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Emphasis on the sus

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Jan 6, 2023Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞, Omar Khalid

In addition to eating regularly and sleeping adequately, I recommend walking 10,000 steps per day (ideally with direct sun exposure) and lifting several times a week. Hugging your child and spouse are awesome too. Plus Substack of course. That's all the therapy I need.

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Jan 7, 2023Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞

"wholly incompatible with her values as well as the image she has of herself, and the older I get, the more it seems simply rude to put someone in that sort of position."

Just FYI Mills, for all of our future interactions, my self-image is a crystal cube in a vacuum.

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Jan 7, 2023Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞

Love these shorts! The anthropomorphication of the organs could be a Pixar movie! The therapy takedown could be a Fox News show! Your father’s art could have its own Patreon! I love the richness you squeeze out of life in your writing. It makes every detail worth paying attention to.

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Jan 6, 2023Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞

That last part reminded me of this quick but sweet article:

https://www.wired.com/story/psychologists-religion-how-god-works/

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Jan 6, 2023Liked by Mills, 𝔄𝔯𝔠𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔯𝔬𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔒𝔟𝔩𝔞𝔩𝔦𝔞

Therapy one should be its own post!

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