Category: Wonderings
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The Good Boys
A long time ago, I had a poem published called The Good Boys. When I wrote it, I was eulogising the good parts of the boys and men I had loved – forgiving them, absolving them. Even when they treated me like shit, they had redeeming moments that I wanted to still treasure. These years…
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Stoicism is peace
The ancient Greco-Roman philosophy of stoicism is about taking responsibility for what is in one’s control and accepting the things that are not. The serenity prayer, basically: God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. It’s about living…
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Diverting the pathways society laid for us
Cognitive bias exists to give us shortcuts, cutting down the processing power needed by our brains. Instead of analysing all the data, considering our response and then making a decision, we can make a split-second call. So fast! So easy! AI is the biggest mental shortcut we’ve come up with to date. Our bias is…
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Finding my true form
One session with a physio taught me something profound: I never learned how to use my body safely and I never learned how to listen to its warnings. As she was prodding and poking my back, she was asking if this hurt or if she should stop doing that, and the honest answer was: I…
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Not waiting
These are 1940s boots from Harrods. I bought them a good while ago from a vintage seller who has sold me several lovely things over the years. What better to wear with striped Edwardian combinations? To get my silly little maple-sea-salt-oat-milk-latte? What on EARTH could be better? I get dressed twice a week, tops. The…
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