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Living in the East Village with three of my best friends. Currently spending time teaching myself the technical skills I never learned in school and thinking about how to design a fruitful life and what it means to be a regular somewhere @ blackbird
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If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies
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The World After Capital
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How to lose a guy in 10 days
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The Trouble with Optionality
Mihir Desai · the Harvard Crimson

why the idea of optionality is dominating today's post grad populations and how the so-called 'lottery ticket buyers'- those just one payday away from securing the resources they need to begin their work toward their true ambition- put themselves in almost as bad of a spot

How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)
Tim Urban · Wait But Why

a career guide with worksheets I've gone to when faced with uncertainty

The Real Heroes Are Dead
James B. Stewart · the New Yorker

a seriously touching piece on love and sacrifice leading up to the 9/11 attacks

The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence
Tim Urban · Wait But Why

part two

A blog post is a very long and complex search query to find fascinating people and make them route interesting stuff to your inbox
Henrik Karlsson · Escaping Flatland

one of the main reasons I've spent the time to build my own website and work in public.

The Premium Mediocre Life of Maya Millennial
Venkatesh Rao · Ribbonfarm

the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog

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