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The Parable of the Left Hand Brick
9 Final Lessons From Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Aug 15, 2024 • 
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June 2024

3 1/2 Lessons from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Learning from a masterpiece that has changed many lives (including mine)
Jun 27, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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May 2024

How Many Voices Do You Have?
More than one, less than 50?
May 17, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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April 2024

Why I Left Journalism
What does your job do to you?
Apr 17, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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March 2024

13 Takeaways of Marshall McLuhan
Exercise your senses on the Canadian sage
Mar 25, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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February 2024

Art vs. Dopamine
The theory of relativity in art
Feb 23, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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On Drunken Sobriety
What's the allure of losing control?
Feb 16, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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Thursday Recs: What Would You Do With Eternity?
Bill Murray, Marilynne Robinson, & music that hypnotizes
Feb 8, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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The Library of the Forgotten
On the subconscious mind of civilization
Feb 5, 2024 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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December 2023

On Conversion
Have you ever come close to changing your beliefs?
Dec 18, 2023 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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November 2023

The Elements of Trust
What makes you believe someone?
Nov 14, 2023 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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October 2023

Why I Write by Hand
The benefits of thinking manually
Oct 20, 2023 • 
Benjamin Carlson
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