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Am I well-read if I haven’t read the right books?
An essay revealed some insecurities hiding in my reading life
Sep 6
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August 2026
What Stayed With Me #2
notebook entries, August 2026
Aug 30
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Lou Blaser
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Why did it take me so long to learn these simple things?!
Gretchen Rubin’s “secrets of adulthood” made me wonder what it takes for a simple lesson to finally stick.
Aug 23
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Here's one way to decide when to use AI (if you must)
A podcast conversation with an anthropologist gave me a useful framework.
Aug 16
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The Quitters Club: Is this actually my change to make?
Inspired by the book The Quitters Club — about the difference between changes we can make on our own and those that require someone else to change with…
Aug 9
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Can joy be serious? Seneca thought so.
Inspired by The Daily Stoic — about the Stoic idea of joy, and recognizing someone you love in a philosophy they never practiced
Aug 2
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Lou Blaser
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July 2026
What Stayed With Me #1
notebook entries, July 2026
Jul 26
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Lou Blaser
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The Historian and the strange things fear does to memory
Inspired by the book The Historian — about how fear can shape what we notice, and what we remember
Jul 19
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Lou Blaser
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The man who stopped expecting anything from life
Inspired by the film The Magic of Belle Isle — about withdrawing from life, and the small interruptions that can draw us back into it
Jul 12
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Lou Blaser
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hello 👋🏼
and welcome to shaping life.
Jul 5
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Lou Blaser
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May 2026
the end, the beginning
embracing the end of one chapter
May 24
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Can you choose your default setting?
inspired by a character in The Shell House Detectives series
May 10
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Lou Blaser
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