The Muse & the Machine
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the Muse & the Machine

surf the exponential:
tips, tricks, and news for the AI-enabled.

50+ Episodes
12k Subscribers
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// thesis

"The human mind is the original generative engine."

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a prescription for the overstimulated

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the cure for ur AI psychosis.

The machine is always on. You don't have to be. A curated space for slowing down, thinking deeper, and remembering what the technology is supposed to be for.

// stoic_patch_v1

"It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a good deal of it."

Seneca, On the Shortness of Life

// socratic_debug

"The unexamined life is not worth living — and the unexamined tool is not worth wielding."

After Socrates, adapted

// marcus.execute()

"You have power over your mind, not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength."

Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

// pascal_overflow

"All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

Blaise Pascal, Pensées

// thoreau.reboot()

"It is not enough to be busy; so too are the ants. The question is:what are we busy about?"

Henry David Thoreau

// aristotle_process

"Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom."

Aristotle

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Breathe First

4-7-8 breathing. Inhale 4 counts, hold 7, exhale 8. Three rounds. Do it before opening your inbox.

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The Analog Hour

One hour per day — no screens, no feeds, no notifications. A notebook and a window is enough.

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The Socratic Walk

Walk without a podcast playing. Let the mind wander. The ancient Greeks solved most things on foot.

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Morning Pages

Three longhand pages, first thing. No editing, no audience. The Muse speaks in longhand.