Author: Ankur Sethi
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Weeknote 29: A Lingering Symptom of Depression
Currently playing: Vampire Survivors, Slay the Spire, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Currently reading: How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
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Inside My Anxious Brain
I wrote the following text two years ago while lying motionless on my bedroom floor. My anxiety was the worst it had ever been, leaving me unable to perform even basic everyday tasks like brushing my teeth or taking a bath. I forced myself to write this down because I wanted to remember what it…
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Used By Technology
I will use technology when I judge it to be in my favor to do so. I resist being used by it. In some cases I may have a moral objection. But in most instances, my objection is practical, and reason tells me to measure the results from that point of view. Reason also advises…
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental
Be curious, not judgmental. Ted Lasso This quote is often misattributed to Walt Whitman, but the actual origins of the phrase are unknown. Since I first heard it on Ted Lasso, I’m simply going to assume Lasso came up with it.
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Peter Sagal’s Rules of Twitter
Peter Sagal is a radio host, writer, and humorist. Here are his ten rules of Twitter: Since tweets have a habit of disappearing, I’ve transcribed the ten rules below:
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There’s No Refuge From the Supraculture
Joyce Messier: Yes, you and I belong to the supraculture. We’re common, the herd. The music on the radio, the food in the chain restaurant — those are all too popular for the girl in the old-lady rags. She prefers a fantasy world — an infraculture with its own dress code and vernacular. It is…