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Who buys this stuff? +- Editor's note: this article is inspired by Artsy Rugs in Palo Alto. I told a couple of friends this idea, mistakingly calling it "Fancy Rug". Similar enough idea, though goes to show I'm not that artsy I guess (though I'd like to be!) +- Artsy Rugs in Palo Alto -- 20k rugs, what? Who buys this stuff? - Literal rug: just used to keep floor clean. Maybe outdoor rug dust off boots - Fancy rug: symbolic of artistry, something you can pass down generations, etc., _abstract_ ideas - A broad generalization: the "fancy rug" spectrum @@ -30,6 +31,29 @@ Next essay: - Nothing wrong with enjoying Fancy rugs. Both sides make sense. - ... the real kicker: Palo Alto has not just one, but TWO fancy rug stores. Truly a one-in-a-kind place to be (afaik) +#### Walking as a superpower +- As young millenial, but also with a lot of gen Z friends, my brain has gotten more scattered in the recent years + - Post-college, I was super intentional about deep thinking. I wasn't that good yet, though I put in a lot of effort and it turned out well. Now I know I have it in me, however until recently, I've struggled to reach the levels of my early 20's. And no, it's not because I'm almost 30 and "old" (a fun joke among us young milennials, though objectively a bit ridiculous) + - What changed? My ability to "complete" thoughts dropped dramatically recently. Especially with AI, I'm able to act on so much more information, yet for a while, I was scrambling with a bunch of unfinished threads. Reasonable, and a bit unfortunate + - Social media and TikTok culture (I like to think I'm above TikTok, but probably spend just as much time on my liquor of choice: YouTube shorts) +- Previous limiting beliefs thoughts on walks + - I don't have a dog (though I did growing up, and now I have a cat!). I tried convincing my cat to go on a walk, it didn't work out as I hoped + - I used to go on walks when I was in a relationship (relationships are hard, link to dating essay), something I enjoyed so much and being with my girlfriend at the time. Felt weird walking alone for a while, "reserved for those who get laid" so focused heavily on that, though one day realised, I didn't need to! I can walk on my own! + - Introvert pro tip: smile lightly when people make eye contact and meet them for a second or two + - Being alone with your thoughts is a superpower. Self-therapy -- listening to yourself (Naval on JRE clip) +- Exercise is so good for you, and it doesn't need to be hard (though harder exercise is more condensed) + - Most people have enough time during the day for 1 hour of walking. For me: if I spent 1 hour watching youtube shorts while walking, there it is! But also kills the point of the walk +- Walking frees-up the mind + - Scientists having breakthroughts with chats on the walk + - Walking lets the mind wander, and it gets harder before it gets easier + - Ability to complete thoughts (!!) -- superpower +- Not everyone has the privledge to walk + - People that physically can't (though can still travel thanks to modern medicine, though still groups of people that can't move) +- All great progress happens in small steps + - Seeing my diabetic grandma going from wheelchair-bound at 82 to walking daily at 87 is an inspiration to me. It started with simple, daily walks in the california sun. So gratifying, and I'm confident it has been great for her overall health + - A phrase from my short time at Stanford d.school: meet people where they're at. Fortunately, others have paved roads for us. Weather can't always be great, but while there's peace safety and community, we can embrace our innate superpower: walking + + #### I miss the old Kanye, and the old democratic republic ... an argument for longer-form and more thoughtful discourse. And looking at the bigger picture. Give attention to ideas for their true value, not for the clickbait purposes (some things are truly egregious, and that's the extent of it, scale accordingly). Fragmentation of modern attention and society that is too quick to cancel. We're allowed to disagree with each other and still be civil -- that's the foundation of the USA and ideals of founding fathers. @@ -46,6 +70,11 @@ Next essay: - The US has generally succeeded due to strong ideals and roots in checking power with democratic principles and encouraging fair markets through capitist markets (where competition is used to check power). Until proven otherwise, I'm convinced this is the best existing model - US Healthcare drives me crazy -- clear imbalance of power, _because_ it cannot be checked. Essentially promoting a communist structure (assume common good) while operating in capitalist environment. Alas, necessary to have, yet much better ways to do so +#### practical introspection on stoic "indifferences" +- Virtue, vice, and framing of "indifferences". On the shortness of life vibes +- However, not really practical. Life is so broad! This essay is a "meet in the middle" analysis, for my own life +- ... (keep it focused, though expand later when inspiration hits!) + --- other ideas --- 2024.04.29 9:20 PM From 481efeca8d2ff6fa2099732a517324939fa8ebb2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Pan Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2025 22:55:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] Append emphasis --- app/static/writing/essays/_.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/app/static/writing/essays/_.md b/app/static/writing/essays/_.md index c78f8a9..29262b5 100644 --- a/app/static/writing/essays/_.md +++ b/app/static/writing/essays/_.md @@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ Next essay: - Most people have enough time during the day for 1 hour of walking. For me: if I spent 1 hour watching youtube shorts while walking, there it is! But also kills the point of the walk - Walking frees-up the mind - Scientists having breakthroughts with chats on the walk - - Walking lets the mind wander, and it gets harder before it gets easier + - Walking lets the mind wander, and it gets harder before it gets easier (time to THINK) + - Also: get reconnected to physical world, communities, out of the abstract - Ability to complete thoughts (!!) -- superpower - Not everyone has the privledge to walk - People that physically can't (though can still travel thanks to modern medicine, though still groups of people that can't move) + - Inversely... many have to walk for work already or travel long distances, etc., maybe there's a way to balance this - All great progress happens in small steps - Seeing my diabetic grandma going from wheelchair-bound at 82 to walking daily at 87 is an inspiration to me. It started with simple, daily walks in the california sun. So gratifying, and I'm confident it has been great for her overall health - A phrase from my short time at Stanford d.school: meet people where they're at. Fortunately, others have paved roads for us. Weather can't always be great, but while there's peace safety and community, we can embrace our innate superpower: walking From 7910060ab92440fa625422498e78dbd69d9f1b84 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eric Pan Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2025 12:34:49 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] Q1 2025 essay (Dao of Co-Founder dating) --- app/src/routes/essays/+page.svelte | 5 + .../essays/2025-3_TheDao-CoFounderDating.md | 135 +++++++++--------- 2 files changed, 71 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-) diff --git a/app/src/routes/essays/+page.svelte b/app/src/routes/essays/+page.svelte index 09eb22b..0318cd8 100644 --- a/app/src/routes/essays/+page.svelte +++ b/app/src/routes/essays/+page.svelte @@ -31,6 +31,11 @@