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February 2025

Talking yourself out of things
Recently I’ve discovered a superpower: I can talk myself out of doing just about anything.
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That part where you start to hate all the work you've done
One of the most dependable parts of the process of creating, well, anything, is the moment I decide that whatever I’m working on is pointless, terrible…
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How I'm (kind of) surviving winter
How is it only February 10th?
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When to take the training wheels off
If you’re reading this, you definitely don’t have training wheels on your bike anymore.
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Leslie Kern

January 2025

How to pick a role model
If this sounds like a homework assignment you were given in grade two, I apologize.
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Solving problems that can be solved
My feet are almost always cold, especially when I get into bed at night.
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Quitter's day
I recently learned that the second Friday of January is dubbed Quitter’s Day, because it’s supposedly the day when most people give up on their new…
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New year, less fear?
Happy new year, and thank you to everyone who opens these posts and bears with me while I share a few thoughts with you every week.
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Leslie Kern

December 2024

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