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A comic featuring two figures (Left and Right). In the first panel, Left says to Right, "yeah so i went to go visit my friend-" Right interrupts Left with, "bro's genes told him to get friends" In the second panel, Left stares, bewildered; Right's face is neutral, believing they have said nothing wrong.

OoOoOoOoOo your genes determine that you will read to the end to learn about OoOoOoOoOo:

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A dotted page; a pen has been lifted from it. In the middle, the words, "Have I truly become a writer?" have been written.

If you read to the end, right now, within my lifetime, ‘cos I can’t be doing this for all eternity, you’ll get these three consternations for the price of one:

  • Oh, hey, I might get to write for a living;
  • Recognising my flaws as a storyteller, and what I can do about ’em;
  • Things you can expect on this blog soon…
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A twisting hallway, drenched in blue light, leads the way to an empty room with a grand piano. On the right of the entrance, a sign reads: "Someone feels missing..."

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What an excellent day to read to the end and find such contemplative thoughts as:

  • Liminal spaces – and why they feel comforting, yet eerie;
  • Liminality in anthropology – and how it can explain said comforting eeriness;
  • Persona 3 Reload, once more – and how the observing of its many rites of passage culminates in the most beautiful ending to a game I’ve ever played.
  • (CW: THAT MEANS MASSIVE PERSONA 3 SPOILERS AHEAD)
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Read on for fascinating meditations, such as:

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  • I tried to read Getting Things Done. It’s a slog, but it does have one thing worth remembering;
  • Productivity is about being more deliberate about what you do, not about doing more;
  • Whenever we see a piece of productivity advice, we should ask – “Productivity to what kinds of political ends?”
  • I’m writing a story. Maybe I’ll publish it one day…
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Two signs beside a swimming pool. The one nearest the viewer reads: "TOPs WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT." The sign further away clarifies that 'TOP' is an acronym: "TRESPASSERS ON PROPERTY."
  • A quick overview of the recent edition of BBC Radio 4’s Word of Mouth;
  • Acronyms: The apex of absurdity in our 21st century communications;
  • Why don’t we have a little more anthropology in our lives?
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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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  • 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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  • CONTENT WARNING: Sex, BDSM, questioning authority.
  • Part I – Dave Gorman: or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Look Closer;
  • Part II – David Graeber: A quick(ish) rundown of the moral injury of working in a bullshit job on someone else’s clock;
  • Part III – The Amstrads: Use your foe’s advertising against them;
  • Part IV – The T-shirt: What to do when the custom T-shirt website won’t let you mention the boss…
YOU CAN’T SAY “ORANGE” TO YOUR BOSS.