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Learning to Love the Dreaded Essay

September 14, 2021 By Matt Blake 1 Comment

Or: How I Learnt to Stop Worrying and Love the Flashing Cursor. Last night at 8:30pm I submitted an essay about the work of a third century north-African Bishop named Cyprian. It was due at midnight, and I hadn't started actually writing until the day before (when I spent about two hours on it). I wasn’t stressed or tired when I clicked that fateful Submit button, and had a great time writing it. I ended up spending … [Read more...]

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Simplify

September 8, 2021 By Matt Blake Leave a Comment

This is how we slow down and build a better life. “I’m busy” is a misdiagnosis. We are only so busy because life is so complex. These might sound like the same problem, but the hurried and victimising state of “busy” is the symptom of the true problem: escalating complexity, which mostly happens slowly and without us noticing. For most modern adults, it’s not possible to improve life by addition, because part of our … [Read more...]

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