I love when others synthesize what they’ve learned and share lists like these— 102 Lessons from 102 Books, organized by theme. Here are a few of the insights: On Focus: Even having a phone nearby ...

I’m an avid reader and walker, a poet and wannabe adult (when I have to be). I retired early from the medical industry to ...

Free Press: Underground & Alternative Publications 1965-1975 by Jean-François Bizot (editor) Universe 2006, 264 pages, 9 x ...

You should visit China. It’s vast, very diverse, safe, easy to get around, inexpensive, interesting, not what you expect, and ...

Versatile Travel Pillow. I’ve tried my share of airplane pillows over the years and most often have just carried a camping pillow half-inflated because that can also double as a ...

Memento Mori coin. I got this from the Daily Stoic (ran by Ryan Holliday) and it’s a beautiful and small (easy to carry in ...

Softening demand from a weakening economy, increased seat capacity, and plummeting visits from abroad have led to cheaper flights from or around the USA during the holidays. Prices are lower than they ...

I’m not a big YouTube watcher, but if I were going to subscribe and consistently follow anyone’s channel, it would be Bon Appétit’s sommelier André Mack. He is incredibly likable and nothing like what ...

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About 400 people interested in serious self-tracking meet for the inaugural Quantified Self conference in May this year. Self-tracking means monitoring quantities like your weight, sleep, location, ...

A work crane at the Clock site in western Texas. There is a Clock ringing deep inside a mountain. It is a huge Clock, hundreds of feet tall, designed to tick for 10,000 years. Every once in a while ...