gb_heron

Writing on what gives life meaning—authenticity, curiosity, love—and the courage they demand.

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@oldbooksguy The Unbearable Lightness of Being (Kundera)
No Country For Old Men (McCarthy)
The Razor's Edge (Maugham)
The Immoralist (Gide)
Stoner (Williams)
The Vegetarian (Kang)
Anything by Hermann Hesse

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@WurzelRoot Many Christian politicians support Israel because they believe its existence fulfills biblical prophecy -specifically, that the Jews must control the Holy Land for Jesus to return.

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@philippekhin How many people do you know who became monks using the Calm app?

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Check out my new essay about how tension and contradiction give life its shape: https://t.co/CaRgGKdQgB

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@RealEmirHan He’s awkward because she’s beautiful. She’s awkward because he’s famous. Neither fully sees the effect they have on the other, so their flirting comes out a bit tense and offbeat.

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Check out my new essay on breaking cycles of repression and rebellion: https://t.co/ofr7GiuttB

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@TheCinesthetic The end of the new Netflix miniseries, Adolescence, is crushing and brilliantly acted

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Some people reply "f*ck you" to your cold emails. Others apologize profusely for the delay. It's a strange world out there.

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@BecomingCritter Doing things I wanted to be doing

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@p_millerd Tolerance for cognitive dissonance can be a superpower

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Check out my essay on authentic creativity as a path to meaning: https://t.co/4VvVUmwlZ3

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It starts with a shortness of breath...

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@p_millerd If you're struggling to connect to wifi on a plane, train, etc. go to Wifi Settings > Details > DNS and remove all the servers

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@TylerAlterman Fight Club
Lost in Translation
Whiplash
The Worst Person in the World

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@readswithravi Surf instructor, Kunu, on why he doesn't wear a watch:

https://t.co/EiO2zFbgAm

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@wanyeburkett I agree but I also think SSRIs can be valuable to help catalyze the courage and sense of agency required to live a different way

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Sunday scaries are insane. You spend five days a week doing something you hate so much it ruins the sixth? That cannot be the way.

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@nickcammarata I have good news and bad news.

The good news is this place definitely exists.

The bad news is that it's Omaha, Nebraska.