the allure of banned materials

2017-05-06

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~5 min read

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959 words

A few days ago, I got to talking with a friend about the Berkeley students’ recent protests and threatened protests in advance of speeches…

why write?

2017-04-26

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~4 min read

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643 words

In his annual letter to shareholders, Jeff Bezos answered a question that had been following him around for twenty years: what does Day…

optimizing for the experience

2017-04-16

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~5 min read

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904 words

Think about the last time you were in an elevator. Did you pull out your phone to check your email or get an update on the score of the game…

where do you live?

2017-04-08

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~3 min read

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583 words

When we meet people for the first time, we are filling in gaps with all of the information we can gather about a person. No matter how good…

this too shall pass and thoughts on (im)permanence

2017-04-06

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~3 min read

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595 words

Permanence is beautiful. I would argue that one reason we gravitate toward immortal divine beings is that there’s comfort and solace in…

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