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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.
9 hrs ago
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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
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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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
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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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NY Ivan
Here is why we only envy our equals
And the need to narrow our pond
Apr 22
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NY Ivan
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My job is to figure out how to make it work, not to identify why it can't.
The repairman's disposition
Apr 21
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NY Ivan
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This the only metric that matters when grieving
You do not owe anyone a particular shape of mourning
Apr 20
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NY Ivan
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