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PATRONS!
It is hot. Really hot. I'm wondering if that is part of my inability to feel productive? My brain feels squeezed. I'm going to take a few weeks in August off and just stare at things. Go swimming. Make ice cream with my new ice cream maker. Summer things. Perhaps I'm too hard on myself to be productive. Perhaps it's time for me to just chill out.
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How are you lately? Thanks so much for continuing to support this newsletter.
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Maybe I'm using my senses
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image by drafter123, a person, supposedly, with an online presence that makes them look like not a person.
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I kicked off a new series about scaling open communities, with a new post on rebranding coming soon. I sent a PR and content contribution to the Open Design Kit. You know, little bits and pieces that make collective work, uh, collective.
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I contemplated screaming in Iceland. I listened to Julia Gillard talking about women in leadership. I went to Palaissommer, an annual 6-week long cultural festival in my city. I learned about the concept of Hypersanity. I'm surprised I hadn't heard of that before. I fell down the rabbit hole researching the narrator and found his perception of depression:
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"[Depressed people] are ambitious, they are truthful, they are courageous, and that is precisely why they became ill. To make them believe that they are suffering from some mental disorder, or some chemical imbalance in the brain, and that their recovery depends entirely or even mostly on popping pills is to do them and to do us an immense disfavor.
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This rabbit hole also reminded me of Hanlon's Razor, so that felt like a successful half an hour of internet stalking.
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Maybe I'm flat-footed
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Should have just used a Visual Thinkery or Bryan M Mathers illustration above, I can find him...
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I hope you have paid attention to Monica Lewinsky in the past few years because she's become an absolute powerhouse of a self-actualised person, and she wins the internet regularly. Good for her. Fuck the patriarchy and read about Lady Death, because she sounds awesome.
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I'm pretty exhausted to tell you the truth. I haven't found space for output lately, no creative energy forcing me to move forward. I haven't been writing much, haven't felt like I have anything valuable to say. I just keep taking it a day at a time.
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Every couple of weeks I go and look at my trees. I read the FAQs and I know I’m reducing my carbon footprint, contributing to new trees being planted and generally supporting an awesome initiative. Go, sign up.
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Maybe I need help?
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What are YOU up to? Hit reply, write me a note. I'm friendly and responsive.
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