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On Certainty, Movement, and the Art of Contradiction

Where certainty meets doubt, stillness contains movement, and effort undermines itself. The following fragments, now woven together, explore the fertile space between opposites – where our most profound insights emerge not from resolving contradictions but from dwelling within them.

100 Subscribers

We're humbled and grateful to reach this milestone... No! Actually, we're unreasonably excited about a number that's laughably small by internet standards.

A Cartography of Tiredness

In a world that glorifies perpetual productivity, understanding our tiredness becomes an act of resistance—perhaps even wisdom. Yet when exhaustion envelops us, we rarely pause to consider its nature, its message, its particular weight.

Love is Measured in Celsius: The Thermal Dynamics of Intimacy

In the laboratory of love, chemistry gets the credit, but physics governs our connections. While poets speak of burning passion and hearts growing cold, couples negotiate a more literal thermal equilibrium—where compatibility is measured in degrees Celsius (or Fahrenheit).

I love rain

From Lisbon's sloping streets to open countryside, rain transforms ordinary landscapes into sensory marvels. A contemplation of how water shapes our experiences—and how we can simultaneously cherish something while longing for its absence.

Do This One Thing: Nothing

Stay still instead.