Blog Posts

My first encounter with a horseshoe crab

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Our devices are black holes binging on the light and energy of human attention.

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My New Year's Eve journal entry upon the sunset of 2024

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Weaning myself off the teat of algorithmic feeds

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There is nothing more noble in Nature than a glacier.

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This is a rant, but it's also a call to use our democratic power of consumption to shape culture.

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Don’t you want to remember them?

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There is no E-ZPass.

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We’re optimized for viral moments, not compelling arguments.

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Do we deserve the gift of fire?

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I am human because I dream. I dream because I am human.

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Make like Nature, and grow.

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Giving you a sense of barbecue-baseball bliss

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Time-traveling to the present moment

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Set your sights on the horizon, and sail toward fulfillment.

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Insights and essays from a sage of the craft

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You can achieve monogamy and autonomy.

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Resurrect your best ideas.

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The full answer to a frequently asked question

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Faith and skepticism are compatible.

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Smell, taste, and feel what you read.

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Nature may shatter your standard of beauty.

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Ground freedom in meaning, and laugh in the face of fate.

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Either satire or a summary of the Internet’s best writing advice

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All the information we consume is packaged as entertainment.

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We have the freedom to decide what matters.

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Silence is scarce in the city.

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In moments of stillness, you’ll find beauty.

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All relationships are ‘doomed’ because everything ends.

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Don’t make detours. Embrace ephemerality.

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The path to unity starts with commonplace humility.

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Fiction offers a whole new medium for introspection.

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“Someone ought to intervene, but it doesn’t have to be me.”

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On his day off, Cameron reclaims his life and takes a stand.

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Maintain moderation, align your desires, and approach the good.

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Leading means taking a place in front of others.

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We think behind and beyond what we experience.

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You may find that your own lawn is the best spot on the block.

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Trauma isn’t the only path to personal development.

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Understand entropy, start accepting change.

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We’re intolerant of our intellectual opponents.

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