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Imagine if you could hear what trees think. Slow, patient thoughts… and maybe a little tired of us. 🌳
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Look up tonight: the Northern Taurid meteor shower peaks on the night of Nov 11–12.
Expect only about 5 meteors an hour, but the Taurids are known for slow, bright fireballs. The new moon on Nov 9 means dark skies.
Best time: around midnight.
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Tiny story: The old map had one place marked “Here be dreams.” Every explorer who found it was surprised to see their own hometown.
Imagine if every worry came with a receipt showing how much of your day it cost.
Most of us would ask for a refund.
Spend your attention like money. You never get it back.
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“Well done is better than well said.”
— Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack
Less announcing. More doing.
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Did you know? An octopus has three hearts and blue blood.
Two hearts pump blood to the gills, one pumps it to the rest of the body, and a copper-based protein turns the blood blue.
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Motivation gets you started. Habit keeps you going.
Don't wait to feel ready. Build a routine so simple you can't talk yourself out of it.
Same time. Same place. Small start.
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Before you sleep, count what went right today. Even the small things. Especially the small things. 🌙
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“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.”
— Francis Bacon, Of Studies
Not every book deserves the same time. Knowing which ones to chew on is a skill in itself.
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Short story:
An old clockmaker gave every apprentice the same test: fix a clock with no hands.
Most quit. One repaired it anyway.
“Why bother?” he asked.
“It still keeps time,” she said. “It just doesn't show off.”
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On this day in 1969, Sesame Street aired for the first time.
It went on to become one of the longest-running children's shows in the world, teaching generations of kids to count, read and be kind.
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“We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.”
— Seneca
Almost 2,000 years later, still true. Most of the disasters we rehearse in our heads never show up.
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Word of the day: tsundoku (積ん読)
It's Japanese for buying books and letting them pile up unread.
Not a problem. Just a library waiting for its moment. 📚
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“Books are a uniquely portable magic.”
— Stephen King, On Writing
A book is the only way to visit another mind, another country or another century, and still be home in time for dinner.
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Imagine a museum of unfinished dreams.
Every room holds something someone almost started: a book, a business, a song, a journey.
The biggest room has one word above the door:
“Someday.”
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Small progress is still progress.
One page a day is a book in a year.
Ten minutes a day is 60 hours a year.
One better choice a day is a different life in five.
Don't wait for a big day. Stack small ones.
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