A quotation from Bertrand Russell

The world is a higgledy-piggledy place, containing things pleasant and things unpleasant in haphazard sequence. And the desire to make an intelligible system or pattern out of it is at bottom an outcome of fear, in fact a kind of agoraphobia or dread of open spaces. Within the four walls of his library the timid student feels safe. If he can persuade himself that the universe is equally tidy, he can feel almost equally safe when he has to venture forth into the streets.

Bertrand Russell (1872-1970) English mathematician and philosopher
Conquest of Happiness, Part 2, ch. 12 “Affection” (1930)

More info about this quote: wist.info/russell-bertrand/803…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #bertrandrussell #agoraphobia #chaos #order #perception #perspective #realworld #understanding #world #control

Redshirts

In the original Star Trek series, the teams that went down to the alien planet’s surface were made up of the Enterprise’s most important officers – Kirk, Spock, McCoy, sometimes Scotty – and a random, unnamed security guy.  Guess which one got turned into a cube or had the salt sucked out of him or was vaporized by a vindictive, godlike alien.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/18/redshirts/

#conflict #CRAFT #Editing #REALWORLD #adventure

Bill Ackman’s Line for Meeting Women Goes Viral, Gets Memed

Trying to strike up a conversation with a woman in the real world? Bill Ackman has some advice…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #advice #attempt #bigmeme #BillAckman #comment #conversation #fellowkid #Headlines #lady #line #post #realworld #subway #TopStories #user #woman #youth
https://www.newsbeep.com/257137/

Inspiration / Recognition

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/17/inspiration-recognition/

#Inspirations #perseverance #REALWORLD #Writinglife #inspiration

Are We Becoming the Ghosts in the Machine?

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/14/are-we-becoming-the-ghosts-in-the-machine/

#ArtificialIntelligence #Community #publishers #REALWORLD #UnConference

The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Imposter Syndrome Crisis

As a runner who dabbles in long distances of the double digit kind, my resting heart rate sits at about 45-50 beats per minute on any given day.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/12/the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-imposter-syndrome-crisis/

#REALWORLD #Writinglife #impostersyndrome #neurodivergentwriter #RachelToalson

How Do Book Clubs Find You?

Writers often ask, “How do I find book clubs?—but the better question might be, “How do book clubs find me—and my book?”…
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/10/how-do-book-clubs-find-you/

#Publicity #REALWORLD #bookclubfiction #BookClubs #FindingBookClubs

Up Close: Hope and Hustle in the Age of Storytelling

Greetings, WU fam!
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/07/up-close-hope-and-hustle-in-the-age-of-storytelling/

#Community #IndependentPublishing #INSIDEPUBLISHING #REALWORLD

Let's start fucking calling it for what it is: Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence doesn't exist, nor it will exist in our lifetime.

I think we should start with humans pursuing intelligence first. Or at least try.

What about putting more effort and resources into real world problems? Oh right, they don't make money, silly me.

#itsallajoke #ai #machinelearning #realworld

A Five-Year Milestone - Reflections On Advances And Limitations In GeoAI Research
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https://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~yhu42/papers/2024_AnnalsofGIS_GeoAI.pdf <-- shared 2024 paper
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2025.104368 <-- shared 2025 paper
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[GeoAI has changed markedly since this 1st paper was written, but there is still much value in what it states]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #AI #spatialanalysis #GeoAI #theory #perspectives #Giscience #geography #advances #limitations #model #modeling #spatiallyexplicit #realworld #usecase #application #problemsolving #AAG #research #appliedscience #generalizability
@AAG

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if you are interested in one (or many) of the following items / topics

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you will LOVE this documentary!

This is great Television.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tt86SSNQKPw

#Hypernormalisation #BBC #AdamCurtis #documentary

Công cụ mới giúp luyện kỹ năng giao tiếp trong thế giới thực! Tạo ra để giúp mọi người chuẩn bị cho các tình huống giao tiếp khó khăn. #KỹNăngGiaoTiếp #ThếGiớiThực #GiaoTiếpHiệuQuả #CommunicationSkills #RealWorld #EffectiveCommunication

https://www.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1ona35j/built_a_tool_for_practicing_upgrading_realworld/

Good News About Bad Reviews

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/03/good-news-about-bad-reviews/

#REALWORLD

Getting Down to Business

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/11/01/getting-down-to-business-27/

#REALWORLD

Lies, Slogans, and Blasphemous Grift

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/10/31/lies-slogans-and-blasphemous-grift/

#Inspirations #ElizabethHuergo #inspiration #REALWORLD #writing

Anyway…Here’s Wonderwall: How Oasis Reminded Me of the Collective Joy—and Value—of Art

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/10/30/anywayheres-wonderwall-how-oasis-reminded-me-of-the-collective-joy-and-value-of-art/

#REALWORLD #MatthewNorman #writinglife

AAG Call For Papers - Urban Spatial Analytics - Toward Problem-Driven Methods Instead Of Methods-Driven Problems
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https://geoffboeing.com/2025/10/aag-urban-spatial-analytics/ <-- AAG Call For Papers
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #callforpapers #AAG #annualmeeting #spatialanalysis #urban #city #usecase #approach #urbandatascience #datascience #cities #design #urbanplanning #methods #approach #realworld #research #papers #urbanliving #model #modeling #spatialdata #datavisualisation #publicgood #wickedproblems #homelessness #unaffordability #planning #funding #infrastructure #services #utilities
#AmericanAssociationofGeographers

The Art of Finishing

We spend endless hours talking about how to start a book—how to find the spark, make schedules, and sustain momentum. But almost no one talks about how to finish one. How to let go.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/10/28/the-art-of-finishing/

#REALWORLD

Confessions of a Neurodiverse Writer: Encouragement and a Spoonful of Hope

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https://writerunboxed.com/2025/10/27/confessions-of-a-neurodiverse-writer-encouragement-and-a-spoonful-of-hope/

#Health #REALWORLD #KimBullock #mentalhealth #neurodivergentwriter