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The Unquiet Mind
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When poor people buy food at supermarkets, that is the income of supermarkets. That of course has many knock-on benefits for the economy.
“The best way to boost the economy is to redistribute wealth downward, as poorer people tend to spend a higher proportion of their income.” . - Ha-Joon Chang
September 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Today, I wish I was a hobbit living in the shire smoking a pipe watching the clouds float by.

#hobbit #tolkien #booksky #writing
September 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Life is challenging and full of obstacles to navigate. Our job is to navigate these obstacles to the best of our ability and not be afraid to ask for help along the way.

#writing #quotes #booksky #life
September 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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I have no special talent, I am only passionately curious - Albert Einstein

#quotes #booksky
September 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Is the Kuznets Curve what started trickle-down economics?

#question #economics #reading
September 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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I notice that Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature - Friedrich Nietzsche

#reading #booksky#autumn
September 3, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Our world is not linear. It is extremely complex, so we need models that don’t strip out this complexity.

#reading #booksky #complexity
September 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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If you want to be a writer, what is the perfect balance between reading and writing?

#reading #writing #booksky
September 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Just got my copy of Katabasis by R.F. Kuang. Can’t wait to dive in!

#booksky #books #reading
August 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Working to increase your reading speed is hard work.

#reading #booksky #thoughts
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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What is the difference between a learning mindset (Joseph Stiglitz) and a growth mindset (Carol Dweck)?

#mindset #reading #booksky #thoughts
August 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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What has AI done to the tutoring business?

#AI #thoughts #thinker #future
August 25, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them - David Allen

#quotes #booksky #thoughts #writing #writer

How do you keep track and organize your ideas?
August 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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I’ve seen this #quote attributed to both George Macdonald and Leo Tolstoy. Who is the true owner or are they each the owner across different spaces and times?

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.”

#booksky #trust
August 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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While we wait for life, life passes. - Seneca

#quotes #stoicism #stoic #philosophy #Seneca #Life
August 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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One of the most remarkable and impactful transformations of all human technology and civilization in history is happening right now!
jrfhanger.bsky.social John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · Aug 21
China's July 2025 solar production was ~50% higher than its July 2024 solar output!

China's solar generated 839 TWh in 2024 and will likely exceed 1,200 TWh in 2025.

China's solar will generate in 2025 an amount of electricity equal to about 27% of USA's electricity demand. #energysky
August 21, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Productivity is a trap. Becoming more efficient just makes you more rushed, and trying to clear the decks simply makes them fill up again faster. - Oliver Burkeman

#quotes #booksky

No matter what, there is always something else to fill up your time.
August 21, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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When every mistake, no matter how small, feels like the end of the world and ruins your entire day

#quotes #depression
August 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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When you can no longer turn back, anxiety falls away, because there’s only one direction to travel: forward into the consequences of your choice. - Oliver Burkeman

#quotes #booksky #reading
August 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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I could have been anything, but I didn’t know what anything was.

#quotes #writing #writer
August 21, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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It is more necessary for the soul to be cured than the body; for it is better to die than to live badly. - Epictetus

#quotes #booksky
August 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Mental Model - The Map Is Not The Territory

#mentalmodels #quotes #booksky #writer #writing
In order to use models as accurately as possible, take into account 3 important principles: 1. Reality is the ultimate update - good maps are built through feedback loops created by the explorers. Maps can change faster than they are updated. 2. Consider the cartographer - Maps reflect the values, standards, and limitations of their creators. What was cartographer trying to achieve? How does this influence what is depicted in the map? 3. Maps can influence territories - Jane Jacobs: The Death and Life of Great American Cities
August 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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Monitoring your performance allows you to see patterns that you simply couldn't see before. - Shane Parrish

#quotes #booksky

One reason I love using Obsidian is that I can link ideas together, which allows me to recognize patterns and gain clarity.
August 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Leo Tolstoy on #love - Love is man’s greatest happiness and greatest pain.

#quotes #booksky
August 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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What is your favorite medium of writing?

#writing #writer #pens #pencils #digital
August 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM