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You have permission to be bad at things

PSA: It is worth giving yourself permission to be bad at things. Recently I found myself avoiding doing things because I might do them "badly" in some sense. I can't guarantee I won't. If I reach out to someone, whatever I say, they might

The worst part of planning is finding the will to start

The actual planning is often fine, it's the will that's annoying. Planning often feels like it will take a while and like it will not help much. It often takes less time than I expect and helps more. After reading Just Fucking Ship yesterday, I felt

The benefit of "slacker monk mindset"

There's a certain narrative I think of as the slacker monk story. It says: Don't get involved, man. Keep your head down. It's not worth it. What "it" is doesn't matter. Usually it means volunteering to interact on an ongoing

"Don't get involved"

Diocletian (Diocles): "Oh, look, that looks interesting over there. I should get in touch with that person." Aloysius: "Don't get involved. Keep your head down." D: "What? Why?" A: "It'll be disappointing later when you don't follow

Yuppie Psycho's delightful Mr. Swery

(Minor spoilers for Yuppie Psycho.) I love Mr. Swery from Yuppie Psycho. He's a delightful bright spot in a wasteland of an office building. He's the "ayy lmao" of this game. Mr. Swery lives in a gruesome, dangerous, and surreal world. Monsters, blood, and

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