Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
Brad Barrish
@bradbarrish
CTO and maker of linkitylink.lol
January 2025 Los Angeles Fires and Are you not inspired?!
Exactly!
... See moreYou’re never so centered on yourself as when you’re depressed. You’re never so ready to forget yourself as when you are happy. Happiness releases you from self. It is suffering and pain and misery and depression that tie you to the self. Look how conscious you are of your tooth when you have a toothache. When you don’t have a toothache, you’re not
By Anthony De Mello, from the book, Awareness.
From the May 30, 2025 edition of Tim Ferriss’s 5-Bullet Friday email newsletter.
Human Stuff and Art
The Red Hand Files are a secret treasure. This particular question was about being at a crossroads.

Fucked my shit up and Is This Real Life?
This kinda ruined me.

I highlighted so much of Coming of Age At The Dawn of The Social Internet. I’m a little older than the author, but their experience was largely mine. Their awareness mirrors mine. There were so many great quotes I could share, but best to just read the article. It’s terrific.
Maybe the best thing I watched this week. Someone responded on this intense discussion about music I started on Farcaster.