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## Frequency
I write a lot but publish seldom. I agree with Pythagoras:
> It is better either to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence.[^1]
But when it comes to conversation, I agree with Diderot:
> I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered.[^2]
In the back-and-forth of a conversation, there’s exploration, discovery, and a mutual sharpening of ideas.
So my Research Updates don’t follow a specific cadence. I send one when I’ve written something I think is worth sharing.
## From the archives
To browse past Research Updates, see the [archive](https://buttondown.com/creativeskeptic/archive/).
[^1]: Pythagoras, quoted in *[A Dictionary of Thoughts: Being a Cyclopedia of Laconic Quotations from the Best Authors of the World, Both Ancient and Modern](https://www.google.com/books/edition/A_Dictionary_of_Thoughts/zlMxAAAAIAAJ),* page 525 (F. B. Dickerson Company, 1908).
[^2]: Diderot, quoted in Maturin Murray Ballou, *[Treasury of Thought: Forming an Encyclopædia of Quotations from Ancient and Modern Authors,](https://www.google.com/books/edition/Treasury_of_Thought/09M4AQAAIAAJ)* page 473 (J. R. Osgood and Company, 1872).