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Sidchas — the series

on June 14, 2019 in Habits, SIDCHAs

EDIT (May 2020): I gave my most comprehensive talk on sidchas. Here is the recording Most people seem to want improve themselves, personally or professionally. Reading, watching, and listening to people tell you how you can develop yourself professionally or personally doesn’t change anything beyond give you a bit of information. People don’t succeed because they have more information. They succeed because they act. Even if you know you should[…] Keep reading →

172: If anything, I’m a maximalist (transcript)

on April 23, 2019 in Podcast

Many people when they enter my apartment for the first time they say something about it being minimalist. I feel like I’ve a lot of stuff because I have many things that I don’t need that I mean to get rid of but I still haven’t. But apparently my amount of many things is well below many people’s thresholds. I also bristle at people labeling me at all so whatever[…] Keep reading →

172: If anything, I’m a maximalist

on April 23, 2019 in Podcast

When many people enter my apartment for the first time say something about it being minimalist. I feel like I have a lot of stuff because I have many things I don’t need, mean to get rid of, but haven’t. Apparently, my amount of many things is well below most people’s thresholds. I also bristle at people labeling me, so whatever the label, I usually don’t like it. But the[…] Keep reading →

172: If anything, I’m a maximalist

on April 23, 2019 in Podcast

When many people enter my apartment for the first time say something about it being minimalist. I feel like I have a lot of stuff because I have many things I don’t need, mean to get rid of, but haven’t. Apparently, my amount of many things is well below most people’s thresholds. I also bristle at people labeling me, so whatever the label, I usually don’t like it. But the[…] Keep reading →

142: To Sam Harris, whom I hope to meet backstage Friday at the Beacon Theater

on February 25, 2019 in Podcast

In End of Faith Sam Harris says “We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That’s it. Conversation and violence.” I like his podcast, listened to most episodes, read several of his books, support him with cash. I will see him in person this week for the first time at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan with Nobel Laureate Daniel[…] Keep reading →

142: To Sam Harris, whom I hope to meet backstage Friday at the Beacon Theater (transcript)

on February 25, 2019 in Podcast

In the interfaith Sam Harris says, “We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That’s it. Conversation and violence.” I like Sam’s podcast a lot. I listen to most episodes. I’ve read several of his books. I support his podcast with cash. I will see him in person this week for the first time at the Beacon Theater in[…] Keep reading →

142: To Sam Harris, whom I hope to meet backstage Friday at the Beacon Theater

on February 25, 2019 in Podcast

In End of Faith Sam Harris says “We have a choice. We have two options as human beings. We have a choice between conversation and war. That’s it. Conversation and violence.” I like his podcast, listened to most episodes, read several of his books, support him with cash. I will see him in person this week for the first time at the Beacon Theater in Manhattan with Nobel Laureate Daniel[…] Keep reading →

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