Category: Newsletter
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Great News: You Can’t Have it All
I walked past my digital piano the other day and realized I hadn’t played in a while. I then looked at my guitar, which I hadn’t picked up in a…
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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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5 Things I Can’t Shut Up About (March 2025)
When I find something I love, I can’t shut up about it. From books to articles to movies to TV shows to podcasts to video games to albums to concerts…
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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The “Clean Plate Club” and Outdated Rules You Can Stop Following
Today I’m hitting you with two stories that will make you: Let’s dive in, shall we? The Christmas Ham A little girl watched her mother bake a ham for Christmas…
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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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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…
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How to Swedish Death Clean Your Life
Okay, let’s start with your first question: “Steve, WTF is Swedish Death Cleaning?” It’s the hilariously captivating title of a book I just finished, but I’ll leave it to the…