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ringfencing my self

illustration of a self being ring-fenced

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the art at our home

photo of my partner's art hung around our bed

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chiang mai’s sketchbook

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because we are both pessimists

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minimum effective dose

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looking back at 2024

photo of us on our 97th month anniversary – clothes sewn by @launshae

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chiang mai’s scenes of creativity

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in the mountains at chiang mai

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some scenes from chiang mai

a wide shot of chiang mai with mountains in the distance

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one year of strength training

photo of me with dumbbells in a gym in hong kong

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endure: book notes and thoughts

cover of the book, "Endure" by Alex Hutchinson

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random scenes from busan

photo of different stall owners having a conversation

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why I refuse to learn drawing properly

digital illustration of a gochuchang container

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reviewing my past selves with obsidian

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“ugly” drawings from korea

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gyeongju, the city of beautiful tombs

photo of tombs in gyeongju

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what we pay for wanting to be healthy

photo of my partner at a restaurant with beautiful outdoor sitting

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the beach

photo of hauendae beach

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happy birthday to my favouritest person

photo of my partner at the beach on her birthday

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my experience on starting exercise from zero

illustration of the vicious loop between less activity and less energy

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what a physical notebook provokes

illustration of a display of notes on a mobile device versus a physical notebook

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to develop compassion is to develop thinking in systems

illustrated diagram demonstrating the interconnectedness of the factors influencing our personal choices

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drawing & painting as a form of meditation

photo of my sketchbook containing a painting of macdonalds

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open-air dining in hong kong

photo of tak yu restaurant in hong kong

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why i love hong kong

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messy thoughts while in hong kong

photo of a crossing at mongkong, hongkong

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documenting my first experience with the risograph

photo of my risograph poster

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from creativity to activity

screenshot of the number of steps I've taken per year

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documenting my mom making kueh lapis

photo of kueh lapis baked by my mom

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the uncomfortable phase of learning

illustration showing how learning something can often feel stuck and as though nothing is happening

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the amazing tools and research we now have for our metabolic health

screenshot of a graph showing readings from my continuous ketone monitor

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the experience of completing a sketchbook for my japan trip

photo of a sketchbook spread drawn of Osaka, Japan

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2024: one pull up

abstract illustration of how overlapping areas of my life can cumulate

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looking back at 2023

photo grid of 6 photos from 2023

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the interestingness of our thoughts

abstract illustration of the complex network of thoughts connecting to the greater complex network that is our world

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nostalgia in akihabara

photo of an elderly man squatting to squint at old electronics at akihabara radio center

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scenes from tsukiji & asakusa

photo of someone stirring a pot of beef offal stew

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crazy fall colours in tokyo

photo of trees with fully yellow leaves at shinjuku gyoen

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creative retail experiences, and warmth in tokyo

photo of sekaido, japan

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tokyo art book fair

photo of the banner of tokyo art book fair

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unexpected surprises in osaka

photo of the osaka castle

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creative experiences in osaka

photo of my partner at the nani IRO studio

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dining in the cold as a former comfort addict (& thanks for the comments)

photo of coffee at a cafe by the riverside

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osaka, and thoughts on travel blogging

photo of a cute breakfast cafe in osaka

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the wonder of miyajima

photo of the torii gate of miyajima

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hiroshima, and keeping my brain engaged

photo of a stall in okonomimura

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5 scenes from fukuoka

autumn colours in fukuoka

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eating hot and cold in fukuoka

photo of a crepe filled with cream

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a snapshot of my psyche, and an egg sandwich

photo of an egg sandwich from lawson

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on seeing my self as a canvas

abstract digital painting of my self as a canvas

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getting closer to my darkness

flow diagram attempting to show the relationship between societal judgement and the diminished self

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my mind, the invisible loudspeaker

illustration of a loudspeaker blasting unpleasant sounds to me

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the capacity to be flexible

illustration of a wide spectrum of colours between black and white

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different realities under the same blue sky

metaphorical illustration of an individual's narrow perception of reality versus the actual reality, coloured by their life experiences

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open-air dining in seoul

photo of cafe onion anguk

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10 quick scenes from seoul

photo of ahjumma selling kimchi

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biometrics pre, during & post-covid

screenshot of a table showing my pre, during and post-covid biometrics

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documenting everyday moments because they will become precious

photo of an old-school ice-cream cart at orchard, singapore

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how we were loved profoundly influences how we live and love

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experiences we enjoyed in penang

photo of a barista

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being creative is not just about making things

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experimenting with Obsidian

screenshot of my customised obsidian

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generating mini turning points

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on imagining myself as a game character

procreate drawing of a game controller

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daring to be ugly

ugly drawing of a pistachio cake

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7 years of love, bound in a handmade booklet

booklet made by launshae for our 7th year anniversary: cover

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practicing creativity while in recovery

screenshot of multiple drawings that were used in post

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my favourite things in hanoi

photo of cream salt coffee at salt mate, hanoi

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birthday card illustrated by @launshae with icons of all the food i love

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surprising myself with my self

illustration of my boxed self vs spacious self

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running 10km, and making life’s calculations

strava map of 10km run

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where i can take off my mask

illustration of a mask on my partner's drawing of my sad face

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more of the same

illustration of living draining me vs running enlivening me

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to be willing to search

illustration depicting a wider range of doors if we can encompass polarities of emotions

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my strange relationship with time

abstract illustration of time

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the magical threshold of endurance

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to be my self is to be lonely

illustration: loneliness of deviating from the social norms

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2023: aspirations

illustration of my energy triangle

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looking back at 2022

grid image of photos used in 2022 review

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my mind is full of webs

illustration: my mind is full of webs

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stability or aliveness with biometrics

screenshot of my google spreadsheet tracking my biometrics

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keeping a personal changelog

illustration of a personal changelog

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walking longer distance: scenes & snippets

sunrise over punggol park connector

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born to run: thoughts & learnings

book cover: born to run

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breaking out of rigid thinking

illustration of going in circles of rigid thinking

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meeting people (and our selves) where they are

illustration by @launshae: communication is almost impossible between different languages

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our interior worlds

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pushing the limits of my body again with zone 2

concept map: hypothesis of how zone 2 exercise reduces migraines

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interview by the partner part I: on writing and its process

illustration by launshae inspired by my post titled "only words are left"

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10000 steps slow steps almost every day

10584 average steps per day so far in 2022

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love, online

screenshot of a twitter compose window that says, "please love me, internet stranger".

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on the irrational response to covid

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enriching our essence

illustration of one's essence: even this ugly drawing can only be drawn by me i guess

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unexpected life skills that cooking taught me

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on leading a purposeless life

illustration of a purposeful life vs a purposeless life

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what is there when there is nothing

illustration: from noise to nothing to enrichment

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the off switch

illustration of an off switch

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learning to tolerate physiological discomfort

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representation matters

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why we should learn to truly love our selves

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what deepened my joy in cooking

low carb bak chor mee

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working with my triggers

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my first week of wearing a continuous glucose monitor

chart showing pre and post-meal data points

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the box on our heads

journal book reviews

insights from a forest monk

book cover: I may be wrong

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10 things I am thankful to my partner for

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diet & feast: biometrics & lessons

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time to be while being anxious about time

illustration of me in a cocoon

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writing as a practice

illustration on designated publishing day

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self-nourishment in times of despair

illustration of individualk among group

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new enjoyment in cooking

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2022: 自乐 (self-amusement)

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looking back at 2021

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the reality of emotions

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Carole King, and discovering the magic of sound

Carole King Live at Hyde Park

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working with seasons

experiments website

this website as a learning and reflection tool

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my messy brain

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the long haul

reading with a mask alone

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coping with loneliness

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the value of a seemingly ordinary moment

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getting to know myself through a camera

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nostalgia, music, time and worth

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on cooking, nutrition & effort

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the will to be truly alive

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the proposal

photo of launshae's crocheted ring box and hand made card for her proposal

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60 months of love and pictures

photo of launshae's painting of us holding hands while flying over mountains

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falling petals

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faint embers

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returning to one’s core

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puppet

puppet

journal book reviews

a review of Wintering by Katherine May

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documenting 2020 in pictures & some words

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safeguarding our personal expressions

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to uncover a self

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the invisible threshold

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the passageway

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online, offline

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freeing ourselves from our invisible prisons

experiments website

envisioning my homepage as an online therapeutic space

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personal (biased) reflections of Singapore’s 2020 elections

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what it takes to be sustaining

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on writing as me

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the long view: note-taking and becoming a person

illustration of notes becoming a person

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on processing books for kindling

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searching for an enough in health

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making sense of health

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improving hormonal imbalances with cardiac data

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on westworld, freewill & exercise

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the weight of a physical presence

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experiencing life with a bicycle

sunrise over coney island

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tending to my garden

Winnie Lim's garden

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like a million paper cuts

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my long, winding, challenging road to healing

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a contemplation of the effects of stillness while in Slovenia

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Hundertwasser

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a tiny blip is perhaps still a blip

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the weight of my footprints

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remembering forgotten lessons and selves

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On working on the self and being a wider container, in spite of the crumbling world

broken container overflowing

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To address climate change we have to shift our core psychology: an outline

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What I learned after 60 consecutive days of running

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Running as an experiment to reduce anxiety and facilitate healing

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What I learned about love and loving a person

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How I finally learned to meditate

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Practicing the ability to wait

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Life is absurd

experiments learning

Designing a self-directed learning network v0.3

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Quitting coffee

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Yayoi Kusama, mental illness and embracing weirdness

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Understanding mental health with systems thinking

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Self-quantifying to better health

experiments content & form

Questioning the way we display content

experiments learning

A self-directed learning network: WIP v0.2

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Lessons & takeaways from 6 months of experimenting with my life

experiments learning

Designing a self-directed learning network: work-in-progress v0.1

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Building resilience through a sustainable self

experiments interactive storytelling

Designing an interactive story to examine life’s complex narratives

experiments learning

Designing a space for self-directed learners

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A year of making anything I want

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How to leave a safe existence

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New York

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Being the change you want to see