Category: Walker Weekly
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Walker Weekly – Life Lessons, and How to Not Die
Aggregated wisdom from Maria Popova, Kurzgesagt (cars are much more dangerous than you might think!), and Peter Drucker.
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Walker Weekly – Gentrification, ChatGPT Prompts, and the Truth About the World
Welcome to Walker Weekly, a regularly scheduled newsletter where I share things that I find interesting, useful, inspiring, or thought-provoking. If you have anything of your own that falls into these categories, please let me know in the comments! I’m always looking for new inspiration. Video I’m watching Mexico City Gentrification (Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan)….
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Walker Weekly – The Benefits of Thinking on Paper
We discuss the surprising history behind one of our simplest yet most powerful tools—the notebook. We also reflect on a quote from Leonardo da Vinci that might inspire you to take action towards your goals.
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Walker Weekly – Nature, Belonging, and Challenging Literature
This week highlights Lolita by Nabokov with its challenging yet poetic prose, a quote from My Octopus Teacher advocating immersion in nature, and a blog on the creative rewards of solitude by Maria Popova.
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Walker Weekly – Art, Diet, And the Cure for Loneliness
Albert Bierstadt’s artwork “Among the Sierra Nevada, California,” a blog post by Tynan about eating less, and a quote from Kurt Vonnegut on curing loneliness.
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Walker Weekly – Top 100 Books of All Time (According to Who?)
This week – a Reddit post featuring 4chan’s list of the top 100 greatest books of all time, and how to “make it” on the internet.
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Walker Weekly – Spending Time Outdoors, Surviving Nuclear War
This week’s highlights include a recommendation for “Nuclear War Survival Skills” by Cresson Kearny, a reflection on a camping quote by Mike Harrelson, and praise for the lighthearted movie “The Mitchells vs. the Machines”.
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Walker Weekly – Punk Rock, Stoicism, and Swordfishin’
This week we discuss a quote on the importance of putting theory into practice by Robin Waterfield, reflections on musical preferences, and a recommended read, “The Perfect Storm” by Sebastian Junger.
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Walker Weekly – Game Theory, Frog Eating, and Scooting for Joy
This edition includes a blog post by Adam Mastroianni on the pitfalls of productivity culture, and a video by Veritasium exploring game theory and life strategies. I also talk about my new electric scooter, which makes outings more enjoyable during summer.
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Walker Weekly – Pen Your Friends and Share the Love
This edition discusses “solitude deprivation” from Cal Newport’s book, advocating for moments away from digital distractions to connect with one’s thoughts. I also discuss the practice of letter writing.