DAN KOE on X: "If you have multiple interests, do not waste the next 2-3 years" / X
Reading Materials
The Impoverishment of Attention
While the link between attention and excellence remains hidden most of the time, it ripples through almost everything we seek to accomplish.
Curiosity Is Compound Interest for Your Brain
HOWTO: Be more productive (Aaron Swartz's Raw Thought)
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Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was such a kind soul
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Prophet Muhammad ﷺ was such a kind soul
positivity moon on X: "People say they want privacy until they meet someone who actually has it. Not the performative “private” where you still post soft launches, vague captions, story replies, little curated hints so everyone can keep tracking the plot. I mean real privacy. The kind where your life" / X
Not the performative “private” where you still post soft launches, vague captions, story replies, little curated hints so everyone can keep tracking the plot. I mean real privacy. The kind where your life
Ivan Zhao on X: "Steam, Steel, and Infinite Minds" / X
The Lost Art of Crying. How to build and dismantle a kingdom of… | by Julie Zhuo | Nov, 2025 | Medium
How to build and dismantle a kingdom of ice
The Mundanity of Excellence
13 Dec 2025
reflections
documenting my life!
The Purification of the Self (Tazkiyat al-Nafs) — samirmahmoud.com
The purification of self (Tazkiyat al-Nafs) is an extremely important approach to perfecting the human condition and actualizing the state of being God’s vicegerent on earth. The term tazkiyah in the Arabic language means purification of something from impurities, and its growth, development and per
held in the quiet
It is almost August, and I still look for you in small things.
qalb and quill | roslyn ⋆˙⟡ | Substack
poetry, prayer, and everything that lives quietly between. Click to read qalb and quill, by roslyn ⋆˙⟡, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
kun faya kun
36:82
DOC
You are exactly where Allah swt wants you to be.
Exactly where you're meant to be
How to write
Notes about creative coding on the Web.
Planting Rice
For those who keep dreaming
accept people as they are, but place them where they belong.
“If they are showing you who they are and not who you perceive them to be, let them.” — Cassie Phillips, read by Looking at Life with Dee
repeat until death
repeat until death Morning drifts in with the sound of footsteps. Some hurry, some stroll slowly, some stop at a food stall where steam rises from a pot. A shopkeeper pulls up the shutters, the scent …
My last summer as a teenager,
Some scents or songs take me back to my last summer as a teenager.
The summer when the air felt warmer, full of love, not because of the…
on becoming the kind of person who feels at home in their own life
i used to think feeling at home in your life was something that happened once you got everything right.
Women deficient in intelligence in Islam?
"We never asked Aisha but that we found her knowledgeable."
Big Think
Actionable lessons from the world’s greatest thinkers and doers.
Advice for Making Life More Whimsical & Joyful
20 ideas for making things a little lighter and a little more magical
Deeply Human Guide to Social Circles That Make You Feel Alive Again
Craving real social circles in an age of digital isolation? True connection takes quiet courage, an invitation, a presence, a spark. Here’s a guide to effortless gatherings, deep bonds, and bringing people together again.
How curiosity rewires your brain for change
Curiosity is often treated as a personality quirk. Neuroscience paints a different picture, writes Anne-Laure Le Cunff.
I'm smart and I need everyone to know it
Our obsession with appearing intellectual and cultured is fucking up with our minds and ability to create art
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