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Because You Changed4 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: Imagine that you’re living in Granada in the 14th century. You are a metal worker, pounding metal, w … more →

Tags: Art, conventional wisdom, Life, Meaning, Meditations, People, unconventional wisdom

You know what this world really needs? pt. 2

thedangerbelt wrote 2 years ago: I think the world would really benefit from a few names being given more frequently.  You know … more →

Tags: writing, What's in a name?, Name Game

That First Philanthropic Kiss1 comment

Dan Jacobs wrote 3 years ago: First kisses are hard. The inertia of never having kissed the person in front of you is strong. You … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Meditations, unconventional wisdom

Robin Hood - Reinvented

Dan Jacobs wrote 3 years ago: References to Robin Hood date to the 13th century, and stories and ballads about his adventures date … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, unconventional wisdom

TOMS Shoes1 comment

Dan Jacobs wrote 3 years ago: Charity is a part of almost every community tradition.  Those of us with means are oftentimes oblige … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, unconventional wisdom

When That Day Comes4 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: Two years ago, Leah was studying to be a teacher. And she was my friend. But she often questioned … more →

Tags: Balance, conventional wisdom, Crazy, Creation, discussion, Friends, happiness, identity, Innocence

Lingers8 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: He sits in a white room on most days.  With two windows that look out at a fence three feet away.  T … more →

Tags: Balance, conventional wisdom, Creation, Failure, happiness, honesty, identity, Innocence, Life

The Fifth Duckling6 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: Wilford and I are lucky enough to work on a canal in Venice, California. The canal is a sanctuary fo … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Crazy, Friends, Future, Life, Love, Meaning, Meditations, unconventional wisdom

About Crazy9 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: When Chris and I hang out, crazy things happen. Once, for instance, we scaled a three-story building … more →

Tags: Attraction, conventional wisdom, Crazy, Creation, Dating, Dreams, Friends, happiness, identity

One Night Stands Are Easy. But This Isn't A One Night Stand.29 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: One Night Stands One night stands are easy. Drink enough to lose your inhibition. Find someone who … more →

Tags: Attraction, conventional wisdom, Creation, Friends, Future, Life, Meditations, unconventional wisdom

The Most Innocent Man I Know76 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: My barber was once a gangster. The first time he cut my hair, he showed me the scars on his stomach, … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Innocence, Justice, Life, unconventional wisdom

Of Course. It's The Thing.22 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: Debbie wants to be an erotic writer. “It’s what I was born to do,” she wrote in an email to me … more →

Tags: Attraction, conventional wisdom, Creation, Dating, Future, identity, Intuition, Life, Love

The General8 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: I was bedraggled. I hadn’t slept in nights. I was no longer running on fumes, but instead on c … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Future, happiness, impossible, Intuition, Life, Mind, Presence, startups

Raising Children, Building Businesses, and Leading Nations...3 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: My brother was shy.  I was outgoing.   He wanted to chill.  I wanted to explore.  He got out of peop … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Creation, Evolution, Family, forgetting, Future, Life, Meaning, startups

Different Vocabulary, Similar Experience2 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: A few years ago, in college, my buddy Tom and I went out to our town’s only bar. Once inside, … more →

Tags: Attraction, conventional wisdom, Life, parallel processing, startups, unconventional wisdom

The Pen, The Sword, And The Stapler4 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: A few nights ago, I watched a comedian explain his stance on the centuries-old debate of whether the … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Meaning, Mind, parallel processing, unconventional wisdom

That's Not Chivalry!7 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: My buddy John has been hanging out with Katya for over a year.  They’re both single, and they … more →

Tags: Attraction, conventional wisdom, Creation, Life, Meaning, unconventional wisdom

Same Story. Different People.4 comments

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: Pavel was my friend. He was an acrobatic basketball player, a virtuoso playwright, an eclectic dance … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Future, identity, Life

Something to Remember: Forget

Dan Jacobs wrote 4 years ago: Some people can count really high. Others have photographic memories. And others can hula hoop for h … more →

Tags: conventional wisdom, Failure, forgetting, Future, happiness, Life


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