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There’s no speed limit (2009)
Derek Sivers official site. Thoughts on philosophy, culture, self-improvement. Author of Useful Not True, How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Anything You Want.
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The most popular blog posts about life, learning & writing on Hacker News. 8,925 posts.
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Goodbye, Malcolm
Posted by Jacob Kaplan-Moss on March 19, 2013
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How to post when no one is reading
The path to creative mastery begins with years of silence. Publish anyway.
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The Gift
It's often said that you should live every day as though it's your last. That always seemed a little impractical to me. But when my brothe...
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Consume less, create more
Modern technology makes us consumers instead of creators
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Stolen Buttons
Every website I visit, I steal a button from it. Check out my stash!
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Nobody wants to teach anymore
Everyone should know why.
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How to Read Mathematics
Ranked a top 100 research university, VCU is a place where discovery and creativity go hand in hand. Located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, its more than 200 programs emphasize hands-on learning, creativity and engaging in the world around us.
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The happiest I've ever been
It was around January 2020. I became the head coach of a youth basketball team.
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How to Study Mathematics (2017)
This essay describes a number of strategies for studying college level mathematics. It has sections entitled
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Try and
Typically, try can be followed by three kinds of phrases: a noun phrase (1a), an infinitival verb phrase with to (1b), or a verb phrase with - ing (1c).
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Are you a baby? A litmus test
Good morning! The other day some friends and I were reminiscing about an app idea we had years ago that would allow you to “blind cancel” on your friends. That is—flag if you were open to canceling a plan, which would only be revealed if the other person flagged it too. Basically, it was Tinder for bailing. This was…
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The worst job interview I ever had
Or how not to do a culture fit interview
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Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next?
Personal blogs are back, should niche blogs be next? Might good old fashion niche blogs be the solution to rampant social media misinformation, AI slop, and more?
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U+237C ⍼ Right Angle with Downwards Zigzag Arrow
This is part 1. Part 2: update : U+237C ⍼ angzarr; Part 3: Monotype Mathematical Sorts Part 4: U+237C ⍼ is (also) S9576 ⍼
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Everything's broken and nobody's upset
Software doesn't work. I'm shocked at how often we put up with it. Here's just ...
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Unexpected things that are people
panlegal expressions of personhood
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This website is for humans
I don't want Google's shitty AI-generated ramen
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Dario, Please
Your favourite ROP gadget
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Take more screenshots
If you do any sort of creative digital work, screenshots and screen recordings are a great way to remember it.
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My bad habit of hoarding information
A huge stream of information and FOMO
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Procrastination and the fear of not being good enough
A personal piece about writing, self-doubt, and the quiet ways perfectionism can stall creative work.
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Jev meets the Trolley Problem
I asked Jev and 13 other decision models the Trolley Problem.
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MacBook Pro Keyboard Drives Me Crazy
The 2018 MacBook Pro Keyboard Drives Me Crazy
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Poor sleep drove me insane, and my long path to recovery
I'm sharing my experience dealing with what might be the most underdiagnosed and under-treated health disorder today.
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We're going to need default hard budget caps on pretty much everything
Here’s a product feature which the world is going to need a whole lot more of over the coming months and years: default hard budget caps. I’m talking about the …
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