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To die on Mars: What Elon Musk gets right about legacy
On planting flags and living intentionally
May 22
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John Paul Hernandez
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Boredom is something you have to schedule now
The argument for doing nothing on your next trip
May 15
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John Paul Hernandez
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Reading in public
The best conversation starter is a book
May 8
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John Paul Hernandez
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Play first, then build
On models, prototypes, and the imagination we neglect
May 1
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John Paul Hernandez
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April 2026
On paperclips
The quiet essentials hiding in your drawers
Apr 24
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John Paul Hernandez
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Curation and the art of saying no
On tablas, lost ballads, and the humanness of selection
Apr 17
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John Paul Hernandez
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Why "perhaps" is the most underrated tool in the human mind
The one word that unlocks every impossible problem
Apr 10
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John Paul Hernandez
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The art of not reading
On information minimalism and the discipline of enough
Apr 3
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John Paul Hernandez
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March 2026
Why we (still) write
On truth, plausibility, and the one sentence only you can write
Mar 27
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John Paul Hernandez
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How original thinking starts from the strange and unique experiences
The lighthouse keeper’s discipline
Mar 20
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John Paul Hernandez
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The case for doing less, together
We have more ways to connect than ever. We are lonelier than ever. The answer might be a board game.
Mar 13
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John Paul Hernandez
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Traffic is a gift
What bumper-to-bumper teaches you about the rest of your life
Mar 6
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John Paul Hernandez
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