The Take

I Love My Dad

Underclassman

Shotgun Wedding

The Invitation

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Welcome to Chippendales

The Strawman, the Steelman, and the Gold-Plated Man

🔗 / Étienne’s Substack Post /

Turn other people's arguments into the most interesting version of themselves.

The Thousand Griefs of a Left-Behind Place

🔗 / Charlie Becker’s Substack Post /

Nothing makes me miss home like that feeling when the crisp “newness” of a hotel room has worn off. On arrival, hotel rooms are immaculate: they smell fresh and everything is clean. Within a day, you’re in an uncanny valley where the room is as lived in as any other room, except it has nothing homey in it. …

Clearer Thinking

🔗 / clearerthinking.org /

Clearer Thinking’s mission is to close the gap between insights from research about human behaviour and actions in the real world. We start with the best research we can find and perform our own original studies in order to build best-in-class, interactive tools and mini-courses that you can use to change your habits, make better decisions, and achieve your goals.

Literature Clock

🔗 / Dense Discovery 223 / Clock Link

A website that shows the current time using time quotes found in random pieces of literature.

Email This Browser Extension

🔗 / emailthis.me /

Allows us to save articles & web pages by sending them to our email. EmailThis removes ads & distractions and sends us the formatted page with just the text and images.

Readwise Reader

https://readwise.io/read

Readwise Reader is the first read-it-later app built specifically for power readers.

A Guide To Finding Lucky Locations

🔗 / My Substack Post /

The world around us is full of fortune waiting to be found. So, where can we go to increase our surface area for serendipity?

The Dark Side of Joyful Spaces

🔗 / My Substack Post /

Dark joy aesthetics are the angsty siblings. They still provide all the feelings of joy, but they are more likely to appeal to the Addams Family than the Brady Bunch.

Mind’s Eye: Powers

🔗 / My Substack Post /

Can you see your inner world? How vast and vivid is is it? If you have a mind’s eye, then this post might let you in on some superpowers you didn’t even know you had.

The Comfort Zone Credo

🔗 / My Tweet /

A reminder that seeking discomfort isn't the only way to expand our comfort zone. Seeking novelty works just as well.

Writing vs Editing Mode

Choosing between writer vs editor mode during any given writing session has been a major speed hack for me.

Handwriting 1st drafts curtails my instinct to fiddle with what's already down on paper.

Writer mode: unfiltered written thoughts.

Editor mode: organized digital thoughts.

Everything’s a Vote

Every day, we vote for what we want more of in the world.

The Price of Love

🔗 / Movie / A Boy Called Christmas /

“Grief is the price we pay for love. And worth it a million times over.”

Judgment

🔗 / Youtube / Introduction to Mimetic Theory | René Girard's Mimetic Theory / John Boyd paraphrased /

“Superior fighter pilots use their superior judgment to make sure they get into situations where they never have to use their superior skill.” — John Boyd paraphrased

Solitude

🔗 / Twitter / Visakanv / Oscar Wilde /

"A bore is someone who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company."

Apricity

The warmth of the sun during winter.

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Attention to Distractions

🔗 / Rob Walker’s Substack /

“Making a list of what “distracts” you is an interesting spin on paying attention to what you pay attention to.”

Falsification vs Proof

🔗 / Nat Elison’s Substack /

“It’s important to highlight the difference between falsification and proof. The scientific method does not prove anything. It only fails to falsify.”

Fat vs Water Flavour Experiment

🔗 / Charlie Anderson’s Video [2:14-316] /

The effectiveness of fat at storing the taste of spices.

Replicating Sociopathy

Most types of art can impact my emotions (music, acting, painting, sculpture). But for some reason, dance is one that I rarely resonate with.

What I do think it does for me is it gives me a tiny taste into what it feels like to be a psychopath.

I can objectively see that there is emotion in the movements, but I don’t know how to interpret them.

Negative → Positive Energy

Life Modes

As with writer vs editor mode, I wonder if there are other areas in my life where we mix up modes that should/could be separated.

External Affirmations

If you’re in the mood for an external affirmation that’ll make you smile, the first 30 seconds of this video should do it.

Permission to do less

Aim for 80%. Few others know what your 100% looks like.

“Getting it done is success. Getting it perfect is not. Especially because perfect doesn’t exist.”

Social Mobility & Economic Connectedness

The ability to move up the socio-economic ladder.

Walking Groups

Around the world walking groups that posts one pretty picture from their walk - build appreciation of beauty and vigilance - nice habit tracker idea.

Kimchi on flatbread with honey

Mug Cake: Banana Bread 🔗 / Recipe /