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I write these every year for the purpose of documenting my life. The caveat is that this is written with some recency bias and that the act of recollection is always faulty:...
a year ago

More from journal – Winnie Lim

minimum effective dose

I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...

13 hours ago 2 votes
on learning the definition of endodontist, and compassion

Have you heard of the profession, “endodontist” before? I have not, until very recently. After suffering for a couple of decades from chronic illness, I have come to realise it is truly...

a week ago 8 votes
knowing how to be, when ill is also a skill

I had the second sitting of my root canal last tuesday, and while the procedure itself went pretty well, I developed some pain after a few hours had passed. I asked the...

a week ago 28 votes
2025: may I have an uneventful year

Last year I wrote that I wanted to be able to do one pull up. This year, I just want the year to progress uneventfully. I first started using the word “uneventful”...

2 weeks ago 33 votes
looking back at 2024

Every year I tell myself I should start writing this post earlier so I don’t have to rush at the last minute, but every year I fail to do so. Next year,...

a month ago 40 votes

More in life

Stop Making Sense

David Lynch, Bob Dylan, and the Beauty of the Inexplicable

15 hours ago 3 votes
Under the Old Ginkgo

Everything I’m learning about uselessness, thriving, and not needing to scale from our backyard ginkgo tree.

5 hours ago 2 votes
Talking comedy with God (David Javerbaum who is “tv royalty” according to Arthur from Substack)

A recording from Alex Dobrenko`'s live video

23 hours ago 2 votes
minimum effective dose

I am still recovering from my failed root canal (and still have one visit to complete the procedure), so I have been hesitant in taking up my regular exercise again because I...

13 hours ago 2 votes
hello anxiety, my old friend

you've come to talk with me again

2 days ago 4 votes