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Emily Yaskowitz
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Writer of the Friday Filter. https://emilyyaskowitz.substack.com/
“It was a brilliant idea: You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be.”

Read the rest of Richard Feynman’s story about how having fun led to the Noble prize.

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Do the work, and let destiny take care of the rest
“There are a million different versions, this is mine.”
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November 1, 2025 at 11:50 PM
If you do creative work, you'll want to read this
Do the work, and let destiny take care of the rest
“There are a million different versions, this is mine.”
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October 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Today's newsletter is one of my favorites. On what happens when you just decide, and follow the thread inch by inch.
Decide, then follow the thread
I was incredibly honored to be featured on the Daily Stoic podcast this month.
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September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Incredibly honored to be featured on Ryan Holiday’s Daily Stoic podcast this month about how Stoicism changed my life. (Starts around the 2:45 mark)
You Prove Stoicism WORKS | Listener Stories (BONUS)
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September 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Very honored to be featured on The Daily Stoic podcast!
You Prove Stoicism WORKS | Listener Stories (BONUS)
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September 10, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Read this month’s newsletter and book recommendations 📚
This is something I try to always remember
There’s a story about Socrates’ teenage son, Lamprocles, who complained bitterly that his mother—Socrates’ famously fiery wife—nagged him nonstop.
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August 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Just updated my list of favorite books (by category!) Which ones have you read??
My favorite books
A growing list of my favorite books
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July 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today’s newsletter and book recommendations
This might be what's holding you back
Lately, I’ve been immersed in the diaries of Etty Hillesum.
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July 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The courage to let people watch you fail.

Read today's newsletter below.
The courage to let people watch you fail
A bonus Filter
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July 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Some thoughts on using time. (Also, this month's book recommendations)
Pause, tighten, start, relax
Some ideas for using time
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June 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Laundry or writing? The hit or the serenity?
This or that?
A bonus Filter
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June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is one of my favorite philosophical ideas.
No matter what, you will always have this
The peace that comes from following your heart
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May 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
“A woman once told me that her writing prompt was this sentence: I don’t know what to write about. She assured me that it always led somewhere.” -Anna Quindlen
Why I'm still writing Morning Pages 12 Years Later
People are often surprised when I tell them I write three pages in my journal each morning.
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April 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Writing this month’s article about Morning Pages made me realize something wild: every major turning point in my life can be traced back to when I was writing them. If there is one thing they do better than anything else, it’s this: they get you to take action.
Why I'm still writing Morning Pages 12 Years Later
People are often surprised when I tell them I write three pages in my journal each morning.
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April 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
After 12+ years, this is why I still write Morning Pages. #JuliaCameron
This is why I write Morning Pages
People are often surprised when I tell them I write three pages in my journal each morning.
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April 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Art of Walking Through Walls -one of my favorite newsletters. On persistence and determination w/ stories of Clive Cussler, The Boys in the Boat, & Shaka Senghor.
The Art of Walking Through Walls
In 1984, a scientist named Jean-Pierre Petit proposed something strange: what if there were two overlapping worlds—ours and a mirror version of it?
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March 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“In other words,” he says, “to operate on the assumption that somewhere, in . . . .your work or your life, lurks at least one decision you could make, right now, in order to get unstuck and get moving.” Read the rest here:
Tiny-but-real decisions
Tiny-But-Real Decisions
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February 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” -Mark Doty
February 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A book about why we want to keep reading a story. How have I not read this yet??
February 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Fun read
February 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Sometimes I go down reading rabbit holes and Amazon is here every other day
February 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The #1 cause of relationship problems: Ego.

See the other eight lessons I’ve learned from more than a decade in a relationship
9 lessons I’ve learned from 10 years in a relationship
My wife and I celebrated our 10th anniversary this month, and as a gift, I made a little scrapbook of our first 10 years together.
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February 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Wow.. hard to put down
February 17, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Inside cover of journal
February 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM