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5 significant areas where I've been wrong + right in the past 20 years

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The Lease Trap

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On Loving Oneself

This essay is meant to be philosophical and reflective.<br><br>This week, two separate people sugges...

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[[2966:Autobiography]]: As Problems Arise

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The Best Book On

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A Place for Everything

I can count on my fingers the number of people I&apos;ve met who faithfully live by [[273:Benjamin Frankl...

In Defense of Quantified Self

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Talking about the [[338:Memex]]

Today I talked to [[2154:Matthew Hoffman]] about [[341:Vannevar Bush]]&apos;s [[338:Memex]] he has an [[2...

[[2133:NGOs]] and Inequality

<div>This essay is a response to [[2127:Hugo Amsellem]]&nbsp;[[2128:@HugoAmsellem]]:<br><a href="htt...

On Music

<span>The primary reason I compose [[164:Music]] is because it enables me to fully express myself, i...

Why [[2114:Books]] Work And Could Work Better

[[1399:Andy Matuschak]] has a wonderful [[281:Essay]], [[2121:"Why Books Don&apos;t Work"]], which may be...

Browsers of the Future (Draft)

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Happy

This is a page of things that make me happy. <br><br>The concept is inspired by [[1978:Derek Sivers]...

First [[503:Demo]] of [[16:World Wide Graph (w2g)]]

Today, I did a [[503:Demo]] video of [[16:World Wide Graph (w2g)]]. We talked about [[1923:Notion]] ...

Catching up with [[1170:Bryan Newbold]]

Today I had a [[539:conversation]] with [[1170:Bryan Newbold]] about [[15:Mathematics]]. We talked a...

Engineers & [[1910:Terrorism]]: On Modern [[1909:Digital-Warfare]]

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[[539:conversation]] between [[1647:Arya Sabeti]] and [[7:Michael E. Karpeles (Mek)]]

Today I had a [[539:conversation]] with [[1647:Arya Sabeti]] about [[16:World Wide Graph (w2g)]]. We...

Responding to Critique: Being Pro-Authors & Libraries

<div>A private message on Reddit:</div><div>> Lol you are a cheating leech piece of shit who has ...

Second [[503:Demo]] of [[16:World Wide Graph (w2g)]]

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[[1846:Laid Back Lectures]] about [[1845:Semiconductors]]

Tonight I watched a [[1846:Laid Back Lectures]] with [[1647:Arya Sabeti]] and [[1335:Ariel Liu]] and...

Monthly Catchups with Friends

Today I was on a call with [[1842:Gary Johnson]], [[9:Drew Winget]], [[876:Galen Mancino]] and other...

On Kings

<div>This is a [[689:Response Essay]] to [[512:Naomi Theora Most]]&apos;s <a href="https://www.facebook.c...

On Indirection & the Implications of Moral Profiteering

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The Uncertain Future of American Libraries

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2020-03-28 Journal

2020-03-28 Journal I just wrote my first official [[1731:Post]] using [[16:World Wide Graph (w2g...

[[1728:Sarah Winsberg]] and [[615:Sahar Massachi]] and [[1729:COVID-19]]

<div>On [[1769:2020-03-21]], I had a call with [[615:Sahar Massachi]] and [[1728:Sarah Winsberg]] on...