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This Week on Frequency of Reason:
Recognition isn’t nourishment. Restraint is underrated. Fate is just Tuesday on repeat.
Three essays this week — ideal for anyone who likes their wisdom with a side of self-deprecating chuckle.
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Recognition isn’t nourishment. Restraint is underrated. Fate is just Tuesday on repeat.
Three essays this week — ideal for anyone who likes their wisdom with a side of self-deprecating chuckle.
frequencyofreason.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This Week on Frequency of Reason:
Recognition isn’t nourishment. Restraint is underrated. Fate is just Tuesday on repeat.
Three essays this week — ideal for anyone who likes their wisdom with a side of self-deprecating chuckle.
frequencyofreason.substack.com
Recognition isn’t nourishment. Restraint is underrated. Fate is just Tuesday on repeat.
Three essays this week — ideal for anyone who likes their wisdom with a side of self-deprecating chuckle.
frequencyofreason.substack.com
We treat time like a three-course meal: nostalgia for the appetizer, big dreams for dessert, and the present as the sad salad we push around the plate.
But what if the past and future were just marketing gimmicks?
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But what if the past and future were just marketing gimmicks?
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/time-is-a-...
August 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We treat time like a three-course meal: nostalgia for the appetizer, big dreams for dessert, and the present as the sad salad we push around the plate.
But what if the past and future were just marketing gimmicks?
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/time-is-a-...
But what if the past and future were just marketing gimmicks?
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/time-is-a-...
It starts small: a nod here, a laugh there.
Before you know it, you’re defending a cause you couldn’t define yesterday, like you’ve been campaigning for it your whole life.
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Before you know it, you’re defending a cause you couldn’t define yesterday, like you’ve been campaigning for it your whole life.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It starts small: a nod here, a laugh there.
Before you know it, you’re defending a cause you couldn’t define yesterday, like you’ve been campaigning for it your whole life.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-100-al...
Before you know it, you’re defending a cause you couldn’t define yesterday, like you’ve been campaigning for it your whole life.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-100-al...
This week on Frequency of Reason: we dodge cult recruiters, fire both the past and future, and watch a man turn the internet’s cruelest punchline into his own standing ovation.
You can also browse the archives at: frequencyofreason.substack.com/archive
You can also browse the archives at: frequencyofreason.substack.com/archive
August 11, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This week on Frequency of Reason: we dodge cult recruiters, fire both the past and future, and watch a man turn the internet’s cruelest punchline into his own standing ovation.
You can also browse the archives at: frequencyofreason.substack.com/archive
You can also browse the archives at: frequencyofreason.substack.com/archive
You signed up for knowledge and wound up with extra credit in confusion. This is for those who know the real curriculum hides between the lines — and sometimes, the smartest move is to ditch class and dance in the hallways.
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Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
August 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
You signed up for knowledge and wound up with extra credit in confusion. This is for those who know the real curriculum hides between the lines — and sometimes, the smartest move is to ditch class and dance in the hallways.
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
Two thousand years later, Seneca still knows what’s eating you.
It’s a reminder that half the stress is self-inflicted — built from rehearsing disasters that never arrive.
Most monsters vanish when you turn on the light of reality.
⬖ Retiring needless fears at Frequency of Reason: bit.ly/4jTVv69
It’s a reminder that half the stress is self-inflicted — built from rehearsing disasters that never arrive.
Most monsters vanish when you turn on the light of reality.
⬖ Retiring needless fears at Frequency of Reason: bit.ly/4jTVv69
August 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Two thousand years later, Seneca still knows what’s eating you.
It’s a reminder that half the stress is self-inflicted — built from rehearsing disasters that never arrive.
Most monsters vanish when you turn on the light of reality.
⬖ Retiring needless fears at Frequency of Reason: bit.ly/4jTVv69
It’s a reminder that half the stress is self-inflicted — built from rehearsing disasters that never arrive.
Most monsters vanish when you turn on the light of reality.
⬖ Retiring needless fears at Frequency of Reason: bit.ly/4jTVv69
Welcome to the drive-thru of self-mastery. Your order of instant enlightenment will be ready in 30 seconds or less.
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Check out the whole story:
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August 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Welcome to the drive-thru of self-mastery. Your order of instant enlightenment will be ready in 30 seconds or less.
Check out the whole story:
frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-fast-f...
Check out the whole story:
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Productivity isn’t about juggling more balls at once. It’s about catching the one that actually matters. Why chip away at ten half-finished projects when you could bulldoze one like a boss?
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-subtle...
August 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Productivity isn’t about juggling more balls at once. It’s about catching the one that actually matters. Why chip away at ten half-finished projects when you could bulldoze one like a boss?
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-subtle...
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-subtle...
At some point, the world stopped making sense and just kept going. If you’re waiting for logic to catch up, you’ll be waiting a while — better to join in the nonsense and find the punchline where you can.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
August 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
At some point, the world stopped making sense and just kept going. If you’re waiting for logic to catch up, you’ll be waiting a while — better to join in the nonsense and find the punchline where you can.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/this-is-no...
Everything made sense at the time. The assumptions were solid, the confidence borderline cinematic. This playlist is for the aftermath — where logic falters and the outcome goes rogue.
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Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
August 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Everything made sense at the time. The assumptions were solid, the confidence borderline cinematic. This playlist is for the aftermath — where logic falters and the outcome goes rogue.
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
A whole generation is now allergic to saying I don’t know. Admitting confusion is seen as a sign of weakness, or worse — a sign you haven’t been paying enough attention to your feed.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/can-curios...
August 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A whole generation is now allergic to saying I don’t know. Admitting confusion is seen as a sign of weakness, or worse — a sign you haven’t been paying enough attention to your feed.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/can-curios...
Most people don’t mourn the bad choice. They mourn the time spent polishing an imaginary best-case scenario until it became a mirror they couldn’t look into. The tragedy isn’t a wrong turn; it’s the standstill.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-high-c...
July 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Most people don’t mourn the bad choice. They mourn the time spent polishing an imaginary best-case scenario until it became a mirror they couldn’t look into. The tragedy isn’t a wrong turn; it’s the standstill.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-high-c...
Political takes are usually first to go. They’re loud, predictable, and already covered by 80,000 people who’ve never changed their minds. Unless, of course, someone in power says something absurd...
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/another-lo...
July 29, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Political takes are usually first to go. They’re loud, predictable, and already covered by 80,000 people who’ve never changed their minds. Unless, of course, someone in power says something absurd...
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/another-lo...
This is what your Sunday sounds like when the news gives you trust issues. When every article feels like a plot twist, this playlist reminds you that rhythm never lies.
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Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
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July 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This is what your Sunday sounds like when the news gives you trust issues. When every article feels like a plot twist, this playlist reminds you that rhythm never lies.
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
The words dangle in the air, about as convincing as a corporate motivational poster. You nod sagely, your manager nods back — two actors, one tired script, nobody buying it.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/performanc...
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July 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The words dangle in the air, about as convincing as a corporate motivational poster. You nod sagely, your manager nods back — two actors, one tired script, nobody buying it.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/performanc...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/performanc...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
You are on a first-name basis with every looming problem on the planet. You tell yourself it’s about staying informed, but deep down, you’re just topping up your worry reserves.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/rage-again...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You are on a first-name basis with every looming problem on the planet. You tell yourself it’s about staying informed, but deep down, you’re just topping up your worry reserves.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/rage-again...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/rage-again...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Community isn’t something you build for photos; it’s the spontaneous, collective hustle that happens when things go sideways.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/in-case-of...
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July 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Community isn’t something you build for photos; it’s the spontaneous, collective hustle that happens when things go sideways.
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#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/in-case-of...
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You try breathing exercises. But eventually, the cracks show and all bets are off. This playlist is your soundtrack for the gentle slide from zen-like stillness to glorious disaster.
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#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
July 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You try breathing exercises. But eventually, the cracks show and all bets are off. This playlist is your soundtrack for the gentle slide from zen-like stillness to glorious disaster.
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
What if the most reasonable thing you can do is cut your losses — not out of defeat, but out of respect for your present self?
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-quitte...
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July 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
What if the most reasonable thing you can do is cut your losses — not out of defeat, but out of respect for your present self?
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-quitte...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/the-quitte...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Anyone can make noise, but meaning comes from what you hold back. In a world that prizes constant broadcast, there’s power in the pause
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
July 16, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Anyone can make noise, but meaning comes from what you hold back. In a world that prizes constant broadcast, there’s power in the pause
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
The real dystopia is not AI gone rogue — it’s human ego, automated and amplified.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The real dystopia is not AI gone rogue — it’s human ego, automated and amplified.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/artificial...
Some people speak in grand gestures. Others monologue their way across the dance floor. This one’s for the ones who stall at the edge of the party, working through existential dread...
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#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
July 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Some people speak in grand gestures. Others monologue their way across the dance floor. This one’s for the ones who stall at the edge of the party, working through existential dread...
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the playlist: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/weekly-pla...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
The only newsletter where Marcus Aurelius and Cyndi Lauper can fight for the aux cord. Spoiler: nobody wins, but the playlist is strange and the jokes are sneak attacks.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/behind-the...
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July 11, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The only newsletter where Marcus Aurelius and Cyndi Lauper can fight for the aux cord. Spoiler: nobody wins, but the playlist is strange and the jokes are sneak attacks.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/behind-the...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/behind-the...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Turnbull’s emotional range lands somewhere between a vending machine and a brick wall. If Microsoft’s automating anything, start with him.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/empathy-ha...
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July 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Turnbull’s emotional range lands somewhere between a vending machine and a brick wall. If Microsoft’s automating anything, start with him.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/empathy-ha...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/empathy-ha...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
We don’t have to agree. But we do have to stay in the room. That’s where democracy lives — not in the outcome, but in the attempt.
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Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/democracy-...
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July 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
We don’t have to agree. But we do have to stay in the room. That’s where democracy lives — not in the outcome, but in the attempt.
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/democracy-...
#stoicism #philosophy #substack #humor
Check out the whole story: frequencyofreason.substack.com/p/democracy-...
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