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50 Principles for Life and Work (#20)

50 Principles for Life and Work (#20)

Things That Must Be Said Publicly in January 2026 (#19)

Things That Must Be Said Publicly in January 2026 (#19)

Lessons Learned From 4 Months of Chess (#18)

Lessons Learned From 4 Months of Chess (#18)

Becoming 2025's Hottest Blogger (#17)

Becoming 2025's Hottest Blogger (#17)

Turning 32: 2024 Annual Review (#16)

Turning 32: 2024 Annual Review (#16)

Chapter 42 of Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady is a Masterpiece in Miniature (#15)

Chapter 42 of Henry James’s The Portrait of a Lady is a Masterpiece in Miniature (#15)

Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks (#14)

Oliver Burkeman's Four Thousand Weeks (#14)

All Work and No Play... (#13)

All Work and No Play... (#13)

(Physical) Detective Work (#12)

(Physical) Detective Work (#12)

Riffs on Franz Kafka’s The Castle (#11)

Riffs on Franz Kafka’s The Castle (#11)

Salting your pasta water (#10)

Salting your pasta water (#10)

Holy Men, Corporate Samurai, and Utility Monsters (#9)

Holy Men, Corporate Samurai, and Utility Monsters (#9)

Living in Real Time (#8)

Living in Real Time (#8)

Weekly Newsletter: Now Posting Weekly (#7) [Deprecated]

Weekly Newsletter: Now Posting Weekly (#7) [Deprecated]

The Man Without Qualities (#6)

The Man Without Qualities (#6)

The Formation of the Book (#5)

The Formation of the Book (#5)

Will Love Someday Rise Out Of This, Too? (#4)

Will Love Someday Rise Out Of This, Too? (#4)

Albert Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus (#2)

Albert Camus - The Myth of Sisyphus (#2)

Stendhal - The Red and the Black (#1)

Stendhal - The Red and the Black (#1)

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Aug

50 Principles for Life and Work (#20)

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Jan

Things That Must Be Said Publicly in January 2026 (#19)

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31
Aug

Lessons Learned From 4 Months of Chess (#18)

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Aug

Becoming 2025's Hottest Blogger (#17)

6 min read
30
Jan

Turning 32: 2024 Annual Review (#16)

12 min read