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Friday Inspiration 378

by brendan on May 5, 2023

I have been listening to the My Analog Journal DJ mixes for a couple years…

How To Make The Perfect Cup Of Coffee

by brendan on May 4, 2023

I know a lot of these sorts of articles/videos usually have titles like “You’ve Been…

Friday Inspiration 377

by brendan on April 28, 2023

I am doing a free “pop-up” newsletter about creativity May 15th-June 8th. I’ve been writing…

Friday Inspiration 376

by brendan on April 21, 2023

A friend recommended Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer to me back in 2016 or 2017,…

This Is Not Why These Things Were Invented, But

by brendan on April 20, 2023

Friday Inspiration 375

by brendan on April 14, 2023

I can’t quite put my finger on what I love so much about this short…

Friday Inspiration 374

by brendan on April 7, 2023

I remember when Joey Badass’s “1999” mixtape came out in 2012, and how many times…

Are You An Uphill Person Or A Downhill Person?

by brendan on April 6, 2023

[To check out the stickers in my shop,…

Friday Inspiration 373

by brendan on March 31, 2023

I can’t believe this only has 32,000 views, but it’s a delightful video essay about…

Friday Inspiration 372

by brendan on March 24, 2023

This week’s video is actually from ME: I’ve been making more YouTube videos over the…

An Ode To Falling On Your Ass In The Wintertime

by brendan on March 23, 2023

I thought I was being careful, gingerly hike-jogging down the snow-covered trail, when both my…

Friday Inspiration 371

by brendan on March 17, 2023

I knew that Brad Pitt eats in a lot of movies, but I honestly didn’t…

Friday Inspiration 370

by brendan on March 10, 2023

Iconic movie trailers, explained to you by Bill Neil, who makes iconic movie trailers (video)…

Strava: A Fitness App. Also: Poetry?

by brendan on March 9, 2023

After I got home from a run in November of last year, I typed into…

Friday Inspiration 369

by brendan on March 3, 2023

Some quick news about my online shop: (TLDR: some of the t-shirt designs and products…

Friday Inspiration 368

by brendan on February 24, 2023

The title of this video (“How To Impress Someone Who’s Higher Status”) almost pushed me…

Get Your Tweak Off

by brendan on February 23, 2023

Friday Inspiration 367

by brendan on February 17, 2023

Well, there was the Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” in 1994, Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” in…

Friday Inspiration 366

by brendan on February 10, 2023

You can be told that the confetti that falls on Times Square every New Year’s…

My Favorite Sign

by brendan on February 9, 2023

I slowed my running-shoe-and-microspiked steps to move over to the side of one of our…

Friday Inspiration 365

by brendan on February 3, 2023

Well, if you look at the number of this week’s Friday Inspiration post—365—that means I…

The Frozen Peas

by brendan on February 2, 2023

Friday Inspiration 364

by brendan on January 27, 2023

As I understand the story behind this, in early 2020 a friend bet Bobby Peavey…

Feeling It

by brendan on January 26, 2023

My stories, art, and newsletter are free, and ad-free, because of the financial support…

Friday Inspiration 363

by brendan on January 20, 2023

Hey, can I ask you a very quick favor? Think for a couple seconds about…

Friday Inspiration 362

by brendan on January 13, 2023

If you need an introduction to the work of Fred again.., I think this is…

What Went Wrong On My Run Today?

by brendan on January 12, 2023

A few seconds after I walked in the door on a recent afternoon, Hilary asked,…