"The Rain Shadow Effect" and 4 more

1 YoyR WEEKLY STaCKs Welcome to this week's edition of Your Weekly Stack. Each Wednesday, we send you a digest of posts assembled just for you. - Uncharted Territories Uncharted Territories The Rain Shadow Effect I’ve discussed this in the past, and you might have learned about this in your geography classes, but I wanted to dedicate a short, clear, beautiful article to it. I wrote it first as a Twitter version, and made it even better for the article.... Read more 7 days ago • 106 likes • 25 comments • Tomas Pueyo - The Booker Prize The Booker Prizes The Booker Prizes The shortlist for the International Booker Prize 2024 is announced The shortlist for the International Booker Prize 2024 – the world’s most significant award for a single work of translated fiction – has been announced. The shortlisted titles, which International Booker Prize Administrator Fiammetta Rocco said ‘cast a for... Read more 2 days ago • 40 likes • 3 comments • The Booker Prizes - The Honest Broker The Honest Broker I Receive a Letter from a High School Student I’m often busy after midnight—that’s when I finally find time to respond to emails that accumulate during the day. A lot of them are just press releases and pitches, but some are personal letters that demand my attention. I received an email late last nigh... Read more 7 days ago • 753 likes • 159 comments • Ted Gioia - The Quiet Life with Susan Cain The Quiet Life with Susan Cain How to practice lovingkindness meditation (metta) Dearest You, Due to Quiet Life staff holiday schedules, we haven’t had a Candlelight Chat in a WHILE. So I’m very excited to announce that our next one is COMING UP THIS SUNDAY APRIL 14 AT 1 PM ET, ON ZOOM - and we’re all in for a treat because this time w... Read more 3 days ago • 234 likes • 21 comments • Susan Cain - The Absent-Minded Professor The Absent-Minded Professor I Grew Up Oblivious About Grades. It Ruined Me. I didn't get a report card until high school. Growing up without grades ruined me because I can't help but see all the ways that grades detract from learning. Grades themselves aren't the core of the issue, but they're certainly part of it. If we really wa... Read more 23 days ago • 115 likes • 43 comments • Josh Brake © 2024 Substack 548 Market Street PMB 72296, San Francisco, CA 94104 Get the appStart writing