Fix Housing, Fix Everything Else
The following is an excerpt from Conor Daugherty in the NYT analyzing California’s housing crisis. I discovered this excerpt via Marginal Revolution:
Read More1000 True Fans: How To Make A Living As Independent Creator (From Kevin Kelly)
The following is an excerpt from an essay written by Kevin Kelly titled 1000 True Fans where Kelly discusses how to build a sustainable fan base and making things happen as a creator:
Read MoreVanessa Bayer: Some Of My Favorite Comedic Moments
If you aren’t familiar with Vanessa Bayer, then you should check her out. And if already know who she is, then you know that she’s hilarious. She starred on Saturday Night Live from 2010-2017 and currently holds down a role on the show Brooklyn 99. In no particular order, here are some of my favorite comedic moments involving Vanessa Bayer:
Read MoreSociety Has Lost The Meaning Of Dance: From The Importance Of Dancing Like An Idiot
The following is an excerpt from Chapter 6 of The Book Of Life titled ‘The Importance Of Dancing Like An Idiot.’ It seems that our society has lost connection to the value in looking like a fool:
Read MoreThe Dangers Of Endless Ambition: From Ego Is The Enemy
The following is an excerpt from Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday discussing the dangers of the undisciplined pursuit of more:
Read MorePorn Consumption And Its Effect On Social Anxiety And Self-Esteem
The following is an excerpt from Your Brain On Porn by Gary Wilson discussing the connection between porn use and social anxiety:
Read MoreLiberation From The Material World: From A Calendar Of Wisdom
The following entry is from A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul by Leo Tolstoy and translated by Peter Sekirin.
Read MoreThe Anthropic Principle Applied To Human Life: From The God Delusion
The following is an excerpt from The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins describing the probability of the origin of life versus the probability of the evolution of life:
Read MoreBoring Friends: A Short, Short Story
The following is a short story by Lydia Davis (this is the entire story) from her book Samuel Johnson Is Indignant:
Read MoreI’m White, He’s Black, She’s Green, And Nobody Cares: Some Thoughts On Getting To A Post-Racial Society
I grew up in a predominantly White, Jewish neighborhood. It was so Jewish that my hometown of Plainview earned the nickname “Plainjew.” In elementary and middle school, I had two Black, a few more Hispanic, and a couple dozen Asian classmates. Other than that, over ninety percent of my peers were White.
Read MoreViktor Frankl: Why Believe In Others
In the following talk, holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl speaks on why we should believe in the best capabilities of other people and the importance of finding meaning.
Read MoreConversations With Coleman Featuring Sam Harris: Some Of My Favorite Quotes
Sam Harris, best selling author, neuroscientist, and philosopher joined Coleman Hughes for the first episode of Conversations With Coleman to discuss slavery reparations, what it would mean to live in a post-racial society, and more. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the conversation:
Read MoreHow I Would Like To Work For You! A Letter From Eudora Welty to The New Yorker (From Letters of Note)
In March 1933, in an attempt to secure some writing work, twenty-three-year-old Eudora Welty sent this charming solicitation to the offices of The New Yorker magazine and gently laid her cards on the table. It’s difficult to imagine a more endearingly written introduction to one’s talents and it’s both a surprise and a disappointment to learn that her perfectly formed plea fell on deaf ears, initially at least. The New Yorker later rectified its error and Welty went on to write numerous pieces for the publication. Multiple awards followed, including the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1973. for her novel The Optimist’s Daughter and, seven years later, the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Read MoreDonald Hoffman: Do We See Reality As It Is?
In 2015, Cognitive Scientist Donald Hoffman gave a Ted Talk on how our minds reconstruct reality in real-time. I encourage you to walk the full talk linked below. Here are some of my favorite quotes from the presentation:
Read MoreRacism: Intent Versus Impact (From The Coddling Of The American Mind)
In the following excerpt from The Coddling Of The American Mind, Karith Foster describes an incident in a hospital where what she initially interpreted as racism, was not racism at all:
Read MoreListening To Bon Iver In Darkness: Pitchblack Playback
Yesterday, I attended a Pitchblack Playback session at the Dolby Screening Room in Midtown Manhattan. During this session, the audience sits in the dark, blindfolded (to ensure complete darkness), while an album plays from front to back through surround sound speakers. Yesterday’s album of choice was Bon Iver’s self-titled album, Bon Iver.
Read MoreThe Joe Rogan Experience With Robert Downey Jr: Some Of The Best Quotes
On January 15th, 2020, Robert Downey Jr. appeared on the Joe Rogan podcast. Here are some of my favorite quotes:
Read MoreJack The Ripper to George Lusk: A Letter From Hell
On October 15, 1888, George Lusk, chairman of the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee - a group of concerned citizens who actively searched for the person responsible for a spate of killings known as the “Whitechapel Murders” - received this chilling letter from someone claiming to be infamous serial killer Jack The Ripper.
Read MoreDave Chappelle's Acceptance Speech For The Mark Twain Prize For American Humor: Memorable Quotes
It seems like every time Dave Chappelle picks up a microphone, he murders. Last week, while accepting the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, he did just that. Chappelle not only made us all laugh, but he stood up for the art of comedy and gave a beautiful shoutout to his mother. Here are some of the most memorable quotes from Chappelle’s acceptance speech:
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