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On Being Rich-ish: Lessons I learned becoming suddenly middle-class
There once was a guy who was very, very broke. To be clear, he wasn’t the brokest guy you’ve ever heard of. There were poorer people (he knew some, even) but he did spend a long, long time trying to raise a family on not a lot of money; think “a family of four on 35k or less in a…
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Discussion Thread 8/2
Welcome back to the discussion thread. I’m trying to get this on a normal schedule but long-time readers will know having a job outside of this makes me really bad at anything more granular than “about once a week, I guess” in terms of publishing rhythm. I hope I improve on this…
Aug 2
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I Swear I'm Not Forgetting The Book Club (Book Club Meeting #1)
I definitely forgot the book club yesterday. I’m very sorry. This week’s discussion revolves around Book 1 of Marcus Aurelius’s Meditations. I’ll be dropping a big comment on my impressions a bit later today (maybe as late as tonight) but feel free to get the party started…
Aug 6
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Fake Vulnerability, Risk Aversion and You
A while back I wrote an article about my dad, who died several years ago. As many as several people liked it a lot; as a result, I ended up having several conversations about the article itself on a meta-level. People were interested to know about the process of writing an…
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A Biased Article About Finding and Maintaining Love
For dozens of people I know, loneliness is the biggest problem in their lives. It eclipses every single other thing. It’s bigger than poverty; it…
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SMTM's Chemical Hunger III: Scooped!
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Interview at Infovores Newsletter
Hi Everyone! I have a full article coming later this week (expect it on Friday!). But I wanted to point you towards this interview over at Infovores …
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Slowly Parsing SMTM's Lithium Obesity Thing II
Previous entry here. Where we left off, we were still in the process of looking at the deductive side of SMTM’s arguments; that is, where they are…
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What it Takes to Become a Successful Independent Blog Writer: Numbers and Tactics
Note: This article has a fair amount of overlap with this one. Be forewarned and trust your priors on whether or not you’ll enjoy another. I’ve been…
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The Whole Thing With Not Liking David French
Note: This article is about a religious figure, one who spends a lot of time instructing people in his religion on what he thinks God demands of them…
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