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Notes from the Path #23
Well friends, this is the last message in this experiment of sending these 5 days a week for a month.
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #21
As I said yesterday, because positive lasting changes in our lives only happen over time, we must train our characters in perseverance.
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #20
One discouraging truth about life that is that it can only be changed incrementally.
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #19
Here’s something I’ve noticed: the voice in my head has negative things to say.
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #18
Ideology is the attempt to use one idea to explain all of reality.
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Notes from the Path #17
If we want a new normal, where can we get one?
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Notes from the Path #16
The influence of online ideologies has grown for one important reason.
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #15
For the last decade or so, the online critique of mainstream culture, especially on Twitter, and ESPECIALLY on right wing Twitter, has been trenchant…
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #14
During the Twitter dust up that began these reflections, I was often asked why some men feel ashamed of the drive to satisfy desire that lies at the…
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #13
Continuing with the theme of yesterday’s note, let me say that since I refuse to explain myself to trolls on Twitter, I will take the time to explain…
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #12
Let me give you a social media tip: never argue with or explain yourself to hostile people.
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Dean Abbott
Notes from the Path #11
Not long ago, I posted a tweet that said something along the lines of “Many women would be surprised to learn how many man feel shame just for being a…
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