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I was honored to give a Last Lecture for the Stanford Graduate School of Business Class of 2023. Read on for a summary of the message I shared, or watch the entire lecture video.

Quote from Jeff Bezos via @acanada

How a Montreal copywriter swindled victims out of $200 million by pretending to be a legendary psychic

Hint: I start with hyperbole.

The case for sabbaticals

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Are you wondering how to write a cold email that sells? Remember about including these 6 elements when composing your message.

Let's dive into what makes Notes so good. We’ll provide a few simple quick tips of things that make any Notes experience that much better, as well as the latest features coming to Notes in iOS 17.

All those daily activities we'd rather avoid — taking the stairs, cleaning the house etc. — have a big metabolic payoff. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis can help manage weight and boost health.

Tidbits I've learned that have made my life better

Arete—the most powerful word to the Stoics. It means excellence, and it was the ultimate expression of human greatness—moral, physical, spiritual. It’s what the Stoics were chasing. It’s what we’re all chasing.  Reaching it requires a certain philosophical approach. Because brilliance and inspiration and skill are not enough. Summing up Aristotle’s thoughts on excellence, Will […]

The 92-year-old nonfiction master has published 32 books, over 100 magazine features, and some 3 million words. With a new collection out this summer, he shares the simple secrets to his staggering productivity.

A man passes away without a word in the mountains of North Carolina, and his grandson sets out to write about the importance of a seemingly unimportant life.

I gave a talk on Sunday at North Bay Python where I attempted to summarize the last few years of development in the space of LLMs—Large Language Models, the technology …

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Network topology and the ghost of the digg homepage

There's a great Twitter thread from Tom Critchlow that responds to the narrative of the "status game" being played online. In particular,...

Dear Leon and Charlie, In the story of the creation, God makes the world, and everything in it, in six days. On the seventh day he rests...

Why college is a Girardian nightmare; *Big Little Lies* on HBO; Proust; memes; why America's greatest feature is both tolerance and rejection of mimesis.

My favorite creative prompt.

Now that everyone seems interested in blogging again, here’s a list of early and influential bloggers that shaped the genre. Maybe you can borrow some pointers.

Actor, writer, and comedian Nick Offerman on the value of making things yourself, and why you should stop buying useless crap.

Plus Not Boring Founders

Thoughts on educating my kids in a fast-changing world