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Oh, February. That blissful month where the sun finally started to set after 5pm in Seattle, where coronavirus wasn't quite a concern yet outside of Asia, where flowers began blooming and I bought a friggin' car. Yeah, February was a pretty good month! Let's recap.
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In a recession, we can predict how most people will react to the greater economic situation. How does this relate to your industry? Is there a new need that this creates that your business can serve? Is everyone looking left, but you're aware of this and now know to look right?
Self-love is always keeping a pair of waterproof hiking boots in my car. My hiking boots in the Quinault Rainforest last weekendI fucking love it when I'm out running errands and I think, "I want to go play in the woods" and then I remember
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Dude, being in Seattle right now is kind of post apocalyptic. Everyone is working from home, some of the schools are closed... I went to the grocery store in the middle of the day yesterday to stock up and even during work hours, the place was slammed. Rice, beans, toilet
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”no one pursuit can be successfully followed by a man who is preoccupied with many things […] since the mind, when distracted, takes in nothing very deeply, but rejects everything that is, as it were, crammed into it.“ -Seneca
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I am thankful for every moment in my life where I was 100% vulnerable. Even when those moments didn't pan out. Even when they hurt. Even when I fell on my face.
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I want to feel the ocean on my feet, and the bark of a tree against my fingertips. I want to have someone to hold at the end of the day. I want a child to tuck into bed at night. Not right now, but, I want to work towards the big things while enjoying the little things that make life magical now.
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Last year, it was June, and I was in a bad place. I'd been traveling for three years, hadn't felt stability in a long time, had just broken up with someone I deeply loved, and was feeling really lost. I grabbed a bite to eat with
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But I can say there is a pretty good correlation between those who work with the doors open and those who ultimately do important things, although people who work with doors closed often work harder. Somehow they seem to work on slightly the wrong thing - not much, but enough that they miss fame."
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I read a tweet the other day that was of an older guy looking back on his life and realizing that not one of his worries was anything that he actually needed to worry about. Not one single one.
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Lately my emotions are like the ocean, and I'm a tiny, wobbly little boat perched precariously on top of the waters. Whenever something effects my feelings, the vast waters tip that poor little boat all over the place. I've been trying to steady myself by attempting
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My 2020 goal is 1 hour of creating, 5 days a week, and 30 minutes of reading, 5 days a week. How did I do in January? Hours spent reading: 32 (avg of 1 hr/day) Hours spent creating: 36 (avg of 1 hr 10 min/day) (tracked using toggl