David Halperin tells the wonderful story of a Jewish professor teaching a New Testament class in the South to what could be described as a tough crowd.
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Productivity Update
I have noticed an interesting change in my attitude about Inbox Zero — basically, I’ve stopped trying to maintain it.
Boiling Ourselves to Death
These panels are talking to me about politics, the workplace, life, lots of things. Laugh or get out of the water? Source: Ruben Bollings’ Super-Fun-Pak Comix for March 14, 2018, via Go Comics.
For Further Reading
Stuff I wanted to read but didn’t get to. Maybe this weekend…?
Search for: “The Untold Story of *”
We love stories. Especially untold ones.
Do Audio Books Count As Reading? | Literary Hub
Meditations on audio books from a visually impaired reader.
Tom Hardy on The Sanity of Actors
“A performer is asked to do two things,” [the actor Tom Hardy] tells me. “To be disciplined and accountable, communicative and a pleasure to work with. And then, within a split second, they’re asked to be a psychopath. Authentically. It takes a very strong human being to sustain a genuine sense of well-being through that …
International Eye Test Chart (1907)
Another wonderful discovery from the Public Domain Review: an eye test chart from a 1907 San Francisco optometrist George Mayerle. It not only featured international text and symbols, it had a positive and negative side.
Lower your voice to calm down
A useful tip if you find yourself getting nervous during conversations.
Notes to Myself
Not very long, not very interesting posts, except maybe to me, sometimes
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