Get Busy Living
Honest writing for adults in the messy middle, who've read the books and are still asking harder questions.
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- Sep 3, 2026
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I Don’t Want to Write This Same Journal Entry in 2031 (opens the original)
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I Quit Substack Once. Here are the Traps I’m Avoiding. (opens the original)
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What would happen if I pushed past the resistance? (opens the original)
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Why Not Me (opens the original)
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