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An essay in which my friend feels stuck and I suggest relaxing some constraints
The short version is that my friend, in my opinion, thinks about what he wants in a too constrained way.
Mar 5
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Henrik Karlsson
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February 2025
Remember, remember
(This might be a distressing read, so let me just say at the start that it ends ok and we are fine now.)
Feb 19
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Henrik Karlsson
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Modular life, meaningful work
Highlights from the cutting room floor, pt. 3
Feb 5
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Henrik Karlsson
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Modular life, meaningful work
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January 2025
Advice for a friend who wants to start a blog
What’s odd about you is what’s interesting.
Jan 29
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Henrik Karlsson
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A funny thing about curiosity
Following your curiosity, you can bring something new and beautiful into the world as a gift to others. But to go there you have to do things that…
Jan 16
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Henrik Karlsson
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A funny thing about curiosity
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Bring everything into the conversation layer
A conversation is not an interface that lets you get to know each other; it is an interface that lets you savor and get enriched by the Otherness of…
Jan 7
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Henrik Karlsson
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December 2024
Things I learned working with artists
As I said in “Lessons I learned working at an art gallery,” I had several observations that I couldn’t fit into that post—so lets continue today.
Dec 19, 2024
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Henrik Karlsson
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Things I learned working with artists
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A summary of what I wrote in 2024
A man sets out to draw the world.
Dec 12, 2024
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A summary of what I wrote in 2024
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How I write essays
Notes on process
Dec 4, 2024
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Henrik Karlsson
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How I write essays
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November 2024
Rationality is an underrated way to be authentic
John Stuart Mill, notetaking, rationality, and emotion
Nov 27, 2024
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Henrik Karlsson
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Living 80 years, you can have 8 lives
Highlights from the cutting room floor, pt. 2
Nov 20, 2024
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Henrik Karlsson
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Living 80 years, you can have 8 lives
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6 lessons I learned working at an art gallery
On agency, doing value-aligned work, and making your job fun
Nov 13, 2024
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Henrik Karlsson
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