Bits of Wonder

Bits of Wonder: 100-post retrospective

wow

Jul 11 • Kasra

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Conquest Impulse and Aesthetic Impulse

two modes of curiosity

Jul 4 • Kasra

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June 2026

We say the same things over and over again but we say them better every time

I am very fascinated by the mystery of language.

Jun 27 • Kasra

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Ways to cope with the fact that you will only read a tiny fraction of all the books in existence

For years, I have been bothered by the fact that there are virtually infinitely many books you could read.

Jun 20 • Kasra

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100 days of drawing

I picked up drawing at the beginning of this year, and I drew more or less every day for about a hundred days.

Jun 13 • Kasra

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7

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If only you could be so lucky as to feel regret

regret maximization

Jun 6 • Kasra

72

8

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May 2026

Gentleness is a pair of training wheels

theories of social grace

May 30 • Kasra

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The stories you tell yourself are not the truth

but they do shape your life in meaningful ways

May 21 • Kasra

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The Tao is Silent

book review, sorta

May 16 • Kasra

26

2

Pretty sentences

instrumentality vs autotelicity

May 9 • Kasra

58

11

7

April 2026

My spiritual friends

I love them

Apr 27 • Kasra

50

6

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December 2025

The philosopher's disenchantment

One of the most captivating intellectual experiences I’ve had was in the summer after high school.

Dec 19, 2025 • Kasra

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