Hello, day.

Hello, day. This is how I start the day. Among my morning practices, it’s not even slightly the weirdest. But probably the one I’ve stuck with for the longest period of time. Each morning I take one sheet of paper and write about seven things. And then I...

Throw it in the pot.

This is a thing I picked up from Tapas about six years ago. It’s completely brilliant in a fractal flowers sort of way. The idea is this: Everything you’re choosing to do for yourself probably has some sort of purpose or intention. But don’t stop...

Stone skipping.

A really useful concept or thoughtful question doesn’t just sit there. It lands. And it doesn’t just land. It touches down in your consciousness and ripples out. Circles echoing circles. Reverberating. It sets off a chain of spiraling cycles that move...
The Fluent Self