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5-Bullet Monday #165: Things I Found Cool this Week
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On to the Medley ;)
What I'm sharing—
What if you're already on top of things? by Oliver Burkeman:
"But a done list isn't merely a way to feel better about yourself. If you can give up the impossible quest to pay off your productivity debt, and instead start thinking of each day as an opportunity to move a small-but-meaningful set of items over to your done list, you'll find yourself making better choices about what to focus on."
What I'm pondering—
"Life is like an empty field. With intention it becomes a garden, without it weeds and debris will take over. Something will grow either way, but it’s your choice what takes root."
—John Steinbeck
What I'm reading—
My Invented Country by Isabel Allende.
A highly personal memoir of exile and homeland.
Allende evokes the magnificent landscapes of her country, a charming, idiosyncratic Chilean people with a violent history and indomitable spirit, and the politics, religion, myth and magic of her homeland that she carries with her even today.
What I'm watching—
A reclusive, morbidly obese English teacher attempts to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter.
Won the Oscar for Best Lead Actor.
What I'm loving—
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