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Boring Reality – 7 Takeaways No. 249

Reality? Meh. Safety versus courage. Mattering takes time. Sociological thermodynamics. Black, white, and gray. Gathering courage. You can’t handle the abundance.

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Re-reading Something You Love – 7 Takeaways No. 248

Do the thing. Laundry cycle. Informed anxiety. Imperfection is gray. Anxiety as protection. Re-read something. Look for good news.

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Curiosity is Much More Pleasant Than Yelling – 7 Takeaways No. 215

Local power. Creating vs. complaining. Creating & consuming. Getting out more. Focusing outward. Baby steps. Curiosity FTW.

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We’ve Forgotten How to Relax – 7 Takeaways No. 176

Paywalls, an enemy to democracy? Relax. Laughter in relationships. Be an adult, OK? Having faith. Listening makes you interesting. Curiosity makes for a rich life.

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Set Fire To Your Hair Anyway – 7 Takeaways No. 164

Money, Emotions, Bad News, What we care about, How everyone hates “the algorithm”, and more.

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A Short Step From Absorbed Reading To Ruin – 7 Takeaways No. 153

Persuasion, Curiosity, Tools, News, Attention, Election, Magic

Daily News is Bogus — 7 Takeaways No. 82

News, Reading, Kindness, Money, Mpemba, Climate Change, Self Esteem, Aging

Marinating in the News Helps No-one — 7 Takeaways No. 66

Ukraine, Outrage, The Best of Times, News, Falling, PowerPoint, Facts

Shovel Shit Every Once in a While – 7 Takeaways No. 51 – November 28, 2021

Gratitude. Algorithms. Pain. Rumors. Black Friday. News. Omicron.