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On procrastination and productivity
I often feel like I don’t have the focus or ability to do something perfectly right now… but maybe I will tomorrow. Or the next day. Or, you know, when…
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Haley Young
February reading recap
Four quick fiction books plus nonfiction reads about light pollution, therapy, endangered animals, creativity, and internet scams.
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Brief notes on Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
Parts of it I loved. Parts of it I did not. ★3
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There is no finish line
I want to be done so I can be loved. Maybe the ultimate checklist is separating the two.
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You know, hedging my communication can be, well, prosocial?
On talking more assertively, leaving room for nuance, and deeply enjoying "Wordslut" by Amanda Montell
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What I get out of social media
And ways I might find these things elsewhere, off of Instagram
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Bye January: 2+ years on the road, off-leash dogs, etc
Haley (and Scout) here with this month's recap of writing, reading, and other tidbits
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The siren call of shallow sharing
When nuance risks pushing everybody away instead of connecting with everybody in some way
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December 2024 recap: Fulfilling my dog, going to Mars, etc
What Scout's given up for van life, "anti human pro dog", 2024 book roundups, lots more of the usual (emotional) thoughts
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Would you go to Mars?
I want to be an animal among animals.
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November 2024 recap
What I wrote (spoiler: I published my first print magazine piece!) and read, where we traveled, Scout updates, etc
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How to feel like a “real” writer (or dog person)
On practicality and romance and one not precluding the other
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