Derek Sivers

Author, explorer, xenophile, programmer, netizen, conversationalist. Former musician and entrepreneur. Everything is at

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@giacomomasseron It’s people who have emailed me over the years.

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Istanbul Tűrkiye - 12 days in 10 neighborhoods, meeting up with 30 local people for 60 hours of conversation: https://t.co/LDyls2sUQQ

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12 days in 10 different neighborhoods in Istanbul, meeting up with 30 local people for 60 hours of conversation https://t.co/vygEXAS9t7

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@adilmania Thanks Adil!

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To understand Türkiye and Turkish worldviews a bit, this book is a good quick start: https://t.co/8SmIZJOh7b

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@zebriez Brie!!

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When walking a city, what do different experts notice that you don’t? Fun book on this: On Looking by Alexandra Horowitz. My notes: https://t.co/N7zJOwAXoS

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Very good China book, following four real women in current China: Private Revolutions by Yuan Yang. My notes: https://t.co/dL7JiKZYeF

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@emilybinder Thanks Emily!

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@FothDaniel_ Makes me happy to see this again. Thank you.

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@madebymanish @floguo I'm so honored you remembered this old post! Thanks for re-surfacing it.

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Best food I’ve ever eaten: When in Finland go to https://t.co/s7NPfixYKI and order SHANGHAI TACOS WITH HALLOUMI. I had them every day for four days.

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@gurungbuilds Thanks Gurung! https://t.co/E1NzRX2Lzd <-- I'll always keep that current.

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@Tejaswikadaba FWIW I refused all wards and stayed at a hotel across the street, or at my friend's house nearby.

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Bangalore India hospital flow: https://t.co/ERjCLaxkAY

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@free_rider @divyatakart Thanks Hitanshu. If you know Divya @divyatakart please ask her to contact me here: https://t.co/opV3d1ojki

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@SeoVishy Do whatever you'd like, of course. I never send people to Amazon and encourage everyone to buy directly from my https://t.co/uh5iAglCl2 store.

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@Tejaswikadaba Old Airport Road, but doesn't really matter.

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@faahim01 Breathe and I will!

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Notes from Bangalore, India, where I spent most of two weeks in a hospital, and the rest with friends: https://t.co/510IKCnP6A