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How to avoid gifts
I skip the gift guide and instead help you sidestep the whole thing.
17
November 2023
Get your priorities straight.
This is way more pedestrian than you think.
6
October 2023
A simple win.
Sometimes we just need an easy win to get us through the week.
10
How you spend your time is who you are
But don't worry, you can change!
11
September 2023
This is a hobby.
A dorky one at that -- so let's all stop comparing ourselves.
13
The only sort of product I can recommend in good conscience
My advice is almost always to not buy stuff....but I make a few exceptions.
2
Where I tell you it's ok to keep clutter (sometimes)
Just make sure you build a little system around it.
5
The tyranny of home makeover culture
Another wrinkle of consumer culture emerges.
9
August 2023
3 steps to conquer the psychic weight of your iPhone photos
I don't look at them, but I know they're there and I can't stand it.
13
Shield your eyes from your stuff -- yes, really
A lesson from the sensitive souls among us.
15
A surprising truth I learned from selling my stuff
Who knew a Facebook Marketplace transaction would be so revelatory?
7
3 new ways to think about consumption
Giving Amazon the finger, and other ponderings
17
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