Full Width [alt+shift+f] Shortcuts [alt+shift+k]
Sign Up [alt+shift+s] Log In [alt+shift+l]
Articles [alt+h] Reading List [alt+r] [alt+s]

Derek Sivers podcast

Visit Blog

Sort By

Recent [alt+2]

Change View

List View [alt+w] Expanded [alt+e]
No new instructions for the computer You load the program into the computer, and it begins its calculations. It’s computing. It’s...
1st Feb 2026
1

No new instructions for the computer

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Feb 2026
You load the program into the computer, and it begins its calculations. It’s computing. It’s working hard, and it’s going to take some time. People who tell me they are lost and running in circles have one thing in common: They say they keep listening to podcasts, reading...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
You can’t trust your mind There was a crime out on Park Avenue today, so the police are gathering information. The police...
1st Jan 2026
1

You can’t trust your mind

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Jan 2026
There was a crime out on Park Avenue today, so the police are gathering information. The police said, “This is great information. How sure are you of this?” That’s your brain, in the dark, inside your skull. It can’t see or hear, or experience anything directly. It...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
What’s this about? This book is about reframing — changing how you think about something — and choosing a perspective...
12th Dec 2025
1

What’s this about?

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Dec 2025
This book is about reframing — changing how you think about something — and choosing a perspective that’s useful to you right now, whether or not it’s universally true. This narrow definition is important because whatever you consider true is closed. No questioning. But when...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
Daily run, part two In my previous post, “a daily run” — (please read it first) — running was a metaphor for whatever...
28th Oct 2022
1

Daily run, part two

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

28th Oct 2022
In my previous post, “a daily run” — (please read it first) — running was a metaphor for whatever actions you take in your life. The story is about how we choose beliefs because they’re useful, not true. Beliefs make emotions. Emotions make actions. Actions come from...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
Shortest date, and ketchup Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup. I suggested we meet at a bar at 35th Street...
12th Sep 2022
1

Shortest date, and ketchup

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

12th Sep 2022
Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup. I suggested we meet at a bar at 35th Street and 8th Avenue. Although she’s from New York, she didn’t know where that is. She said, “No.” OK, now I’m judging. Miserable voice. Doesn’t know the basic layout of the city...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
Anything You Want — third edition for 2022 In 2011, I got a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize. “Derek. It’s Seth Godin.” “I’m...
25th Aug 2022
1

Anything You Want — third edition for 2022

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

25th Aug 2022
In 2011, I got a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize. “Derek. It’s Seth Godin.” “I’m starting a new publishing company, so I want you to write a book. Short, like a manifesto. Will you do it?” “Great. I look forward to it.” Over the next eleven days, I...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
Scuba, panic, empathy I used to scoff at those people who had panic attacks. “The cake is late! Oh no! I’m freaking out!...
26th Jul 2022
1

Scuba, panic, empathy

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

26th Jul 2022
I used to scoff at those people who had panic attacks. “The cake is late! Oh no! I’m freaking out! I can’t breathe!” Ridiculous. Hysterical. Over-reacting. learning scuba diving, and went on my first practice dive. While I was 15 meters underwater, I felt a sudden need to...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
The joke that changed my life Growing up in America, I didn’t know much about other cultures. When I was 25, my band got some...
19th Jun 2022
1

The joke that changed my life

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

19th Jun 2022
Growing up in America, I didn’t know much about other cultures. When I was 25, my band got some gigs in Europe — my first time there. It was 1995. The European Union was new. I heard a street performer in Copenhagen tell this joke: “The EU will be a success if … “The...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
Why I left America I was living on the beach in Santa Monica, California, and life was perfect. I was in paradise, and...
9th Mar 2022
1

Why I left America

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

9th Mar 2022
I was living on the beach in Santa Monica, California, and life was perfect. I was in paradise, and deeply happy. But I always want to learn and grow. To grow intellectually, you need to be surprised. If we’re not surprised, we’re not really learning. We may add new...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]
Be independent. Here’s how to live: Be independent. All misery comes from dependency. If you weren’t dependent...
1st Dec 2021
1

Be independent.

from Derek Sivers podcast [alt+shift+b] in startups

1st Dec 2021
Here’s how to live: Be independent. All misery comes from dependency. If you weren’t dependent on income, people, or technology, you would be truly free. The only way to be deeply happy is to break all dependencies. People think we live in a world of politics, society,...
Direct Link [→] Remove from reading list Add to reading list [alt+a]

The best way to read the internet.
Made for nerds, by a nerd.

The best way to read the internet

© 2023 Bored Reading. All rights reserved.

Legal

Terms of Service Privacy Policy

External Links

Borderline.biz Buy & Sell Apps PixelsOnGrids App Design Agency

Explore

Top Blogs
Suggest a Blog [email protected]

bored reading

v. 229.328 compliant with
earth/mars-x8292 communication
protocol 29xjw899992

When Google killed Google Reader, the bloggosphere took a severe hit and the content quality went down because there weren't enough readers to justify the effort it takes to maintain a high quality blog.

What's left is a decaying wasteland of blogs, most abandoned, a lot are now SEO spam, and 99% are not worth reading. BoredReading is a way to read the remaining great blogs that survived the ice age.

To add your favorite blog, please suggest it here! I get emails every day which helps me maintain a high quality selection of blogs!

Avatar

Made by,
Kumail Hunaid

@kumailht on Twitter.
My website and email.

Close [esc]
📚 BoredReading

You seem to be enjoying this.

Join free to unlock everything.

Create free account

Already have an account? Sign in