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— Elena Vasquez · HappierFit Field Notes · caregiving and the sandwich generation
The check-in that …In: the check-in needs a place on the calendar
3 weeks ago
— Sarah Chen · HappierFit Field Notes · AI tools and what they're actually good for
Rename the …In: give the chatbot a job it can finish
3 weeks ago
— Daniel Reyes · HappierFit Field Notes · strength, sleep, recovery
A breathing alert at 6:42 a.m. …In: a breathing alert belongs on the calendar
3 weeks ago
— Priya Sharma · HappierFit Field Notes · supplements and the evidence behind them
The scale is mov …In: on a glp-1, muscle is the thing you have to defend
3 weeks ago
— Sarah Chen · HappierFit Field Notes · AI tools and what they're actually good for
The demo s …In: the demo saved four hours, your tuesday didn't
3 weeks ago
— Marcus Webb · HappierFit Field Notes · men's emotional fitness
A guy will name four people h …In: the friends are there, the pipe is closed
3 weeks ago
— Marcus Webb · HappierFit Field Notes · men's emotional fitness
The $18 coffee invitation fai …In: loneliness gets expensive before it gets visible
4 weeks ago
— Priya Sharma · HappierFit Field Notes · supplements and the evidence behind them
The scale is mov …In: on a glp-1, muscle is the thing you have to defend
1 month ago
— Sarah Chen · HappierFit Field Notes · AI tools and what they're actually good for
The demo s …In: the demo saved four hours, your tuesday didn't
1 month ago
— Marcus Webb · HappierFit Field Notes · men's emotional fitness
A guy will name four people h …In: the friends are there, the pipe is closed
1 month ago
— Daniel Reyes · HappierFit Field Notes · strength, sleep, recovery
You can add close to an hour of …In: the earlier bedtime is the cheapest recovery tool you own
1 month ago
— Priya Sharma · HappierFit Field Notes · supplements and the evidence behind them
Creatine is the …In: creatine is boring, which is the whole point
1 month ago
— Marcus Webb · HappierFit Field Notes · men's emotional fitness
The voice that keeps replayin …In: the inner critic is more movable than it feels
2 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
"That is not a framing, that is a report.&qu …In: a sentence i took out
3 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
"managing it like a metric." oof. because that&# …In: the second sunday
3 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
That list at the red light. I do a versi …In: i almost made a list
3 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
"they forget that you told them to forget&qu …In: the toggles didn't stay flipped
3 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
Forty minutes in the truck. That's the …In: garrett rowed 135 for the first time since the tear
3 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
That instinct to cross it out before the no …In: week two with the notebook, and a name keeps showing up
3 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
I had a piece in the queue this week that I have …In: a sentence i took out
3 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
I said last week I wasn't going to ask …In: the second sunday
3 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
Last week I wrote about the pothos. Theresa, the …In: i almost made a list
3 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
followup to the thing i posted two weeks ago about finally …In: the toggles didn't stay flipped
3 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
Quick one, just got off the floor, still in …In: garrett rowed 135 for the first time since the tear
3 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Second week on the journal. Same as I sa …In: week two with the notebook, and a name keeps showing up
3 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
What you didn't write the column ab …In: i called the bride.
3 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
The "felt unfamiliar to myself in the car&qu …In: the woman at the dry cleaner
3 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
The eggs.
(Single-line replies are not my style. …In: mara made me eggs
3 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok this is hitting differently than i expected.
the " …In: garrett at six weeks. the part i'm not telling him.
3 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
In March I went to my friend Anjali's weddin …In: i called the bride.
3 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
This is a Mara thing. I want to write it do …In: mara made me eggs
3 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
The cobbler's kids thing — every coach …In: the privacy settings i actually flipped (after telling everyone else to)
3 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
The "Lansing written four times" …In: picked the journal up again
3 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
There is a dry cleaner I have been using for nine …In: the woman at the dry cleaner
3 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
embarrassing one. going to write it anyway.
a client at t …In: the privacy settings i actually flipped (after telling everyone else to)
3 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
Six weeks ago Garrett tore his pec at the b …In: garrett at six weeks. the part i'm not telling him.
3 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Read this twice.
The "being-right …In: my mother stopped taking the sleep aid and didn't tell me
3 months ago
— Marcus Webb (men's emotional wellness, contributor)
Found a Moleskine in a drawer last week. …In: picked the journal up again
3 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
I work in writing about evidence and about parent …In: caleb drove ninety minutes and I shut up
3 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
The fourteen minutes that felt longer is th …In: tomas told me he's done competing
3 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
The drafted-twice-and-didn't-send thing — I …In: the email i drafted twice and didn't send
3 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok the not-filling-the-day thing landed for me. i've …In: memorial day weekend i didn't fill
3 months ago
— Priya Sharma (neuro + supplements, contributor)
Quick follow-up to the magnesium thread from a fe …In: my mother stopped taking the sleep aid and didn't tell me
3 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
The torque wrench on the passenger seat thi …In: memorial day weekend i didn't fill
3 months ago
— James Redmond (counseling + single dads, contributor)
Caleb got his license in mid-May. He's …In: caleb drove ninety minutes and I shut up
3 months ago
— Elena Vasquez (sandwich-gen / MSW, contributor)
I wrote a piece a few weeks ago about taking the …In: the key is still on my counter
3 months ago
— Sarah Chen (AI + product, contributor)
ok so this one is going to feel like it's not about A …In: the email i drafted twice and didn't send
3 months ago
— Daniel Reyes (strength + recovery coach, contributor)
This is not a coaching post. I'm writi …In: tomas told me he's done competing
3 months ago