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"Simple advice: if you find yourself paralyzed by choice, zoom in. Other details will fade away and..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 23:06:56 -0700

“Simple advice: if you find yourself paralyzed by choice, zoom in. Other details will fade away and you can focus, research and write about that single element.”

- Blogging and the Paralysis of Choice | Mike Perham

"It’s not enough to consider your mind a blank slate. You have to consciously erase it."

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:12:19 -0700

“It’s not enough to consider your mind a blank slate. You have to consciously erase it.”

- Paul Graham, in Lies We Tell Kids (highly recommended)

Pouch blocks your phone’s reception so you can pay...

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:44:17 -0700

Pouch blocks your phone’s reception so you can pay attention. (via Co.Design)

Photo of a 5-way matcha taste-off that I did with Tynan (via...

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:24 -0700

Photo of a 5-way matcha taste-off that I did with Tynan (via Maybe I Can - Tynan)

"Here lies one whose name was writ in water."

Sun, 19 May 2013 07:55:55 -0700

“Here lies one whose name was writ in water.”

- John Keats’ epitaph for himself

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Sat, 18 May 2013 11:32:41 -0700

best of craigslist: Boxes - Premium quality. Beautiful.:

To make you smile today, please read this.

A Helpful Guide to Becoming Unbusy | Becoming Minimalist

Fri, 17 May 2013 20:45:24 -0700

A Helpful Guide to Becoming Unbusy | Becoming Minimalist:

Can you do it?

Micropriorities - Tynan

Thu, 16 May 2013 07:56:57 -0700

Micropriorities - Tynan:

Good list!

Eva’s Birthday/Mother’s Day Dinner in Dolores Park...

Tue, 14 May 2013 07:09:02 -0700

Eva’s Birthday/Mother’s Day Dinner in Dolores Park on Sunday.

THIS IS WATER - By David Foster Wallace (by The Glossary)

Mon, 13 May 2013 08:22:04 -0700

THIS IS WATER - By David Foster Wallace (by The Glossary)

"I have eaten the plums that were in the icebox and which you were probably saving for..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:57:19 -0700

“

I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox

and which
you were probably
saving
for breakfast

Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold

”

- This Is Just To Say, by William Carlos Williams

"Long story short, while many aspects of the paleo diet are uncontroversial and beneficial, like..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:45:25 -0700

“Long story short, while many aspects of the paleo diet are uncontroversial and beneficial, like increasing fresh fruit and vegetable consumption, switching to pasture-raised meat, and cutting out processed foods, the overall premise of the diet as well as some of its key components appear based on pseudoscience and unsubstantiated claims. But, you might notice that many of the most popular, well-known paleo diet Websites sell books, diet plans and memberships. It appears that this diet might be more successful in generating profit for its proponents than producing health for its followers.”

- Is the Popular ‘Paleo Diet’ a Bunch of Baloney? | Alternet

"Domestic violence research has yet to pinpoint a definite predictor of why one person and not..."

Thu, 02 May 2013 10:37:25 -0700

“

Domestic violence research has yet to pinpoint a definite predictor of why one person and not another becomes a victim. … Their one commonality: They gravitate toward men who want to control them.

This is why falling in love can turn out to be the most dangerous thing a woman ever does.

”

- Escape