Episodes

  • make believe
    Oct 30 2022

    Kids scream, “Monster in the hallway!”, and hide behind the couch. They stack up cushions for protection, and plan their defense. They know it’s not true — there’s not really a monster in the hallway — but it’s exciting to feel the adrenaline of panic, then make a shelter and feel safe.

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    3 mins
  • a daily run, part two
    Oct 28 2022

    In my previous post, “a daily run” — (please read it first) — running was a metaphor for whatever actions you take in your life. The story is about how we choose beliefs because they’re useful, not true. Beliefs make emotions. Emotions make actions.

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    4 mins
  • a daily run, part one
    Sep 28 2022

    Every day you go on a long run through the forest.

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    2 mins
  • Your explanations are not true
    Sep 20 2022

    We all confabulate without realizing it.

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    2 mins
  • shortest date, and ketchup
    Sep 12 2022

    Here’s a story about my shortest date, and ketchup.

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    3 mins
  • Anything You Want — third edition for 2022
    Aug 25 2022

    In 2011, I got a phone call from a number I didn’t recognize.

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    3 mins
  • scuba, panic, empathy
    Jul 26 2022

    I used to scoff at those people who had panic attacks. “The cake is late! Oh no! I’m freaking out! I can’t breathe!” Ridiculous. Hysterical. Over-reacting.

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    4 mins
  • writing one sentence per line
    Jun 20 2022

    My advice to anyone who writes: Try writing one sentence per line. I’ve been doing it for twenty years, and it improved my writing more than anything else.

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    2 mins