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I had a feeling you needed this peaceful beauty in your life today. I know I did…
Sleep for 8h - not 4.
Exercise for 30-45min - not 3h.
Learn for 1h - not 6.
Read for 30min - not 3h.
Do deep work for 3-4h - not 12.
Rest, reflect, and live. You're a human, not a machine.
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Last Feb I casually posted this neck stretch on Instagram (that I thought everyone knew 🤷♀️) and it blew up in a way I couldn’t imagine. It’s now been viewed over 8 million times 🫣😬🤣 and has brought so many wonderful people into my world.
So give it a go, it’s a pretty lovely stretch. (Though it’s not actually magic, it’s just an up…
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You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.
So, which is it?
If this info wasn’t classified, that in itself would be a scandalous screw-up that must be explained.
And if it was classified, then the Trump administration lied to Congress and to the American people.
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The Loneliness No One Talks About
No one warns you about the loneliness that comes with growing.
The silence when old friendships stop fitting, but new ones haven’t formed.
The ache of outgrowing places, conversations, even versions of yourself.
Growth is beautiful, but it can also be isolating.
Keep growing anyway. You’ll find your kindred spirits.
> "When I die, my collection of work will be placed in a museum, archive, or institution, repurposed for the culture so that my legacy can serve generations beyond me."
Reminds me of a quip by Woody Allen: "I don't want to be immortalized for my work. I want to be immortalized by living forever ..." 😉🙂
But I can sympathize with a lack of subscribers -- part of the problem is with Substack's "business model". Individual subscriptions are kind of pricey and I expect most people can't afford more than several at a time. Why I tend to move my subscription dollars around depending on how much bang for the buck I'm getting -- quid pro quo and all that.
Why I think Medium's model is somewhat better -- a subscription gets you access to all of the writers on the platform. Though they've kinda gone woke and pro-trans in deplatforming people like Kathleen Stock and Holly Lawford-Smith:
