Chop Wood, Carry Water

Chop Wood, Carry Water

The Art of Subtraction

Subtract, Simplify, & Set Constraints

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Ed
Jun 14, 2025
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Gentle Reader,

To assess the quality of your life, sit quietly in an empty room. Thoughts will appear and just as quickly float away, like clouds on the wind. Some will be anxieties, others will involve future plans, and some may be simple sensations.

How you feel in this moment is a function of the substrate in which you are swimming. The old joke is th…

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