Kevin McMahon

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Favorites from October 2019

A collection of some of my favorite links, images, tweets and quotes from October. While these aren’t a comprehensive look at or summary of October 2019, they do capture the things that I found interesting, thought provoking, and/or cool over the past month.

If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.

Vonnegut via Austin Kleon

Favorite Quotes

Teach your children well

“Instead of buying your children all the things you never had, you should teach them all the things you were never taught. Material wears out but knowledge stays.” — Bruce Lee via Swiss Miss

Second order effects

“Always remember that to argue, and win, is to break down the reality of the person you are arguing against. It is painful to lose your reality, so be kind, even if you are right.” — Haruki Murakami via James Clear

Cut out everything that’s not surprising

Writing is Thinking: Learning to Write with Confidence