Today is my last day staying in the lab at Durham University. On the way to the lab, I casually recorded two very ordinary scenes. I did not expect that these small fragments would become the clearest and most precious final lesson this old city gave me. The original two-minute video is slow. If you would like, you can watch it first and then read this reflection: Durham’s last lesson, originally shared on WeChat ...
A Strange Life (Эта странная жизнь) is a Soviet documentary novella written by Daniil Granin, first published in 1974. It tells the life of Soviet entomologist, philosopher, and mathematician Alexander Lyubishchev. Lyubishchev pioneered and practiced his own time-accounting method, using it as both research instrument and personal experiment — for 56 years, beginning at age 28, recording every block of time he spent and continuously refining the system. By organizing Lyubishchev’s diaries and time ledgers, Granin reconstructed the life of this pioneer of personal time management. — Baidu Baike ...