Proverbs
Fish and Guests stink After Three Days
The old kitchen proverb about welcome, and the quiet math of how long we can lean on each other.
Stories
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Philosophy
Oubaitori: The Cherry Trees Never Race
A Japanese idea that says you were never in a competition to begin with.
Motivation
The Slow Math of Getting Better
Why tiny daily progress beats the grand overhaul almost every time.
Science
What a Right Triangle Knows
The oldest equation in the room still has something to say about how we carry weight.
Philosophy
YHPRUM's Law: Everything That Can Go Right, Will
Yhprum's Law is Murphy's Law read backwards, and it might be the more honest of the two.
Philosophy
The Hawthorne Effect: The Watched Clock
Being observed changes how we work, and maybe who we are.
Philosophy
Gaman: The Japanese Art of Enduring What Cannot Be Changed
A quiet word for the kind of strength that doesn't announce itself.