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Links for September 24th, 2009

Morgaine — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:03:37 +0000

Stack Overflow

Stack Overflow is a programming Q & A site that's free. Free to ask questions, free to answer questions, free to read, free to index, built with plain old HTML, no fake rot13 text on the home page, no scammy google-cloaking tactics, no salespeople, no JavaScript windows dropping down in front of the answer asking for $12.95 to go away. You can register if you want to collect karma and win valuable flair that will appear next to your name, but otherwise, it's just free. And fast. Very, very fast.

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Super User

Super User is a Q&A site for computer enthusiasts that's free. Free to ask questions, free to answer questions, free to read, free to index, built with plain old HTML, no fake rot13 text on the home page, no scammy google-cloaking tactics, no salespeople, no JavaScript windows dropping down in front of the answer asking for $12.95 to go away. You can register if you want to collect karma and win valuable flair that will appear next to your name, but otherwise, it's just free. And fast. Very, very fast.

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Aardvark

A real conversation with a friend (or friend-of-friend) can be much more helpful than searching the web — all the knowledge and experience in people’s heads can’t be put on a web page! With Aardvark, there’s nothing to download or install: just send Aardvark a message through IM, like you do when talking to a friend. Aardvark figures out who might be able to answer, and asks on your behalf — Aardvark is the hub. It’s all about people helping each other out!

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Plinky | morgaine

Daily prompts, the answers can automagically be posted to several services, and blogging platforms.

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52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity

Morgaine — Mon, 28 May 2007 21:35:46 +0000

Try rising early. It’s not for everyone, I’ll
admit. It may not be for you. But I’ve found it to be an amazing change
in my life. It has made the start of my days much more positive, and I
now have time for writing, exercise, and silent contemplation. I talked
about this recently in my post 10 Benefits of Rising Early, and How to Do It.
Do less. This is both a happiness and productivity
tip. Doing less will make you happier, because your life won’t be so
hectic and filled with stress. You will have time for things that give
you pleasure, for the loved ones in your life, for life itself. It’s
also a productivity tip: if you focus on the essential tasks, the big
ones, the ones that will give you the most return for your time, and
eliminate the rest, you will actually be more productive. You’ll get
fewer tasks done, but you will be more effective. See How to Pare Your To-do List Down to the Essentials.
Slow down. Many new readers to this site have read
my productivity articles and think that I’m all about being
hyper-productive. I’m not. Long-time readers know that I am about a
simpler way of life. Unfortunately, in my free-lance blogging, other
websites usually ask me to write about productivity, so the
preponderance of my productivity writing has given the impression, I
think, that I think people should be churning out work at an amazing
rate, to the exclusion of all else. Actually, I feel that life is much
more enjoyable if you slow down. By doing less, you can actually get
more done, even if you work more slowly. And when you’re not working,
you should definitely try switching to slow mode. Drive slower (it is
so much more relaxing), walk slower, eat slower. See Slow Down to Enjoy Life for more.
Practice patience. I’ve talked about how I’m trying to develop patience in my parenting article, How to Become a Patient Parent,
but these tips really apply to everyone. If you easily lose your
temper, you can become more patient with these tips. Once you’ve
developed this skill (and it’s a skill, like everything else, not an
unchangeable inborn trait), your life will become much saner and you
will be much happier.
Practice compassion. This may be the most
important tip of all, in my opinion. If you were to choose any of
these, I would choose this one. The first part of compassion is empathy and this ability to understand how others feel can be developed
through practice. Start by imagining the suffering of a loved one.
Understand their pain, the emotions they go through, and why they would
react the way they would. By doing this exercise a number of times, you
are developing a skill that can be applied to others for every person
you see, try to understand what they are going through. Try to learn
and understand more about their background, and why they react the way
they do. Once you’ve developed this invaluable skill, learn the other
half of compassion acting on your understanding, and helping others,
alleviating their suffering, acting with kindness. This one thing can
bring true happiness to your life, and the lives of those around you.
Find your passion. Another indispensable tip. This
might be the second on my list of priorities. Find something you love
to do, and your life will become immensely improved. You will love your
work, the thing that you spend 40 hours (or more) a week doing. You
will become more productive, procrastinate less, be less stressed. You
will produce something you are proud of, and happy about. Read this article for some practical tips.
Lose weight. This only applies, of course, if you
are overweight. But losing your extra fat (and when I say lose weight,
I mean lose fat), decreases your health risks (obviously), makes you
look better, and in general is very likely to increase your happiness
about yourself. I actually recommend that you learn to be comfortable
and happy with how you look now, and not feel negative about yourself
even if you are overweight. However, I’ve found that losing weight (at
least for me) is a great way to feel better about your body. Do not
make this an unhealthy obsession, however lose weight gradually, and
enjoy the process. See the next two tips for the best methods for doing
this.
Exercise. Make this a daily habit. Exercise not
only helps you lose weight, but for me, it’s made me feel so much
better. I actually enjoy exercise now. It’s a time of contemplation for
me, and I feel so much better about myself afterwards. See Top 42 Exercise Hacks and How to Make Exercise a Daily Habit and 7 Ways to Build the Exercise Habit.
Eat healthy. I don’t recommend dieting. It’s too
restrictive and you usually fall off it at some point. I do recommend
changes to your diet, however ones you make gradually, and that can
be sustained for life. It not only helps lose weight, but really, once
you start eating healthier, it is actually much more enjoyable. See my Top 15 Diet Hacks for more.
Meditate. OK, you might be like me not into
New-Age stuff. But meditation can actually be a very simple method for
relaxing, for bringing calm, for returning yourself to sanity, for
contemplation. My friend Scott Young wrote a good post about doing that here.
Get organized. This one’s not necessary. You could
go through life wonderfully messy, searching for stuff, enjoying the
search. But I’ve tried disorganized, and I’ve tried organized. The
second is much more enjoyable to me. Read How to Never Lose Anything Again for a start on the subject, as well as how I keep my family organized.
Think positive. Another one of the most important
tips on this list, thinking positive as cliche as it might sound is
one of the single best changes you can make in your life that will lead
to so many more positive tips. As I wrote about here, learning to think positive was the skill that turned my life around. It makes everything else on this list possible. Read more about it here.
Simplify your finances. Cut down on the number of accounts you have, cut down on your credit cards, spend less, reduce your bills. Make your finances automagical. Simplifying your finances greatly reduces your stress. Also see 10 Habits to Develop For Financial Stability and Success.
Simplify your life. Another of my top tips. Iâ€™ve
greatly simplified my life, in many ways, and I can say that having
less stuff in my life, and less to do, has greatly increased my
enjoyment of life. De-clutter, simplify your commitments, simplify your work space, simplify your wardrobe, simplify your rooms.
Accept what you have. The problem with many of us
is that we always think that we’ll be happy when we reach a certain
destination, when we get a certain job, or retire, or get our dream
house. Unfortunately, it takes awhile before you get there, and when
you get there, you might have a new destination in mind. Instead, try
being happy with where you are, with who you are, and what you have. To
do that, instead of comparing what you have with other people, or with
what you want, compare yourself those who have less, with those who are
going through tragedy, with those who are struggling. You will see that
you actually are extremely blessed. And this can lead to more happiness
with your current situation.
Envision your ultimate life. What would your
ultimate life be like? Where would you live, what would you do, what
would you do with your days? Come up with a clear picture of this, and
write it down. Now, one step at a time, make it come true. Some ways of
doing that follow.
Set long-term goals. Your vision of your ultimate
life will help you come up with long-term goals. Of those goals, pick
one to accomplish within the next year, and really focus on that. Now,
pick one medium-term goal to achieve in the next few months that will
get you further toward your longer-term goal. Now decide what you can
do this week, and today, to get you to your medium-term goal. Just
choose one thing at a time, focus on it, make it happen, and then
choose the next thing to focus on. See Think About Your Life Goals.
Review goals. Setting goals is important, but the
key to making them a reality is actually reviewing them (at least
monthly, but weekly is better) and taking action steps to make them
come true. Again, focus on one at a time, and really focus on them.
Read Review Your Goals Weekly.
Life mission. Related to envisioning your ultimate
life, but different – it’s important that you think about how you would
like to be remembered when you die – so you can start living the life
that leads to that now. Live with purpose in life, and wake up every
day with that purpose in mind. Read the Key to Dying Happy for more concrete steps.
Plan your big tasks for week and day. Give purpose
to your day by determining the three most important things you can do
with your day, and making those a priority. Do the same thing with your
week to increase your productivity: pick out the big tasks you’d like
to accomplish this week, and schedule those first. See Purpose Your Day and Plan Your Big Rocks First.
Maintain focus. One important key to achieving
your goals is to maintain focus on them. To do this, again, it’s
important that you select one goal at a time. This will prevent your
focus from spreading too thin. It’s also important that you give
yourself constant reminders of your goal, so you don’t lose that focus.
Put up a poster of your current goal, or print it out and put it out
somewhere visible, and send yourself emailed reminders. However you do
it, find a way to maintain a laser-sharp focus, and the goal will come
true.
Enjoy the journey. Goals are important, but not at
the expense of happiness now. It’s important to maintain a balance
between going where you want to go, and being happy as you go there.
It’s easy to forget that, so be sure to remind yourself of this little,
but important, tip as you make your journey.
Create a morning and evening routine. These are
two great ways to add structure to your day, make sure you review your
goals and log your progress, and get your day off to a great start. An evening routine,
for example, could be a great way not only to wind down from a long day
and review how your day went, but to prepare yourself for your next day
so the morning isn’t so hectic. Your morning routine
is great way to greet the day, to get some exercise or meditation or
quiet contemplation, or to get some writing or other work done.
Develop intimate relationships. It’s great to have
a special someone, of course, but intimate relationships could be found
with anyone around you. If you have a significant other, be sure to
spend time each day and each week with that person, to work on your
relationship and communicate and continue to bond. But if you don’t,
there’s no need to despair (if in fact you are) intimate
relationships can be developed with friends, other family members,
kids, roommates, classmate, co-workers. Every single person we meet is
a fellow human being, with the same desires for happiness, for food and
shelter, for an intimate connection. Find that common thread, be open
and sincere, find out more about each other, understand each other, and
give love. This can be one of the most important things you do.
Eliminate debt. Financially, this is a huge way to
relieve stress and make you feel much more secure. I suggest that you
get rid of your credit cards (if you have a problem with credit card
debt or impulse spending) and create a snowball plan for yourself. It may take a couple of years, but you can get out of debt.
Enjoy the simple pleasures. You can find these
everywhere. Food (I love berries!), sunsets, sand between your toes,
fresh-cut grass, playing with your child, a good book and a warm bed,
dancing in the rain, your favorite music. You could probably make a
list of 20 simple pleasures right now, things you enjoy that you could
find every day. Sprinkle those little pleasures throughout your day. It
makes the journey much more enjoyable.
Empty your inbox and clear your desk. This might take a little while to do at first, but once you’ve emptied your inbox and cleared off your desk,
it doesn’t take long to keep them clear from then on. It’s a simple
habit that’s vastly rewarding. I get an inordinate amount of pleasure
from having a clean desk. I recommend you give it a try.
Build an emergency fund. This is standard-issue
financial advice, I know and yet it is extremely important. I cannot
stress how important it is to have at least a tiny emergency fund in
the bank. You often hear that you should have six months saved up.
Don’t be intimidated by that. Start out with just a hundred dollars if
you can. Cut back on a few things. Then build it up, every payday. Once
you have, let’s say, $1,000, it will make a huge difference in your
life. It’s not much, and you should still add to it every paycheck, but
at least now you’re not living paycheck-to-paycheck, and if an
unexpected emergency comes up you can pay for it, rather than not
paying other bills and falling behind. It’s a simple step, but it will
mean a lot.
Keep a journal. This is not one of the more
important tips, but I can attest that it’s rewarding. I, for one, have
a bad long-term memory, and by writing things down, I can look back and
remember what happened a month ago. I just started this a couple months
ago, actually, but it’s been awesome. I started an online journal,
something I call the one-sentence journal, and my goal is to just write
one sentence a day. Sometimes I write two or three, but the idea is the
same – just get one or two things down that happened that day, so I can
always look back on it later.
Use the power of others. Achieving your goals can
be difficult, but using the power of others makes it much more likely
to happen. For example, put positive public pressure on yourself by
announcing your goal on your blog. Or join an online forum, or a group
in your neighborhood, that you can count on for support. I have a
mailing list for the May Challenge here on Zen Habits, for example, and
our group has helped me stick to my goal of daily exercise even when I
started to falter – and the rest of the group can tell you they’ve
experienced similar success because of the positive power of the group.
Read, and read to your kids. I read all the time -
it’s one of my favorite things to do in the world. I love to curl up
with a good novel (or even a trashy one) and I can waste away an
afternoon with a book. And I’m passing on my love of reading to my
kids, by reading to them every day. I love spending time with them this
way, and we all enjoy the stories we share together through books. See Best All-time Children’s Books.
Limit your information intake. In our lives today,
we get a tremendous amount of information through email, blog feeds,
reading websites, paperwork, memos, newspapers, magazines, television,
DVDs, radio, mobile phones and Blackberries. Not only can this be
overwhelming, but it can be distracting and can fill up your life until
you have no time for more important things. Go on a media fast to get control over your information intake, and to simplify your life
Create simple systems. Once you’ve simplified
your life, the way to keep it simple is by creating systems for
everything you do regularly. Create an efficient system for laundry,
mail and paperwork, errands, your workflow. Anything, really. See ways
to Streamline Your Life and to make your mail and paperwork painless.
Take time to decompress after stress. There will
inevitably be times in your life when you go through high stress.
Perhaps several times a week. To maintain your sanity, you need to find
ways to decompress. Here are some great ways to do that.
Be present. Time can go by extremely quickly.
Before you know it, your life has passed you by. Your kids are grown
and your youth is gone. Don’t let your life slip by – enjoy it while
it’s here. Instead of dwelling in the past or thinking about the
future, practice being in the here and now. Here are some practical tips for being present.
Develop equanimity. Keep your sanity through all
the challenges that life throws at you. Rude drivers, irritating
co-workers, mean commenters on your blog, inconsiderate family members.
This takes a bit of practice, but you can let these things slide off
you like you’re Teflon. Try these practical tips.
Spend time with family and loved ones. One of the
things that can lead to the greatest happiness, make this a priority
every week, every day. Clear off as much time as possible to spend with
those you love, and truly enjoy those times. Be present as you do it -
don’t think about work or your blog or what you need to do. Read this for more.
Pick yourself up when you’re down. There will
always be times in our lives when we get a little down, even depressed.
Take action to get yourself out of your slump. Here are some great ways to do that.
Don’t compare yourself to others. This is hard to
do, but it can be a great way to accept who you are and what you have.
Whenever you find yourself comparing yourself to a co-worker, a friend,
or someone famous (those models on magazines with amazing abs), stop.
And realize that you are different, with different strengths. Take a
minute to appreciate all the good things about yourself, and to be
grateful for all the blessings in your life.
Focus on benefits, not difficulties. If you find
yourself struggling to do something, or procrastinating, stop thinking
about how hard something is, or why you don’t want to do it. Focus
instead on what benefits it will have for you, what opportunities it
will create – the good things about it. By changing the way you see
things, you can change how you feel about them and make it easier to
get things done.
Be romantic. If you have that special someone,
find little ways to be romantic. It can do wonders to keep your
relationship alive and fresh. It doesn’t take tons of money, either.
See these ideas to get you started.
Lose arguments. I know someone who just celebrated
his 50th anniversary, and I asked him for his secret to a long and
happy marriage. He told me, that if I ever get into an argument with my
wife, to just shut up. What he meant, I think, is that I shouldn’t try
to be right in every argument. I think this is a reminder many of us
need, not just the married ones. But instead of just giving up the
argument, instead of trying to be right, instead seek to understand.
Really try to understand the other person’s position, to see it from
their point of view. This little tip can lead to much happiness.
Get into the flow. This is both a happiness and
productivity tip. Flow is the term for the state we enter when we are
completely focused on the work or task before us. We are so immersed in
our task that we lose track of time. Having work and leisure that gets
you in this state of flow will almost undoubtedly lead to happiness.
People find greatest enjoyment not when they’re passively mindless, but
when they’re absorbed in a mindful challenge. Get into that flow by
first doing something you are passionate about, and second by
eliminating all distractions and really focusing on the task before you.
Single-task. I don’t believe in multi-tasking, at
least not on a day-to-day basis. Instead, focus on one task at a time.
This leads to greater productivity and less stress. You can’t go wrong
with that kind of combination. See these tips for more.
Be frugal. This is a habit, rather than a goal. It
is a way of living, a different mindset, and the best way to live
within your means. It doesn’t mean being cheap or forsaking pleasure,
but it does mean finding less expensive ways to do things, learning to
live with less (and be happier in the process), and controlling impulse
spending. I don’t have a single article to give you as reference, but
frugality is a recurring theme on Zen Habits.
Start small and slow. Regular Zen Habits readers
know that I advocate starting slow with any goal or habit change, and
starting with a small goal rather than a big one. Why small? Because
it’s something you are sure to achieve – and once you do achieve it,
you can use that success to push you to further success. It’s a simple
technique, but it really works. Start slow when you start exercise, or
other similar activities – there’s no need to rush it in the beginning,
to overdo it. You have the rest of your life!
Learn to deal with detractors. We all face
detractors in our lives. They are the naysayers who, even if they are
well-intentioned, will make us feel unworthy, or that you cannot
achieve a goal. They will tease or be negative. In order to achieve
your goals, you need to learn how to deal with these detractors and
overcome this common obstacle. Read these tips for some ideas.
Go outdoors. These days, too many of us spend so
much of our time indoors, especially if our jobs and our ways of having
fun are all online. Our kids are often just as bad or worse, with so
many ways to watch TV, surf the internet or play video games. Get them
and yourself outdoors, appreciate nature, the beauty of the world
around us, and the fun of physical activity. See this article for more ideas (to do with or without kids).
Retire early. This isn’t a sure way to become
happy – you can retire and be bored out of your mind and unhappy – but
it’s surely a cool goal. And if you do something meaningful with your
life, such as volunteer and help others, it can be a way to be really
happy. It’s not an easy goal, either, but you can retire early by
cutting back on your living expenses, increasing your income, and
investing the difference. The more you can do of all three, the fast
you’ll retire. And that’s a truly liberating idea.
Savor the little things. Sure, the big things can
bring big pleasure, but there are so many more little things in our
lives. Savor them when they come up. It’s a way of practicing being
present – stop and notice what you’re doing right now, what’s around
you. And take time to enjoy it. Read this article for more.
Be lazy. There’s a time to be productive, and
there’s a time to be plain ol’ lazy. I like the latter, and do it every
chance I get. Does that make me a lazy person? Probably not, but even
if it does, I don’t care. It makes me happy, and the kids love being
lazy with me.
Help others. While finding pleasure in life is one
way to be happy, doing something that is more than you, that helps
others to be happy or to suffer less, is even more rewarding. I suggest
you find a good cause or two and volunteer some of your time. You don’t
have to commit to big chunks of your life, but just volunteer for a
couple of hours. All of us can find a couple of hours in a week or a
month. If you do this, you will find out how tremendously happy this
will make you. You might even become addicted.

Copy / paste from Zen Habits

Originally posted on irmavermaat.vox.com

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52 proven stress reducers

Morgaine — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:47:42 +0000

1. Get up fifteen minutes earlier in the morning. The inevitable morning mishaps will be less stressful.

2.
Prepare for the morning the evening before. Set the breakfast table.
Make lunches. Put out the clothes you plan to wear, etc.

3.
Don’t rely on your memory. Write down appointment times, when to pick
up the laundry, when library books are due, etc. (“The palest ink is
better than the most retentive memory.”- Old Chinese Proverb)

4. Do nothing you have to lie about later.

5.
Make copies of all keys. Bury a house key in a secret spot in the
garden. Carry a duplicate car key in your wallet, apart from your key
ring.

6. Practice preventive maintenance. Your car,
appliances, home and relationships will be less likely to break down
“at the worst possible moment.”

7. Be prepared to wait. A paperback book can make a wait in a post office line almost pleasant.

8. Procrastination is stressful. Whatever you want to do tomorrow, do today; whatever you want to do today, do it now.

9.
Plan ahead. Don’t let the gas tank get below onequarter full, keep a
well- stocked “emergency shelf” of home staples, don’t wait until
you’re down to your last bus token or postage stamp to buy more, etc.

10.
Don’t put up with something that doesn’t work right. If your alarm
clock wallet, shoe laces, windshield wipers-whatever-are a constant
aggravation, get them fixed or get new ones.

11. Allow 15 minutes of extra time to get to appointments. Plan to arrive at an airport one hour before domestic departures.

12. Eliminate (or restrict) the amount of caffeine in your diet.

13.
Always set up contingency plans, “just in case.” (“If for some reason
either of us is delayed, here’s what we’ll do…” Or, “If we get split
up in the shopping center, here’s where we’ll meet.”)

14. Relax your standards. The world will not end if the grass doesn’t get mowed this weekend.

15. Pollyanna-Power! For every one thing that goes wrong, there are probably 10 or 50 or 100 blessings. Count ‘em!

16.
Ask questions. Taking a few moments to repeat back the directions that
someone expects of you, etc., can save hours. (The old “the hurrieder I
go, the behinder I get” idea.)

17. Say “No!” Saying no to
extra projects, social activities and invitations you know you don’t
have the time or energy for takes practice, self-respect and a belief
that everyone, everyday, needs quiet time to relax and to be alone.

18.
Unplug your phone. Want to take a long bath, meditate, sleep or read
without interruption? Drum up the courage to temporarily disconnect.

(The possibility of there being a terrible emergency in the next hour or so is almost nil.)

19.
Turn “needs” into preferences. Our basic physical needs translate into
food, water, and keeping warm. Everything else is a preference. Don’t
get attached to preferences.

20. Simplify, simplify, simplify.

21. Make friends with nonworriers. Chronic worrywarts are contagious.

22. Take many stretch breaks when you sit a lot.
23. If you can’t find quiet at home, wear earplugs.

24. Get enough sleep. Set your alarm for bedtime.

25. Organize! A place for everything and everything in its place. Losing things is stressful.

26.
Monitor your body for stress signs. If your stomach muscles are knotted
and your breathing is shallow, relax your muscles and take some deep,
slow breaths.

27. Write your thoughts and feelings down on paper. It can help you clarify and give you a renewed perspective.

28.
Do this yoga exercise when you need to relax: Inhale through your nose
to the count of eight. Pucker your lips and exhale slowly to the count
of 16. Concentrate on the long sighing sound and feel the tension
dissolve. Repeat 10 times.

29. Visualize success before
any experience you fear. Take time to go over every part of the event
in your mind. Imagine how great you will look, and how well you will
present yourself.

30. If the stress of deadlines gets in
the way of doing a job, use diversion. Take your mind off the task and
you will focus better when you’re on task.

31. Talk out your problems with a friend. It helps to relieve confusion.

32.
Avoid people and places that don’t fit your personal needs and desires.
If you hate politics, don’t spend time with politically excited people.

33. Learn to live one day at a time.

34. Everyday, do something you really enjoy.

35. Add an ounce of love to everything you do.

36. Take a bath or shower to relieve tension.

37. Do a favor for someone every day.

38. Focus on understanding rather than on being under stood, on loving rather than on being loved.

39. Looking good makes you feel better.

40. Take more time between tasks to relax. Schedule a realistic day.

41. Be flexible. Some things are not worth perfection.

42. Stop negative self-talk: “I’m too fat, too old, etc…”

43.
Change pace on weekends. If your week was slow, be active. If you felt
nothing was accomplished during the week, do a weekend project.

44. “Worry about the pennies, and the dollars will take care of themselves.” Pay attention to the details in front of you.

45. Do one thing at a time. When you are working on one thing, don’t think about everything else you have to do.

46. Allow time every day for privacy, quiet and thinking.

47. Do unpleasant tasks early and enjoy the rest of the day.

48. Delegate responsibility to capable people.

49. Take lunch breaks. Get away from your work in body and in mind.

50. Count to 1,000, not 10, before you say something that could make matters worse.

51. Forgive people and events. Accept that we live in an imperfect world.

52. Have an optimistic view of the world. Most people do the best they can.

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Originally posted on irmavermaat.vox.com

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