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Asking for recommendations: a decent office chair. My space is small and many ergonomic chairs I’ve looked at are L A R G E. Also, I’m not large so I need a chair that’s proportional (5'4", petite frame). Would be great if it didn’t cost big money. Anyone have a chair they love?

A good writing practice: write the thing. Edit the thing. Let it sit for a while. Then make it 10% better.

There’s always something to improve.

Maybe you aim for 10% better and you get 2% better. But you might get 15% or 20% better.

Works for more than just writing.

Look, it’s ridiculous that we send people to space and have nanotechnology in our homes but if I want to know how healthy my boobs are I have to smash them between metal plates while my face is smooshed against a plexiglass barrier in the most awkward position imaginable

I have a good relationship with my teens and we’ve worked hard to establish good honest respectful communication and that’s all wonderful and I’m grateful but sometimes it does not matter at all because they are just steeped in angst. So. Much. Teenage. Angst. Tonight.

There is enough time to do what matters to me today.
There is enough time to do what matters, without rush, without stress.

There is not enough time to do everything.
There is not enough time to do all the urgent things.
The options are infinite. The essentials are few.

If there is not enough time to do what matters to me, then it is up to me to look at what I have allowed on my list of important things and decide what no longer has a place there.