Diaries of Note
This is not Nineteen Eighty-Four
Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900...
1st Mar 2023
Wigtown is a coastal town in south-west Scotland so in love with books that its approximately 900 (presumably) well-read inhabitants have an incredible sixteen bookshops on their doorstep(s), an annual book festival that runs for ten days, and the official title of Scotland’s...
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.
Laetitia@Work
How housing scarcity influences everything
Laetitia@Work #81
21st May 2025
bookbear express
I didn't text you back because I was trying to find you a date
+ matchmaking penpal option for people who live outside SF/NY!
6th Apr 2025
+ matchmaking penpal option for people who live outside SF/NY!
DYNOMIGHT
The worthlessness of vitamin D is mildly exaggerated
For a while there, many people thought vitamin D was magical—that it could improve bones, the heart,...
23rd Jun 2026
For a while there, many people thought vitamin D was magical—that it could improve bones, the heart, infections, cancer, heart disease, longevity, even mental health. But among people I respect, opinion is now overwhelmingly that taking vitamin D does nothing unless you’re...
DYNOMIGHT
Optimizing tea: An N=4 experiment
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a...
5th Jun 2025
Tea is a little-known beverage, consumed for flavor or sometimes for conjectured effects as a stimulant. It’s made by submerging the leaves of C. Sinensis in hot water. But how hot should the water be?
To resolve this, I brewed the same tea at four different temperatures, brought...
Paul Cudenec
An A-Z of the modern mega-racket
[Plus audio version]
2 weeks ago
Raptitude.com
The Route You’re Looking for is Straight Through the Woods
The next time you’re walking down a well-trodden footpath through a wooded area, give a thought to...
1st Aug 2025
The next time you’re walking down a well-trodden footpath through a wooded area, give a thought to the first person (or deer) who took that route. Some determined being came through here when there was no path. They went straight into the woods. They didn’t circle around to try...
The Prism
40 Useful Concepts (Spring 2023)
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
17th Mar 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
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
Laetitia@Work
Single Mum By Default
Laetitia@Work #45
9th Dec 2021
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters
Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
5th Apr 2023
Some newsletters just tell you the same few concepts again, and again, and again
Hickman's...
How to Live on $432 a Month in America
(For All Expenses)
19th May 2025
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 Prism
25 Useful Ideas for 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
2nd Jan 2025
Mental models to kickstart the new year
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
Thu Le
Between away and home
And the paradox of travel.
9th Feb 2025
And the paradox of travel.
Both Are True
new year, same you (hopeful)
cannot believe it's already 2024
1st Jan 2026
cannot believe it's already 2024
Charlie Becker
Becoming an adult, one toddler tantrum at a time.
A letter from a father
5th Apr 2024
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...
Scarlet Ink
Confidence: A Legal Performance-Enhancing Drug for the Office. 7 Manipulation Tips for Winners.
You don’t need permission to lead. You just need to look, sound, and act like a person others...
1st Dec 2025
You don’t need permission to lead. You just need to look, sound, and act like a person others instinctively follow. Because, yes, we're all sheep.
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...
Farza's Newsletter
tried to buy some honey for my tea from wikipedia but they were sold out
Life has been going pretty smoothly for the last month. Pretty much all my time is spent working on...
11th Apr 2021
Life has been going pretty smoothly for the last month. Pretty much all my time is spent working on Zip, which is what I want! And, all the other time is spent on either watching anime or running lol. In terms of running, been running 4-5 miles per day, 6 days a week pretty...
Jason Crawford
The lessons of Xanadu
One of my all-time favorite articles is “The Curse of Xanadu,” by Gary Wolf, which ran in WIRED...
7th Aug 2022
One of my all-time favorite articles is “The Curse of Xanadu,” by Gary Wolf, which ran in WIRED Magazine in 1995. On the surface, it’s a piece of tech history, a story of a dramatic failure. But look closer, and you can find deep philosophical insight.
Xanadu was a grand vision...
The Honest Broker
A Failed Rock Adaption of Dune Might Have Starred Mick Jagger, Orson Welles & Salvador Dalí (with...
This gets the top spot on my list of never-made films I'd like to see
2nd Mar 2024
This gets the top spot on my list of never-made films I'd like to see
Ryan Hoover's...
Second-Time Founder Anxiety
Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
17th Oct 2023
Starting a company is hard. Starting a company the second time can be even harder if you let it.
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...
Tech and Tea
Coaching Toolkit: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
How to reframe the stories that hold you back at work
3rd Apr 2025
How to reframe the stories that hold you back at work
Paul Cudenec
Adolf Hitler and the zio-imperialist mafia
A book review
8th May 2025
The Map is Mostly...
Careful technology
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
21st May 2024
Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that technological pursuits and natural pursuits, are at odds. An example: I think this is a false position. But if this kind of sentiment is so often repeated, its worth thinking about why it...
Wait But Why
The Big and the Small
I have a surprise for you.
The post The Big and the Small appeared first on Wait But Why.
22nd Sep 2020
I have a surprise for you.
The post The Big and the Small appeared first on Wait But Why.
Charlie Becker
To go and lay down in that sense of it.
Castles in the Sky #45
2nd Feb 2024
The Ruffian
How to process news of the Israel-Hamas conflict
A guide for the ignorant and perplexed like me
1st Nov 2023
A guide for the ignorant and perplexed like me
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...
Paul Cudenec
Welcome to the New Resistance!
I introduce my latest book
1st Jun 2026
I introduce my latest book
Farza's Newsletter
went to buy a bag of fresh air at the store but got rejected because i didn't have an iphone air wow...
Donde esta la leche de chocolate
27th Oct 2025
Donde esta la leche de chocolate
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
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.
Daily Stoic
Stoicism and The Law of Attraction: The Ancient Truth About Manifestation and Magical Thinking
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind,” the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius...
4th Nov 2021
“The things you think about determine the quality of your mind,” the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote. “Your soul takes on the color of your thoughts.” Does that mean Marcus Aurelius and the ancient Stoics believed in the Law of Attraction, as popularized by Rhonda Byrne? It’s...
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
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...
Herbert Lui
Choose to trust yourself
Some businesses—not all, and not even most!—don’t trust you. They design their products and...
1st Jun 2026
Some businesses—not all, and not even most!—don’t trust you. They design their products and marketing to lock you in and make you feel reliant on them. The incentive for them is to have lots of steady customers; if you can come and go at any point, then that business isn’t as...
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 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...
Passing Time
Losing My Edge
But I was there!
18th Mar 2025
Abhishek Chakraborty
The Problem With Too Much Comfort
The recurring advice for writing any good story: keep the interesting parts, remove everything else....
6th Jan 2022
The recurring advice for writing any good story: keep the interesting parts, remove everything else. If you watch a good biopic, you wouldn’t want to know about their boring afternoon visit to the doctor unless it contributed to the screenplay of the movie.
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Memory > Blog
I’ve always appreciated the word blog. It feels honest and informal; a small, functional word from...
3rd Oct 2025
I’ve always appreciated the word blog. It feels honest and informal; a small, functional word from the early web. Blogs were, and still are, places to share links, notes, ideas, and to find others doing the same. That spirit of exchange still matters. [See blogroll.org]
Lately...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Create Slowly
The concept of slow design is one I've applied for several years. As time passes (quickly) and new...
6th Jul 2023
The concept of slow design is one I've applied for several years. As time passes (quickly) and new technologies land on our desks, the expectation that we need to react at lightning speed to prove to the world we're always in the know of what's trending, is exhausting. Even if...
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
Daniel Bourke
My book Charlie Walks: A Novel is now available worldwide
Charlie Walks: A Novel now shipping paperback copies worldwide.
11th Nov 2022
Charlie Walks: A Novel now shipping paperback copies worldwide.
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
Atoms vs Bits
Modern Noble Lies
The high price asked for harmony
1st Jan 2025
The high price asked for harmony
Diaries of Note
To day has bin a memorable day
Born in 1838, Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived and worked as a seamstress in...
1st Jan 2023
Born in 1838, Emilie Davis was a free African American woman who lived and worked as a seamstress in the city of Philadelphia. It was in 1863, aged 24, that Davis began to keep a written record of life during the Civil War in the first of three pocket diaries to have survived,...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
10 Pointless Facts About Me
This topic has been doing the rounds on the indie web recently, initially prompted by David and...
6th Nov 2025
This topic has been doing the rounds on the indie web recently, initially prompted by David and subsequently by Manu. But instead of using the original template of questions, as many others have done, I’ve decided to create my own pointless series of questions and answers to give...
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...
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...
Nat Eliason's...
You Have No Idea How Much Better You Can Feel
Shake the snow globe
1st May 2023
Atoms vs Bits
80/20 Cooking
In short: Salt, fat, acid, heat
3rd Jan 2024
In short: Salt, fat, acid, heat
Tech and Tea
Owning your unique experience
moving away from a deficiency mindset
28th Jan 2023
moving away from a deficiency mindset
The Works in...
Nature’s laboratory
Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug...
3rd Dec 2025
Millions of years of evolution have given us genomes that are like giant datasets for drug development. Finally, we are learning how to use them.
Naveen Arun's Blog
“The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese
I asked ChatGPT to rewrite “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese. This is...
26th Jul 2023
I asked ChatGPT to rewrite “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”, but in legalese. This is what it gave me: “WHEREAS, this Agreement is made, entered into and fully understood on this day, by and between two primary entities, both of distinct characteristics and...
Tech and Tea
Ten food hacks to make your life easier
This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food...
10th Sep 2023
This was almost a post on why millennial motherhood is so challenging, but turned into tactical food hacks.
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...
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
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Workspace Setup Revisited (2022 edition)
My home office setup has changed quite lot over the past few months. So I felt it was time to share...
3rd Mar 2022
My home office setup has changed quite lot over the past few months. So I felt it was time to share the latest iteration of my workspace, which incidentally, I now share with my partner. So for starters, we now have two desks in the office. But I'll focus on my desk setup...
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...
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
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...
Stoic Simple
Stoic Quotes on Taking Risks: The Best Stoicism Sayings & Phrases
Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we...
3rd Jul 2023
Previous Next https://youtu.be/86mSy3jnSr0 For Stoics, taking risks is something that they feel we should never fear to do . . . if, that is, the risk is actually something that will help us live a more virtuous life, fulfill our potentials, or help other people. However (and...
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
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
Daniel Bourke
Silent idols
Showing without telling.
11th Jan 2023
Raptitude.com
Do Things You’ll Love Yourself For
The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and...
2nd Jun 2026
The night before you travel somewhere, order your favorite pizza, eat some of it for dinner, and seal the rest in a bag and put it in the freezer. A week later, when you get home unexpectedly late, wiped out and ravenous, you’ll open your fridge to find only eggs, pickles, and...
Laetitia@Work
The Upside Down: 4 lessons about the workspace
Laetitia@Work #89
4th Dec 2025
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.
The Ruffian
Last of the Curmudgeons
Catch-up service:
7th Sep 2024
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...
Passing Time
On For Grantedness
Finding secular thankfulness
17th May 2022
Finding secular thankfulness
Daniel Bourke
Coming 2nd in a Kaggle Competition
How my brother and I came second in a Google Health + AI competition.
31st Mar 2026
How my brother and I came second in a Google Health + AI competition.
Paul Cudenec
Leviathan's Law and the occupation of our lands
[Plus audio version]
4th Nov 2025
Jason Fried
Questions and Answers vs. Features and Benefits
When making products, you can think of them as a collection of features or answers.
Some people may...
12th Sep 2024
When making products, you can think of them as a collection of features or answers.
Some people may say "you mean features or benefits?" No, I mean answers. Answers are counterpoints to questions people have in their heads. Answers fill holes, answers snap into sockets. Benefits...
bookbear express
nothing will change your life more than saying what you actually want to say
happy new year
6th Jan 2026
The Ruffian
The Audacity of Ambition
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
1st Mar 2025
Timothée Chalamet Aspires In Public
Stoic Simple
Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we...
8th Aug 2024
From The Little Book of Stoic Quotes by Phil Van Treuren Listen to the author read this: “If we limited ‘good’ and ‘bad’ to only our own actions, we would have no call to challenge fate, or to treat others as enemies.” — Marcus Aurelius A toad and a mouse came upon a puddle of ...
Rubenerd
The myth of Snow Leopard
Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new...
1st Aug 2026
Snow Leopard was a version of Mac OS X released in 2010. It was billed by Apple as having “0 new features”, with a focus on refining the system, improving efficiency, and fixing bugs. Those of us using Macs at the time welcomed the news after living with updates that seemingly...
Daniel Bourke
Where’s the magic?
I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview.
I said Isaac Newton.
An old...
11th Jan 2024
I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview.
I said Isaac Newton.
An old cricket coach told me about the laws of motion.
And I never forgot.
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
It helped fix my right arm leg spin.
I later
Laetitia@Work
Adios productivity
Laetitia@Work #46
31st Mar 2022
Rubenerd
A boxed set of DR DOS 6!
I feel like I righted a wrong in some small way recently. It also gives me an excuse to write...
2 weeks ago
I feel like I righted a wrong in some small way recently. It also gives me an excuse to write another of my shaggy dog posts about old computers, which I’ll never pass up the opportunity to do. Behold, our boxed copy of Digital Research DOS 6.0 from 1992:
The first OS I ever...
Passing Time
Alpine Starts II
Or: Thanksgiving in the Mountains
26th Nov 2023
Or: Thanksgiving in the Mountains
The Convivial...
The Thing That Is Silence
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
bookbear express
affinity
how to know if you actually really like something
7th Aug 2025
how to know if you actually really like something
Farza's Newsletter
i ordered garlic naan but they gave me captain crunch instead what the heck man
Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s...
28th Aug 2023
Note: this is targeted specifically at startup founders. But, same things apply to anyone who’s brave enough to create something from nothing — creators, musicians, physics researchers, etc. I wanna talk about why companies die. And, why most people quit.
Jason Fried
Hooks, towel bars, and software
Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development.
When...
3rd Mar 2024
Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development.
When being asked to choose between towel hooks or a towel bar, the choice was obvious: Hooks, of course.
Hooks take up no space. Towel bars suck up space.
Hooks hold towels no matter how...
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.
Mark Manson
The Outrage Cycle
The Outrage Begins
First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far...
7th Mar 2022
The Outrage Begins
First Hour: Journalists scramble to disseminate news of the Significant Event far and wide. Most of this happens on Twitter, but placeholder web pages are thrown together on various news sites and cable news channels interrupt the latest car chase to give you...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Minimal Email Setup
This is a follow-up to Manu's article on the same subject. I'll cover my experience and some desktop...
4th Jan 2022
This is a follow-up to Manu's article on the same subject. I'll cover my experience and some desktop visual results of applying this method.
Some people love emails. Some people hate them. Most of us experience both emotions. Yet there's no denying—as Manu points out—emails are...
Rubenerd
A pair of satisfying things
The Sound of Music and Tony Bennett might have been eager to sing about their favourite things. I’d...
1st Mar 2026
The Sound of Music and Tony Bennett might have been eager to sing about their favourite things. I’d like to start Monday by sharing with you two satisfying things.
First, this long black coffee I’m drinking at a coffee shop now is lovely. It was a light roast with just the right...
DYNOMIGHT
Why I’m skeptical of minimum prices for ride-sharing
The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently announced that drivers for ride-sharing companies...
2nd Jan 2025
The Attorney General of Massachusetts recently announced that drivers for ride-sharing companies must be paid at least $32.50 per hour.
Now, if you’re a hardcore libertarian, then you probably hate the minimum wage. You already disagree with this policy, so you need no convincing...
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
Tom Howard
The best leaders keep their egos under control
A version of this post was first published in The Australian on July 31 2018
31st Jul 2018
A version of this post was first published in The Australian on July 31 2018
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
Atoms vs Bits
Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
7th Nov 2024
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
The Map is Mostly...
Efforts and Goals and Joy
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to...
31st Dec 2023
There was joy in concentration, and the world afforded an inexhaustible wealth of projects to concentrate on. There was joy in effort, and the world resisted effort to just the right degree, and yielded to it at last. People cut Mount Rushmore into faces; they chipped here and...
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...
Caroline Crampton
Beat, Bomb, Bookshop: What I Read in July 2025
July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in...
3rd Nov 2025
July is always a busy month for me, as I try to get ahead with work so I can take time off in August. I seem to have still done a lot of reading, though! One note of warning: I don't include plot spoilers in these reviews, but
Atoms vs Bits
Regrets List / Things I Did Good List
Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
2nd Aug 2023
Noticing the patterns of your personal life-lessons
Tech and Tea
Remote work and sick days
a double-edged sword
11th Feb 2023
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.
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...
skin contact
12 observations of people i know
here are the things I resist saying
4 weeks ago
here are the things I resist saying
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...
Scarlet Ink
Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them.
Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
7th Oct 2024
Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
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...
bookbear express
the wince
avoidance is a signal
7th Jan 2025
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...
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...
Tech and Tea
Some thoughts on interviewing
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how...
27th Jan 2024
Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how people are seeing work fitting into their lives
The Map is Mostly...
Dispatches from childhood
Humility is the virtue of seeing each sunrise as truly new. Little children have no trouble with...
23rd Feb 2023
Humility is the virtue of seeing each sunrise as truly new. Little children have no trouble with this perspective, they could not live any other way. Everything is visceral to them, and they carry this visceral interiority everywhere.
The Map is Mostly...
Audiobooks Are Books and They’re Also Practice
Speak low if you speak love. — Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing I’m very fond of audiobooks....
11th Nov 2023
Speak low if you speak love. — Shakespeare, Much Ado about Nothing I’m very fond of audiobooks. There is something endearing, maybe even romantic, about the act of listening. I get this same sense often in early photographs of radio listeners, that they appreciate the romance of...
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Most Powerful Life Hacks I’ve Found
Shortcuts to a life full of freedom, more money, more time, and a kickass network
1st Apr 2025
Shortcuts to a life full of freedom, more money, more time, and a kickass network
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.
Isabel Unraveled
patience, pacing & persistence
remember: we're playing the long game, folks
1st Jun 2025
remember: we're playing the long game, folks
Jason Crawford
My simple guide to life
I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been...
3rd Apr 2022
I first made a version of this chart seven years ago today. It’s worth a re-up (and it’s never been on my blog).
The meaning of this chart is:
Everything you do should be justified either by being inherently enjoyable, or by being important for some other purpose. Absolutely...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Pissing in the Wind
Questioning the results of a study criticizing Dyson's hand dryer.
7th May 2016
Questioning the results of a study criticizing Dyson's hand dryer.
Jason Fried
Introducing Writebook
You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And...
3rd Jul 2024
You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And individual blog posts on a number of other platforms. These are solved problems.
But it's surprisingly challenging to publish books on the web in nice, cohesive, tight, easy-to-navigate...
The Honest Broker
30 Ways to Revitalize Arts & Culture
I can dream, can't I?
2nd May 2025
The Prism
30 Useful Concepts (Autumn 2023)
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
25th Nov 2023
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
Winnie Lim
the reality that exists in me
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this...
3rd Nov 2024
I just had my period, so I am feeling a little more fatigued than usual. Every month around this time I tend to wonder why the body finds it so difficult to...
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...
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...
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.
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...
Laetitia@Work
What does psychological safety at work depend on?
Laetitia@Work #75
21st Oct 2024
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Hidden Weaknesses and Outsourced Risk
The benefits of not asking for help (even when you desperately need it)
9th Jan 2016
The benefits of not asking for help (even when you desperately need it)
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
123 months: everything is perimenopause
as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our...
2nd Aug 2026
as we're both women in our mid 40s we're inevitably entering the dreaded phase in our lives when our hormones go out of whack and we start experiencing disturbing symptoms...these days one can search any medical symptom on google and it is definitely a possible perimenopause...
The Ruffian
Opposites Attract
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
3rd Feb 2024
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
DYNOMIGHT
Maybe there’s a pattern here?
1.
It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine—a gun—which could by its rapidity of fire,...
4th Mar 2026
1.
It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine—a gun—which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man to do as much battle duty as a hundred, that it would, to a large extent supersede the necessity of large armies, and consequently, exposure to battle and disease...
Laetitia@Work
5 things I find very interesting about the Boeing downfall
Laetitia@Work #70
24th May 2024
Naveen Arun's Blog
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
It’s often the case that when we do good things for others, we open ourselves to new risks. A...
30th Aug 2023
It’s often the case that when we do good things for others, we open ourselves to new risks. A student helps a classmate, only to get accused of cheating. A friend lends money, which strains the friendship. A driver stops their car for a pedestrian, then gets rear-ended. We do so...
Mert Bulan - Blog &...
The American vs. European Mindset on Life
A personal look at how the American and European mindsets shape the way we live, work, and find...
1st Jun 2025
A personal look at how the American and European mindsets shape the way we live, work, and find happiness.
Tech and Tea
Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
17th Aug 2024
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
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...
Paul Cudenec
The toxic stench of industrial corruption
Beneath the idyllic green rolling hills of a well-off rural area lurks the stench of mafia-dumped...
2nd Apr 2025
Beneath the idyllic green rolling hills of a well-off rural area lurks the stench of mafia-dumped toxic waste, polluting the air, the water supply and the food chain, killing off the wildlife and giving cancer to the people who live there.
The Honest Broker
How Did Silicon Valley Turn into a Creepy Cult?
Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
3rd Jul 2024
Tech leaders once gave us coolness, but now it's just Kool-Aid
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Mistakes
But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
5th Mar 2026
But in me haste to do the job, I was too blind to see
Luxagraf:...
I Like New Orleans Better
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of...
7th Dec 2022
After Galveston we headed north, bound for New Orleans. We broke up the drive with a stop at one of the gates of hell, located in Sea Rim State Park, Texas. Sea Grim as we call it. Do not go there. Ever. For any reason. We had to abandon the bus there that night and retreat to a...
The Convivial...
To Hell With Good Intentions, Silicon Valley Edition
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
11th Dec 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 14
Scarlet Ink
The Ideal Manager Exercise — How to Choose and Communicate With Your Current or Future Manager
The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
5th Aug 2024
The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
Rubenerd
Australia needs a Mark Carney speech
I finally got around to watching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January....
2nd Feb 2026
I finally got around to watching Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Davos speech from January. Wow.
This shouldn’t need to be said in the context of a politician, but I don’t agree with everything he said. For one, I thought his attempt to rebrand the curtailing of...
RhysTranter.com
Quiet Authority
In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the...
4th Jun 2026
In his commentary on the book of Job, Pope St Gregory the Great outlines a distinction between the imposition of power led by will and the testimony of quiet authority led by conscience.
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...
Stoic Simple
How Stoicism Helped Me Navigate Divorce: My Obstacle to Flourishing
by Benny Voncken We Need to Talk “We need to talk.” Those famous four words we are all too familiar...
20th Jul 2025
by Benny Voncken We Need to Talk “We need to talk.” Those famous four words we are all too familiar with. Our instant response to this short sentence is that something bad is about to happen. I remember it well when they came my way. It was the beginning of one of the biggest...
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.
Ryan Hoover's...
The New Product Hunt iOS App (described in GIFs)
10th Oct 2020
The Works in...
How inflation destroyed communism
Communism had reforming optimists too. Their failure can help today’s reformers to avoid the same...
3rd Mar 2026
Communism had reforming optimists too. Their failure can help today’s reformers to avoid the same fate.
Wait But Why
A Short History of My Last Six Years
On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole.
The post A Short History of My Last Six...
17th Feb 2023
On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole.
The post A Short History of My Last Six Years appeared first on Wait But Why.
Laetitia@Work
Rethinking work and HR for 100-year lives
Laetitia@Work #86
9th Oct 2025
Atoms vs Bits
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
Letters of Note
His life has now passed over into yours
Rilke writes to a grieving friend
1st Aug 2025
Rilke writes to a grieving friend
Tech and Tea
On the path to thriving
In this post-post-partum period, I'm starting to feel like myself again. But what does that even...
14th Oct 2024
In this post-post-partum period, I'm starting to feel like myself again. But what does that even mean?
The Convivial...
The Ambling Mind
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
The Map is Mostly...
Start With Creation
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
6th Aug 2022
Not knowing what one is doing is no prohibition on doing it. We all grope ahead. — Anne Carson
The Honest Broker
The Real Story Behind 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance'
How this book was written is as strange as the novel itself
3rd Mar 2026
How this book was written is as strange as the novel itself
Laetitia@Work
What's not to like about work-life balance?
Laetitia@Work #43
14th Oct 2021
Atoms vs Bits
Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally re-issue a favorite...
2nd Oct 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, we occassionally 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. If you'd like to share or comment on this post,
Isabel Unraveled
Change is a matter of feeling safe enough to let go of who you are to become someone new
Also, I’m going to Paris.
11th May 2026
Also, I’m going to Paris.
Unfiltered by Tim...
How To Make Enough Money to Retire in the Next 5 Years
It isn’t obvious, despite the hype.
2nd Jan 2025
It isn’t obvious, despite the hype.
Atoms vs Bits
The Cult Will Tell You You're Living Life Wrong
if your friends won't, they will
3rd Aug 2026
if your friends won't, they will
Farza's Newsletter
i was in the boiler room with fred and we were eating eggs agains
Hey all, really short one today :).
8th Sep 2025
Hey all, really short one today :).
Laetitia@Work
4 Reasons why too few of us will work in the future
Laetitia@Work #84
14th Aug 2025
Hickman's...
To Heal an Ancient Schism
A Letter from a Catholic to an Eastern Orthodox Christian
8th Mar 2025
A Letter from a Catholic to an Eastern Orthodox Christian
The Prism
10 Ways to Avoid Being Fooled
Mental models for discerning truth
20th Feb 2023
Mental models for discerning truth
Raptitude.com
How It Seems vs How It Is
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down,...
6th Dec 2024
The other day I replaced an old, cracked mirror in my bathroom. When I took the existing one down, suddenly the room seemed to lose half its size. Turns out it’s just a claustrophobic little room with a toilet, sink, and tub. The sense that there’s open space in front of me while...
The 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
Daniel Bourke
Superglue and milk
We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight.
I helped Dad get onto the escalators.
He...
3rd Mar 2024
We walked out of the movies and it was still daylight.
I helped Dad get onto the escalators.
He moves slower than most.
It keeps me in check when I’m steaming along.
Walking into the movies I looked at the time.
We were late.
Friday afternoon traffic.
So
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
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
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Boiling Your Kermit
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he...
5th May 2018
Drop a frog in boiling water and it jumps out in shock. Place him in room-temperature water and he won’t mind if you slowly crank up the heat. He’ll look you square in the eye, absorbing the heat until it all goes black. Sorry, Kermit.
What To Cook
a VERY BIG pre-order giveaway!!!!
ONE OF YOU IS WINNING A TRIP TO CARMEL!!!!
I promise I’ll stop yapping about pre-orders soon,...
14th Jul 2024
ONE OF YOU IS WINNING A TRIP TO CARMEL!!!!
I promise I’ll stop yapping about pre-orders soon, because the book will BE IN YOUR HANDS IN LESS THAN A MONTH! But until pub day on August 13th, it’s pre-order city, baby.
And to show you just how SERIOUSLY, UNENDINGLY GRATEFUL I am to...
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
Passing Time
Is a Priest Justified in Consulting a Doctor?
We must either love God or hate him; we must either believe everything or deny everything; All or...
18th Jan 2023
We must either love God or hate him; we must either believe everything or deny everything; All or Nothing.
Nat Eliason's...
30-Day First Draft: Week 2.5 Report & Lessons
70,117 Words Later
4th Sep 2024
Tech and Tea
Small steps, Big dreams
proudly announcing Tech and Tea
2nd Apr 2023
proudly announcing Tech and Tea
The Ruffian
Leslie's Razors
Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
6th Jan 2024
Nine Rules of Thumb For Life
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.
Mind Mine
on trading potential for something actual
just make a choice
1st Jan 2025
Charlie Becker
23 Highlights from 2023
A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
5th Jan 2024
A new video, two viral essays, a weekend in London, friends, family, a toddler, and much more!
Atoms vs Bits
Alien Intelligence
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
Both Are True
how to write about the vulnerable stuff your family doesn't know about (and other fun easy topics...
therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
1st May 2025
therapy for writers // batcave live #001 w special guest Isabel Cowles Murphy
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
Charlie Becker
The Wedge Between Pleasure and Pain
Castles in the Sky #40
6th Oct 2023
Luxagraf:...
Autumn
Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit...
9th Oct 2024
Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit the road, packing away the paddle boards, washing the bus, and burning through the last of the firewood. Sometime around the middle of the month we say goodbye to friends and head...
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...
Laetitia@Work
Desperate for more male nurses, teachers and cleaners
Laetitia@Work #57
19th Mar 2023
Passing Time
How Dangerous is Rock Climbing?
There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no...
28th Nov 2022
There is an adage in climbing—there are old climbers, and there are bold climbers, but there are no old bold climbers. I plan on getting pretty old.
The Convivial...
Waiting Is a Revelation
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
1st Jan 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 1
Thu Le
50 things I learned in 2024
In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from...
5th Jan 2025
In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from books, conversations, and everyday life.
The Map is Mostly...
Designing a New Old Home: Defining Constraints
Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came...
5th Sep 2022
Designing a New Old Home series, Table of Contents Beginnings — Why an “old” home, and how we came to buy land Curiosity — Advice on starting Research, Sketch, Collect — Essential research for home design Defining Constraints ← You are here The Elements
Diaries of Note
Happy New Year
It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared...
1st Jan 2024
It was exactly a year ago, on 1st January 2023, that I began Diaries of Note. Since then I’ve shared 365 diary entries written by 365 different people—each offering a chance to live a day in someone else’s shoes. It’s been an intense and remarkable year, filled with insights,...
Letters of Note
How clever and capricious you are
How to take on a troll, 1950s style
14th Apr 2026
How to take on a troll, 1950s style
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