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The past is never dead. It is not even past.
Why do we keep replaying old embarrassments at night?
May 22
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Why do we feel lonely in rooms full of people?
“Loneliness is the poverty of self; solitude is the richness of self.” — May Sarton, Journal of a Solitude.
May 20
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3 Things I learned about pain from watching emergency medicine TV shows
Emergency medicine teaches you things about suffering that philosophy only theorizes about.
May 13
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On craft, voice, and the work that never reaches anyone
Without all three, you're either silent, incoherent, or talking to an empty room.
May 11
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Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom
Why do we feel most anxious on the days when nothing is wrong?
May 7
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Is procrastination the fear of success?
Why do we procrastinate on the things we care about most?
May 6
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Why do we apologize for things that are not our fault?
“The compulsive apologizer is apologizing for existing.” — Adam Phillip
May 5
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Why do we hold on to friendships we have already outgrown?
“Every friendship goes through seasons. The error is in pretending it does not." — Montaigne
May 4
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April 2026
Why do we feel guilty when we are doing nothing?
“Idleness is not just a vacation, an indulgence, or a vice; it is as indispensable to the brain as vitamin D is to the body.” — Tim Kreider
Apr 30
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Why do we find it so hard to ask for help?
“Asking is the beginning of receiving. Make sure you don't go to the ocean with a teaspoon.” —Jim Rohn.
Apr 28
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How emotional pain tempers creative resilience
You discover what you're made of when everything breaks.
Apr 23
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Here is why we only envy our equals
And the need to narrow our pond
Apr 22
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