Common Sense Wins

01/15/2026

Bravo New Yorkers!

12/12/2025

04/10/2024

I’ve always admired George for his ability to see through our society’s false dignity.

04/08/2024

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04/08/2024

I stumbled across this school reports from the Easter break, 65 years ago. It felt very fitting to hear that I was “very backward” in spelling and reading – as I get set to launch my audiobook next week! In case you can’t read the handwriting, here are a few highlights:

Classics: “Very keen, but handicapped by a bad memory. Some progress.”

Mathematics: “The first half of the term saw a great improvement in his work, but once he began to get onto really new processes his keenness declined, and his standard dropped.”

French: “A slight improvement this term but his work is still below standard.”

English: “He is still very backward in this subject, especially in spelling and reading - constant practice in the latter is necessary.”

Drawing: “If he took a little care he could be good.”

Going through school with undiagnosed dyslexia wasn’t at all fun, but I’m glad I didn’t let it squash my big ideas. I hope this inspires anyone out there who might be struggling at school right now. Just remember there’s a whole lot more to life out there, and one day you’ll be able to look back on these reports and smile.

03/08/2024

Beautiful advice 🥰

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02/29/2024

02/29/2024

“Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.”
—Maya Angelou

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02/29/2024

U.S. adults take in about 57 percent of calories from ultra-processed foods; children and teens a whopping 67 percent, according to the government’s most recent Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which is nationally representative. That’s high—levels as low as 20 percent have been linked to ill effects on the brain. EATING THESE KINDS OF FOODS LEADS TO DEPRESSION

Consuming ultra-processed foods that are typically high in salt, sugar, and fat—and cheap and accessible—may boost the risk of anxiety, depression, and cognitive decline.

02/28/2024

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