Passing Time
Why Write?
Other than the egotism, of course…
15th Jul 2023
Other than the egotism, of course…
Left To Write
№ 73: Finding Faith
How pursuing entrepreneurship taught me faith
3rd Nov 2023
How pursuing entrepreneurship taught me faith
Luxagraf:...
Low
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays...
3rd Jan 2024
Oak leaves shimmer and dance in the wind. Morning sunlight filters in through the trees, the rays fighting their way through wisps of Spanish moss.
You can find this scene anywhere in South Carolina below the fall line, a vague geographic boundary that runs along the southeastern...
bookbear express
How they made it: The Molehill's Viv Chen on career transitions and fashion writing
creativity, security, and changing careers in your late 20s
4th Mar 2025
creativity, security, and changing careers in your late 20s
Luxagraf:...
Fort Pickens
Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's...
11th Jan 2023
Just before new year's, Corrinne and the kids rejoined me at Big Lagoon. We had a quiet new year's around the fire, and then the next day we headed out to the Fort Pickens portion of Gulf Islands National Seashore.
If St. George is the best spot in the panhandle, Fort Pickens is...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Bandwidth
I try not to pay too much attention to time, but sometimes it's hard to ignore. It passes far too...
3rd Oct 2023
I try not to pay too much attention to time, but sometimes it's hard to ignore. It passes far too quickly for my liking, but that's also because I'm nearing an age of self-reflection, but let's not go there! I enjoy routine and with that, life can get a little hazy albeit...
Letters of Note
You must refill the hot tub after your parties
A letter to Joan Rivers from her daughter/landlord
4th Sep 2025
A letter to Joan Rivers from her daughter/landlord
Letters of Note
He looks like a blimp
An Important Announcement from the US President
6th Feb 2026
An Important Announcement from the US President
The Honest Broker
In 2024, the Tension Between Macroculture and Microculture Will Turn into War
And I can already tell you who will win
6th Dec 2023
And I can already tell you who will win
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....
Passing Time
Alpine Starts
You need all the hours you can get— you better start early (or go very late).
8th May 2023
You need all the hours you can get— you better start early (or go very late).
Both Are True
24 super genuine resolutions for 2024
+ one important thing at the end sort of
1st Jan 2024
+ one important thing at the end sort of
Daniel Bourke
Cheerleader or critic
Build up or tear down?
18th Apr 2026
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
115 months: bending towards love
we have both somewhat become more and more ourselves as we got older, and hence also more eccentric...
2nd Dec 2025
we have both somewhat become more and more ourselves as we got older, and hence also more eccentric and particular - it is not easy to adjust to each other because the other keeps changing. do we have the confidence to keep up with each other's changes, especially without knowing...
The 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.
The Convivial...
Do Not Resign From Life
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
2nd Jun 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 6, No.
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
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
Rubenerd
Maximum connections have been reached
I was going through my drafts folder, and came across a post I’d written way back in 2018. I’m not...
4th Apr 2026
I was going through my drafts folder, and came across a post I’d written way back in 2018. I’m not sure what site I was browsing at the time, but it was still a fun observation. If I came across this error in a more modern context, I’d assume site owners are placing limits to...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Mental Spacecraft: Two Contradictory Views from Space
Fifty years after humanity’s first steps on the moon seems like a good excuse to imagine the view...
24th Jul 2019
Fifty years after humanity’s first steps on the moon seems like a good excuse to imagine the view from space. You are floating, weightless, taking in the beauty of Earth, a tiny blue marble dangling below. An umbilical cord tethers you to your spacecraft.
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
Scarlet Ink
Relying on Your Manager Isn’t a Career Plan
The steps to take to grow your skills and career without your manager helping.
6th Apr 2026
The steps to take to grow your skills and career without your manager helping.
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...
Raptitude.com
Why You’re Always Right
My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see...
9th Feb 2026
My cat refuses all medicine because she doesn’t understand the benefits. Nothing can make her see that having bitter liquid squirted into her mouth will prevent her from getting intestinal worms. So I have to force the matter by wrapping her in a towel like a burrito, so that she...
How to Be a Stoic
Stoic advice: can a salesperson be a Stoic?
[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org....
2nd Jul 2018
[Feel free to submit a question for this column, addressing it at massimo at howtobeastoic dot org. However, consider that I have a significant backlog, and I may not get to your question for some time, or at all.] D. writes: How should a practising Stoic ethically approach their...
The Prism
30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024)
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
5th May 2024
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
The Map is Mostly...
What is Good Within Social Networks
I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them...
2nd Dec 2022
I think we are still in the early days of social networks. We are only just beginning to figure them out. We certainly underestimate how positive and useful they can be, partly from a careless pessimism, and partly because the owners of major social networks seem to lack vision....
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...
Mark Manson
An Unconventional Guide to Happiness
Every day, we're bombarded with messages telling us that we need to be happy all the time—and that,...
1st Nov 2022
Every day, we're bombarded with messages telling us that we need to be happy all the time—and that, in order to be happy, we need the perfect job, the perfect partner, the perfect life. And we're made to think that anything less than perfect happiness is a failure.
But the...
Jason Fried
A company is a language
Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural...
26th Aug 2024
Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural nuances.
And I think this explains why it’s so hard for executives — especially executives — to come in from outside an organization and find their way.
At lower levels within an...
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 33 [May 2023]
Big, Big News!
15th Jun 2023
The Prism
26 Useful Concepts for 2026
Ideas to equip you for 2026.
28th Dec 2025
Ideas to equip you for 2026.
Farza's Newsletter
i said arigato to fred again and he started boiling eggs for me great guy
Hello! Whats up.
6th Jul 2025
Paul Cudenec
There's only one global mafia!
I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ...
9th Dec 2024
I have noticed that some people, even those generally receptive to my point of view, beg to differ when it comes to the existence of a single global mafia – the entity I have taken to calling the criminocracy or even demonocracy.
Daniel Bourke
Home alone on a Saturday night
Got caught in thought space today.
Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of...
4th Dec 2022
Got caught in thought space today.
Ideas galore, activities here and there, actions minimal, lots of standing around watching not enough touching.
Like the guy with a crush on a girl but never says anything.
So I took a step outside thought space.
And found gravity.
Twenty...
Nat Eliason's...
I Canceled My Family's Health Insurance (and joined CrowdHealth)
How it works and why it made sense
12th Nov 2025
How it works and why it made sense
The Prism
Why Are We The Way We Are?
A conversation with Chris Williamson
3rd Aug 2023
A conversation with Chris Williamson
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
Daniel Bourke
31 Simple Pleasures
Simple doesn’t mean small.
25th May 2025
Simple doesn’t mean small.
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The slow death of all that is known
The know-it-all can never be surprised. Everything he learns is an appendix to some distant...
2nd Sep 2017
The know-it-all can never be surprised. Everything he learns is an appendix to some distant education. What little new insight is gained is but a footnote to that framework of original knowledge, the dusty document of knowledge canonized long ago when his education was...
The Tao Of Wealth
The Meaning Of “Om”
With the help of “Om” one can realize the Divine. “Om” has a transformative power. “Om” represents...
3rd Oct 2020
With the help of “Om” one can realize the Divine. “Om” has a transformative power. “Om” represents the Divine. They say that all the aspirations of the world when going towards the Divine make “Om”, like that. I was in France, some, I think 60 years ago. There was a Frenchman who...
Atoms vs Bits
Dogs That Don't Bark
I once had to end a very nice person's freelance work contract for a role which they were doing...
5th Jun 2024
I once had to end a very nice person's freelance work contract for a role which they were doing quite badly. I wrote them an email that tried to say only things that were both nice and true, such as some version of "we're wanting
The Intimate Mirror
When Love Breaks Open
How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
31st Dec 2024
How utter psychological collapse taught me what transformation really means (Breaking Open: Part 1)
bookbear express
first days of summer
"self-portrait at 28"
25th Jun 2025
The Tao Of Wealth
The Loving-Kindness Exercises
Remember the good within you. Recite to yourself: May I be free from danger. May I have mental...
24th Feb 2020
Remember the good within you. Recite to yourself: May I be free from danger. May I have mental happiness. May I have physical happiness. May I have ease of well-being. Remember the following 11 benefits of loving-kindness: 1. You will sleep easily. 2. You will wake easily. 3. You...
Atoms vs Bits
What I Learned From Lifting
Wax on, wax off
1st Sep 2025
Atoms vs Bits
Optimal Suffering
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
8th Nov 2023
If suffering makes us stronger, shouldn't we try to suffer more?
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 Prism
Overchoice and How to Avoid it
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
5th Oct 2023
Five Heuristics to Help You Decide
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
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
The Social Media Mirage
Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of...
1st Mar 2025
Once upon a time, the power of a strong social media following could make a career. It still can, of course, but to a much, much lesser extent. I won't bore you with a recycled narrative of the shitty algorithm effect, although relevant in this case. Suffice to say, a follow...
Winnie Lim
my body is a temple
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of...
3rd Aug 2025
The people who brought me up have a sweet tooth, so I was allowed to snack on unregulated amounts of chocolate, sweets, chips and carbonated drinks whenever I wanted. I used to...
Winnie Lim
“ugly” drawings from korea
The first couple of days in korea we stumbled into a 3-storey stationery shop called Object. There...
4th Aug 2024
The first couple of days in korea we stumbled into a 3-storey stationery shop called Object. There was a particular section where they sell stationery and stickers by a particular artist with...
Left To Write
№ 77: Reflecting on 2023
Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
14th Jan 2024
Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
The Convivial...
The Art of Living
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
1st Mar 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
The Intimate Mirror
The Father Wound
Healing Our Relationship with Authority and Value
4th Feb 2025
Healing Our Relationship with Authority and Value
The Honest Broker
Beauty Is Stone Cold in the Arts, but Hot as a Consumer Product
The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
1st Jun 2025
The state of aesthetics in the 21st century is very, very strange
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 .
Daily Stoic
Stoicism and Christianity: The History of the Stoics and the Christians
It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the...
5th Jan 2022
It’s pretty remarkable to think that two of history’s greatest philosophers walked the earth at the same time. That’s right, Seneca and Jesus were both born in the year 4BC. Not only that, they lived roughly parallel lives despite being separated by geography, culture, and social...
Both Are True
2025 recap
what a year it's been
7th Jan 2025
RhysTranter.com
Easter 2022: A Roman Pilgrimage
This Easter, my wife and I headed to Rome. What follows is a simple journal that records some of the...
5th May 2022
This Easter, my wife and I headed to Rome. What follows is a simple journal that records some of the things that we did, with a selection of photographs from each day.
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...
The Tao Of Wealth
The True Meaning Of Concentration
Q: My sweet beloved Mother, I read in the Conversations: “Concentration alone will lead you to this...
24th Jan 2020
Q: My sweet beloved Mother, I read in the Conversations: “Concentration alone will lead you to this goal.” Should one increase the time of meditation? Concentration does not mean meditation; on the contrary, concentration is a state one must be in continuously, whatever the outer...
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 Convivial...
Vision Con
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
9th Feb 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
The Intimate Mirror
The Architecture of Safety
The Foundation That Makes Healing Possible
9th Jun 2025
The Foundation That Makes Healing Possible
The AI Underwriter
Who told you you couldn't do that?
To those who said it couldn’t be done
1st Jan 2026
To those who said it couldn’t be done
Passing Time
Reasons Not to Burn Coal That Have Nothing to Do with Climate Change
You don't need to talk about CO2 to have reasons to stop using coal for electricity generation
12th Sep 2022
You don't need to talk about CO2 to have reasons to stop using coal for electricity generation
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Why Do the Homeless Hate Whoppers?
A story about the stories we tell ourselves.
1st Dec 2015
A story about the stories we tell ourselves.
Wait But Why
All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro
Welcome to the 2030s.
The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on...
9th Feb 2024
Welcome to the 2030s.
The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why.
bookbear express
Chapter 2: prioritize your favorite people
the friendship theory of everything: longform edition
3rd Nov 2025
the friendship theory of everything: longform edition
Hickman's...
Culture is Friction
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
12th Mar 2026
How Convenience Kills Human Relationships
Ryan Hoover's...
Why I invest in venture funds
2nd May 2025
Adrian Hanft, III:...
The Greatest Jedi Mind Trick of All Time
What percentage of your visible world would you say you can see? Yes, you read that correctly. The...
3rd Nov 2018
What percentage of your visible world would you say you can see? Yes, you read that correctly. The obvious answer is "all of it." But stick with me.
Isabel Unraveled
a return to soul
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
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.
Raptitude.com
Do Quests, Not Goals
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get...
8th Aug 2024
South Island, New Zealand, a.k.a. Middle-Earth If you were to make a list of what you want to get done this week, it would mostly consist of things you have to do. Get groceries. Book a hair appointment. Get back to so-and-so. Read that health and safety thing for work. If you...
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
Mark Manson
How to Be Successful in Life
The internet is inundated with countless videos and advice columns promising to teach you how to...
9th Nov 2023
The internet is inundated with countless videos and advice columns promising to teach you how to become more successful than 99% of the world's population.
Most of these claims revolve around setting goals, developing discipline, and eliminating distractions.
But let's face it:...
Charlie Becker
One Month of Building the Used Bookstore of the Future + Things I loved in July
Charlie Becker Letter #97
8th Aug 2025
Charlie Becker Letter #97
Mark Manson
My Response to Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock
Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke...
1st Apr 2022
Last weekend, Will Smith walked on stage at the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock for making a joke about his wife. Since that moment, my phone and inbox have been inundated non-stop with people (friends, family, readers, journalists) wanting my “take” on the situation. After all, I...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Uniform
Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated...
3rd Feb 2024
Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated capsule wardrobe that reflects a cohesive style. My interest in fashion is limited, yet the concept of capsule wardrobes has fascinated me for years. I've been chipping away at...
Tech and Tea
Under the Old Ginkgo
Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard...
1st Feb 2025
Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard ginkgo tree.
RhysTranter.com
A New Role at St David’s Catholic College, Cardiff
I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over...
14th Dec 2019
I have just started a new role as a pastoral tutor at St David's Catholic College in Cardiff. Over the last two years I have been looking for a secure full-time job that would allow me to draw on my teaching skills and experience, while also offering an opportunity to serve my...
Wait But Why
SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story
It's gonna take you to Mars.
The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on...
28th Sep 2016
It's gonna take you to Mars.
The post SpaceX’s Big Fucking Rocket – The Full Story appeared first on Wait But Why.
Hickman's...
Gardens of Grief and of Joy
On Speed-Running the Circle of Life
13th Aug 2025
On Speed-Running the Circle of Life
The Prism
The Rise of Neotoddlerism
Why activists are behaving like infants
8th Aug 2024
Why activists are behaving like infants
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...
Passing Time
The Daily Pancake
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
7th Jun 2025
A pancake in the morning feels indulgent... but every day?
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?”
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...
Daniel Bourke
32
Today I turn 32 years old.
Every year I write an article with stories, ideas, rules of thumb,...
1st Sep 2025
Today I turn 32 years old.
Every year I write an article with stories, ideas, rules of thumb, anecdotes and ponderous items from the last year.
This is number 10 of those articles.
See: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31.
Before I get into it, a few
Laetitia@Work
What our time-management styles say about productivity and gender
Laetitia@Work #94
9th Mar 2026
The Ruffian
Thinking By Hand
How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back
2nd May 2026
How Bob Dylan Got His Mojo Back
Laetitia@Work
The craftsmanship revival we kept predicting might finally be real
Laetitia@Work #104
a week ago
Luxagraf:...
Mobile Bay
We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go...
20th Mar 2024
We maxed out our time at Fort Pickens. After six weeks, it was time to move on. We had planned to go to New Orleans, and then up into the Ozarks, before heading back up to Wisconsin for the summer, but given how mild the winter turned out to be, we decided to press north sooner...
Raptitude.com
The Truth is a Niche Interest for Human Beings
By the time you’re three or four years old, you’ve already learned the tremendous value of...
31st May 2025
By the time you’re three or four years old, you’ve already learned the tremendous value of dishonesty. Even if you were the one who unrolled all the toilet paper onto the floor, you know it’s possible for your parents to believe it was someone else, and that’s a better outcome...
Laetitia@Work
Make Work Seasonal Again
Laetitia@Work #79
27th Mar 2025
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...
Nat Eliason's...
Quarterly Author Update: April 2025
Book sales, draft progress, secret projects, and more!
8th Apr 2025
Book sales, draft progress, secret projects, and more!
Raptitude.com
How to Look the Sky in the Face
Last week I had a friend for dinner, and she convinced me to do one of her favorite activities...
13th Aug 2026
Last week I had a friend for dinner, and she convinced me to do one of her favorite activities afterward: lie on the grass in the park and look at the sky. I was hesitant because I don’t like to lie down until nighttime, when the only goal is to end the day by losing...
Paul Cudenec
Collaboration & Denial
[I read the article here)
2nd Feb 2026
[I read the article here)
The Intimate Mirror
Buddhism Consumed
The Unbundling of Dharma by Secular Materialism
5th Mar 2025
The Unbundling of Dharma by Secular Materialism
The Convivial...
Feeding on Illusions
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
8th Jul 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 7
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
Atoms vs Bits
Developing An Intuition For Georgism
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
4th May 2023
WIRED published our weird ramblings on Land; here's the even weirder ramblings.
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,...
Nat Eliason's...
This Moment is Your Life
How to not waste it
5th Mar 2024
Laetitia@Work
Back-to-school impostor syndrome
Laetitia@Work #50
30th Aug 2022
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Your Communication Leakage Rate
Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds,...
13th Mar 2017
Over 85% of your communication is lost. It is wasted on deaf ears, hidden agendas, wandering minds, good intentions, and the low fidelity of human memory. I made the 85% number up, but it can't be far off. If you think my guess is unreasonable let me try to distort your reality.
Paul Cudenec
When knowledge is stupidity
[Plus audio version]
3rd Jul 2026
The Honest Broker
I'm Recommending 14 New Albums
Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
1st Apr 2026
Here are some of my favorite recordings of 2026 (so far)
Rubenerd
The Llama Book
There are certain books within technical communities where even an indirect reference (a pointer,...
2nd Dec 2025
There are certain books within technical communities where even an indirect reference (a pointer, you could say) will conjure wonderful memories of first learning to program in anyone who hears it (these are distinct from Clojure memories).
The Pickaxe Book. K&R. Chunky...
Passing Time
Fun, Fellowship, and Fractures
On the downside of activity-based friendships
23rd Jun 2024
On the downside of activity-based friendships
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.
Luxagraf:...
First Snow
Snow brings a stillness to the world. Life hides away, burrowed under, tucked in. Sound is muted,...
11th Dec 2024
Snow brings a stillness to the world. Life hides away, burrowed under, tucked in. Sound is muted, lost in the hush of falling flakes. Only the soft brush of wind through the pines.
I would like to say that Winter's first snow dumped a substantive number of feet, but it did not....
Tech and Tea
How do you want to spend your time?
a question that seems to be on lots of people's minds
21st Mar 2023
a question that seems to be on lots of people's minds
The Intimate Mirror
You Are Invited
On being seen, the ARC Network, and a wedding
14th Jun 2026
On being seen, the ARC Network, and a wedding
Sherman's Food...
Kozak Ukraїnian Restaurant
If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD. Yep,...
2nd Oct 2025
If you can believe it, this would be my first visit to any of the Kozak locations in the GVRD. Yep, I've literally walked by the original Victoria Street location countless times and have driven past the Gastown one even more. I've even passed by the New West store a few times...
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!
The AI Underwriter
Give Me 20 Very Hard Questions Only an Expert Lepidopterist Would Understand
An inch wide and a mile deep
2nd Apr 2026
An inch wide and a mile deep
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...
skin contact
what is the shape of your mind?
a visual essay on the topography of internal spaces
19th Mar 2025
a visual essay on the topography of internal spaces
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...
The Ruffian
Nine Principles For Success In The Age of AI
An Idiosyncratic Career Guide
5th Apr 2025
An Idiosyncratic Career Guide
Lefineder’s Substack
The Pacification of War
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
The Intimate Mirror
Beyond the Maps
On Developmental Models, Clinging, and What Actually Enables Growth
1st Mar 2026
On Developmental Models, Clinging, and What Actually Enables Growth
bookbear express
what's your favorite summer book?
Zhang Enli, The Wires (3), 2015
2nd Jun 2026
Zhang Enli, The Wires (3), 2015
Both Are True
i guess i wrote a song???
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
2nd Apr 2024
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
The Tao Of Wealth
How To Live Slowly and Simply In A Frantic World
This post is about how you can choose to slow down, how you can step off the ever-revolving carousel...
25th Dec 2020
This post is about how you can choose to slow down, how you can step off the ever-revolving carousel of want-buy-want upgrade, opt out of the comparison games, stop cramming a month’s worth of engagements into a weekend, refuse to live your life according to trends, tread lighter...
Nat Eliason's...
30-Day First Draft: Week 2.5 Report & Lessons
70,117 Words Later
4th Sep 2024
Hickman's...
Incognito in Delaware
Or: The Hazards of Living in Public
8th Jan 2026
Or: The Hazards of Living 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 ...
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...
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Selecting Sticks and Stones
When my behavior was bad enough to warrant a swat on the butt, my family performed an odd ritual....
14th Jul 2018
When my behavior was bad enough to warrant a swat on the butt, my family performed an odd ritual. Dad and I would go for a walk in search of a spanking stick. Today as an adult I punish my body by running. I follow another odd ritual before particularly demanding workouts.
Paul Cudenec
Vote for Nobody!
Nobody cares.
1st Nov 2024
Winnie Lim
[links]
KEK society
I was browsing jazz music on bandcamp and discovered Storyville records. I thought they had an...
1st Jul 2026
I was browsing jazz music on bandcamp and discovered Storyville records. I thought they had an interesting catalogue so I became curious about their origin story. One thing led to another and...
Raptitude.com
What’s Taking Up Your Mental Bandwidth Right Now?
Just as your eyeballs are, your mind is always pointed at something, and it matters what it is. If...
6th Feb 2025
Just as your eyeballs are, your mind is always pointed at something, and it matters what it is. If you spent most of your day preoccupied with thoughts about a past failed relationship, for example, that makes for a different kind of day than one in which you’re preoccupied with...
Scarlet Ink
You’re Not “Letting People Go”—You're Firing Them
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager...
5th Jan 2026
Getting past the euphemisms - this is what “performance management” looks like from the manager chair.
Tech and Tea
Transformed into a couch
On taking this time to slooooooow down
28th Dec 2022
On taking this time to slooooooow down
Sherman's Food...
Orto Artisan Pasta
It's been almost 9 whole years I've been trying to dine at Orto. Even since they opened in 2017,...
1st Jul 2026
It's been almost 9 whole years I've been trying to dine at Orto. Even since they opened in 2017, I've received recommendations from friends about the place. From its beautiful garden to their handmade pastas, this was apparently the new hot place to go in North Van. Well, it...
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...
Winnie Lim
first impressions of khao yai
Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to...
6th Jul 2025
Khao Yai is about 2 – 3 hours drive from bangkok airport. For the past few years we usually go to places where we don’t have to drive because I tend to...
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 Honest Broker
How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop
Let's look at the warning signs
2nd Aug 2024
Let's look at the warning signs
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
121 months: to love for just one more day
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us...
2nd Jun 2026
a large part of the human experience is growing numb to the experiences that had once made us ridiculously happy…we just tend to take the things we have for granted, like they are a piece of furniture we are entitled to have. i knew this effect intimately, so i sought to live and...
Jason Crawford
Reflections on six months of fatherhood
To be fed from a spoon requires three distinct skills. First, you must open your mouth when the...
31st Jan 2022
To be fed from a spoon requires three distinct skills. First, you must open your mouth when the spoon approaches. Second, you must close your mouth around the spoon once it has fully entered the mouth (and not before). Third, you must swallow the food that remains in your mouth...
The Ruffian
The Good Enough Trap
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
4th May 2024
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Daniel Bourke
AI Anxiety
A walk into the unknown.
28th Apr 2023
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
Mark Manson
How to Stop Caring About What People Think
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think.
We all...
3rd Aug 2023
There's this weird fantasy we all share of not giving a flying fuck about what people think.
We all wish we could be impervious to others' opinions, like Superman deflecting bullets. But instead of bullets, we're out here trying to deflect the fucks we wish we didn't give.
We...
Diaries of Note
He would not cease singing or feeding for an earthquake
Born in 1838 in Scotland, John Muir was 11 years old when his family moved to Fountain Lake Farm in...
1st Feb 2023
Born in 1838 in Scotland, John Muir was 11 years old when his family moved to Fountain Lake Farm in Wisconsin, USA. It was whilst growing up on that farm, now recognised as a National Historic Landmark thanks to his work, that the “Father of the National Parks” fell in love with...
Daniel Bourke
A Quick Introduction to PyTorch 2.0
PyTorch 2.0 is out! And it comes with plenty of updates. Also NVIDIA GTC March 2023 is around the...
17th Mar 2023
PyTorch 2.0 is out! And it comes with plenty of updates. Also NVIDIA GTC March 2023 is around the corner, to celebrate they've given me an RTX 4080 to giveaway!
Winnie Lim
9 years together
To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it...
2nd May 2025
To me, being in a relationship is like choosing to engage in a continuous power battle. I know it sounds unromantic but age has taught me that the way to truly sustain...
The Convivial...
Owning Our Words: Sounding the Depths of Language
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 2
7th Feb 2026
The Convivial Society: Vol. 7, No. 2
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 &...
About Being Grateful
Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
1st Jan 2026
Reflecting on the importance of gratitude in a world driven by consumerism.
Laetitia@Work
The Authority Gap
Laetitia@Work #47
7th Apr 2022
Slow Boring
James Talarico has an obligation to win
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
1st Jun 2026
Ken Paxton is a terrible candidate, but don’t take anything for granted.
Both Are True
i tried making a game with ai and then this happened
ALEX NO
4th Aug 2026
Tech and Tea
A Day in the Life of a Solo-ish Builder
What my days actually look like right now, AI workflows, and some random tangents.
12th Mar 2026
What my days actually look like right now, AI workflows, and some random tangents.
Sherman's Food...
Utopia Bagels
On our last day in NYC before an evening flight, we made the trek out into midtown searching for...
2nd Aug 2026
On our last day in NYC before an evening flight, we made the trek out into midtown searching for some bagels. The first stop was at Utopia Bagels out on East 34th Street. Founded in 1980 at its original Queens location, Utopia is known for its hand-made bagels. We made it...
Mark Manson
How to Make Friends as an Adult
Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as...
12th May 2023
Romantic relationships get all the attention, but I'd argue that friendships are just as important—if not more so—for our health and happiness.
Just like with romantic relationships, creating fulfilling, lasting friendships as an adult can be really hard.
But… Why?
I mean, sure,...
The Honest Broker
Could Any Other Jazz Trumpeter Match Up with Louis Armstrong in the 1930s?
The short answer is no—but these eight horn players came close
2nd Sep 2023
The short answer is no—but these eight horn players came close
Both Are True
rare is this feeling
i blame noah kahan's tiny desk concert also
21st Apr 2026
i blame noah kahan's tiny desk concert also
The AI Underwriter
Week 21 of 2025- W212025
Luck is the residue
25th May 2025
The Tao Of Wealth
A Prayer For The New Year
God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I...
31st Dec 2021
God, grant me the serenityto accept the things I cannot change,the courage to change the things I can,and the wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time,enjoying one moment at a time;accepting hardship as a pathway to peace;taking, as Your Divine Incarnations...
Winnie Lim
[instagram]
how i wish i can simply tell you how much she means to me
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious...
2nd Jan 2026
every morning without fail when she wakes up she comes to greet me as though i’m the most precious thing in the world. you would think after 116 months she would grow tired of me and just perceive me like i’m part of our home’s furniture but nope: still the sweetest smiles, the...
Letters of Note
Curse the blasted, jelly-boned swines
On this day in letters
3rd Jul 2026
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,
Vittles
How did Zohran Mamdani win over New York’s small restaurants?
A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
3rd Nov 2025
A dispatch from NYC by Apoorva Tadepalli.
Hickman's...
How to Live on $432 a Month in America
(For All Expenses)
19th May 2025
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.
The Convivial...
The Thing That Is Silence
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
31st Dec 2023
The Convivial Society: Vol. 4, No. 14
Lefineder’s Substack
Coming soon
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
12th Feb 2023
This is Lefineder’s Substack.
Scarlet Ink
The Art of Simplification: Why We (over) Build When We Should Simplify
Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often...
3rd Mar 2025
Removing things is often just as complex as adding things. It is a way to add value which is often overlooked.
Laetitia@Work
The Mystery of Mastery
Laetitia@Work #64
20th Dec 2023
Letters of Note
I AM NOW ON CLOUD 9,000
An Elvis fan writes to her idol
a week ago
An Elvis fan writes to her idol
DYNOMIGHT
Trading stuff for money
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples:
We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney....
1st May 2025
Examples are good. Let’s start with some examples:
We all need kidneys, or at least one kidney. Donating a kidney sucks, but having zero working kidneys really sucks. Paying people for kidneys would increase the number available, but it seems gross to pay people for part of their...
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...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Mirror
As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting,...
4th Dec 2024
As the year draws to a close with gloomy December days compensated with lots of artificial lighting, it's not surprising that many people take the time to reflect on their recent past — what we've managed to achieve, what we learned, what we failed in, where we went, and what we...
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
099 + Framer
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
2nd May 2024
099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of photorealistic product mockups made for Photoshop. And we're continuing to grow this collection slowly, but we recognised that we need to diversify. So we're building out a new...
Atoms vs Bits
11 Universal And Objective Truths About Making Friends
the reason we are here
2nd Jul 2026
Mind Mine
the mind is a trap
be careful what you convince yourself of
13th Feb 2025
be careful what you convince yourself of
The Intimate Mirror
Emptiness and Values Realism
Beyond the False Dichotomy
1st Apr 2025
Beyond the False Dichotomy
Farza's Newsletter
just ate a croissant but then realized it was a steak what a stupid mistake
Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we...
26th Feb 2022
Hey all — been a while. My last newsletter was 6-months ago. In it I was telling you all that we were pivotting away from ZipSchool to this random thing called buildspace. Like with any pivot, you don’t really know what it’ll turn into. You don’t know the vision —
David Senra
Amancio Ortega: The Genius Behind the Inditex Group
My top 10 highlights from the book:
1. Ortega has created a business model that is studied in...
1st Dec 2024
My top 10 highlights from the book:
1. Ortega has created a business model that is studied in universities he could not access.
2. “One afternoon, after school, I went with my mother to a store to buy food. The store we walked into was one of those old-time grocery stores,...
Caroline Crampton
While Being A Rather Chaotic Person
The most popular link last time was the Luytens Crypt, with this piece about culling your book...
2 weeks ago
The most popular link last time was the Luytens Crypt, with this piece about culling your book collection second.
I can feel myself becoming ever more algorithm-phobic. This is how I want everything recommended to me, these days.
I found this audio serialisation of Hiroshima,...
Charlie Becker
Get into Character
Characters drive the story
8th Mar 2023
Characters drive the story
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...
Charlie Becker
13 Lessons from 37 Years
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
1st Oct 2024
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
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...
Winnie Lim
some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an...
3rd Mar 2024
[cw: suicidal thoughts] I guess this does not come as a surprise to anyone – I think I have an inherent dislike for my self. No one who inherently likes them selves...
The Ruffian
What makes the perfect creative brief?
And how to write a brief for yourself
7th Oct 2023
And how to write a brief for yourself
Hickman's...
This Ain't Your Grandad's Rural America
Goth Cashiers, Pierced Eyebrows, and "Trashy America"
8th Oct 2025
Goth Cashiers, Pierced Eyebrows, and "Trashy America"
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Introducing Whisper, A New Way To Write For The Web
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't...
10th Feb 2018
Today I want to tell you about a writing tool called Whisper that I created for authors who don't want to let their art touch the gunk. But before I get to that, I need to describe my writing process.
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky's Seven Most Underrated Essays
A look back to celebrate my son being ~7 days old
3rd Feb 2025
A look back to celebrate my son being ~7 days old
Laetitia@Work
What future of work in a warmer world?
Laetitia@Work #60
20th Aug 2023
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...
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