Archive - Carlson Letter

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 •

Benjamin Carlson

May 2024

How Many Voices Do You Have?

More than one, less than 50?

May 17 •

Benjamin Carlson

April 2024

Why I Left Journalism

What does your job do to you?

Apr 17 •

Benjamin Carlson

March 2024

13 Takeaways of Marshall McLuhan

Exercise your senses on the Canadian sage

Mar 25 •

Benjamin Carlson

February 2024

Art vs. Dopamine

The theory of relativity in art

Feb 23 •

Benjamin Carlson

On Drunken Sobriety

What's the allure of losing control?

Feb 16 •

Benjamin Carlson

Thursday Recs: What Would You Do With Eternity?

Bill Murray, Marilynne Robinson, & music that hypnotizes

Feb 8 •

Benjamin Carlson

The Library of the Forgotten

On the subconscious mind of civilization

Feb 5 •

Benjamin Carlson

December 2023

Have you ever come close to changing your beliefs?

Dec 18, 2023 •

Benjamin Carlson

November 2023

The Elements of Trust

What makes you believe someone?

Nov 14, 2023 •

Benjamin Carlson

October 2023

Why I Write by Hand

The benefits of thinking manually

Oct 20, 2023 •

Benjamin Carlson

September 2023

The Cloudy Mirror

On the wonder of being misunderstood

Sep 24, 2023 •

Benjamin Carlson

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