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Understanding How the Ancient Greeks Viewed Time Will Make Your Life Richer

“Chronos” is measured and counted, while “kairos” is lived and experienced

7 min readNov 4, 2020

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Understanding How the Ancient Greeks Viewed Time Will Make Your Life Richer

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Age of Awareness

The Bitcoin Millionaire Myth: Don’t Regret Not Buying Bitcoin

If you’d bought bitcoin 10 years ago, you wouldn’t be rich today

3 min readSep 19, 2021

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The Bitcoin Millionaire Myth: Don’t Regret Not Buying Bitcoin

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How to Salvage Awkward Social Situations by Understanding Conversation Styles

Are you an “Interviewer” or a “Volunteer”?

8 min readNov 16, 2020

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An Interviewer and a Volunteer having an awkward conversation over coffee

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Your Articles Aren’t Getting RT’d Because Twitter Hates External Links

How to get around the algorithm and get eyes on your work

7 min readNov 11, 2020

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twitter makes it hard to share articles and blog posts

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Quit Your Phone Addiction Using Methods That Work for Smokers

When my phone habit got out of control, I sought out the experts on addiction. It worked.

11 min readOct 14, 2020

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Two phones in a basket on a table in front of a man and woman talking.

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The Psychological Principles That Make Kanbans So Powerful

Once you understand them, you can supercharge any productivity system

7 min readOct 7, 2020

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post-its for a kanban wall

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Bring Back the Old-School Video Game Manuals!

Do you remember how magical they were, how much promise they were filled with?

2 min readOct 5, 2020

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Bring Back the Old-School Video Game Manuals!

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“Backchannel”: How Conversations Flow and People Bond

This little-known term will help you understand the patterns of how you connect

3 min readJun 2, 2020

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“Backchannel”: How Conversations Flow and People Bond

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Why Trolley Problems Are the Least Interesting Ethical Dilemma

(and some more challenging ones)

5 min readMay 28, 2020

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Why Trolley Problems Are the Least Interesting Ethical Dilemma

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The best way to get a nervous person to try something new

Hint: It’s not, “tell them it’s easy and they’ll pick it up no problem”

2 min readMay 16, 2020

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The best way to get a nervous person to try something new

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McKinley Valentine

Full-time writer based in Melbourne, Australia. I make cult-hit newsletter The Whippet: Science, history, weirdness, and non-cliched advice | thewhippet.org

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