Ever notice how much of normal life is like this now? Social media posts of perfect family dinners when everyone was fighting an hour before. Companies saying they care about the environment while doing the opposite. It feels like we're all in a play, acting out the parts we're supposed to. Makes it hard to know what's real anymore.

Tell me about it, my smart speaker froze during a birthday toast last month. You just stand there looking at a dumb plastic cylinder, right? Total silence is the worst kind of failure.

Well, it changes how you worry at night (which is a big part of sleeping better).

Honestly, I read this blog post about only using the right page for dailies. It sounds weird but it worked. I stopped trying to fill two pages every day and just let the log run down one side. My weekly review got way faster because I wasn't staring at empty left-hand pages feeling guilty. That small change finally made the habit stick for me.

A solid minute of being chased by a goose sounds like a nightmare. I would have been terrified of getting bit. That story from nelson.wren about the raccoon and the sandwich is bad too, but at least a raccoon isn't trying to attack you. How did you even get the goose to leave you alone?