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Yes, I will get back to writing essays and interviews and such at one point this year.
Mar 10
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Europe's high severance costs, Claudecrastination, Pinker on pessimism, new book on operation Paperclip, how to become a good speaker
Feb 18
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European tech advantage, school versus social media, roadmap to slow down aging, tunnels, fear, architectural preferences.
Feb 2
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Nee, de trein is niet het summum van transport
Dec 7, 2024
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De 20 beste boeken die ik las in 2024 🏆
Dec 15, 2024
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Jan 7, 2024
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⚒️ Tunnels: de wedstrijd ⚒️
Jul 14, 2021
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Individual optimism, social pessimism, Norwegian chicken win, India's electrotech future, sixteen thoughts on Greenland, beauty in my backyard…
Jan 26
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Prototype fund, attracting exceptional talent, Europe is a power bloc in the making, general managers for big problems, the beauty of concrete, living…
Jan 20
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Wednesday links
Growth without goals, against alcohol, new aesthetics, AI and your inbox, cultivating our gratitude for progress, Arthur Brooks on pain and protocols
Jan 7
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Why I'm switching to English
Jan 6
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Impro, Focus, The Nvidia Way, Abundance, Other Rivers, Lotte in Weimar, Wandeling, Inner Excellence, The Craving Mind, The Happy Runner, A Brief History…
Dec 31, 2025
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Dierenwelzijnoverwinningen, Europapa, land, opera en lsd, starcloud, verlaag woningstandaarden
Dec 22, 2025
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My time at Farmless, the insanely ambitious Dutch Protein Company
Notes and lessons on three years at the frontiers of fermentation
Dec 17, 2025
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