You don't need more time, you need fewer distractions.
You don't need motivation, you need self-control.
You don't need more resources, you need resourcefulness.
You don't need luck, you need preparation.
You don't need to be busy, you need to be focused.
You don't need to know everything, you just need to start.
You have everything you need.
Agree?
Of course advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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Educate yourself.
When a question about a certain topic pops up, google it. Watch movies and documentaries. When something sparks your interest, read about it.
Read, read, read.
Study, learn, and stimulate your brain.
Don't just rely on the school system; educate your beautiful mind.
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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.
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So are we still more upset about Diverse, but qualified, yet presumed unqualified hires, than DUI hires?
(Asking for anyone who cares about US National Security)
Pete Hegseth needs to go for the safety of the United States & the allies that we still have.
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Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.
Odio las conversaciones cortas.
Quiero hablar de átomos, de muerte, de vida, de extraterrestres, sexo, magia, intelecto, el significado de la vida, galaxias lejanas, las mentiras que has dicho, tus defectos, tus olores favoritos, tu niñez, lo que te mantiene despierto por las noches, tus miedos e inseguridades. Me gusta la gente profunda, que habla con la emoción de una mente retorcida e inquieta.
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Fall in love with your life.
Wake up early, buy your favorite coffee, go for walks, eat good food, wear what you love and listen to your favorite music. Create these little moments of joy that make you fall in love with your life.
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Alejandra Pizarnik:
“Cómo estudiar, y trabajar, y leer, y escribir. Y lo quiero todo al mismo tiempo. Y también embriagarme, y ver amigos y angustiarme, y asistir a todos los [tachado]. Pero sobre todo angustiarme y querer morir porque quisiera ser todo y sólo soy nada.”
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I’m going to say something that shouldn’t be controversial but will be. If you are a Christian, you can support border control and immigration being legal vs illegal. You CANNOT celebrate deportations and get off on the cruelty, and be a real Christ follower. Period
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self care (closing instagram and sitting down at the craft table)
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THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SEE FROM EVERY DEMOCRAT IN OFFICE. Thank you, Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury
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Arches National Park in Utah 😍
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Did AI help write this?
As an editor, yes. The overall structure was entirely mine, and AI contributed maybe 10% of the final wording. I also tried to get AI to think of good examples for the stolen cookies hypothetical and it suggested the dog as an alternative theory to "allergic reaction" but bizarrely failed to note that chocolate is toxic to dogs until I pointed it out. Very odd blind spot.
I also fed the entire essay to Deep Research, using it for the first time, which was a very useful demonstration of its capab…
Interesting. The specific phrasing choices seemed very AI-like to me throughout the whole article, more so than your usual.
Which ones? I can see if I remember. I wonder also if I'm getting cross-influenced
Mostly just vibes, difficult to pin down. I think it's related to all the flowery analogies. Many paragraphs "use lots of words while saying nothing". Lots of self-aggrandizing language about how great the method is.
> It’s a method I call the Miasma-Clearing Protocol. This process doesn’t rely on gut feelings or endlessly tedious debates over plausibility; instead, it systematically evaluates competing theories against all known facts. By forcing each theory to run through this gauntlet, we can…
I tend to think and write in imagery and one of my scorned habits is ending up with tons of mixed metaphors.
>we can separate solid ground from inflatable life rafts and expose the mirages for what they are.
I can't remember for sure but I think this was AI, although it's repeating what I thought of regarding life rafts and mirages.
>Now that we’ve explored the liar’s playbook, let’s turn the tables and examine how to systematically dismantle their house of cards.
This was AI, it thought a transiti…
I have noticed on X that AI proofreading will suggest terser but less emphatic alternatives. The result is clearer, but it is less conversational, lacking emphasis and 'tone,' so it is more like reading from a textbook, less like a conversation. For communication, AI is a two edged sword.
Yeah, I have to put my foot down and fight it on this point so hard
Comrade Aaronovitch is gloriously unreconstructed. There's not much left of the Corbynism reboot by the time he's finished with it
Best piece I’ve read on the tariffs so far.
