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Diaries of Note
The virus has displaced me British filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman paid £32,000 for Prospect Cottage, a humble fisherman’s...
a year ago
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a year ago
British filmmaker and artist Derek Jarman paid £32,000 for Prospect Cottage, a humble fisherman’s shack perched on the stark yet striking shingle beach of Dungeness, Kent. In 1986, following his diagnosis with HIV, Jarman found solace and creative refuge in this secluded spot—its...
Diaries of Note
Man cannot live long without joy Dorothy Day was an influential American journalist and social activist who co-founded the Catholic...
a year ago
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a year ago
Dorothy Day was an influential American journalist and social activist who co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement in the 1930s. Driven by her deep spiritual convictions, Day was a relentless advocate for social justice, and in the late 1930s and early 1940s her work took on a...
Laetitia@Work
Desperate for more male nurses, teachers and cleaners Laetitia@Work #57
over a year ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
I Am Data Drivel Consider quitting Google Analytics With Me
over a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
The Internet Will Pay You More for Your 9-5 Skills than an Employer Ever Will (Few Understand) Stop stealing from yourself
10 months ago
Diaries of Note
All through the long night those big guns flashed and growled The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the deadliest campaign for the American Expeditionary Forces in...
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a year ago
The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the deadliest campaign for the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I, a nightmarish period that began on 26th September and lasted forty-seven days. Corporal Alvin C. York (later Sergeant) was just one of 1.2 million American soldiers...
The Convivial...
Taking Stock of Our Technological Liturgies Listen now | The Convivial Society: Vol. 3, No. 15
over a year ago
The Convivial...
The Enclosure of the Human Psyche The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 13
8 months ago
Diaries of Note
I’ve given my pee to science On 23rd November 2014, former Italian Air Force pilot Samantha Cristoforetti embarked on a...
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a year ago
On 23rd November 2014, former Italian Air Force pilot Samantha Cristoforetti embarked on a monumental journey. Strapped into the confines of a Soyuz spacecraft in Kazakhstan, she was launched towards the International Space Station where she was to live for 199 days—the longest...
Unfiltered by Tim...
A Tiny Goal That Will Change Your Life Is to Make $1 on the Internet You need a catalyst that fires off a series of unusual events
5 months ago
Thu Le
Why I rebuilt this site The journey of building this site.
9 months ago
Diaries of Note
Society is not geared to the expression of compassion In 1942, shortly before the US joined the war, editor and lifelong pacifist Alfred Hassler...
a year ago
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a year ago
In 1942, shortly before the US joined the war, editor and lifelong pacifist Alfred Hassler registered as a conscientious objector. However, his commitment to nonviolence led him to refuse even the alternative to combat service: enrollment in a Civilian Public Service camp, as...
The Honest Broker
How to Break Free from Dopamine Culture My quest for a healthier relationship with technology
a year ago
Both Are True
briefly, forever balloons, birthdays, and also, the infinite
4 months ago
Diaries of Note
I look forward to the operating theatre as a happy release The prospect of Christmas was rarely a thrill for Evelyn Waugh, the famously grumpy author behind...
a year ago
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a year ago
The prospect of Christmas was rarely a thrill for Evelyn Waugh, the famously grumpy author behind razor-edged novels like Brideshead Revisited. But even for Waugh, the back-end of 1946 was particularly trying. Not only was he surrounded by the family who so regularly irritated...
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...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
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...
journal – Winnie Lim
the compression of our experiences My partner and I were both born in the early 1980s which is quite fortunate for our relationship...
11 months ago
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11 months ago
My partner and I were both born in the early 1980s which is quite fortunate for our relationship because we can talk about some shared experiences we have had while growing up....
Jason Fried
The Teenage Engineering TP-7 I finally picked up a Teenage Engineering TP-7. I've been experimenting with dictating random ideas...
10 months ago
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10 months ago
I finally picked up a Teenage Engineering TP-7. I've been experimenting with dictating random ideas lately. And while the phone is typically more convenient, I wanted to have a separate recorder on my desk. The TP-7 is an absolutely charming piece of hardware. Reminds me of all...
The Honest Broker
My Rule of the 6 Spheres Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very...
a year ago
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a year ago
Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very seriously—it's at the heart of my worldview and keeps me on the right path
Nat Eliason's...
The Childlike Love of Challenge How fast can you run?
over a year ago
Nat Eliason's...
I'm Writing a Book! Book Update 1
over a year ago
journal – Winnie Lim
temporary amnesia Travel enriches me in many ways. Apart from novelty and discovery, new surroundings help me to...
a year ago
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a year ago
Travel enriches me in many ways. Apart from novelty and discovery, new surroundings help me to temporarily forget things that usually weigh me down. Certain familiar things back home trigger uncomfortable feelings...
Jason Crawford
“Ascend the Hierarchy”: Let’s improve online discourse Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Many years ago Paul Graham wrote an essay, “How to Disagree”, that proposed a hierarchy of disagreement with seven levels, from DH0, “name-calling”, to DH6, “refuting the central point”. Someone then created a pyramid diagram based on this. Recently when someone commented...
Atoms vs Bits
Best Investments For Everyone The best investments for *you*
6 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
because we are both pessimists It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is...
5 months ago
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5 months ago
It is so easy to take for granted, the ease of a relationship that has lasted 106 months. That is almost 9 years, a little less than a quarter of my life....
Adrian Hanft, III:...
Tiny Fingers Stretching For Truth On the edge of my periphery a figure approaches. I feel close to death, sitting on the grass,...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
On the edge of my periphery a figure approaches. I feel close to death, sitting on the grass, wondering how my race could go so wrong. I am too tired to look around to see who is walking toward me. There is plenty of room behind to pass, nothing to worry about.
Charlie Becker
Castles in the Sky 27 Next Big Steps
over a year ago
The Ruffian
The Infrastructure of Genius Behind every radical breakthrough is someone trying hold back change (or what ABBA and Adam Smith...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Behind every radical breakthrough is someone trying hold back change (or what ABBA and Adam Smith have in common)
Laetitia@Work
Should seniority be a criterion for pay? Laetitia@Work #74
11 months ago
Adrian Hanft, III:...
I just want to make art, man. My nostalgic love letter to my first design class described how professors open our eyes to an...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
My nostalgic love letter to my first design class described how professors open our eyes to an invisible world. I might have got it wrong.
Naz Hamid — Journal...
🔗 Things I know Last month I turned 30, and I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned along the way....
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Last month I turned 30, and I thought I’d share some of the things I’ve learned along the way. Here’s to many more to come. — Thu Le I enjoy reading these reflection lists when people turn another year older. Visit original link → or View on nazhamid.com →
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...
3 months ago
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3 months ago
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...
Passing Time
What My Friends Have to Say About Me A Japanese proverb states that if the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.
over a year ago
Ryan Hoover's...
Diversify your Twitter friends 👨🏻👧🏽👱🏿👩🏻
over a year ago
Daily Stoic
What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy? “These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.”...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
“These individuals have riches just as we say that we ‘have a fever,’ when really the fever has us.” — Seneca We all know those people who have lots of money, and yet, they are miserable. On the flip side, we all know people who live happy and fulfilled lives despite not having...
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...
7 months ago
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7 months ago
In 2024, I set a goal to document one interesting thing I learn each week, drawing insights from books, conversations, and everyday life.
The Honest Broker
My 12 Favorite Problems A dozen things that drive my writing, research, thinking & actions
a year ago
Carl Barenbrug RSS...
Saved Time In recent months, you might have found yourself with an abundance of time that has come to you...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
In recent months, you might have found yourself with an abundance of time that has come to you unexpectedly. Time saved by working from home instead of commuting. A pared down social life instead of filling up your calendar with events. Fewer commitments. Less chaos. But how are...
Unfiltered by Tim...
How to Become a Millionaire in Your 30s Build distribution then build whatever the f*ck you want
6 months ago
Laetitia@Work
Women’s Experience Trap Laetitia@Work #82
2 months ago
Both Are True
"Unearthed 2008 blog reveals Dobrenko's early genius" i sent an unfinished blog entry from 2008 to some literary critics and here's their reply???
2 weeks ago
The Honest Broker
How I Write I tell everything in an in-depth video interview
a year ago
Scarlet Ink
Heard of Design Patterns? How About Behavior Patterns. Recognize patterns in management to be able to solve issues, and deliver results.
4 months ago
Atoms vs Bits
Everything At Once Sometimes it feels like all your problems loop together.
over a year ago
The Honest Broker
What Can Music Do Today? Here's the final chapter of my new book 'Music to Raise the Dead'
6 months ago
journal – Winnie Lim
the wonder of miyajima A kind stranger dmed to tell me that my rss feed was broken – turns out the code for displaying...
a year ago
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a year ago
A kind stranger dmed to tell me that my rss feed was broken – turns out the code for displaying custom fields on rss was throwing a php fatal error (Uncaught TypeError:...
journal – Winnie Lim
100 days of post-covid infection: state of mind, health & writing It has been 100 days since I tested negative for covid. I know this because I count it incrementally...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It has been 100 days since I tested negative for covid. I know this because I count it incrementally in my morning pages. If I do develop long covid it would be...
Passing Time
What Makes a Local? Eventually, I'll be a local of somewhere
a year ago
The Ruffian
Yog, Andy, and George Wham! and the Struggle For Fun
over a year ago
Unfiltered by Tim...
This Is the Single Breathtaking Moment When Your Entire Life Changes Don't miss it
9 months ago