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[OGT] Getting Stuck at a "Station of Despair" in Tokyo
Have you ever done that thing where you fall asleep on a train and miss your stop? If you do that in Tokyo, you might just end up at a “Station of Despair”....
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[OGT] John Lennon: Real or Imagined?
If, like me, you’re a Beatles fan and you enjoy a good amateur detective story, this article will be right up your alley. It’s a first person account of a...
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[OGT] The Little Life
I'm always pondering what it means to live a good life, a meaningful life, a rewarding life. Society often seems to tell us that in order to be successful,...
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[OGT] On Accepting Differences
[Artificial image generated by MidJourney using this prompt: The word "acceptance", spelled correctly, and rendered as graffiti on a wall.] I recently had a...
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[OGT] The Impermanence of Memory
I took December off to recharge and I'm back to my weekly posts. I hope you had some much needed downtime as well and I wish you a peaceful and fulfilling...
[OGT] My Favorite Productivity Tool
You know that feeling when you have something important to do and you just can’t seem to get off the starting block? It’s not necessarily an unpleasant task,...
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[OGT] Make Time to Read
I recently noticed that I’ve been reading fewer books lately. I think it’s because I’ve been spending a disproportionate share of my time reading blogs, news...
[OGT] Stairway to Heaven
You’ve heard this song, undoubtedly one of the greatest in Rock and Roll history, a million times. But this particular version is special. This performance...
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[OGT] Machine Learning Explained in Three Easy Steps
You’ve probably heard the term “machine learning” and how it’s changing everything. In this article, I’m going to explain the fundamental concept behind...
[OGT] How Israel Won the West
Today's one great thing is required viewing if you really want to understand what's going on today in the Middle East. It's the history of the false...
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[OGT] Israel/Palestine: The origin story
Over the past year, I’ve made no secret about my support for Palestinian freedom and against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, not to mention the apartheid regime,...
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[OGT] The Northern Lights are on fire this week
The Sun had a bit of a meltdown on Tuesday, spewing massive streams of high-energy particles into space. Outbursts like this follow an eleven-year cycle, of...
[OGT] Some good news if you wish you were dead
Today’s One Great Thing is a beautiful poem written and performed by Lucas Jones called “Some good news if you wish you were dead”, from his book (Sorry I...
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[OGT] Alicia Keys at the Tiny Desk
I have a treat for you today. NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts regularly hosts a diverse array of amazing artists performing in an intimate setting, literally behind...
[OGT] More vulnerable than you think
Today’s one great thing is a new video from one of my favorite Youtube channels, Veritasium. In this video, you’ll see how surprisingly easy it is to hack...
[OGT] Seeing America by Train
I didn’t know this was even possible but apparently you can travel across the entire United States by train. Article: Seeing America by Train I enjoyed this...