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*Trigger Warning: Nothing too serious, but a tad of a gloomy theme this June. Repeating So I’m saying it again, repeating it like a fucking broken record. Where did the year go to? It’s officially hit the halfway mark and I’ve officially got nothing done. It’s so fucking frustrating. No progression in any direction. I […]
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What’s the Tetris Effect Got to do with Chronic Illness? Wait! Don’t stop reading – I’m definitely not about to start talk about gaming! While the Tetris effect may have started out with a phenomenon identified from heavy video game use, the Tetris effect is now used to describe instances when people devote so much […]
Something about this quote helps shift my brain into ‘soldier mode’ on demand. It is a tap on the shoulder as I’m gazing behind with drunken, romance laden eyes. It jerks me back to the present moment, and reminds me to focus on what’s ahead. “The secret of change is to focus all of your […]
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