Why are my best friends Jewish?
https://sive.rs/jf
One big choice shapes a hundred more
https://sive.rs/ripple
Come and get me (both you and AI)
https://sive.rs/getme
I’m in the final third of my life
https://sive.rs/f3
I love the contradiction of religions
https://sive.rs/pk
The first time I met someone who believes in God
https://sive.rs/locust
Dismissed!
https://sive.rs/dis
I hated Dubai until I learned about it
https://sive.rs/dxb
To question is to consider, not refute
https://sive.rs/qcc
Rats are surprisingly sweet pets
https://sive.rs/rats
We don’t need to use what we make
https://sive.rs/salt
Wealth = Have ÷ Want
https://sive.rs/whn
How to sync Mac and Linux /home
https://sive.rs/macx
How to make the best possible translation of a book?
https://sive.rs/bpt
How and why to make a /now page on your site
https://sive.rs/now2
the best book ever written
https://sive.rs/htl00
Ben Kihnel
https://sive.rs/ben-kihnel
It shows what you need to believe
https://sive.rs/n2b
AI gives the news you need
https://sive.rs/ainews
How to learn JavaScript
https://sive.rs/learn-js
How I backup
https://sive.rs/backup
Esperanto, Toki Pona, Swahili, Indonesian
https://sive.rs/esperanto
walk and talk
https://sive.rs/wt
The past is not true
https://sive.rs/pnt
dashing dog, searching for purpose
https://sive.rs/pdog
$575K of books sold. $575K to save lives.
https://sive.rs/575k
The joy and freedom of harmlessly upsetting social norms
https://sive.rs/nor
Why I let go of my U.S. citizenship
https://sive.rs/xus
the Michael Browne suits
https://sive.rs/suits
Curve into the target
https://sive.rs/aim
Thinking something nice about someone? Tell them.
https://sive.rs/nice
50 conversations in Bangalore and Chennai
https://sive.rs/meet-chbg
Explorers are bad leaders
https://sive.rs/exled
Travelling just for the people
https://sive.rs/travp
Want anonymity? Make a persona not a mystery.
https://sive.rs/anon
I want to lose every debate.
https://sive.rs/led
Conversations with Tyler Cowen
https://sive.rs/tyler
Reading the Bible start to finish
https://sive.rs/bible
Make believe
https://sive.rs/mb
Daily run, part two
https://sive.rs/run2
Static HTML comments
https://sive.rs/shc
Daily run, part one
https://sive.rs/run
Your explanations are not true
https://sive.rs/confab
Shortest date, and ketchup
https://sive.rs/ketchup
full-length videobook for “Your Music and People”
https://sive.rs/ymap
Anything You Want — third edition for 2022
https://sive.rs/a3
Scuba, panic, empathy
https://sive.rs/dive
Writing one sentence per line
https://sive.rs/1s
The joke that changed my life
https://sive.rs/joke
Find a good available .com domain
https://sive.rs/com
Travel is best with young children
https://sive.rs/tk
Short URLs: why and how
https://sive.rs/su
Ancestors, Luck, and Descendants
https://sive.rs/ald
Why I left America
https://sive.rs/left
Write plain text files
https://sive.rs/plaintext
Generate unique random values directly in the database
https://sive.rs/rand1
Database triggers to clean text inputs
https://sive.rs/clean1
Database functions to wrap logic and SQL queries
https://sive.rs/api01
Database trigger recalculates totals, for data integrity
https://sive.rs/recalc
About my book notes
https://sive.rs/bfaq
How to Live: conclusion
https://sive.rs/htl28
Here’s how to live: Balance everything.
https://sive.rs/htl27
Here’s how to live: Make change.
https://sive.rs/htl26
Here’s how to live: Make a million mistakes.
https://sive.rs/htl25
Here’s how to live: Don’t die.
https://sive.rs/htl24
Here’s how to live: Create.
https://sive.rs/htl23
Here’s how to live: Love.
https://sive.rs/htl22
Here’s how to live: Reinvent yourself regularly.
https://sive.rs/htl21
Here’s how to live: Get rich.
https://sive.rs/htl20
Here’s how to live: for others.
https://sive.rs/htl19
Here’s how to live: Prepare for the worst.
https://sive.rs/htl18
Here’s how to live: Laugh at life.
https://sive.rs/htl17
Here’s how to live: Follow the great book.
https://sive.rs/htl16
Here’s how to live: Learn.
https://sive.rs/htl15
Here’s how to live: Value only what has endured.
https://sive.rs/htl14
Here’s how to live: Chase the future.
https://sive.rs/htl13
Here’s how to live: Be a famous pioneer.
https://sive.rs/htl12
Here’s how to live: Do whatever you want now.
https://sive.rs/htl11
Here’s how to live: Pursue pain.
https://sive.rs/htl10
Here’s how to live: Let randomness rule.
https://sive.rs/htl09
Here’s how to live: Master something.
https://sive.rs/htl08
Here’s how to live: Make memories.
https://sive.rs/htl07
Here’s how to live: Intertwine with the world.
https://sive.rs/htl06
Here’s how to live: Think super-long-term.
https://sive.rs/htl05
Here’s how to live: Do nothing.
https://sive.rs/htl04
Here’s how to live: Fill your senses.
https://sive.rs/htl03
Here’s how to live: Commit.
https://sive.rs/htl02
Here’s how to live: Be independent.
https://sive.rs/htl01
Considerate book pricing
https://sive.rs/bp
How many pets do you have?
https://sive.rs/pets
$250K books sold. $250K to save lives.
https://sive.rs/250k
Time is personal. Your year changes when your life changes.
https://sive.rs/mny
Experiments in music and life
https://sive.rs/eml
Writing daily, but posting when ready
https://sive.rs/nod
How I got rich on the other hand
https://sive.rs/richand
Podcast published today
https://sive.rs/pinit2
When in doubt, try the difference
https://sive.rs/trd
Why experts are annoying
https://sive.rs/exan
What you learn by travelling
https://sive.rs/trav1
PostgreSQL example of self-contained stored procedures
https://sive.rs/pg2
Mastery school
https://sive.rs/masch
Monthly self-expansion project
https://sive.rs/exex
Living according to your hierarchy of values
https://sive.rs/vls1
How to ask your mentors for help
https://sive.rs/ment
When you win the game, you stop playing
https://sive.rs/wtg
Digital pollution
https://sive.rs/polut
Cut out everything that’s not surprising
https://sive.rs/d22
Heed your fears
https://sive.rs/gofear
Daydreaming is my favorite pastime
https://sive.rs/daydream
Anti-chameleon
https://sive.rs/antic
Where we do and don’t want automation
https://sive.rs/autom
Human nature to focus on the one bad thing
https://sive.rs/negz
Back and forth between super-hot and super-cold
https://sive.rs/sauna
Err on the side of action, to test theories
https://sive.rs/erra
Blowing off work to play
https://sive.rs/hooky
What happens when we ignore plans?
https://sive.rs/ldn
Tour -isms
https://sive.rs/isms
Meta-considerate
https://sive.rs/metac
Daydreaming the downside, for once
https://sive.rs/ddown
Where to find the hours to make it happen
https://sive.rs/uncomf
Your heroes show which way you’re facing
https://sive.rs/hf
Don’t quote. Make it yours and say it yourself.
https://sive.rs/dq
Have a private email account
https://sive.rs/pe
Future posthumous autobiography
https://sive.rs/abio
Cross the world four times
https://sive.rs/4
What I did belies why
https://sive.rs/ww
Would you make your art if you were the last person on earth?
https://sive.rs/tp3
Travel without social praise
https://sive.rs/tp2
Travel without a phone
https://sive.rs/tp1
initialize
https://sive.rs/pinit
My old clothes don’t fit
https://sive.rs/clothes
Doors and windows and what’s real
https://sive.rs/dw
I’ve moved from New Zealand to Oxford England
https://sive.rs/ox1
Benefits of a daily diary and topic journals
https://sive.rs/dj
Subtract
https://sive.rs/subtract
The art of selfishness
https://sive.rs/aos
You don’t need confidence, just contribution.
https://sive.rs/contrib
Unlearning
https://sive.rs/unlearning
If you’re not feeling “hell yeah!” then say no
https://sive.rs/hyn
About this book
https://sive.rs/hy1
OpenBSD : why and how
https://sive.rs/openbsd
Moving for good
https://sive.rs/mfg
Why I’m not on Facebook
https://sive.rs/facebook
Detailed dreams blind you to new means.
https://sive.rs/details
Include everyone in your success.
https://sive.rs/inclev
My writing process
https://sive.rs/7
Keep in touch.
https://sive.rs/kit
Be an extreme character.
https://sive.rs/evers
Get specific!
https://sive.rs/get-specific
What it means to be resourceful
https://sive.rs/res
Rock stars have a boss?
https://sive.rs/noboss
Never wait.
https://sive.rs/neverwait
The higher the price, the more they value it.
https://sive.rs/morepay
Creative communication
https://sive.rs/reach
Considerate communication
https://sive.rs/ccom
Get personal.
https://sive.rs/gpers
Pedestals prevent friendships.
https://sive.rs/pedestal
Use the internet, not just companies.
https://sive.rs/netskill
Move to the big city.
https://sive.rs/city
Why you need a database
https://sive.rs/dbt
Shed your money taboos.
https://sive.rs/mn1
Pricing philosophy
https://sive.rs/pp
Art doesn’t end at the edge of the canvas.
https://sive.rs/ext
It’s hard to get off stage.
https://sive.rs/stage
“Marketing” just means being considerate.
https://sive.rs/cons
Repeatedly follow-up to show you care.
https://sive.rs/3in
Unlikely places and untangled goals
https://sive.rs/unun
What are the odds of that?
https://sive.rs/odds
Parenting : Who is it really for?
https://sive.rs/pa
To hone your writing, hire a translator.
https://sive.rs/tra
Ego is the Enemy
https://sive.rs/ego
Actions, not words, reveal our real values
https://sive.rs/arv
Think like a bronze medalist, not silver
https://sive.rs/bronze
Art is useless, and so am I
https://sive.rs/useless
Quitting something you love
https://sive.rs/quit
Solitary socialite
https://sive.rs/soso
Frequently Asked Questions
https://sive.rs/faq
How to do what you love and make good money
https://sive.rs/balance
Tilting my mirror (motivation is delicate)
https://sive.rs/tilt
Why are you doing?
https://sive.rs/why
I’m a very slow thinker
https://sive.rs/slow
Keep earning your title, or it expires
https://sive.rs/expire
When you’re extremely unmotivated
https://sive.rs/unmo
Disconnect
https://sive.rs/dc
Don’t add your two cents
https://sive.rs/2c
Possible futures
https://sive.rs/futures
Singing the counter-melody
https://sive.rs/counter
How to stop being rich and happy
https://sive.rs/d1x
How to be useful to others
https://sive.rs/d1u
How to thrive in an unknowable future
https://sive.rs/d1t
What to do when you get successful
https://sive.rs/d1s
How to get rich
https://sive.rs/d1r
How to like people
https://sive.rs/d1p
Do this. Directives — part 1
https://sive.rs/d1
Don’t start a business until people are asking you to
https://sive.rs/asking
Interviews at sive.rs/i
https://sive.rs/interviews
Why I don’t promote
https://sive.rs/nopr
Happy, Smart, and Useful
https://sive.rs/hsu
Assume men and women are the same
https://sive.rs/mw
Beware of advice
https://sive.rs/advice