If you want to get really depressed, consider making a list of everything you have ever done that failed.

Actually, don’t. That sounds like a terrible idea.

For me, it’s hard not to think life as a series of failed experiments and missed opportunities. A little over a year ago I found myself out of a job, with a broken car, and needing a new place to live. Despite the name of this blog, I completely gave up on my attempts to become a better version of myself. I went into disaster-mode, focusing only on immediate threats.

Unsuprisingly, things got worse.

Then slowly, things got better.
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