Literally just do things

less watching, more doing

Jun 27 • Tommy Dixon

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Writing a good essay is a lot like designing a room

on sensitivity to aesthetics

Jun 6 • Tommy Dixon

30

7

4

May 2026

On Keeping a Notebook

the impulse to write things down

May 30 • Tommy Dixon

218

38

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April 2026

How to know yourself better and more

on seeing yourself through the Other

Apr 18 • Tommy Dixon

276

20

63

March 2026

Scrolling Alone

on stepping out of disembodied darkness and into a wonderful light

Mar 28 • Tommy Dixon

135

2

26

February 2026

The vanity of appearance

on trying to be maximally likeable

Feb 28 • Tommy Dixon

253

30

37

The weird fusion of friendship

on "that thing that happens" when you're together

Feb 7 • Tommy Dixon

239

23

69

January 2026

Notes on "Grief"

I swear I am OK

Jan 17 • Tommy Dixon

206

34

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December 2025

A year of reading & writing

reflecting on what 2025 was

Dec 28, 2025 • Tommy Dixon

183

29

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The Folly of Christmas

OR: your humble investigator tries to find the meaning of this weird December holiday

Dec 13, 2025 • Tommy Dixon

117

32

17

November 2025

Text remains the loveliest medium

A love letter to the written word

Nov 29, 2025 • Tommy Dixon

137

3

38

The graveyard walk

About once a week, I walk through an old graveyard near my house.

Nov 15, 2025 • Tommy Dixon

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