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Gabriel García Márquez on his unlikely beginning as a writer https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/06/marquez-living-to-tell-the-tale/ …pic.twitter.com/syf8iJ0OLI

The Internet was born on this day in 1969. It is one of 100 ideas that shaped and changed the web we know https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/10/100-ideas-that-changed-the-web/ …pic.twitter.com/kbya9Kob2H

“Whether you succeed or not is irrelevant—there is no such thing. Making your unknown known is the important thing.” https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/12/08/georgia-okeeffe-sherwood-anderson-letters/ …pic.twitter.com/hvu0VJ9BDf

Who wants to play Agnes-Martin-or-air-vent at the @guggenheim?pic.twitter.com/w02RTa2Sk7

Agnes Martin at the @Guggenheimpic.twitter.com/90fDut0W49

Seeing the spectacular Agnes Martin show at the @Guggenheim, thinking of her abiding wisdom on art and life https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/03/31/agnes-martin-john-gruen-interview/ …pic.twitter.com/mLRNFriWbW

The Charter of Free Inquiry – the Buddha's timeless toolkit for critical thinking and combating dogmatism https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/03/07/buddha-kalama-sutta/ …pic.twitter.com/BK2W1bK8yl

Bruce Lee on self-actualization and the crucial difference between pride and self-esteem https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/12/18/bruce-lee-artist-of-life-self-esteem/ …pic.twitter.com/zAESsrf3XI

Why time slows down when we're afraid, speeds up as we age, and gets all warped while we're on vacation https://www.brainpickings.org/2013/07/15/time-warped-claudia-hammond/ …pic.twitter.com/Lqy2kbGBQ7

"Art is…engaging in something somewhat ridiculous and irrational simply because you need to get a closer look at it" https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/12/29/teresita-fernandez-commencement-address/ …pic.twitter.com/bYoXikTLIq

Consolation for life's darkest hours – 7 unusual and wonderful books that help kids grieve and make sense of loss https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/23/best-childrens-books-death-grief-mourning/ …pic.twitter.com/7pak0ZglRe

Why the sky and the ocean are blue — Rebecca Solnit on the color of distance and desire https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/08/20/rebecca-solnit-blue/ …pic.twitter.com/eCCWeHgP7u

Mark Twain on slavery, how religion is used to justify injustice, and what his mother taught him about compassion https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/10/24/mark-twain-on-slavery-empathy-compassion/ …pic.twitter.com/eaUivXHxdx

W.E.B. Du Bois's beautiful letter to his teenage daughter about earning one's privilege https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/23/w-e-b-du-bois-yolande-letter/ …pic.twitter.com/UnnMJLGFwn

How playing music benefits your brain more than any other activity https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/01/29/music-brain-ted-ed/ …pic.twitter.com/TYKF1MU1Ef

Iris Murdoch on causality, chance, and how love gives meaning to human existence https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/24/iris-murdoch-causality-chance-love/ …pic.twitter.com/3yBJBDlVap

Walt Whitman on American democracy and, well, Donald Trump https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/24/walt-whitman-democratic-vistas/ …pic.twitter.com/rfb4KZxxNe

How to love – one of the great Zen teachers of our time on mastering the art of "interbeing" https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/03/31/how-to-love-thich-nhat-hanh/ …pic.twitter.com/ppSUFC7eOu

The Internet was born on this day in 1969. It is one of 100 ideas that shaped and changed the web we know https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/10/100-ideas-that-changed-the-web/ …pic.twitter.com/2N6fGNEn4I

Fantastic 1930 read on the function of taboos, their vital role in community, and how they bolster compassion https://www.brainpickings.org/2016/02/26/havelock-ellis-love-sex-taboos/ …pic.twitter.com/eF4wB3PNhI