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The Book Arms Race
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1 minuteWhy is it you always see people being interviewed on the telly or YouTube or whatever, and it’s always in front of a tonne of books?Lined up perfectly on a shelf. We get it.You’re smart.You read a lot. Or do you? Twenty copies of the…
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NPC Breaks Free
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1 minuteSome days I feel like an NPC.I’ve only got 100 words.And if you talk to me,I’ll say the same thing.The same thing.Again and again,Until the end of the world.Or the game.Or the day.Press A to Continue.This NPC existence,Just isn’t for me.Every day the same,All the…
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Gut
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1 minuteIn the gut, go with the gut.It’ll help you sleep at night.It’ll help you look in the mirrorand not be too disappointed in what you see.Hell, you might even crack a smile.It’s your own built-in bullshit detector.Learn to trust it.It might just save your life.If…
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Shelter From the Storm (and the bins) or Bin-nado
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3 minutesIt went from a yellow alert to an amber alert to a red alert. Danger to life. A little too quickly. The fearless one is away to work. Healthcare. You don’t really have a choice. I’m sitting here and the wind is howling down the…
