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Huy Nguyen's avatar

Sometimes I fantasize about disappearing.

Not dying.

Just logging off.

Getting a job no one cares about.

Growing tomatoes.

Writing poems in the margins of a notebook no one reads.

Not as a failure.

But as a kind of freedom.

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Be bored more often.

Go for long walks. Meditate. Journal your thoughts. Read new books. Spend time alone without devices. You would get to understand yourself a lot much better. Your brain gets the best ideas when it is left to wander.

In those quiet moments, you'll uncover clarity and inspiration that can't be found in constant stimulation.

Frafka's avatar

In English, we say: "I overthink."

But in poetry, we say: "I replay your words a thousand times, searching for a meaning you never meant.”

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The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe
Zoe's avatar

I feel like Substack is lowkey full of the people who get overly excited about the small things in life which everyone else seems to miss - that morning coffee, the luxury of fresh sheets, the tiny synchronicities, evening light

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pathsofstoicism's avatar

Best mental reset I’ve learned:

If your mind is loud — Write.

If your mind is empty — Read.

If your mind is racing — Walk.

If your mind is tired — Sleep.

If your mind is sharp — Build.

Most problems are just mismatched energy. Get the inputs right, the rest follows.

Jordan Schachtel's avatar
Obama solicits funds to "help" Libya, 12 years after bombing country into the Stone Age

A better motto for that dumb HillBilly would be," Wherever there is trouble, that's where I'll be."

I know she said the other, in a Caesarian attempt at comedy, but it sure backfired upon her. Not to mention backfiring on the Libyans.

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