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Remarkable Digital Gardens & Essays

Intimate personal sites, evergreen digital gardens, and thoughtful independent essays.
14 Resources · Curated by @sophie_reads
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Step 1

Stay spooky

Curator’s note: Thoughtful independent perspective worth slow-reading.

“Skull in crawl space The photo above is from a house inspection the other day. I got pretty spooked when I spotted it in the corner of a cold, dark, and t...”

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Skull in crawl space The photo above is from a house inspection the other day. I got pretty spooked when I spotted it in the corner of a cold, dark, and t...

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Missing printed magazines.

Curator’s note: Thoughtful independent perspective worth slow-reading.

“My son is taking an art appreciation class in college and one of his latest assignments was to make a collage. We used to make collages all the time in schoo...”

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My son is taking an art appreciation class in college and one of his latest assignments was to make a collage. We used to make collages all the time in schoo...

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...a confession on his one-month Bear Blog-versary.

Curator’s note: Thoughtful independent perspective worth slow-reading.

“As of today, I'm officially one month into my Bear Blog journey! I'm enjoying it so much—writing consistently and reading the beautiful words of...”

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As of today, I'm officially one month into my Bear Blog journey! I'm enjoying it so much—writing consistently and reading the beautiful words of...

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The Upvote Dilemma 👍

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“The upvote dilemma A lot of the things Herman posts on his blog resonate with me (I now also love the 574s), and I always appreciate the posts he thoughtf...”

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The upvote dilemma A lot of the things Herman posts on his blog resonate with me (I now also love the 574s), and I always appreciate the posts he thoughtf...

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Cannibalizing our own business

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“If you're working in indie games, you're competing for a small slice of a small slice of the games industry pie. The obvious reason for this is that you can'...”

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If you're working in indie games, you're competing for a small slice of a small slice of the games industry pie. The obvious reason for this is that you can'...

Step 8

little update

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“hey, i'm breaking my silence after a long while. it's always hard to come back after a break. to be honest i've been struggling for the past couple of months...”

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hey, i'm breaking my silence after a long while. it's always hard to come back after a break. to be honest i've been struggling for the past couple of months...

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Sublime

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“I’d never thought about the word sublime as much as I did after listening to an episode of How I Write discussing Robert Greene’s upcoming book The Law of th...”

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I’d never thought about the word sublime as much as I did after listening to an episode of How I Write discussing Robert Greene’s upcoming book The Law of th...

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Knowledge is not experience

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“I see this pattern constantly. Someone, otherwise perfectly competent, placed under pressure, suddenly performs at a level commensurate with a junior. ...”

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I see this pattern constantly. Someone, otherwise perfectly competent, placed under pressure, suddenly performs at a level commensurate with a junior. ...

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Knowember, get to know your blogger

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“Knowember is a November blogging event where everyone answers the same questions on their own blog. One photo, three questions, low pressure. Join any time in November.”

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Knowember is a November blogging event where everyone answers the same questions on their own blog. One photo, three questions, low pressure. Join any time in November.

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那些靠人命堆出来的奇观

Curator’s note: Authentic independent essay offering thoughtful perspective and cognitive quiet.

“听到这个词的时候,我稍微愣了一下。我一直不太喜欢「鬼斧神工」这个词,或者更准确地说,这个词本身没什么问题,用来形容大自然被水流和风沙切割出的峡谷挺合适的。真正让我感到生理性不适的,是拿它去形容长城、兵马俑、龙门石窟这类奇观,然后再顺手贴上一个「古代劳动人民智慧和结晶」的标签。”

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前两天和朋友聊起年底休假去哪儿,他给我发了几个西北和中原的路线,里面不出意外地塞满了石窟、陵墓和古城墙。我回他说这些地方我都不太想去,他有点惊讶,问我是不是对历史人文完全没兴趣,毕竟那些地方算得上「鬼斧神工」。 听到这个词的时候,我稍微愣了一下。我一直不太喜欢「鬼斧神工」这个词,或者更准确地说,这个词本身没什么问题,用来形容大自然被水流和风沙切割出的峡谷挺合适的。真正让我感到生理性不适的,是拿它去形容长城、兵马俑、龙门石窟这类奇观,然后再顺手贴上一个「古代劳动人民智慧和结晶」的标签。