The Uncanny Mirror: AI, Self-Doubt, and the Limits of Reflection
(lucidnonsense.net)
Not all mirrors are honest. Some are simply more aware of their distortions.
Not all mirrors are honest. Some are simply more aware of their distortions.
Are you the same person you used to be? (2022)
(newyorker.com)
I have few memories of being four—a fact I find disconcerting now that I’m the father of a four-year-old.
I have few memories of being four—a fact I find disconcerting now that I’m the father of a four-year-old.
Anti CV
(overleaf.com)
Most overleaf users have a curriculum vitae or a resume, but how many have an Anti CV? An Anti CV is the opposite of a CV, hence the name. It is a document detailing all of your professional failures.
Most overleaf users have a curriculum vitae or a resume, but how many have an Anti CV? An Anti CV is the opposite of a CV, hence the name. It is a document detailing all of your professional failures.
The quiet art of attention
(billwear.github.io)
There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our desires or frustrations.
There comes a moment in life, often in the quietest of hours, when one realizes that the world will continue on its wayward course, indifferent to our desires or frustrations.
Ask HN: Had enough – a need for a new beginning
(ycombinator.com)
I'm in my late forties and have wasted over 20 years of my life developing services and solutions in the advertising and web industry that enable companies to sell as much as possible.
I'm in my late forties and have wasted over 20 years of my life developing services and solutions in the advertising and web industry that enable companies to sell as much as possible.
Why I Write My Own Obituary Every Year
(nytimes.com)
I wrote my obituary last week. I often do so once a year; it has become a kind of ritual.
I wrote my obituary last week. I often do so once a year; it has become a kind of ritual.
Spinning the Night Self
(aeon.co)
After years of insomnia, I threw off the effort to sleep and embraced the peculiar openness I found in the darkest hours
After years of insomnia, I threw off the effort to sleep and embraced the peculiar openness I found in the darkest hours
To forget is an ethical act
(emilygorcenski.com)
On and off for the last several years I’ve been manually curating my roughly 40,000 lifetime tweets. I recently finished, and in the process embarked on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
On and off for the last several years I’ve been manually curating my roughly 40,000 lifetime tweets. I recently finished, and in the process embarked on an unexpected journey of self-discovery.
Entrepreneurship changed the way I think
(wordpress.com)
A quick note with some self reflection on the eve of my 37th year and after nearly three years of running a hardware start up.
A quick note with some self reflection on the eve of my 37th year and after nearly three years of running a hardware start up.