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Sometimes Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long...
13th Nov 2024
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Sometimes

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Nov 2024
Fall is the slow exhale of the earth. The sun's rays grow ever scarcer as the frosts arrive. Long shadows cut the cold honey sunlight of afternoons that begin to fade at three, turning to a blue-pink twilight over the lake before darkness descends at five. Then four-thirty. Then...
The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
11th Nov 2024
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The Crypto Mania Has Begun. How to Profit & Understand What's Happening

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Nov 2024
If you missed out last time, this is your opportunity
Leaning into joy and community Processing this past week and some joyful things in my life
11th Nov 2024
76

Leaning into joy and community

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Nov 2024
Processing this past week and some joyful things in my life
a return to soul bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
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a return to soul

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
a return to soul bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
9th Nov 2024
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a return to soul

from Isabel Unraveled [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Nov 2024
bring back the Era of the Artist. not a political take.
Things worth spending on Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
9th Nov 2024
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Things worth spending on

from Thu Le [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Nov 2024
Worthwhile investments, in my experience, and occasional treats that make my day more delightful.
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
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Progress Studies Conference - I'll Defend Fusion

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Nov 2024
The progress studies conference didn't have anyone to defend fusion energy, so I will.
Attitudes one can take towards people who have behaved badly Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have...
7th Nov 2024
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Attitudes one can take towards people who have behaved badly

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Nov 2024
Have you ever noticed that reality has some properties that are quite annoying? For example, have you noticed that some people do bad things? And yet those same people sometimes have interesting ideas? Occasionally, I’ll bring up an idea in conversation and someone will gently...
The map is clear but the road is bumpy. Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
6th Nov 2024
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The map is clear but the road is bumpy.

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Nov 2024
Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
5th Nov 2024
74

Babe wake up we’re sharing our fears

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Nov 2024
Genuine thoughts I've had that have nothing to do with the election !!!
Links in Progress: Expanding the Mediterranean's busiest port Plus: New tunnels, monorails, canals, small modular reactors, and horseless carriages
5th Nov 2024
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Links in Progress: Expanding the Mediterranean's busiest port

from The Works in Progress Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Nov 2024
Plus: New tunnels, monorails, canals, small modular reactors, and horseless carriages
4 (More) Good Things and 2 (More) Bad Things and 2 Misunderstandings About Working at Amazon: From... A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they...
4th Nov 2024
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4th Nov 2024
A continuation of my previous article about my experiences at Amazon. What they do well, what they don't do well, and in this article, I also mention a few common beliefs I disagree with.
Introducing Nutrify 1.2.3 Whole Food Streaks, Widgets, Quick Summaries and 41 New Foods.
4th Nov 2024
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Introducing Nutrify 1.2.3

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Nov 2024
Whole Food Streaks, Widgets, Quick Summaries and 41 New Foods.
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
75

the reality that exists in me

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Compass Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily...
2nd Nov 2024
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Compass

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2024
Lately, I've been thinking about my inner compass — the one that guides me through work and daily life. I've touched on my design ethos before, but this feels like something more personal. It's a lightweight breakdown of who I am, both as a designer and a human, shaped by the...
Why Streaming Subscription Prices Will Continue to Rise You are a user—so get ready to be used
2nd Nov 2024
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Why Streaming Subscription Prices Will Continue to Rise

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2024
You are a user—so get ready to be used
Why You Should Ignore All the Polls They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
2nd Nov 2024
76

Why You Should Ignore All the Polls

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Nov 2024
They Aren't Telling Anything You Need To Know
The Illusion of Solitude Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
1st Nov 2024
90

The Illusion of Solitude

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Nov 2024
Deconstructing the Myth of Wilderness
Vote for Nobody! Nobody cares.
1st Nov 2024
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Vote for Nobody!

from Paul Cudenec [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Nov 2024
Nobody cares.
Why I rebuilt this site The journey of building this site.
31st Oct 2024
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Why I rebuilt this site

from Thu Le [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Oct 2024
The journey of building this site.
21st Oct 2024
Breadcrumbs One belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
19th Oct 2024
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Breadcrumbs

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

19th Oct 2024
One belief I have is that if you wish to be virtuous you will learn to eat cereal virtuously.
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
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Why I Lugged My 27-Pound Toddler to a Rocket Launch

from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

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.
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
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On the path to thriving

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Oct 2024
In this post-post-partum period, I'm starting to feel like myself again. But what does that even mean?
Life philosophy: beyond left and right The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is...
14th Oct 2024
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Life philosophy: beyond left and right

from Paul Cudenec [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Oct 2024
The global industrial-financial complex has been doing its best for decades now to ensure there is no real ideological opposition to its life-hating agenda.
Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell It's also the best feeling in the world
10th Oct 2024
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Being a High Performer Is Lonely as Hell

from Unfiltered by Tim Denning [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Oct 2024
It's also the best feeling in the world
The Feather "A breathtakingly beautiful book that shows how even a tiny bit of virtue can overcome any...
10th Oct 2024
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The Feather

from Stoic Simple [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Oct 2024
"A breathtakingly beautiful book that shows how even a tiny bit of virtue can overcome any darkness." —Dustin Brady, author of Superhero for a Day After falling from an angel's wing, a tiny feather drifts past the boundaries of Heaven and into the mortal realm below. No longer...
Autumn Every year for the past couple of years, when September rolls around we start getting ready to hit...
9th Oct 2024
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Autumn

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Quarterly Author Update: October 2024 Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
8th Oct 2024
107

Quarterly Author Update: October 2024

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Oct 2024
Book sales, next projects, and a blog update
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
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Good Employees Follow the Rules. Great Employees Break Them.

from Scarlet Ink [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Oct 2024
Because the rules are meant for those who aren't as smart and brave as you. Seriously.
How Many Visionary Artists Are Mentally Ill? A surprising number of creative people have visions, hear voices, or have strange encounters in...
6th Oct 2024
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How Many Visionary Artists Are Mentally Ill?

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Oct 2024
A surprising number of creative people have visions, hear voices, or have strange encounters in dreams
Paik Jong Won …is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of...
6th Oct 2024
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Paik Jong Won

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Oct 2024
…is a celebrity chef in South Korea. He also owns multiple restaurant franchises with thousands of branches mainly in korea with some splattered all over the world. I first knew of him...
5th Oct 2024
Appetites instead of estimates The problem with software estimates is that they're both entirely right and entirely wrong. Yes...
4th Oct 2024
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Appetites instead of estimates

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

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....
The real data wall is billions of years of evolution Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you...
3rd Oct 2024
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The real data wall is billions of years of evolution

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Oct 2024
Say you have a time machine. You can only use it once, to send a single idea back to 2005. If you wanted to speed up the development of AI, what would you send back? Many people suggest attention or transformers. But I’m convinced that the answer is “brute-force”—to throw as much...
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
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Spaced Repetition Through Newsletters

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

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,
Small sways in the breeze make you strong I watch the olive trees in my backyard dance in the wind. When they were small, they’d almost fall...
1st Oct 2024
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Small sways in the breeze make you strong

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
I watch the olive trees in my backyard dance in the wind. When they were small, they’d almost fall over. But the post kept them up. Now they’re big enough to stand on their own. A breeze comes along and their branches move with it but
15 Years of Loving Curation In my previous post, I mentioned that Minimalissimo was coming to an end and that I'd be embarking...
1st Oct 2024
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15 Years of Loving Curation

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
In my previous post, I mentioned that Minimalissimo was coming to an end and that I'd be embarking on a new adventure with FormFeelingFunction®. Well, I think it's worth explaining the site's journey, impact, and inevitable sunset. Because it has played a significant role in my...
gossip steals your sovereignty talk is easy, action is hard
1st Oct 2024
41

gossip steals your sovereignty

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
talk is easy, action is hard
13 Lessons from 37 Years My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
1st Oct 2024
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13 Lessons from 37 Years

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
Aridity Incarnate The American West, Fiction, and Water
1st Oct 2024
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Aridity Incarnate

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
The American West, Fiction, and Water
Growth Means Choosing a Different Kind of Pain I never threw a party until I was in my late 30s. I was always afraid people wouldn’t show up, or,...
1st Oct 2024
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Growth Means Choosing a Different Kind of Pain

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
I never threw a party until I was in my late 30s. I was always afraid people wouldn’t show up, or, even worse, that they would show up and quickly want to leave. It felt like this particular fate could not be risked, which meant party-throwing was off the table. Other people...
we're okay - a quick Asheville update and a list of places to donate
1st Oct 2024
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we're okay - a quick Asheville update

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Oct 2024
and a list of places to donate
Lemon Lyme Summer The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips...
22nd Sep 2024
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Lemon Lyme Summer

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Sep 2024
The sun rises as a thin band of orange squeezed between twin blue worlds of lake and cloud. The tips of the pines above glow for a moment before the sun slides up and behind the distant clouds. The sun rises near the center of the bay when we arrive in April, but by the solstice...
19th Sep 2024
15th Sep 2024
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
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Questions and Answers vs. Features and Benefits

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
act, rest, repeat on finding the right doing-being balance
11th Sep 2024
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act, rest, repeat

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Sep 2024
on finding the right doing-being balance
In Favor of Reading Aloud When I read Jane Eyre, I stalled for a full year between the opening part at the boarding school and...
11th Sep 2024
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In Favor of Reading Aloud

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Sep 2024
When I read Jane Eyre, I stalled for a full year between the opening part at the boarding school and the rest of the book. I tend to dislike boarding-school openings in books, but the real problem was I found myself having to reread too many of Charlotte Brontë’s winding,...
If you let it, AI will prompt you. Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
9th Sep 2024
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If you let it, AI will prompt you.

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Sep 2024
Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
Last of the Curmudgeons Catch-up service:
7th Sep 2024
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Last of the Curmudgeons

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Sep 2024
Catch-up service:
Thoughts while watching myself be automated An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will...
5th Sep 2024
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Thoughts while watching myself be automated

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Sep 2024
An old friend visited me a few weeks ago. And we soon got to chatting about—what else—how long will it be before all human intellectual work is automated. My position was: I dunno, because things are moving fast right now but what if we run out of data or scaling laws break and...
4th Sep 2024
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30-Day First Draft: Week 2.5 Report & Lessons

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Sep 2024
70,117 Words Later
Alien Intelligence I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
4th Sep 2024
92

Alien Intelligence

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Sep 2024
I regularly commune with an alien intelligence (my cat)
Backcountry Skiers and Venture Capitalists Skiing in the proverbial River
3rd Sep 2024
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Backcountry Skiers and Venture Capitalists

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Sep 2024
Skiing in the proverbial River
No More Excuses: Trading Blame for Action. Practical Steps Towards Ownership Instead of Whining. I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's...
3rd Sep 2024
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3rd Sep 2024
I'll admit a lack of patience for people who prefer to make excuses when they're given advice. It's easier to make excuses rather than do the hard work.
gentle advice for sensitive souls who wanna make somethin outta nothin
3rd Sep 2024
82

gentle advice for sensitive souls

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Sep 2024
who wanna make somethin outta nothin
The unfairness of life with a baby Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
1st Sep 2024
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The unfairness of life with a baby

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2024
Breastfeeding realities, new baby life, mental load, and zero sum games.
the answer I must seek My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always...
1st Sep 2024
85

the answer I must seek

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Sep 2024
My partner pitter patters around the house constantly, always looking for something to do, always scheming up some new creative project of hers. Being with her is an ongoing lesson and reminder...
A company is a language Companies are akin to complex languages, each with its own unique dialect and cultural...
26th Aug 2024
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A company is a language

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
17th Aug 2024
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Three Maternity Leaves at Early-Stage Startups

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

17th Aug 2024
How it was with different companies, roles, and experiences
The Most Useful Feedback Hurts Plus a sci-fi novel update
14th Aug 2024
111

The Most Useful Feedback Hurts

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Aug 2024
Plus a sci-fi novel update
Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
12th Aug 2024
111

Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

12th Aug 2024
Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
quests, failure, desire or: contra defensive postures
9th Aug 2024
118

quests, failure, desire

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Aug 2024
or: contra defensive postures
being more available to myself requires me to be less available to others & other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
9th Aug 2024
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9th Aug 2024
& other patterns i am trying to notice and break within myself
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
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Stoicism: Things Don’t Upset Us, Our Judgments Do

from Stoic Simple [alt+shift+b] in life

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 ...
The Rise of Neotoddlerism Why activists are behaving like infants
8th Aug 2024
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The Rise of Neotoddlerism

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

8th Aug 2024
Why activists are behaving like infants
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
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Do Quests, Not Goals

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Intuitions for Georgism Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we re-issue a favorite...
7th Aug 2024
87

Intuitions for Georgism

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Aug 2024
Since most of our readers have never seen most of our posts, every other week we 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. Last year, Atvbt’s bloggers published a piece...
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
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5th Aug 2024
The reflection exercise that helped me find and cultivate a successful relationship with my manager.
Bits from Boulder Three true stories from the People's Republic
5th Aug 2024
103

Bits from Boulder

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Aug 2024
Three true stories from the People's Republic
“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
86

“ugly” drawings from korea

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult Not If You're On The Left Anyway
3rd Aug 2024
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'Weird' Should Not Be An Insult

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Aug 2024
Not If You're On The Left Anyway
How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop Let's look at the warning signs
2nd Aug 2024
84

How to Know If You're Living in a Doom Loop

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2024
Let's look at the warning signs
This really is it no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
2nd Aug 2024
78

This really is it

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Aug 2024
no time to review this cuz the kids are screaming again lol I hope it doesn't suck
Re-sourcing the Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
1st Aug 2024
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Re-sourcing the Mind

from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Aug 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No.
1st Aug 2024
Taste We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in...
31st Jul 2024
24

Taste

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

31st Jul 2024
We need good taste to make good things, but we must first qualify and understand what good means in the sense of design. Taste is the ability to identify quality. To understand quality we need to look critically at: materials that are fit for purpose, ergonomics that considers...
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
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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.
Push the Fence I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced...
16th Jul 2024
23

Push the Fence

from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

16th Jul 2024
I know how to replace a kitchen faucet. If you have a janky old faucet that needs to be replaced with a smoothly operating new one, I can do that for you or show you how. This wasn’t always true. It became true May 27, 2024, after pulling everything out of the under-sink...
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
1

a VERY BIG pre-order giveaway!!!!

from What To Cook [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Progress can be slow We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
10th Jul 2024
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Progress can be slow

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Jul 2024
We can spend a lifetime working on the same things, and that's ok
Love myself? Knowing what I know? A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
9th Jul 2024
110

Love myself? Knowing what I know?

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Jul 2024
A lunchtime meditation on whether 'being the best' is even a real thing
happy birthday to my favouritest person Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east...
7th Jul 2024
115

happy birthday to my favouritest person

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Jul 2024
Every year on our birth days we’ll try to make a trip overseas – Singapore is about 50km from east to west so we can’t do any local travelling. Travelling is vital...
camouflage reflections on fitting into many places
5th Jul 2024
27

camouflage

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
reflections on fitting into many places
Rereading The Brothers Karamazov It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park,...
5th Jul 2024
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Rereading The Brothers Karamazov

from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
It is now almost two decades since I first read The Brothers Karamazov. I began it in Bute Park, sitting under a tree overlooking the river. I remember that it was the Penguin Classics edition translated by David McDuff, and that I couldn’t put it down.
Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of...
5th Jul 2024
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from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of the things life and the world had to offer. It’s difficult to overstate the influence Anthony Bourdain has had on my worldview. For over a decade, whenever someone asked, “what do...
July 4, 2024 Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us...
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from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jul 2024
Happy Independence Day my dear American friends. We are very lucky to have this country. Let us always be grateful for it. And let us always remember that good things are created not when people decide they have claims against an institution or a society, but when they have...
Let’s stop counting centuries Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed...
4th Jul 2024
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from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jul 2024
Here’s a sentence from Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now: The Enlightenment is conventionally placed in the last two-thirds of the 18th century, though it flowed out of the Scientific Revolution and the Age of Reason in the 17th century and spilled into the heyday of classical...
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3rd Jul 2024
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from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
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Introducing Writebook You know, it's really easy to publish short form content on a variety of social platforms. And...
3rd Jul 2024
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from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Anti-Rivalrous Goods the rivalrousness s-curve
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from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
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How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joe Biden? Why It's Hard and What Will Happen
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from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jul 2024
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from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Jul 2024
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Feedback is What Makes Everything Work The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about...
27th Jun 2024
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from Raptitude.com [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Jun 2024
The other day I closed a savings account at a tiny credit union branch. I expected it to take about five minutes, but the teller took so long that I started to experience time distortion. I knew it had been at least fifteen minutes, but perhaps it was much longer. Twenty-five...
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23rd Jun 2024
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from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Jun 2024
On the downside of activity-based friendships
Thoughts on the search for life Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life,...
22nd Jun 2024
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from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Jun 2024
Just listened to Lex Fridman and Sara Walker talk about the origins of life, the search for life, what is life, etc. It was a wonderfully refreshing, nourishing conversation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwhTfyX9J34 It made me want to spill out some random thoughts on the...
20th Jun 2024
Obvious travel advice Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing...
20th Jun 2024
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from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Jun 2024
Mindset matters more than where you go. Who you go with matters more than where you go. After seeing each other for a few months, many new couples take a short trip, which often ends in an apocalyptic, relationship-destroying fight. My theory is that’s the trip working as...
What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
13th Jun 2024
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from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jun 2024
Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
13th Jun 2024
Robert Pirsig on Selfless Climbing While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition...
13th Jun 2024
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from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Jun 2024
While packing for a trip I pick up an old book I haven’t read for a long time. It’s a 1976 edition of Henri Nouwen’s The Genesee Diary: Report from a Trappist Monastery.
The Work of Art The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
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from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jun 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 8
The whole Channel is filled with little ships Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest...
6th Jun 2024
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from Diaries of Note [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Jun 2024
Exactly 80 years ago today, the world held its breath as the Allied forces launched the largest seaborne invasion in history, marking the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany’s occupation of Europe. Among the thousands of brave soldiers who set out to liberate the continent was...
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from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2024
Every step and cover along the way
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.
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from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Jun 2024
The robots aren't coming, but the people who can't shut the fuck up about them are already here.
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...
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from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

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 6 Laws of Dying Hollywood Franchises Here's how you kill an entire genre
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from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Jun 2024
Here's how you kill an entire genre
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
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from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
to be creative, be where you are and to be where you are, face what you’re avoiding
3rd Jun 2024
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to be creative, be where you are

from Mind Mine [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Jun 2024
and to be where you are, face what you’re avoiding
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1st Jun 2024
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from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
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from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Jun 2024
'Notes On the Florentine Renaissance' Free To Read This Time
Expectations, planning, and suffering Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
29th May 2024
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Expectations, planning, and suffering

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

29th May 2024
Thoughts on planning and letting go of expectations
Introducing Nutrify 1.2: Calorie and Macronutrient Goals, Breakdowns and 57 New Foods Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57...
28th May 2024
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28th May 2024
Nutrify 1.2: Track calories and macronutrients with custom goals, detailed food breakdowns, and 57 new foods in Nutridex. Available on the App Store.
Careful technology Dear friends, There is a commonplace opinion that technology and the natural world, or that...
21st May 2024
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Careful technology

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
me and the beatles just ate some waffles in tokyo I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone...
16th May 2024
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from Farza's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

16th May 2024
I've raised $12M for my company + hired amazing people -- and until very recently, whenever anyone would ask me my 10-year plan I would flat out say "I have no idea".
№ 79: Allowing Those You Love The Right To Be Wrong Why you’re getting this: I’m Jason Nguyen.
14th May 2024
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№ 79: Allowing Those You Love The Right To Be Wrong

from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

14th May 2024
Why you’re getting this: I’m Jason Nguyen.
Keeping Silence Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
11th May 2024
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from RhysTranter.com [alt+shift+b] in life

11th May 2024
Saturday afternoon. Revisiting Merton, Newman, and this from Madeleine Delbrêl…
An Ode to Manchester Wall A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
9th May 2024
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An Ode to Manchester Wall

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
A 19th-century bridge's contribution to climbing culture
How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In...
9th May 2024
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How to Conquer Your Biggest Fear

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
What is your biggest fear? What would it mean if you could overcome that fear, once and for all? In this article, I'm going to help you do exactly that by teaching you five tactics to conquer anything you might be afraid of. Heights, spiders, small spaces, strangely-shaped...
The Ambling Mind The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
9th May 2024
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from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

9th May 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 6
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
8th May 2024
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from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

8th May 2024
Can audio engineering ideas help us deal with life in the city?s
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5th May 2024
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30 Useful Concepts (Spring 2024)

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

5th May 2024
Ideas to help you make sense of the world
a hole in my soul I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the...
5th May 2024
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from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

5th May 2024
I didn’t actually feel like writing today, but I’m worried if I don’t write I would forget the feelings and thoughts I have at this point in time. It doesn’t seem right...
The Good Enough Trap How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
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from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

4th May 2024
How Technology Can Get Us Stuck In Place
Why am I still doing this? I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay...
3rd May 2024
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Why am I still doing this?

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd May 2024
I’ve been doing this for 25 years, so I’ll often be asked why I’m still in it and how I stay motivated. It ain’t the money, as I’ve been fortunate enough to make more than I’ll ever be able to spend. I enjoy the work and we have a great crew, each a true pleasure to work with. I...
099 + Framer 099 Supply is a collaborative project that builds tools for creators. We began with a catalogue of...
2nd May 2024
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099 + Framer

from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know + my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
2nd May 2024
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after 12 years of writing, here's everything i know

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
+ my #1 tip on how to get paid subscribers
Dynomight internet survey Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of: you the...
2nd May 2024
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Dynomight internet survey

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd May 2024
Hello, clever charming good-looking people. I am in need of a richer understanding of: you the nature of reality consciousness ethics dynomight internet website and have therefore created a survey, which you can take here. (You don’t need to create an account or give your email...
"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
1st May 2024
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"Dada, slow down!" Fatherhood at Thirty-Thousand Feet

from Charlie Becker [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2024
A letter from a father flying solo with his toddler
Traditional Publishing is Great, Actually Don't be deceived like I was...
1st May 2024
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from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

1st May 2024
Don't be deceived like I was...
The Pacification of War Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
23rd Apr 2024
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The Pacification of War

from Lefineder’s Substack [alt+shift+b] in life

23rd Apr 2024
Battle Massacres may have gone out of fashion
Why Everything is Becoming a Game All the better to control you
20th Apr 2024
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Why Everything is Becoming a Game

from The Prism [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Apr 2024
All the better to control you
19th Apr 2024
Thoughts on seed oil A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was...
18th Apr 2024
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from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

18th Apr 2024
A friend has spent the last three years hounding me about seed oils. Every time I thought I was safe, he’d wait a couple months and renew his attack: “When are you going to write about seed oils?” “Did you know that seed oils are why there’s so much {obesity, heart disease,...
The Window of Opportunity is Here Don't get stuck in neutral
17th Apr 2024
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from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

17th Apr 2024
Don't get stuck in neutral
Why Buy a House (or Land)? A lesson in ignoring economics
15th Apr 2024
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Why Buy a House (or Land)?

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Apr 2024
A lesson in ignoring economics
April White The mild winter of 2023-2024 brought very little snow to Wisconsin. We watched the weather for...
10th Apr 2024
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April White

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
If Not Could Not Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at...
10th Apr 2024
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from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

10th Apr 2024
Suppose you're hiring for a sales job. In the first interview, the candidate says: "I'm very good at selling things." Well, that's nice: the job is all about selling things, so someone good at selling things would indeed be a good fit.
Saying No to what I feel I should do Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
7th Apr 2024
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from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

7th Apr 2024
Navigating the space between should and want, and finding more permission for ease and rest.
43 I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I...
6th Apr 2024
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from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Apr 2024
I wrote this time last year that I felt like I was coping better than the year before. This year I don’t feel like I have made much progress, and perhaps I...
5th Apr 2024
Motivation I can fake enough. I can fake a lot. But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake:...
4th Apr 2024
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Motivation

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Apr 2024
I can fake enough. I can fake a lot. But I’ve noticed there’s one thing in particular I can’t fake: Motivation. And in the end, at least for me, it all comes down to motivation. I may have the talent, I may know the tricks, I may be able to go through the motions. But if I deeply...
3rd Apr 2024
In Search of Dupree Bolton (Part 2 of 2) I conclude the story of my quest to find a legendary jazz musician who disappeared in the early...
3rd Apr 2024
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In Search of Dupree Bolton (Part 2 of 2)

from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Apr 2024
I conclude the story of my quest to find a legendary jazz musician who disappeared in the early 1960s
i guess i wrote a song??? a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
2nd Apr 2024
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i guess i wrote a song???

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Apr 2024
a guest post from Alex Gobrenko
Not just fishing knots Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa. We walked in and mum saw Nana and they...
2nd Apr 2024
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Not just fishing knots

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Apr 2024
Took mum to her childhood home Sunday just gone to see Papa. We walked in and mum saw Nana and they both started to cry. Papa, Alan, Alby, my grandfather was quite sick. The room was quiet and somber but had an unshakable aura of warmth and love. Everyone was
The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph I don't know how I get invited to anything either
1st Apr 2024
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The Hardo-Normie Alignment Graph

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Apr 2024
I don't know how I get invited to anything either
22nd Mar 2024
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
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Mobile Bay

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Small Spaces notes on building blocks
14th Mar 2024
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Small Spaces

from The Map is Mostly Water [alt+shift+b] in life

14th Mar 2024
notes on building blocks
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
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Everything is espionage: Things I learned researching Assange

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
Conversation-Catalysing Events There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka...
13th Mar 2024
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Conversation-Catalysing Events

from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

13th Mar 2024
There's a famous British politics quote where the 1960s Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, aka Supermac, is asked the hardest thing about government and replies “Events, dear boy, events”. This probably never happened and is absolutely irrelevant to this blogpost regardless, but I...
Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and...
9th Mar 2024
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Reader Mailbag: Struggling to do it all

from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Mar 2024
A reader writes in with questions about technical up-skilling, finding balance in life and work, and getting in touch with their identity outside of work.
40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20) Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to...
9th Mar 2024
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40 Life Lessons I Know at 40 (That I Wish I Knew at 20)

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

9th Mar 2024
Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to survive your 20s and crowd-sourced advice on how to excel in your 30s. And apparently you guys loved it. So, here's more of the good stuff: 40 life lessons I now know at 40 that I...
Your Social Universe Imagine yourself as a star.
6th Mar 2024
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Your Social Universe

from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

6th Mar 2024
Imagine yourself as a star.
5th Mar 2024
This Moment is Your Life How to not waste it
5th Mar 2024
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This Moment is Your Life

from Nat Eliason's Newsletter [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2024
How to not waste it
The meet-cute (rom com, Act One) a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury,...
5th Mar 2024
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The meet-cute (rom com, Act One)

from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

5th Mar 2024
a tale of two idiots who fell in love as told by one of those idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying everything
4th Mar 2024
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Real friends

from Ryan Hoover's Writing [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Mar 2024
Hooks, towel bars, and software Strangely, a recent bathroom renovation crystalized my perspective on product development. When...
3rd Mar 2024
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Hooks, towel bars, and software

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
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
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Superglue and milk

from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

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
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
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some ruminations on the inherent dislike of my self

from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
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
Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
2nd Mar 2024
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Delusional self-belief is a superpower until it's a disaster

from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Mar 2024
What's the optimal amount of self-deception for a politician?
The Art of Living The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
1st Mar 2024
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from The Convivial Society [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Mar 2024
The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 4
Introducing Nutrify | A Pokédex for Food Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
27th Feb 2024
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from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

27th Feb 2024
Like Shazam. But for food. A simple app to make learning about food fun.
23rd Feb 2024
33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I...
22nd Feb 2024
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33 Powerful Books That May Change Your Life

from Mark Manson [alt+shift+b] in life

22nd Feb 2024
I've read over 1,000 nonfiction books in my life, and these 33 are the most powerful of them all. I can honestly say they changed my life, who's to say they won't change yours too? Don't just take my word for it though. Read on for my summary of all 33 books and see for yourself...
Fly Navy The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the...
21st Feb 2024
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Fly Navy

from Luxagraf: Topographical Writings [alt+shift+b] in life

21st Feb 2024
The one upside to getting kicked out of Fort Pickens for a storm that never hit, was meeting the pilot. The bus, wherever it goes, is conspicuous. It is especially conspicuous in the middle of an otherwise empty parking lot. Next to the parking lot was a collection of condos,...
Don't delegate your word As you build your business, you'll end up delegating plenty. Much of what you did before is now...
20th Feb 2024
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Don't delegate your word

from Jason Fried [alt+shift+b] in life

20th Feb 2024
As you build your business, you'll end up delegating plenty. Much of what you did before is now better done by someone else. To make more progress, you release your grip and allow. But there’s one thing you should hold tight and never let go. It’s the thing that should never be...
Taste games I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar....
15th Feb 2024
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Taste games

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

15th Feb 2024
I bet you like it when beautiful people laugh at your jokes. And I bet you like the taste of sugar. I sure do. But what about camping or dubstep or chain restaurants or installation art? What about blue cheese or pick-up trucks or reality TV? Me, I like some and loathe others....
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from Atoms vs Bits [alt+shift+b] in life

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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...
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from Wait But Why [alt+shift+b] in life

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Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why.
Vision Con The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 3
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A Map is Not a Blueprint: Why Fixing Nature Fails Ozempic, Fertilizer, Lobotomies, and the dangers of hubris
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the uncomfortable phase of learning I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal...
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from Winnie Lim [alt+shift+b] in life

4th Feb 2024
I have begun strength training for the first time in october last year. I had three personal training sessions before I traveled to japan, and when I got back there was a...
Uniform Ever thought of having a personal uniform? Not the typical work attire, but a carefully curated...
3rd Feb 2024
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from Carl Barenbrug RSS Feed [alt+shift+b] in life

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...
3rd Feb 2024
Opposites Attract On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
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from The Ruffian [alt+shift+b] in life

3rd Feb 2024
On the Gender Divide In Politics and Why It Might Just Save Us All
My Rule of the 6 Spheres Like most people, I'm reluctant to discuss personal matters, but I take this rule very...
2nd Feb 2024
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from The Honest Broker [alt+shift+b] in life

2nd Feb 2024
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
2nd Feb 2024
Hemiphytophilia A journal entry about a house plant
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from Passing Time [alt+shift+b] in life

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from Both Are True [alt+shift+b] in life

1st Feb 2024
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Some thoughts on interviewing Recent experience interviewing candidates, reflections on the job market, and the shift in how...
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from Tech and Tea [alt+shift+b] in life

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
5 Life-Changing Levels of Not Giving a Fuck Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives...
25th Jan 2024
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25th Jan 2024
Every day, hundreds of millions of people suffer from giving too many fucks. They spend their lives imprisoned by meaningless anxiety and unnecessary concerns. But it doesn't have to be that way. In this article, I'm going to walk you through the five levels of non-fuck-giving,...
№ 77: Reflecting on 2023 Doubt, love and growing more into myself.
14th Jan 2024
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from Left To Write [alt+shift+b] in life

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The Wisdom of Daybreak The Convivial Society: Vol. 5, No. 1
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12th Jan 2024
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Where’s the magic? I got asked once my favourite person from history in a job interview. I said Isaac Newton. An old...
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from Daniel Bourke [alt+shift+b] in life

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
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11th Jan 2024
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Fancy math doesn’t make simple math stop being true

from DYNOMIGHT [alt+shift+b] in life

11th Jan 2024
What are you supposed to do when someone disagrees with you using a bunch of math you can’t understand? I’ve been thinking about that recently because of the NordICC colonoscopy trial. It took 85k Europeans aged 55-64, invited a third of them for a free one-time screening...
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