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Brain Food #831: Learning to come down
On the value of climbing and unclimbing mountains
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Brain Food #830: At the end of the day, it is personal
The consolations of literature, art and wine
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Brain Food #829: The triangle of reception
The dynamic dance between a work of art, an audience, and a world on fire
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Brain Food #617: That feeling of being last
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Brain Food #391: Is falling in love an art or a science?
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Brain Food #825: Doing something you are not good at
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Brain Food #641: The Tail End
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Brain Food #550: How old is old enough?
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Brain Food #828: What we can learn from dogs
The art of joy and indifference
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Brain Food #827: Pessimism with a chance of hope
On high versus low expectations, and not being everything
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Brain Food #826: Assigning meaning to the absurd
Some brief thoughts on Beckett's 'Happy Days'
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Brain Food #825: Doing something you are not good at
Living and working in the unknown
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Brain Food #824: To spring into life
Progressing through repetition
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Brain Food #823: Maths and magic
The frequent occurrence of infrequent events
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Brain Food #822: Emerging from the snow
Some things belong to their seasons
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Brain Food
Brain Food
A short exploration of a handpicked concept or idea, for people with little time who want to live and think better. Sent 1-3 times a week.
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