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CBL #93 - Some thoughts on thinking/acting, naming/doing, and where this blog is headed

2 weeks ago 15 votes
Chelsea is not a metaphor.

CITS #92 | May 22, 2025

a month ago 16 votes
We don't have time, we are time. | Friday Footnotes #4

Footnote #4 is based on a passage from 4,000 weeks by Oliver Burkeman.

2 months ago 32 votes
Sonder, Sobriety, and Abstractions | Friday Footnotes #3

Friday Footnotes is a weekly newsletter where reading and reflection meet real life.

2 months ago 27 votes

More in life

Successful Suck-ers

I mean, it's a claim

23 hours ago 2 votes
The 30 Most Intriguing Musicians of 2025

Today I’m sharing the third (and final) installment of my guide to the 30 most intriguing musicians of 2025.

19 hours ago 1 votes
NEW POD: Jasmine Sun On How AI Will Change Writing and Work

A (Mostly) Optimistic Take

yesterday 2 votes
The Asymmetry of Destruction

It's easier to destroy than to create

2 days ago 4 votes
my strange memory

I’ve been on a rabbit hole to learn more about the human memory after watching college kids perform seemingly impossible memory feats on a tv variety show. It has made me reflect...

2 days ago 4 votes