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Early January is always a little difficult - chalk it up to a post-holiday daze and everyone working at their likely-doomed New Year's resolutions - but this year has been a doozy. I think everyone has felt this way, especially if they're a bit of a
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New Year's Eve is maybe my least favorite day of the year. Most people would probably name another holiday, but New Year's Eve is the one I fixate on. There have been some New Year's Eves that I've enjoyed (the first time
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This is Part 4 of the Impersonal Computing series. Check out Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. I don't know about everyone else, but I've found it really hard to do anything online lately. It's not just consuming things on social media but
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This is Part 3 of the Impersonal Computing series. Check out Part 1 and Part 2. Unfortunately, the secret to happiness isn't that simple. Don't get me wrong: drinking water is fantastic. Why does "drink water and mind my own business" resonate? One reason
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This is Part 2 of the Impersonal Computing series. Check out Part 1 and Part 3. I love(d) Twitter. Before the mayhem that was unleashed by the @ElonMusk-induced meltdown¹, it was a great place to be online. Not only was it the fountainhead of most memes that float around
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This is Part 1 of the Impersonal Computing series. Check out Part 2 and Part 3. When I write these newsletters, I try to be brief. I don't have the attention span to read an email for more than 5 minutes, so I figure you don't
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The craving we have for constant change is a bit like chewing gum that's already been chewed.
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Being able to tolerate differences in opinions is what enables a relationship to flourish.
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Monks traditionally spend so much time in silence because they seek to cultivate their internal world.
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Society fosters the idea that we are the center of everything because everything is built around us.
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Strength requires an absence of vice because vice is shifting: one day I want this, another day I like that.
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It's perfectly possible to be surrounded by people and feel more isolated than you've ever felt in your entire life. When we feel lonely, what we crave is a sense of connection.