Michael Brooks

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On Pace

How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour, and that one, is what we are doing. A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time.

— Annie Dillard, ’The Writing Life’, 1989

work and meaning

When to Do What You Love

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meaning and work

‘Follow your passion’ is advice that doesn’t work most people. It’s far more nuanced than thought. In most cases, we’re better off trying to understand what we like, staying curious about those things, and see where we can do great work.

Earth's climate has changed throughout history. Just in the last 800,000 years, there have been eight cycles of ice ages and warmer periods, with the end of the last ice age about 11,700 years ago marking the beginning of the modern climate era — and of human civilization. Most of these climate changes are attributed to very small variations in... See more

climate

it's my party and i'll use AI if i want to

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Here’s a short audio reflection from the Waking Up app:

https://dynamic.wakingup.com/moment/MO55B39?share_id=A02967D1&code=SC67B5846