The secret to managing anxiety you don't want to hearSurround yourself with death and suffering. It puts things in perspective. Also: Bad Art Friend, the new Chappelle, Alan Watts, NBA vaccines, and more.
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Heading towards the lightWhat’s my secret to managing anxiety? Surround yourself with death and suffering. It puts things in perspective. Also: Bad Art Friend, the new Chappell…
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The day the influence diedWhy Facebook’s outage had me on the edge, Dave Chappelle and the "reckless" duty of comedians, tips on asking for more money, and how pro wrestling exp…
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How therapy-speak turned victimhood into currencyHow the language of trauma cracked the code of the attention economy and turned mental health the new luxury item. Also: Malcolm Gladwell, Roger McName…
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The beginner’s mind approach of Norm MacdonaldAn examination of the zen approach Norm Macdonald brought to his comedy and life. Also: Fad diets, Hemingway, psychological richness, the BS of mission…
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Fascinating music tidbits about the Beatles, Prince, Bowie, Iggy, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Aretha, Eno, Rubin, & Bourdain🎶 Lots of fun music facts and the only algorithm that truly gets me. 💬 Also: Naval, Sivers, Butcher, & Yom Kippur vs. cancel culture.
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The only algorithm that actually gets me🎶 Music edition! Interesting tidbits about the Beatles, Prince, Bowie, Iggy, Nina Simone, Sam Cooke, Aretha, Eno, Rubin, & Bourdain. 💬 Quoted: Naval,…
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When there’s shelf space in wrong, someone’s gonna fill itAnti-vaxx stuff is just the latest example. So many issues plaguing society are caused by our insatiable craving for dopamine and technology’s boundles…
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Walking in their footstepsA crazy story about comedy, the underground, & rhyming with parents. Also: A message to kids about the news, what matters when you die (video), Kanye, …
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Why are tech elites embracing a philosophy meant for slaves?Stoicism is all the rage among tech titans. But if you’re flying your private jet to SF/Austin/Miami/Burning Man, can you really adopt a philosophy mea…
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Clinging to hope: The power of that Afghan runway videoIt’s weird when you see a video once and realize you’ll be seeing it for the rest of your life. Like Tank Man in Tiananmen Square, the Challenger explo…
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Hollywood and that Afghan runway videoIt’s weird when you see a video once and realize you’ll be seeing it for the rest of your life. Like Tank Man in Tiananmen Square, the Challenger explo…
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