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Remind me later

I think a lot about the passage of time. About how the past and future each have histories of their own. The sun used to revol

Listen to your “naggy” wife

Written as a Facebook comment on February 22nd. Today’s coffee thoughts shall be about this. My wife is my best friend a

how to unlearn your conditioning

First you need to recognize that you are conditioned. everybody is. But we’re also conditioned to assume that our condit

scared men

I knew some dudes like this. They’re like young versions of the racist old man Bill Burr described in his standup –

SeeingSpaces

Stone tools, computer mice, bricks and smartphones are all designed to fit the human hand. people looking ridiculous SeeingSpa

Parable of Shitty Choices

OVERALL TLDR/SUMMARY: Effective decision-making can be counter-intuitive. You assume that a good decision is supposed to look

The Seductive-Destructive Siren-Song of Fame

In 2010, I wrote a blogpost about Justin Bieber. In 2018, I want to expand this post into something broader, about celebrity a

Concepts

Guiding ‘Principles’ Beware the Guilt-and-Shame Ego Trap. Alternate names: Self-flagellation trap, beating yoursel

bestof @visakanv hacker news comments

Singapore Is Taking the β€˜Smart City’ to a New Level Writer’s block What is your writing process like? slack as ̵

The Body Is The Mind

From reddit thread about walking around during phone calls; This is a specific case of the general phenomenon. Lots of people

How To Self Regulate

I think the solution to the problem of self-regulation will begin with really little things. If you suck at self-regulation, y

writing

0546 – the future of my words 0543 – writing as joyful self-correspondence 0533 – the next steps of my writing journey 0

Advice To A Younger Self: How To Manage Yourself

1. Hit the gym. We live in the real world and physical strength has real benefits. Get fit and you’ll look fit, and peop

How to facilitate interesting interviews / conversations

If I were an interviewer. 1: I think it’s important to get all the preliminary questions out of the way ASAP. Most dialo

Creativity is just connecting (and remixing) things

  Everything Is A Remix (Full Video)Β [30 mins+] How To Steal Like An Artist, by Austin Kleon (Google him for Twitter). P