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“Sometimes life feels a certain way that we call “absurd”: nothing matters, all efforts are for naught, everything seems random and perverse, positive intention is perpetually thwarted. This stance communicates darkness and edginess, which can feel like wisdom. But we don’t live as if life is absurd; we live as if it has meaning and makes sense. We
... See moreSide projects as the key to the good life By Marty Bell • 31 Jul 2025
When I was 13, I created a chat room for teenagers to talk about art and photography (the tagline was, if I remember, “The future of art but we don’t give a fuck”). I think that was the first self-made project I put out into the world, and it taught me one of the most important le
... See more“Desire that arises in agitation is an expression of the ego; desire that arises in stillness is an expression of the soul.”
Haley Nahman • #197: What is "personal style"?
I cannot express how deeply this hit me. Sheesh.
[by Francesca Tighinean]
Rivki Rabinowitzsubstack.com
About half of my friends kind of hate their jobs, so they're moderately unhappy most of the time, but never unhappy enough to leave. This is the mediocrity trap : situations that are bad-but-not-too-bad keep you forever in their orbit because they never inspire the frustration it takes to achieve escape velocity.
The mediocrity trap is a nasty way t... See more
The mediocrity trap is a nasty way t... See more
Adam Mastroianni • So You Wanna De-Bog Yourself
We've made "work" synonymous with suffering, when it should be synonymous with building.