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The Smell of the City
Mar 01, 2026 • 2 min read
Your default environment shapes your baseline. Living near nature and visiting the city beats the reverse — your normal state should be the one that …
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Just Enough
Feb 02, 2026 • 2 min read
Sweden's concept of lagom — just the right amount — reveals how collective sufficiency creates societies where empathy becomes natural, not expensive.
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My ADHD Diagnosis — Hitting Rock Bottom and Climbing Back
Jun 18, 2022 • 3 min read
A personal journey through mental health collapse, ADHD diagnosis, and recovery. How understanding neurodivergence changed everything and saved my …
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The Universe Starts with U: A Nature-Based Spirituality
Jun 15, 2019 • 3 min read
Exploring a nature-based spirituality grounded in physics, quantum consciousness, and the profound mystery of conscious existence in a participatory …
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I'm Glad I Started Coding in the Mid-2000s
Jan 28, 2019 • 3 min read
A nostalgic look at web development in the mid-2000s when the web was simpler, faster, and more human. Simpler times led to better software.
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Winter Reflections: Rediscovering the Geek Within
Jan 15, 2015 • 2 min read
A personal reflection on ten years of web development consulting, learning from both successes and failures, and rediscovering the joy of programming …
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