Tag: goals
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Important / Interesting vs. Boring / Bullshit
Explanation of Above and Below 2026 edition I don’t remember exactly when or why it was brought to my attention but it was. I do know I was still in school at MICA and I also remember who brought it up to me. Eva Wyle, a professor at MCIA, is the individual who first told…
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Finding Balance (or something like that)
This is for me, personally. There is a need for balance in life. There are many different aspects to be balanced, and while certain ones are balanced others are simultaneously thrown into imbalance. There is no way I have found for everything in my life to be in accord with everything else. There is a…
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2026 Goals
Two years ago I set out on a completely unreasonable journey for my new years resolutions. They were so far overreaching that it was hilarious. It demanded a level of productivity from me that I haven’t had since I was in school, and probably not even then. Completely unobtainable. Then last year I just didn’t…
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Boy howdy
It has been a long time since I’ve been here doing the thing. It’s been over two months and I’ve barely had time to put pen to paper or fingers to keys. I have been making. Not much. But some. Really, I’ve been reading a massive book and loving it. I have been saying to…
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On Thank You
First and foremost, thank you for taking time to read my little blog. Should you choose to donate to my little cause, thank you again. If you decide not to donate, thanks just the same. I’m not in this for some amount of money or fame but for self improvement and accountability. The idea is…
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