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My summary of Tyler Cowen's approach to leading an intellectually fulfilling life
Looking back over the past months, there is one commonality running through most of my non-mindfulness-focused newsletters and that is that I have a lot…
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"Perfect Days" a film by Wim Wenders
A recommendation & my notes on the film
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A few minutes from Tyler Cowen's interview with Chuck Klosterman
Reflections on things falling apart
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Lessons from "Borgen": on working with politicians
Today’s newsletter is niche and slightly different than my normal fare.
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Brasilia: life amidst modernism
Finding life in the spaces in between
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On morning routines, habit cues & remembering
“Lose an hour in the morning chase it all day.” - Yiddish saying
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"You know nothing”: a conversational mindset
For my birthday this year I decided that my new goal is to have better conversations.
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How to make living systems
On the Fundamental Process to Generate Living Systems, based on Christopher Alexander's Nature of Order
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A Day in Berkeley
Lessons in walking and boredom
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Treasure Hunting
Exploring the adjacent possible in the pursuit of greatness
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7 reasons to not catastrophize
A short list
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Why I like Myers Briggs (with dynomight's expansions)
Let’s talk about Myers Briggs. For those of you that don’t know what I’m talking about - great! read on. For those of you that are rolling your eyes …
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