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Coach Yourself Apr 06, 2020

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There are three main questions you can ask yourself for just about ANY issue that will help you get to what’s really going on.

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Tip Your People Apr 03, 2020

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It's apparently gone way down, while their work (and need for safety) has gone way up. Let's do our part.

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Some Good News Apr 02, 2020

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If you need a little pep to your day today, go watch these videos. (You probably have already — it's gotten 10 million views in 3 days.)

Some Good News

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A Temporary Detour Apr 01, 2020

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These are not normal times. So for the next little bit, I’ll be coming to you more often, for an even shorter amount of time.

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Keep a Quarantine Diary Mar 27, 2020

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Keep a low-pressure, ordinary, daily diary during these days of quarantine-ing and social distancing. Your future self will be glad you did, and your descendants will probably be glad you did, too.

"A Quarantine Diary" Google Doc

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A Golden Hour Mar 20, 2020

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There’s one little thing I do in my daily routine that has nothing to do with “getting things done” or being productive. And I recommend it even in “normal” life, when we’re not social-distancing or otherwise going through a global pandemic.

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Comfort in Crisis Mar 13, 2020

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Right now we need to do our part to love our neighbors as ourselves, and that also looks like taking care of ourselves. Art is a great, soul-filling way to take care of ourselves because the best stuff points us to the true, the good, and the beautiful.

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Better Than Guffman Mar 06, 2020

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You need art in your life more than you probably realize, and you need to notice the local art done BY your community, FOR your community, more than you probably realize. This is definitely true for me.

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A Good Pen Feb 28, 2020

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This isn't about a super-fancy, high-end pen like you’re Mr. Burns and a Bic pen a store-brand pencil are beneath you. It's about finding that pen or pencil in your life that you care about — whatever it is — and enjoying the upgraded version.

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Frixion refillable, erasable pen

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Memento Mori Feb 21, 2020

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Because life is short; because death doesn’t make life pointless, it makes it purposeful. So what does it look like to take this idea and turn it into a habit?