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The Halo Effect
The Halo Effect is about how first impressions shape what people think of us. A good first impression makes us assume someone or something is good in other ways too For…
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The Spotlight effect
The spotlight effect is a phenomenon where people think others notice them much more than they really do. It can feel like everyone is paying attention to your…
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Hygge
Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word for a feeling of coziness, comfort, and enjoying life’s simple pleasures. It’s about creating a warm atmosphere, spending time with…
Read →Easter Confest 2026
This year marks 50 years since confest started, and my fourth confest. I met some incredible humans and contributed to the community in ways I never would’ve imagined.…
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Ataraxia
Ataraxia is a Greek word meaning “untroubled.” It refers to a calm, steady mind that is not easily shaken by outside problems or inner worries. It is connected to…
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Wu Wei
Wu Wei is a Daoist concept which means ‘going with the flow,’ or ‘effortless action.’ It doesn’t mean being lazy or doing nothing. It means doing things in a calm,…
Read →Eudaimonia
Eudaimonia is an Ancient Greek concept often translated as “living well” or “human flourishing.” In Aristotle’s philosophy, it refers to the highest kind of human good.…
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Amor Fati
Amor Fati is an ancient Greco-Roman Stoic philosophy that translates to ‘love of one’s fate.’ It’s about embracing everything in life, good or bad, as a necessary part…
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Turntablism
A turntable is a spinning machine used to play vinyl records. Turntablism is the art of using turntables and a DJ mixer to manipulate sound and create new music, rather…
Read →Kaizen
Kaizen is a Japanese concept meaning continuous improvement. It emerged in the early 1950s after World War II as a method to rebuild industry through small, consistent…
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Alchemy
Alchemy is an ancient art of transformation that began in Hellenistic Egypt around the 1st century AD, in the city of Alexandria. It blends science, philosophy, and…
Read →Sisu
Sisu is a 500-year-old Finnish concept about finding inner strength when things feel really hard or almost impossible. It helps you keep going and is all about…
Read →Lagom
Lagom is a Swedish philosophy that means “just the right amount.” It’s about balance, not too much and not too little. It means living simply, not wasting things, and…
Read →Wabi Sabi
Wabi Sabi is a foundational Japanese art aesthetic, philosophy, and way of living that explores finding beauty in imperfection. Sabi means impermanence, accepting that…
Read →30-day songwriting challenge
In January, I wrote 30 songs in 30 days. I publicly posted the songs to keep myself accountable… to myself. Ironically, it actually worked. I set aside at least 2–3…
Read →Priviledge
I wholeheartedly admit that I’m privileged, and I’ll never pretend otherwise. A lot of advantages I have weren’t earned by me, they were given. But what is in my control…
Read →Defining your own success
Defining your own success — that’s the difference between people who walk this earth happy and fulfilled, and those who constantly chase a finish line they never set.…
Read →Ikigai
Ikigai is a Japanese idea that means “a reason for being,” or simply, a reason to wake up in the morning. Everyone has an ikigai. Some people have found theirs, and some…
Read →Surrealism
Surrealism is an art movement that explores the subconscious mind by mixing dreamlike elements with reality. It was founded and defined by French writer and poet André…
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Object Writing
Object writing, or “sense-bound writing,” was developed by Patt Pattison, a legendary lecturer at Berklee College of Music. He explores this technique extensively in his…
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Dadaism [Essay]
Dadaism “In Zen, they say: if something is boring after two minutes, try it for four. If it’s still boring, try it for eight, sixteen, thirty-two, and so on. Eventually,…
Read →Dadaism
Dadaism is an anti-art movement founded by Hugo Ball in 1916 in response to the atrocities of WWI. It rejects traditional aesthetics by embracing absurdity, randomness,…
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Launching takee lab
Takee started the Takee Lab Project to achieve mastery through teaching, by creating an obligation to develop and upload a single idea online every day. Publishing…
Read →Elevate Your Success (Notes)
Today, I will be writing about a book that had a profound impact on my life. I first read Elevate Your Success by Benjamin J. Harvey in December 2021, and it completely…
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Bangladesh: History, Geography, Language & Music
Bengal was once a thriving hub of people and culture with a rich history spanning millennia. It was filled with daring conquests, magnificent architecture, renowned…
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I quit smoking
This is my story about how I stopped smoking the age of 20. I first considered quitting whilst I was at a songwriting retreat at Epoch Grove in Mount Camel (Roughly an…
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