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What is the point of education?
The new AI has me revisiting old questions about school and knowledge, and wondering what to teach my son
Russell Max Simon
Mar 25
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My future is finally wide open—and I want it to be settled
10 months of travel, plus: Mexico, The Fabelmans, and climbing's soul
Russell Max Simon
Mar 9
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January 2023
Simplify, simplify
I'm finally baking this advice into my annual planning. Plus: values, time, and ways of life
Russell Max Simon
Jan 3
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September 2022
How to craft a life (before it's too late)
If you don’t prune often, big changes become harder and harder.
Russell Max Simon
Sep 1, 2022
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August 2022
A guiding life not lived: an update
Why not stay out there in the wilderness the rest of your days?
Russell Max Simon
Aug 23, 2022
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What we see in ourselves vs. what others see in us
The works we are most proud of are not necessarily those most admired by others
Russell Max Simon
Aug 8, 2022
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July 2022
What will be your body of work?
Reflections on three weeks at the Morris & James Pottery in Matakana, NZ
Russell Max Simon
Jul 23, 2022
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May 2022
Things In Real Life
Meaning, purpose, and how we choose what to work on
Russell Max Simon
May 21, 2022
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April 2022
But beware of looking for goals
Ways of life and returning from kitesurfing in La Ventana, Mexico
Russell Max Simon
Apr 2, 2022
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Full text of Hunter S. Thompson's "Ninth Path" Letter
Hunter S. Thompson’s 1958 letter to his friend Hume is one of the best distillations of advice on life and career I’ve ever read.
Russell Max Simon
Apr 2, 2022
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April 2021
On minivans and mid-life crises
I've been obsessing for weeks about buying a new car
Russell Max Simon
Apr 6, 2021
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February 2020
Ability to conform
Indra Nooyi is worth a watch if you want to see a good, non-politician example of someone who can convincingly say a lot of words that don’t mean…
Russell Max Simon
Feb 23, 2020
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