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Castles in the Sky's Seven Most Underrated Essays
A look back to celebrate my son being ~7 days old
Feb 3
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Charlie D. Becker
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You need to be wholesome-maxxing.
You need to be wholesome-maxxing:
Jan 22
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Charlie D. Becker
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How I Make Room for the Year
The first of a three part series marking the transition from 2024 to 2025
Jan 17
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Charlie D. Becker
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You're not Simon Sarris.
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Dec 20, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Courage and Moonshots
On Nikolai Fedorov's impossible dream and the ordinary courage of taking crazy ideas seriously
Dec 16, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Do the weirdest thing that feels right.
May 9, 2023
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Charlie D. Becker
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A Pilgrimage for Book People
Mar 13, 2023
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Charlie D. Becker
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I have a new face.
Aug 15, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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You're not Simon Sarris.
Dec 20, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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The map is clear but the road is bumpy.
Castles in the Sky | October 27 - November 2, 2024
Nov 6, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Statistics are people, too.
What we celebrate is what we value, and what we ignore is what we normalize.
Oct 15, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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13 Lessons from 37 Years
My Gift to You for my 37th Birthday
Oct 1, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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If you let it, AI will prompt you.
Welcome to the hundreds of new subscribers to Castles in the Sky!
Sep 9, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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I have a new face.
Reintroducing myself and Castles in the Sky
Aug 15, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Living the Questions, Reading the Clown-Arounds
Embracing the Trivial in a World Obsessed with Takeaways
Aug 12, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Move over New York Times. These are the 44 Best Books of the 21st Century.
A completely objective list based on only the finest criteria
Jul 18, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Move over New York Times. These are the 44 Best Books of the 21st Century.
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Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain
I used to sit in my apartment, eating Ramen and watching Anthony Bourdain, wondering about all of the things life and the world had to offer.
Jul 5, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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Beyond Food and Travel: Remembering Anthony Bourdain
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What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty
Novelty and Nostalgia in Second-Tier Grocery Stores
Jun 13, 2024
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Charlie D. Becker
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What We Have Given Up in Exchange for This Limitless Bounty
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