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A naval gazing collection

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Belly Button Lint
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A naval gazing collection

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auto is not

May 28, 2022 May 28, 2022 / automation, autonomy, control, convenience / 1 minute of reading

The root meaning of “auto” is self or spontaneous. Yet the automobile is not self-moving, autonomy is not self-will (since we are externally shared and …

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You did this to yourself, now enjoy it

May 27, 2022 May 26, 2022 / consumer, grateful, materialism, responsibility / 1 minute of reading

Everything I complain about now, I wished to have at some point. The maintenance of all my fulfilled desires is a tiresome chore. Yet, if …

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Anxiety as Control

May 26, 2022 May 26, 2022 / agency, anxiety, behavior, control, pain / 1 minute of reading

Sharing your anxiousness has a goal: forcing others to take note and show their caring. The loss of control that causes anxiety is relieved by …

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Being Wrong is the Best

May 25, 2022 May 25, 2022 / conversation, friends, knowledge, mystery / 1 minute of reading

What you think you know collapses in conversation with a well-read friend.This disruption is a fantastic joy, reopening the world into an exciting complexity again.

Eat your pain

May 24, 2022 May 17, 2022 / affirmation, anger, depression, pain / 1 minute of reading

You can be a little self-pitying booger all morning, angry and weepy and manic, and finally, realize you don’t need that behavior. It isn’t beneath …

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Creativity: to rebel against your foundation

May 23, 2022 May 17, 2022 / courage, creativity, salvation, tradition, weakness / 1 minute of reading

Our attempt for surety (or fixity) is a draw to stable descriptors of the world by which we may navigate. We may push off from …

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clarity over commitment

May 22, 2022 May 17, 2022 / cognition, focus, insight, labor / 1 minute of reading

Clarity comes from criticality, and commitment is an investment. Commitment before clarity wastes labor, time, and resources. Be clear on the goal, and commitment will …

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