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Comment on The courage to be disliked by Henrique Iamarino

Henrique Iamarino — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:16:52 +0000

Hey Rob, I read your synopsis but not the book itself. Still, I think you do a great job explaining both the book and Alfred Adler’s psychology. If you’re not already aware, I’d say this is pretty much Stoicism—with a few additional elements. I’m a passionate reader of the ancient Stoics, and learning about them greatly impacted my life, especially their idea of remaining calm amid chaos. They emphasize focusing on what you can control and accepting what’s beyond your reach. Also, according to Google, Reinhold Niebuhr’s quote is actually inspired by his Stoic thoughts. Great post! Keep up the cool blogging!

Comment on Nutrition experiment results by rolfkyburz

rolfkyburz — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 11:05:58 +0000

Hi Rob, interesting post, indeed! I would not say that this is of direct use to me, but I still have a question: for all I know, there are substantial differences in bioavailability in the area of proteins. In that sense, juxtaposing Harzer Cheese and Broccoli without factoring in bioavailability is not quite correct. I haven’t eaten meat in several years. I’m vegetarian, moving towards vegan, and I use protein supplements to make sure I consume *at least* 1g protein / kg body weight. My background is scientific, yet I don’t do all the calculus. However, I suspect I’m overdosing proteins by 50% or so… I also try keeping carbs at a minimum. 32 years ago I was 105 kg, 20 ears ago I was at 95. Within a year, I dropped that to 75, and since late 2015, my weight stabilized around 70 – 73kg — not the least thanks to daily exercising or garden work. I’m 72 now… Best, -Rolf

Comment on Nutrition experiment results by Andrea Badgley

Andrea Badgley — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:54:46 +0000

800 calories per day?! How are you able to function? I would be distractedly hangry.

Comment on Twenty years ago today by Martin Remy

Martin Remy — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 02:18:02 +0000

What a beautiful post. And what a lucky fellow you are.

Comment on I’m not creative by Chuck Grimmett

Chuck Grimmett — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:55:52 +0000

All throughout grade school I thought I wasn’t creative either because I was terrible at drawing and painting. Things didn’t start clicking for me until I picked up a camera at 15, and that unlocked my creative side!

Comment on Don’t walk around with empty hands by Nick S.

Nick S. — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:10:06 +0000

That is such good advice. Very relevant for me being in the midst of moving as well. I wonder how this same metaphor could apply for knowledge work.

Comment on In Living Color by Paolo

Paolo — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 23:29:40 +0000

Hi Rob, here’s my point of view on this question: https://paolo.blog/i-shoot-bw-photos-heres-why-i-do-it-and-why-you-shouldnt-care-about-it

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Comment on Sunday afternoon in the forest by robfelty

robfelty — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:05:20 +0000

In reply to rolfkyburz. Ha! Indeed. These wind turbines are not milling flour :) - I have too many EF-S lenses to go full frame. I am going to ride out the wave of Canon APS-C DSLRs I can find used until I am really forced to switch to something else.

Comment on Sunday afternoon in the forest by rolfkyburz

rolfkyburz — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 15:44:09 +0000

Well, windmills is a bit of a misnomer: wind turbines would be more accurate. Windmills is what they have in Holland (though very few of these were ever real mills: for the bulk of them, “windpumps” would be the proper name). Nice blog! I should some day revive my photo blog. Mine has been resting for two—soon three—generations of photo equipment (essentially since I went full frame…). :-)

Comment on It doesn’t matter to me … by Daniel Reeves

Daniel Reeves — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 21:14:18 +0000

Woo-hoo! This makes me very happy. I have a million quibbly things to say about the mechanics of auction-based decision-making but I think they are beside the point because I’ve come to agree that it doesn’t work unless you put in a totally unreasonable amount of effort (which of course Bethany and I do for fun, so we don’t count) on replacing a whole set of norms with a different set of norms.