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Do you have a quote you live your life by or think of often? Overthink. Underthink. Thinking is not your friend. It’s a slow grind downward. But to be alone in your thoughts, devoid of spammy, low-quality, manipulative pollution, is genius. The slits in the castle wall present shooting opportunities against the extracting bovine. No,…

Have you ever been camping? The default state is to forget our surroundings, distracted by the Lite Brite of the candy-colored mobile canvas. The impulse to etch our neurons to metal interconnects supersedes the open-earedness required of the forest. The web offers a vast compendium of knowledge at the risk of brain rot. Doom scrolling…

Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently? The fog lifted, and clarity ensued. It was true that emotion presented the largest barricade. But it wasn’t for limited appeal, for she wished the minor irritant of risk wasn’t so daunting. So little was known of…

How do you unwind after a demanding day? The grey matter between our eyes can affect how we view our day. Uncertainties and accidents are the scars that remind us of living life the right way: a curious unknowing. We take each breath and heartbeat seriously. The inability to choose always tends to cripple. But…

Describe a random encounter with a stranger that stuck out positively to you. The ordinary has become radical. We gravitate to the banal an intentional rejection of jettisoned relics. He wore oxfords, khakis, and a buttoned up polo despite the defunct style. The stranger quite vehemently delved into an inner landscape that new better than…

Describe a decision you made in the past that helped you learn or grow. Long or short, it wasn’t the quantity but the quality of focus. And the message was simple: do the work. There are countless tools that automate processes and obviate the need to learn. But we have to pick one that holds…

Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you. A form of imperfection, far from life’s sunny, artful perception. Mindset triggers reality, even when coerced. Everything is design. Think laterally, confronting the limitations tropes infringe on the mind’s eye. Consider yourself a creative and imaginative person. Sameness is increasingly irrelevant and overhyped. He…

Describe one positive change you have made in your life. We imagined a beautiful future but one that required ample evidence. So we had to do some work, commit, and make things with our tiny little hands. Traces of our activities told us all we needed to know. Nothing remained dreamy and abstract. As we…

What book could you read over and over again? We carved the pages into our minds, entrapping memories so waxed it became impossible to dance around them. The book activated the imagination while also serving as anxiety’s salve. Reality endeavored to hijack the movie in our heads. We read to find ourselves, exiting the word…

How would you improve your community? Our identities take shape as a reflection of the crowd. We trade our minds with one another, self-selecting the ideas and traits that best suit our interests. The endless opportunities to pioneer an image of uniqueness or conformity is at our exhibition. There is of course, middle ground. The…

How have you adapted to the changes brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic? The infinitely patient tutor was in infancy. Fast culture scrolled through fundamentally safety-seeking text. The facts used to beat theory every time. And then it hit. The media bombarded us with fear, telling us stories to numb any inkling of adventure we…

What are your morning rituals? What does the first hour of your day look like? It went from striking to overused. The sun deployed to push vibrancy through the window. The attention span veered into her natural thinking muscles. The illusion, bit by bit, woke up an unexplanatory depth. Levitating or meditating, the sheer groove…