HeyJaredobsessive, intrusive, magical
This is where I write about things nobody else asked for but I can't stop thinking about. Usually on nature, swimming, folklore, the environment, culture, etc. Essay collection OBSESSIVE, INTRUSIVE, MAGICAL THINKING out now.
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Discipline. (opens the original)
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Recently I was on my third or fourth cocktail with a relative stranger when she said to me, “you must have quite a lot of self-discipline”. I think I laughed, probably because I was not only on my third or fourth cocktail, but because I was also on my second tostada after sharing a bowl of dumplings. I also had a bag full of vegan donuts to take home. I had also stayed at least an hour longer than I had intended to.It got me thinking about what discipline actually is. Because, yes, I don’t reall
Home, actually (opens the original)
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This morning I went for a run along the seafront. I ran along the promenade, between the beach huts and the sea, and I looped around Hove lagoon before getting a coffee and sitting on the front. Then I ate breakfast tacos, showered, and walked to my office with my husband and dog. Yesterday I paddleboarded and went to a vineyard, tomorrow I’ll probably swim, later today we will likely go for a long walk and say hi to our neighbours. All of my days have looked something like this for a while now.
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