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What had once been an impossibly complex tangle of diverse kinds of vegetation – oak, beech, fir, and countless others – became a “planned forest.” It was the biological equivalent of a spreadsheet, with straight rows of trees laid out in a precise geometric grid ready for bureaucratic regulation.

Productive Disorder: The Hidden Power of Chaos, Noise, and Randomness

Tiago Forte

Why should a peaceful, prosperous, gentle country like Taiwan be forced to prepare for the threat of invasion and bloodshed?

Eleven days in Taiwan

Noah Smith

Try “I’m here for you. We can do this.”

When Leaders Get Imposter Syndrome

Deborah Gruenfeld

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