, but it's a more accurate representation of how we're measured. We aren't (and can't) be measured objectively on what we accomplish at work. But we are (unavoidably) measured by the trust we've built with our co-workers.
RhysTranter.com
“In these dark times…”
In these dark times
we look for the light
5th Oct 2019
In these dark times
we look for the light
Luxagraf:...
April White
The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for...
10th Apr 2024
The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for months, waiting for more snow to fall but it never did. Last year we arrived in Washburn after Memorial Day and there were still patches of snow in the deep shade of the woods. This...
Hickman's...
The ‘Do or Die’ Days
If the Bell Tolls on the American Hinterlands, Will You Answer It?
3 weeks ago
If the Bell Tolls on the American Hinterlands, Will You Answer It?
Mark Manson
Trigger Warning: Reality Hurts
Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining that I didn’t include trigger warnings in my...
7th Sep 2022
Years ago, many readers wrote to me complaining that I didn’t include trigger warnings in my articles. This was 2014-15 or so. The trigger warning thing had become popular on university campuses and left-leaning news sites. Given that at the time many of my readers were young...
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...
Scarlet Ink
4 (More) Good Things and 2 (More) Bad Things and 2 Misunderstandings About Working at Amazon: From...
A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they...
4th Nov 2024
A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they don't do well, and in this article, I also mention a few common beliefs I disagree with.
Farza's Newsletter
eating a pesto pasta salad in dubai but how can you grow salad in a desert wow
Hey all :).
9th Dec 2025
Atoms vs Bits
Namespace Clashes
what's in a name?
5th Jan 2026
Laetitia@Work
Women’s Experience Trap
Laetitia@Work #82
13th Jun 2025
bookbear express
passive obsession
meditations on fantasy school and creativity
1st Sep 2025
meditations on fantasy school and creativity
The Convivial...
Manufactured Inevitability and the Need for Courage
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 3
15th Dec 2025
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No. 3
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.
The Ruffian
'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult
Not If You're On The Left Anyway
3rd Aug 2024
Not If You're On The Left Anyway
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Fire Hydrant Fury
If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it....
2nd Jun 2018
If you are an artist living in a city with a public art project you hope nobody blames you for it. Lincoln, Nebraska is covered with ugly bike-shaped sculptures covered with even uglier paintings. Loveland, Colorado lets people paint their electric boxes. Your city probably has...
The Honest Broker
I'm Recommending 12 New YouTube Videos
Let's support indie voices instead of Netflix
1st Feb 2026
Let's support indie voices instead of Netflix
The Convivial...
Do Not Resign From Life
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
2nd Jun 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
Both Are True
September BATCAVE Schedule is here
hang, write, and even some office hours?
2nd Sep 2025
hang, write, and even some office hours?
Paul Cudenec
Welcome to the New Resistance!
I introduce my latest book
1st Jun 2026
I introduce my latest book
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...
Jason Fried
Appetites instead of estimates
The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong.
Yes...
4th Oct 2024
The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong.
Yes there's a 3 week version of something. And a 6 week version. And a 4 month version. And a 12 month version. That's correct.
Yet, you'll almost always be wrong whichever you pick....
skin contact
stones in my pocket
a palm full of gems, next time I see you
29th Dec 2022
a palm full of gems, next time I see you
Permanent Style
Maximilian Mogg made-to-measure black tie: Review
I recently had this tuxedo made by the German tailoring brand Maximilian Mogg, while Max was...
1st Jun 2026
I recently had this tuxedo made by the German tailoring brand Maximilian Mogg, while Max was visiting London for the appointments he runs at Richard Gelding on North Audley Street. I was interested in having something from Max both because ... > Read more
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Accomplish Little And Feel Great
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate...
1st Aug 2017
At no time in the world will a man who is sane Over-reach himself, Over-spend himself, Over-rate himself. -Lao Tzu All is vanity. What do people gain from all the toil at which they toil under the sun? -Ecclesiastes 1:2-3 Sell not yourself at little price, being so precious in...
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...
Vittles
The Best Place to Eat Cypriot Food in the UK
Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar....
3rd Oct 2025
Alex Mylonas maps the movement of four fine souvlatzidika out of north London and into Potters Bar. Photographed by Michaël Protin.
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
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...
The Tao Of Wealth
Sri Patalathri Nrisimha Perumal Stuti
Patalathri, commonly known as Singaperumal Koil is a very famous Narasimha Kshetra situated in...
24th Apr 2020
Patalathri, commonly known as Singaperumal Koil is a very famous Narasimha Kshetra situated in Chengalpattu District, Tamilnadu. This place houses a beautiful rock-cut Narasimha temple, which is situated on a small hill. The name of the place, ‘Patalathri’ also gives a similar...
Hickman's...
Stumbling Toward the Cosmopolitan Christ
On Apocalypse, Schism, and "Trad" Religion
21st May 2026
On Apocalypse, Schism, and "Trad" Religion
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
Scarlet Ink
How Senior Leaders Evaluate Ideas — And a Story of Amazon's 3-Year Planning Process
Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element...
29th Jul 2024
Ideas are valuable if they're not simply a desired outcome. A path to an outcome is the core element of a good idea.
Hickman's...
Culture is Friction
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
12th Mar 2026
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
Tech and Tea
Small steps, Big dreams
proudly announcing Tech and Tea
2nd Apr 2023
proudly announcing Tech and Tea
Mark Manson
Motivation: What It Is, How It Works, and Where to Find It
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want...
1st Dec 2022
We all want to be motivated. We want to feel energized and excited about the things we do. We want to wake up in the morning with a sense of purpose and drive, ready to tackle the day ahead.
But the truth is, motivation is not always easy to come by.
We tell ourselves lies about...
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Problem with Too Much Fairness
We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it....
7th Oct 2021
We care so much about fairness that we are willing to sacrifice economic well-being to enforce it. Research shows that just to ensure shirkers get what they deserve, we are prepared to make ourselves poorer.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Audio Guestbook
The little creative lab I run with Manu, FormFeelingFunction®, is starting to take shape — albeit...
2nd Jun 2025
The little creative lab I run with Manu, FormFeelingFunction®, is starting to take shape — albeit slowly. We’ve been mulling over all sorts of concepts. Some might be realised, some probably won’t, and a few definitely will. One that’s just gone live is our most experimental idea...
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...
Mark Manson
A Practical Guide to Modern Dating
So you've thrown yourself into the modern dating pool, eh? You brave, brave soul.
Look, I know...
1st Jan 2023
So you've thrown yourself into the modern dating pool, eh? You brave, brave soul.
Look, I know meeting new people, going on dates, figuring out if you even like the person sitting across from you—it can all be confusing, frustrating, and just exhausting at times.
But before you...
Ryan Hoover's...
The fallacy of “no pain, no gain”
19th Dec 2024
Rubenerd
With thanks to Steven Rosenberg
Lately I’ve got used to waking up and checking my email and socials, and sorting through the latest...
3rd Nov 2025
Lately I’ve got used to waking up and checking my email and socials, and sorting through the latest troll or person angry about something I didn’t say. In a word, not great… assuming you hyphenate not and great, which I didn’t do there for some reason.
This morning, I got this...
Laetitia@Work
Going public: how AOC's choice opens doors for other women
Laetitia@Work #103
3 weeks ago
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
Manufactured Data Scarcity
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the...
3rd Dec 2021
All your information is under the hood even if you’re be interested in seeing what is driving the engine.
Tech and Tea
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?
Wait But Why
Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future
I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level.
The post Neuralink and the...
20th Apr 2017
I knew the future would be shocking but this is a whole other level.
The post Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future appeared first on Wait But Why.
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Masterpiece Hallucinations
What can you see through blurry eyes that you can't see with 20/20 vision?
7th Apr 2018
What can you see through blurry eyes that you can't see with 20/20 vision?
Paul Cudenec
Collaboration & Denial
[I read the article here)
2nd Feb 2026
[I read the article here)
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
Rubenerd
Blog questions challenge: TV shows
The imitable R.L. Dane tagged me in this blog post challenge, which I will not take sitting down....
13th Apr 2025
The imitable R.L. Dane tagged me in this blog post challenge, which I will not take sitting down. That’s a blatant lie, I’m 100% sitting down as I write this. I’m also drinking coffee, in case that was never obvious.
What TV character from a beloved show do you wish you could be...
Laetitia@Work
What is age, really? The case for age-agnosticism
Laetitia@Work #99
6th May 2026
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
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?
Stoic Simple
The Stoic Fable Book
PUBLISHER EXCLUSIVE: Limited First Edition Copy & 25% OFF 17 reviews "Delightful little stories...
22nd Feb 2025
PUBLISHER EXCLUSIVE: Limited First Edition Copy & 25% OFF 17 reviews "Delightful little stories filled with timeless wisdom." — Kyle Gray, The Story Engine Podcast The Stoic Fable Book is a collection of charming little tales that explain the enduring wisdom of Stoicism, an...
Tech and Tea
How to know the right next step when everything feels uncertain
A guest post by Vinamrata Singal, on navigating the journey from quitting her PM job to entering...
10th Sep 2025
A guest post by Vinamrata Singal, on navigating the journey from quitting her PM job to entering filmmaking
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)
The Convivial...
Feeding on Illusions
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
8th Jul 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
Ryan Hoover's...
The New Product Hunt iOS App (described in GIFs)
10th Oct 2020
bookbear express
the disorientation of freedom
beyond words
4th Feb 2026
Ryan Hoover's...
How to make new friends as an adult
11th Jul 2024
Charlie Becker
The Unlikely Connection Between Fiction and Travel
Castles in the Sky #44
28th Dec 2023
skin contact
Coming soon
This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
15th Nov 2022
This is shani's mind, a newsletter on whatever I am thinking about lately .
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Best Lawn in the Entire Post-Apocalypse
What kind of an idiot am I that I would be doing lawn maintenance during the zombie apocalypse? Let...
1st Oct 2016
What kind of an idiot am I that I would be doing lawn maintenance during the zombie apocalypse? Let me tell you.
How to Be a Stoic
What Would a Stoic Do? Dating
“Dating” is a word I was not familiar with before coming to the United States. Especially with the...
22nd Jun 2018
“Dating” is a word I was not familiar with before coming to the United States. Especially with the advent of modern dating apps, it essentially means that you are trying out different people to see who “wins” the alleged honor of being your (next) partner. Except, of course, that...
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
skin contact
house cats
These days, it is easier to let my mind be a house cat.
3rd Aug 2025
These days, it is easier to let my mind be a house cat.
The Map is Mostly...
Sketches of Beauty, Shades of Remoteness
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could...
12th Nov 2022
A little moth asked the other day, what makes something beautiful? I wonder and doubt if I could ever give a fulfilling answer. As a topic it is almost too monumental to touch. Certainly to write about all at once. But maybe we can glance at it from time to time. So, a short...
Lefineder’s Substack
Coming soon
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
12th Feb 2023
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
DYNOMIGHT
Y’all are over-complicating these AI-risk arguments
Say an alien spaceship is headed for Earth. It has 30 aliens on it. The aliens are weak and small....
2nd Oct 2025
Say an alien spaceship is headed for Earth. It has 30 aliens on it. The aliens are weak and small. They have no weapons and carry no diseases. They breed at rates similar to humans. They are bringing no new technology. No other ships are coming. There’s no trick—except that they...
Tech and Tea
Making Space After Burnout
What to know if you’re considering a sabbatical
2nd Feb 2026
What to know if you’re considering a sabbatical
The Convivial...
The Thing That Is Silence
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
skin contact
san francisco: after the flood
short story. our protagonist is named after a piece of fruit
20th Jan 2023
short story. our protagonist is named after a piece of fruit
Daniel Bourke
Introducing Nutrify | A Pokédex for Food
Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
27th Feb 2024
Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
Luxagraf:...
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...
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...
Atoms vs Bits
Short Posts
Why are posts so long?
14th Feb 2024
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...
Atoms vs Bits
Intuitions for Georgism
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
7th Aug 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite from deep in our archive. You can unsubscribe from Reissues but continue receiving our new posts by updating your preference here.
Last year, Atvbt’s bloggers published a piece...
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.
Tech and Tea
Seasonal Changes
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
19th Nov 2023
Finding space and time to sloooooow down
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
Tech and Tea
The unfairness of life with a baby
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
1st Sep 2024
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
Winnie Lim
on learning the piano with baby steps
I’ve been learning the piano for about 3 months now. When I first picked it up again I was very...
1st Mar 2026
I’ve been learning the piano for about 3 months now. When I first picked it up again I was very skeptical because I have a history of learning things at short intense...
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.
Tech and Tea
Expectations, planning, and suffering
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
29th May 2024
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
Isabel Unraveled
patience, pacing & persistence
remember: we're playing the long game, folks
1st Jun 2025
remember: we're playing the long game, folks
bookbear express
the art of getting laid: a review of the game, 20 years later
and some announcements :)
7th Oct 2025
and some announcements :)
Passing Time
It's All Relative
When something is described as normal, it begs the question: “relative to what?”
9th Aug 2023
When something is described as normal, it begs the question: “relative to what?”
Daily Stoic
How To Deal With Regret ( 3 Stoic Strategies to Live Free)
What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future...
23rd Aug 2023
What Is Regret? “Two elements must therefore be rooted out once for all, – the fear of future suffering, and the recollection of past suffering; since the latter no longer concerns me, and the former concerns me not yet.” – Seneca, from Letters from a Stoic After a long day at...
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...
Hickman's...
Meditation upon a Cannoli
A Reverie on the Streets of Utica, NY
12th Nov 2025
A Reverie on the Streets of Utica, NY
Winnie Lim
restarting from scratch
I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini...
5th May 2023
I’d finally tested negative on may 2nd the 13th day of my infection, in time to have a mini celebration with my partner. I am not sure if I overdid it, but...
The Convivial...
Amulets Against the Spirits of the Age
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 12
20th Nov 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 12
Diaries of Note
I won’t marry Jo to Laurie to please any one
Now considered a seminal work in both American literature and feminist canon, Little Women was...
1st Nov 2023
Now considered a seminal work in both American literature and feminist canon, Little Women was originally published in the 1860s as two separate volumes, the first of which Louisa May Alcott completed in two months after being asked by her publisher to “write a girl’s book.” The...
Daily Stoic
Let Us Fulfill Our Obligation
That nice, warm feeling you’re carrying over from Thanksgiving? That fullness after your big family...
27th Nov 2025
That nice, warm feeling you’re carrying over from Thanksgiving? That fullness after your big family get-together? From the meal, from the company, from all of it? It’s important that you realize not everyone is feeling that right now. In fact, many people are experiencing the...
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...
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
Winnie Lim
chronic unease
Some people are good at denial, forgetting, and moving on. I am good at none of those. I accumulate...
5th Jun 2023
Some people are good at denial, forgetting, and moving on. I am good at none of those. I accumulate trauma, remember them deeply like they are etched into my bones helpless as...
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
Laetitia@Work
The Worry Gap: why women worry so much more
Laetitia@Work #62
4th Oct 2023
Raptitude.com
How It Seems vs How It Is
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down,...
6th Dec 2024
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down, suddenly the room seemed to lose half its size. Turns out it’s just a claustrophobic little room with a toilet, sink, and tub. The sense that there’s open space in front of me while...
Passing Time
Stop using your health wearables
Against the tyranny of data
17th Sep 2025
Against the tyranny of data
DYNOMIGHT
Dynomight internet survey
Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of:
you
the...
2nd May 2024
Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of:
you
the nature of reality
consciousness
ethics
dynomight internet website
and have therefore created a survey, which you can take here. (You don’t need to create an account or give your email...
Charlie Becker
Here's Where It All Stands | #101
Book Club, New Bio, New Podcast, and a New Place to Buy Used Books
2nd Apr 2026
Book Club, New Bio, New Podcast, and a New Place to Buy Used Books
The Convivial...
Antivirals
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
11th Nov 2022
The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 17
Thu Le
Between worlds
From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
4th May 2025
From moving between worlds to feeling at home wherever I am.
Tech and Tea
I spent my morning talking to an AI chatbot
A tech "late-adopter" plays around with chat-gpt and other chatbots and is blown away by some use...
1st Jul 2023
A tech "late-adopter" plays around with chat-gpt and other chatbots and is blown away by some use cases and underwhelmed by others.
Farza's Newsletter
theres a snowstorm in nyc and im really thirsty can i eat snow from the sidewalk asking for a friend
Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first...
25th Jan 2026
Last week, me and Julian helped 35 people come up with an idea, make something, and make their first $. All in 3-days.
Paul Cudenec
On globalism and immigration
Somebody commented on my article “The British population is under attack” that I had not made any...
4th Feb 2025
Somebody commented on my article “The British population is under attack” that I had not made any mention of immigration.
Laetitia@Work
Artist vs Artisan: what's the difference?
Laetitia@Work #44
18th Nov 2021
The Map is Mostly...
July 4, 2024
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
5th Jul 2024
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us always be grateful for it. And let us always remember that good things are created not when people decide they have claims against an institution or a society, but when they have...
Laetitia@Work
The Mystery of Mastery
Laetitia@Work #64
20th Dec 2023
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...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Nuances of Minimalism
Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many...
3rd Aug 2021
Minimalism can be perceived in different ways, as it should be, because there are in fact many nuances to the movement. Is it even a movement? It’s perhaps better described as a guiding principle. Some of these nuances are highly commercial, some are focused on personal wellbeing...
DYNOMIGHT
Why the chicken crossed the road, according to various entities
When I started this blog, I promised myself that I would always steer into weirdness. (As they say,...
4th Dec 2025
When I started this blog, I promised myself that I would always steer into weirdness. (As they say, “Get busy being weird, or get busy dying.”) While time has shown there are limits to what y’all will tolerate [1 2 3 4], I still sometimes feel an uncontrollable need to publish...
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...
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.
Nat Eliason's...
Do You Want a Happy Life or a Memorable Life?
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
6th Nov 2023
The Mindfulness Happiness Conflict
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Searching for Ken Griffey Jr
Ken Griffey Jr’s face was sandwiched between thick plastic, his friendly grin locked up – screwed...
7th Oct 2017
Ken Griffey Jr’s face was sandwiched between thick plastic, his friendly grin locked up – screwed tight at four corners. A gold chain hung around his Mariner’s blue turtleneck, a bat rested on his left shoulder, calligraphic letters hovered above a gold star announcing the birth...
Passing Time
Reconsidering Reading
While it may feel good to be able to say you've read something, that doesn’t mean it’s the most...
10th Jan 2022
While it may feel good to be able to say you've read something, that doesn’t mean it’s the most effective way to learn.
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 34 - June 2023
Monthly Wrap-up
12th Jul 2023
Both Are True
gentle advice for sensitive souls
who wanna make somethin outta nothin
3rd Sep 2024
who wanna make somethin outta nothin
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...
Philip I. Thomas
What I'm up to - June 2026
My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in...
1st Jun 2026
My monthly newsletter about what I'm up to, which I send in place of social media. What I did in May - Went to Oaxaca for vacation, which was a culturally rich and walkable place. I enjoyed a lot of ...
Charlie Becker
Starting in one hour: Charlie Becker and Rob Stephenson on InterIntellect
Grab a ticket and join us
18th Sep 2025
Grab a ticket and join us
Both Are True
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
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 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
Atoms vs Bits
11 Universal And Objective Truths About Making Friends
the reason we are here
2nd Jul 2026
Sherman's Food...
Song Huong Eatery
Many years ago, I would visit Song Huong out on Nanaimo for their Vietnamese fare, in particularly,...
1st Jun 2026
Many years ago, I would visit Song Huong out on Nanaimo for their Vietnamese fare, in particularly, their Bò 7 Món. For those who are not familiar, this is seven courses of beef that is usually served during celebrations. So when they opened a second location near me, I knew I...
Passing Time
American Hedonism
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
7th Feb 2025
What do Thomas Aquinas, Pope Gregory I, and Walker Robinson of Your Neighbors have in common?
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...
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