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James Hollis recommends asking of every significant decision in life: “Does this choice diminish me, or enlarge me?” The question circumvents the urge to make decisions in the service of alleviating anxiety and instead helps you make contact with your deeper intentions for your time.
Four Thousand Weeks
Oliver Burkeman
The convenience regime sells us a peculiar bargain: “I'll free you from the messiness of human existence so you can focus on being yourself more.”
But aren't you the sum of the tasks you spend your time on? Isn't there something fundamentally human about wrestling some messy reality rather than just managing its digital alternative?
In Praise of Inconvenience: The Hidden Costs of a Convenient World
Simone
The US is producing more oil than ever before. The nation’s crude oil production hit [13.2](https://t.densediscovery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fwww.chartr.co%2Fnewsletters%2F2023-11-27%3Futm_source=DenseDiscovery-267/1/0100018c36c7b4b8-d42ccb76-2e4e-4662-aaec-b5a6b60a9bcf-000000/PByM6uuwqqeT_oZuGTOP6fEBDvcA2AFEwX2lkHdOoIU=329) million barrels per day, surpassing the pre-Covid peak.
267 / the Most Important Metric for Creative Work: Resonance
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