Eight Tiny Posts

2022-03-02

It's just that kind of day.


It turns out that if you make a loose goal then take the next step over and over and over and over again, you get somewhere pretty interesting.

Work is fun.


The inimitable Marshawn Lynch:


The North Indian greasy spoon around the corner blasted Hindi love songs with two TVs while I ate my paneer korma and garlic naan. Delicious and totally apt — but, how many of our ideas of love and the good life come from people who have no interest at all in our well-being? To be continued in an upcoming long post.


My favorite Nietzsche quote, even among all his sneers at the English:

He who has a Why? in life can tolerate almost any How?

(from Maxims and Arrows)


Another quote by a retired NFL great:

You might be bigger than me. You might be faster than me. But you won’t outwork me.

— Patrick Willis


It was only in 1978 that the 401(k) plan became an option. Now it's a cornerstone of financial planning in the United States. The world will keep changing. Don't be complacent.


Don't make fun of renowned Dan Brown. A cutting but self-aware satire that's as fun today as it was almost a decade ago. Threads on talent, self-awareness, and success. Related: Bhartrihari on Knowledge


I really want some more paneer korma.