Language Archives - 7 Takeaways

A younger person making a selection from a softly lit wooden box or drawer, slightly ajar, filled with words in the style of old typeset letterpress letters, vintage dictionary pages, and small labeled tags — like a jeweler's tray, but for words instead of gems. Warm amber tones. Evokes the idea of a personal vocabulary as an accumulated treasure you can draw from.

The Words We Choose – 7 Takeaways No. 294

You are what you read. Please don’t judge me. Memory isn’t what you think. The words you use matter. The cost of science denial. Understand thyself. Fear and aging. Never stop learning.

An individual sitting comfortably in an overstuff chair in a used book store reading a book and surrounded by shelves of used books. There's a Corgi asleep in the corner.

The Strange Wistfulness of Used Bookstores – 7 Takeaways No. 293

The value of time. Information consumption habits. Go for a walk. Learning versus passing the test. Learning versus cheating. Beautiful and exotic words. Get a job, kids.

a bright, cheery home library where a person at a desk has a book open to one side and is writing on a notepad in front of them

The Twin Pillars of Deep Thinking – 7 Takeaways No. 252

Prescient predictions. Puns as superpower. How words make you feel. Lying on the rise (honest!). Reading more. Reading, writing, thinking. Notice stuff.

You Win by Not Being Stupid – 7 Takeaways No. 228

What are you talking about? AI & creative work. Building useful skills. Hard things. Rejection, it’s a good thing. I know I’m right. Don’t be stupid.

A greeting card with the phrase 'Thoughts & Prayers' written in clear, bold letters on the front. The card is discarded in a metallic garbage can.

Aiding and Abetting Violence – 7 Takeaways No. 199

Thoughts & prayers. The tragedy of inconvenience. Stay flexible. You’re not there, yet. Thinking versus disinformation. Balance need not be. Degrading the language. Cancel culture.

Sleep is the Most Dangerous Thing – 7 Takeaways No. 120

Happiness, Change, Ignorance, Language, Optimisim, Negativity, Sleep

Jack of All Trades — 7 Takeaways No. 103

Gratitude, Critical Thinking, Boredom, Start, Language, Anger, Skills

Is My Dutch Really that Bad? — 7 Takeaways No. 97

Smart, Living, Survival, Being Wrong, Truth, Manifesting, Language