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A few months ago I joked with my partner that we should visit Osaka at the end of the year. She seriously replied that if so we could visit a sewing studio...
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playing my own little game

My interest in playing board games got reignited after watching some korean tv puzzle shows. After few days of playing board games my partner was reminded that life is like playing a...

3 days ago 7 votes
thoughts about human intelligence after watching korean game shows

We started watching korean variety shows since they started appearing on Netflix. I think it started with Physical 100 which gave me the push I needed to get started on my own...

a week ago 9 votes
on inner expectations

I am not sure when it started, but I tend to feel like I am wasting my life if I am not doing something creative or enriching. Hence it has been difficult...

2 weeks ago 7 votes
pathological demand avoidance

I first came across this term when I was browsing the subreddits for adhd and autistic women. After reading more about it I realised belatedly (in my 40s) that I have been...

3 weeks ago 15 votes
do we cherish our selves

Human beings are very strange creatures. We often do not make decisions based on what we truly want and need, or what would generate positive outcomes for us. Instead most of us...

a month ago 18 votes

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17 hours ago 2 votes
Hateful Things in 1002 AD

When I say The Pillow Book, written by Sei Shōnagon in the late 990s AD, reads like a Tumblr, you might reasonably assume I'm being wry and somewhat exaggerated: "ohhhh, this thing from 1000 years ago is just like things we write today [if you

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the cure for shame is...

it's definitely hitting certain numbers, metrics, weight goals, etc, RIGHT? - my new essay is out on Prism!!

2 days ago 3 votes
Why Is the Washington Post Talking to Substack?

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3 days ago 3 votes
NEW POD: James Marriott on whether AI will make writers redundant

In Which I Put the Case For Optimism

3 days ago 4 votes