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Anyone can lab: Just don’t let anyone tell you that you need good results to be taken seriously;
The myth of ‘talent vs. hard work:’ what that argument’s really all about, and why we shouldn’t entertain it;
Scratching the surface: The joy we experience in the first few weeks of a new competitive game? We can carry it on through the game’s entire lifespan. Labbing, as an activity, may hold the key…
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If you’re thinking of revisiting Kanto, this ROM hack made by some friends of mine gives you a very, very good reason to play like it’s 1996.
What do you get when you take a crack team of tinkerers, a couple of existing open-source projects, and get ’em to jam like they’re Zappa on stage? A ROM hack oozing with soul.
SPOILER WARNING: Some Story changes and postgame content.
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Something’s gone wrong with time – I don’t want to say ‘late stage capitalism strikes again,’ but pre-industrial societies in Europe had something good going.
Is the agony of procrastination a trace of how we would prefer to go about our tasks?
The rules of the pomodoro technique – a clever coincidence
IT’S ̶p̶i̶z̶z̶a̶ POMODORO TIME!
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It’s finally time to talk about the one book that’s constantly been at the back of my mind since making this blog.
No summary this time – anyone with a pulse should read this book for themselves.
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A deep and scoring polemic about the Mindfulness movement.
Sitting about thinking of the present moment? Maybe it’s helpful for coping, but it’s not the revolution you’re looking for.
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Four thousand years can give you such a crick in the neck…
This is self-help in a trenchcoat; it’s also a serious commentary on our increasing instrumentation of time
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My (re?)discovery of journalling – and how I reclaimed it from instrumentation.
Good intentions – or, when other people think they know your condition better than you, but they mean well.
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I bought Nick Brawl 2 on sale. It’s about time I got back in the saddle…
I am asking you once again to read my opinions on network effects
Playing to win is for losers.
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CONTENT WARNING: Sex, BDSM, questioning authority.
Part I Part II Part III Part IV
YOU CAN’T SAY “ORANGE” TO YOUR BOSS.
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