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Belly Button Lint

A naval gazing collection

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Belly Button Lint
Belly Button Lint

A naval gazing collection

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to de-frag the self is tyrannical

January 27, 2023 January 26, 2023 / division, economy, fragmentation, optimization, self / 1 minute of reading

There exists within you an "economy of selves." However, let’s call it a community or a troupe, where each personality …

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the face

January 26, 2023 January 25, 2023 / charm, community, mask, mimetic / 1 minute of reading

We forward face: facelifted, in the mirror practiced, rejuvenated, moisturized, and made up. The cliche is that the face is …

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to remain vital, you must expand

January 25, 2023 January 24, 2023 / creativity, optimization, reduction, vitality / 1 minute of reading

There are thousands of ways to optimize, reduce, or contract: these are control methods, not human exuberance or creativity. Each …

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clockwork man: time uses us

January 24, 2023 January 24, 2023 / anxiety, fear, pressure, time, waste / 1 minute of reading

Since the invention of the clock, time can be wasted, which converts time into a resource to be controlled and …

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To become stable alone you first need community

January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023 / attention, autonomy, independence / 1 minute of reading

To grow into the ideal state of autonomy (the robust individual), you must first participate in an ecology of growth …

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pernicious pressures

January 22, 2023 January 23, 2023 / commodification, identity, pressure, purpose, self / 1 minute of reading

The pressures surrounding us (work, economics, social, commerce) attempt to “decode” and disintegrate us under the pretense of giving ourselves …

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The digital is an extension of the real

January 21, 2023 January 21, 2023 / escape, internet / 1 minute of reading

To exist in the digital world is not an escape from this world; it is merely an extension or facet …

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