A wisdom sticker press · Wayzata, Minnesota
Wisdom stickers for readers, leaders, and lifelong learners
Philosophy, science, and story — imagined with machine craft, curated by hand, die-cut in Minnesota.
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Stickers that come with the idea
Every sticker in this shelf has its own essay — the fable retold, the mental model explained, the science that backs it.
The Heiligenstadt Testament, a letter to his brothers dated 6 October 1802, found among his papers after his death
The Reason to Stay
In May 1802, Dr.
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William Shakespeare (1864), Part I, Book II, chapter IV, in the A. Baillot translation
What Speech Cannot Carry
In 1863 Victor Hugo lived in exile at Hauteville House on the island of Guernsey.
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Twilight of the Idols (1889), "Maxims and Arrows", section 33
What Music Was For
In late August 1888, Friedrich Nietzsche worked alone in a rented room in Sils-Maria, Switzerland.
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Clara Schumann, Berlin, 1839
The Rule She Was Taught
In late 1839, Clara Wieck was twenty years old and living in Berlin with her mother, Mariane Bargiel.
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Zakir Hussain, NPR Morning Edition, 2015
Giving Up the Center
In January 2015, Zakir Hussain spoke with host David Greene on the radio program Morning Edition.
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Charlie Parker, Down Beat, 1949
What Comes Out of the Horn
In late August 1949, Charlie Parker met two reporters from the trade magazine Down Beat in New York City.
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How one sticker gets made
From fable to object
1 · The fable
“A hungry fox spied a cluster of ripe grapes hanging from a vine trained high along a branch…” Aesop first; always the real story.
2 · The essay
“You applied for the job three weeks ago. You really wanted it.” The same moment today, and the science behind it — Brehm, 1956.
3 · The artwork
A 15th-century woodcut register, drawn by machine craft, checked by hand.
4 · The object
Weatherproof vinyl, 2.5 inches, die-cut in Wayzata, Minnesota — and mailed from a neighbor, not a warehouse.
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