Category: Newsletter
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A Beginner’s Mind
Social media has taught us that we must have an opinion on everything. We’re constantly told that we should “fake it til we make it.” This combination ends up with…
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What if it Took 5 Years?
Last week, I completed two little things that might seem insignificant on the surface: I filled up my journal, and switched to a new one. And I finished a roll of…
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From Simple to Complicated to Simple
“Complicated” can be alluring. We think “there HAS to be more to it than this.” We think “If a little bit is good, then a LOT more must be even…
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Do you have the courage to listen to the lesson life is teaching you?
I’ve been trying to do a few things differently in 2025. Specifically, moving towards moments or things that make me uncomfortable. (I don’t mean, “avoid thoughts where I’m in physical…
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The Past Isn’t Set in Stone
I’m currently reading The Tainted Cup, a fantasy detective novel. Think “Sherlock Holmes set in Westeros.” The main character has this augmentation that allows him to absorb every single detail…
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There Will be Blood and Children’s Books
Let’s get weird with oil derricks and kid’s books! On an episode of the SmartLess Podcast, co-host Will Arnett asked Paul Thomas Anderson how he was able to create a realistic…
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The Danger of Books
In second grade, I read my dad’s entire collection of The Happy Hollisters. When I was 10, I’d count down the days each month for Goosebumps release day. The routine was always the…