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

2 weeks ago 13 votes
Chelsea is not a metaphor.

CITS #92 | May 22, 2025

a month ago 15 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 31 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

Tell Us What You're Doing

Here's your chance to strut your stuff

19 hours ago 2 votes
"do i need to subscribe to my friend's substack newsletter"

"they've made it clear that my support as a paid subscriber is expected"

2 hours ago 1 votes
ATVBT Approves of Approval Voting

you get approval, and you get approval

2 days ago 2 votes
THERE ARE 23 SLIDES IN TODAY'S BATWRITE AT 930am EST

this is a record for most slides. be there. link below

2 days ago 2 votes
Audiences Prove that the Experts Are Dead Wrong

Or why 'Abundance' is more than just a political agenda

3 days ago 2 votes