Joe Cecil

Perfunctory conversation

I sometimes notice myself engaging in conversation in a way that feels off. One thing that feels related: I frequently rely on canned phrases. I've said these bits a hundred times. Usually these are simple reactions, like "That sucks" or "That's cool"

Offer valid til...

I often find myself planning as if I have unlimited time to take advantage of opportunities and make decisions. This is silly. It means I often miss out on things that are time-sensitive. It is not appropriate in all circumstances. It is sometimes a good idea to act as if

Open-ended

You can do anything. What do you do? Well, okay, not anything, you can never do "anything." But a lot of things. Still. What do you do? For myself, I find that often the answer is "back out." Escape to a smaller space. Often it'

Sisyphus

One approach to learn a skill is to do hard things repeatedly until you get better. Whenever the current hard thing gets easy, you move on to the next hard thing. Once you beat Ascension Level 0 in Slay the Spire, you move on to Ascension Level 1; when you

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