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Mailbag #2

We have a whole lot to talk about. The post Mailbag #2 appeared first on Wait But Why .

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On June 18, 2016, I slipped and fell down a deep, deep hole. The post A Short History of My Last Six Years appeared first on Wait But Why .

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10 Thoughts from the Fourth Trimester

1 baby, many thoughts The post 10 Thoughts from the Fourth Trimester appeared first on Wait But Why .

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All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro

Welcome to the 2030s. The post All My Thoughts After 40 Hours in the Vision Pro appeared first on Wait But Why .

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Tales from Toddlerhood

Eight thoughts from a strange and harrowing world The post Tales from Toddlerhood appeared first on Wait But Why .

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The sights and sounds of Bhutan

Stories from my visit to the mysterious Himalayan kingdom The post The sights and sounds of Bhutan appeared first on Wait But Why .

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Is our attitude up to us?

If the stakes are high enough and the duration you need to keep it together is short enough, can you control your response? Because if we can do it then, we can learn to do it now. Acknowledging that it’s a choice is difficult, because choices come with responsibility. “I’m not a patient person,” is […]

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The half-life of disappointment

When things don’t turn out the way you pictured, how long does it take for you to move on? Reducing this window of disappointment unlocks the path to creativity and leadership. People who get over disappointment more quickly aren’t less excited about the project than the others. They realize that getting attached to an outcome […]

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Be careful what you wish for

At a recent Q&A, a small businessperson asked how to get clients to be more alike, willing to engage in systemic work that would be easier to deliver and offer a simpler path to getting the job done. Of course, once there’s a manual, anyone can do the work, and anyone will. It might be […]

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Explaining funny

This is one of the most famous comedy bits of all time: But why is it funny? The disconnect between experiencing it and explaining it represents one of the challenges of teaching. It’s also at the heart of leadership, marketing and culture. Design, good taste, genre, communication style–these are all human endeavors that inform our […]

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Cooperation (the fall book list)

Last week’s book list was a success, and I realized that it would work even better with others. Bookstores work precisely because they stack the books right next to each other. Even though each of these authors has a book out this fall, they’re not my competition. Too often, we avoid cooperation because we’re embracing […]

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The Hallmark dilemma

The slogan is “when you care enough to send the very best.” But more accurately, it’s “when you don’t care enough to be on the hook.” For a low-stakes social interaction, the Hallmark card is a convenient and safe solution. Low-risk, it gets the job done. People don’t blame you for letting someone from Kansas […]

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“Not yet”

The reason we train is to get better. Every successful product goes from version 1.0 to 2.0, eventually. Very few people still drive a Model T. It’s not perfect, not yet. But we ship the work because it’s on the way to the next step. Perfect isn’t possible. Better always is.

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Trees can’t run

That changes everything. This is the spot, your spot, a spot worth protecting. Trees understand the power of the neighborhood and the value of good neighbors. Trees can’t be anonymous, and they succeed by standing tall and sticking it out. Trees do better in a forest, surrounded by other trees. And trees think in long […]

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The lingering legacies of 'The Sun Also Rises' 100 years on

Ernest Hemingway's debut novel, about lost and wayward young people after World War I, turned 100 this week. We look at its legacy and how the book has aged.

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In this new kids' book, it's 'Snow Geese Season' for a little boy and his Pop

Every fall, snow geese migrating south stop in Vermont and cover the ground in a snowy white blanket. Now, a new picture book celebrates that real-life awe-inspiring event.

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What makes a good spine-tingler? Stephen Graham Jones says it's all in the ending

Horror writer Stephen Graham Jones says horror's current moment is powered by more than just fear.

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'New Yorker' cartoonists confess to the horrors lurking in their kitchens

Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein discuss roaches, molding food and dysfunctional appliances. Their new graphic memoir, The Two Saddest Kitchens , reveals it all.

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These 'Seven Stories About Tammy' add up to one brilliant piece of writing

Elizabeth McCracken's connected short stories chronicle a family's encounters with their eldest son's girlfriend and eventual wife. This slim collection is so engaging, you may want to read it twice.

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Romantasy fans turn out for 'Midnight Maas' release event

The highly anticipated, latest installment of Sarah J. Maas' romantasy series has hit the shelves. Hardcore fans were lined up (in their faerie ears) at the stroke of midnight.

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New book revisits the 2023 killing of an unhoused man in crisis on the NYC subway

Jordan Neely was frightening fellow passengers. A former Marine named Daniel Penny put Neely into a chokehold, killing him. Journalist Anand Giridharadas investigates the incident in Man in the Mirror.

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Kazuo Ishiguro on 'Klara and the Sun' and writing novels about the future

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist says he honed his skills while working as a songwriter. Now, Ishiguro's 2021 novel Klara and the Sun has been adapted to film. Originally broadcast March 17, 2021.

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Should 'bird brain' be a compliment? Here's how crows think fast

New research in the journal Science finds that crows turn visual information into decisions twice as fast as humans and primates. They also process information is quite similarly to humans.

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