words are the real witchcraft and wizardry

How choosing the right words can make seemingly impossible outcomes achievable — so effectively, it must be magic.

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I know spells are effectively words but it didn’t hit me at the time so let’s not make it a big deal, please and thank you.

shashaank

“but the rockets would not be as fierce if not for [amen] thompson and [tari] eason, a pair of apparitions who don’t guard people so much as haunt their soul and infect their spirit.”

dan favale (@danfavale.bsky.social)

I feel such intense gratitude when I read a book by someone who, for a brief moment, makes me feel less alone in the world and makes these complicated things in my brain feel a little easier to understand.

Kevin Wilson • On What Makes a Good Writer with Kevin Wilson

William Poulos • William Poulos on Substack

The word “practice” is such a wonderful word because it has time built into it: you can only practice if you practice

He has never been tempted to buy a television, but was persuaded to watch The Big Bang Theory last year, and said he wasn't impressed.

Decca Aitkenhead • Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system

Whenever you hear yourself saying “I have to…”, change it to “I choose to…” Remembering you have choices does wonders for your well-being.
Julie Zuho

the power of words: warm outbound > cold outreach

this made me think of that

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so much of language is like this, similar words used in different context accumulate different meanings https://t.co/xCngrIeHjq

Visakan Veerasamy

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Deli Ham and Diet Coke are proof of man’s mastery over nature, even more so than the atom bomb. Nuclear fusion occurs in stars everyday. The Ham Obelisk required the hands of man to come into being.

dan favale (@danfavale.bsky.social)

Kevin Wilson • On What Makes a Good Writer with Kevin Wilson

William Poulos • William Poulos on Substack

Decca Aitkenhead • Peter Higgs: I wouldn't be productive enough for today's academic system

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