Arguing With Reality (Bearing the Unbearable)
“Could it be that we fill out our lives, experience all that we experience, and then simply leave this world and are forgotten? I can’t bear thinking that existence is so insubstantial, a stone thrown
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Why We Built a Banned Book Library
Ok, so I just did this email last weekend (sorry to have them so close together but this is the last Sunday of July). Not much has happened since we chatted last week…except that we opened a Banned
Accounting for Unfortunate Events
Some unexpected expense comes your way. Like you get hit with a fine or have to replace something that breaks. You can see this as an unmitigated loss. Or you can try a little trick. What was the last
29 Lessons From 150 Million Podcast Downloads
In one of his most famous letters to Lucilius, Seneca gives a pretty simple prescription for the good life. “Each day,” he wrote, “acquire something that will fortify you against poverty, against
How To Travel — Some Contrarian Advice
Why are you traveling? Because, you know, you don’t magically get a prize at the end of your life for having been to the most places. There is nothing inherently valuable in travel, no matter how hard