James Denyer

A rationalist's quest for the inner meaning that was always missing.

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@worthingrunfest Shout out to the DJ and MC at Wallace Avenue.

Yes, they woke me up, but it was all good 👍

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@mtilmann I suddenly understand my wife 100% better!

Car keys now live in the fridge.

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@TheAnnaGat @G_S_Bhogal Well, now you've got my imagination flowing.

Probably alcohol, opium, gambling, and prostitution.

Oh, and the rather saucy Victorian Ankles periodical.

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@The_Kyle_Mann Spoiler alert! 🙈

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@MajaMHoward Or harming others’ physical or mental health, but yeah, that’s good.

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@george__mack The Welsh have a phrase “now in a minute” which means “very soon, but not yet”.

At least, that’s my interpretation.

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Time to start learning Python then.

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@CoachDanGo What do you mean by 'enablers'?

I think of the term as 'things that help you to achieve something'.

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The big question then is what is the most efficient latitude to live in to make the most of this, without succumbing to seasonal variations.

Sure, you could spend six months in each hemisphere, or is there an optimal way to achieve this in a single hemisphere?

I'm roughly 51.5 north.

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@G_S_Bhogal I would add the following:

Spend most of your time in your ‘Following’ tab and use the ‘For You’ tab sparingly - or not at all.

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Here's USA vs England during summer 2025.
USA commentators sound like they'd read a little bit about rugby that morning - no expertise.
Camera work was awful.
England fielded half the 1st team as the rest were on the Lions tour, and still routed a poor USA team.
Comments full of Americans who couldn't understand what was going on - and this was meant to promote the game in the USA:
https://t.co/Pj8UZriT4E

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I didn't skip leg day.

That's a win.

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Look at your personal systems - diet, exercise, learning, etc.

Are they spiralling up or spiralling down?

Are you building on your gains or letting them atrophy?

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@nikitabier Please fix Analytics so our own clicks/views don't affect our analytics.

Two thirds of my impressions today have been me whilst logged in as me.

Obvs this doesn't matter at scale, but I'm just a little guy right now.

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I spent this morning in a funk.

Then I hit the gym.

Problem solved.

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So many habit/identity change books claiming to be "perfect for readers of Atomic Habits".

But if you've read Atomic Habits you'll know it's the meta for all these other books. It transcends them.

They should say "perfect for readers of Atomic Habits who didn't take action". But that doesn't sell books.

Go read Atomic Habits again.

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I've restarted @thedankoe's S90 program.

I was getting results in November from dietary and exercise changes, plus a return to routine after floating for too long.

But December provided too much distraction and temptation for me and I fell off the wagon.

I'm not a fan of NY resolutions, but have to acknowledge the power of the Fresh Start Effect.

Whatever new thing you're doing, let's do this 💪

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@carolka20 @KemiBadenoch It’s very much her problem.

Come the next election she’s the one who has to sell her party’s agenda to me.

I don’t go chasing after salespeople.

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@evolvee33 How do I "simply" take off the backpack of my children I care for and the household responsibilities I hold?

Your post is easy to say when you're young and inexperienced, but holds little gravity in real life.

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@piersmorgan But Piers, when was the last time we had anything but a clueless government?

This isn't about Labour or the Tories (or the rest). Our leaders have been incompetent since...since when? Blair? Ah, the Internet.

Why is that I wonder?