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Thoughts on why writing is valuable and how to do it

http://unschooled.org/2010/12/thoughts-on-why-writing-is-valuable-and-how-to-do-it

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. Thoughts on why writing is valuable and how to do it. December 29, 2010. I like the idea that essays go places even the author doesn't expect. You can also write as though you'll be the only person to ever read what you write. This also helps keep you from trying to sound smart, since there's no chance you'll ever impress anyone with your writing.

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How to setup Emacs for Clojure on Mac OS X Lion

http://unschooled.org/2011/10/how-to-setup-emacs-for-clojure-on-mac-os-x-lion

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. How to setup Emacs for Clojure on Mac OS X Lion. October 22, 2011. These instructions should get you going with an Emacs environment for writing Clojure on Mac OS X Lion. (This should work on older versions of OS X, but I've only tried it on 10.7.). Usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https:/ raw.github.com/gist/323731)". Install a newer version of Emacs.

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How I nap

http://unschooled.org/2011/05/how-i-nap

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. May 30, 2011. Over the past seven years I've gotten good at napping. By "good" I mean I can consistently fall asleep inside of two minutes and wake up 20 minutes later feeling refreshed. I've even developed the ability to nap in a desk chair in a room with music playing and people talking. Here's what's worked for me:. 1 Seize the moment. Like with m...

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Understanding the "this" keyword in JavaScript

http://unschooled.org/2012/03/understanding-javascript-this

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. Understanding the "this" keyword in JavaScript. March 20, 2012. Many people get tripped up by the. Keyword in JavaScript. I think the confusion comes from people reasonably expecting. To work like “this” does in Java or the way people use “self” in Python. Although. There are three types of executable code:. Is global code evaluated by a call to.

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The next peak

http://unschooled.org/2011/04/the-next-peak

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. April 15, 2011. Doing a startup is like climbing a mountain. You usually only see the peak you're currently scaling, and it's rarely the summit. These sub-peaks are the milestones along the way. They're things like finding a cofounder, having hypotheses tested, launches, raising rounds, getting paying customers, and making important hires.

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First, know thyself

http://unschooled.org/2010/11/first-know-thyself

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. First, know thyself. November 12, 2010. Ask yourself what you really want out of life. Is it fame? To have a family? I'm the last person to tell other people what they should want. Different people want different things. I don't just think that's ok, I think that's one of the most remarkable things about the world.

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The value of symmetric social connections decays

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Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. The value of symmetric social connections decays. March 10, 2011. What's interesting is that this isn't a problem on asymmetric networks, like Twitter or Instagram. The average value of a person I follow on Twitter has if anything gone. I don't think the answer is just that I should be more discerning about whom I accept. That works to a degree, ...

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What if something you're certain of is wrong?

http://unschooled.org/2011/01/what-if-something-youre-certain-of-is-wrong

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. What if something you're certain of is wrong? January 12, 2011. If you want to think new thoughts, try this: Take something you think is true, and then assume it's false. This is like having a mental teleporter, because it has the neat consequence of transporting you to a point in idea space that you're by definition not going to get to otherwise.

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Live without regrets

http://unschooled.org/2011/02/live-without-regrets

Hi, I'm Nick. This is my blog. I'm a life-long unschooler living in New York. You can find more about me here. I help run the Recurse Center. Larr; go home. February 09, 2011. The room for the shareholders meeting felt like a theater at a small liberal arts school: Cozy and a bit modern, with a low ceiling and a small stage not more than a foot or so off the ground. I don't think there were more than 100 people there. When opportunities present themselves, take them, even if it's uncomfortable.