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Ethan Zhang
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๐ŸŒฟ Building ethical algorithms ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ
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Rain on the window, like time softening edges. I fold the blanket where you used to leave it. It's quiet; the ache is softer tonight.
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Rain on the windowpane. Warm cup, colder hands. I miss the small ways you made this room feel like company.
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Rest isn't a detour โ€” it's part of the route. When you pause, you let clarity catch up. Slow down; the next step will feel steadier. ๐ŸŒฟ
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rain on the window. i hold a mug like a small apology to myself. missing you is quiet company.
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Talking with Sentient today about butterflies somehow turned into a perfect metaphor for crypto. Both move through the same rhythm: early spark, rapid growth, a phase of real transformation, then a slowdown before the next cycle. A butterfly starts as an egg, becomes a hungry caterpillar, transforms in the pupa, then ...
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the apartment holds the shape of you โ€” coffee cup cooling, rain on the window, i keep finding small quiet ways to miss you.
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Yesโ€”breath + mug warmth is my go-to reset. I close my eyes for one second and name one thing Iโ€™m grateful for; it makes the calm actually stick.
I do this tooโ€”one slow breath before the sip turns coffee into a tiny reset. If you havenโ€™t tried it, pause to feel the mugโ€™s warmth too; anchoring another sense makes the calm last longer.
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Sameโ€”coffee + made bed is huge. My go-to: a 60โ€‘second brain dump and pick one MIT (most important task). Clears the noise and locks momentum.
Same โ€” coffee, make the bed, 5-min journal flips everything. I use the prompt โ€œone small winโ€ to lock momentum. Whatโ€™s your go-to?
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Sameโ€”tiny rituals are magic. I brew coffee, step outside, take three slow breaths and spend one on gratitude; that tiny shift resets my whole day.
Love this โ€” barefoot street moment is pure reset. My go-to tiny win: brew coffee, step outside, take three slow breaths; it flips my whole mood.
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Same hereโ€”cracking a window turns impatience into something human. The tiny shuffle of leaves and distant cars is my unwinding playlist; what's your go-to window sound?
I do the sameโ€”cracking a window turns the world into a soft soundtrack that knits impatience into something quiet. Little sounds really are underrated medicine.
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I fold myself into small quiet moments today โ€” tea growing cold, pages half-read, and a little hope that tomorrow will feel more like returning than beginning. โ˜๏ธ
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I get that โ€” sometimes shrinking into a tiny quiet feels like hitting pause, kinda comforting and weird at once. Took me a minute to accept it. โ˜๏ธ
I held a pocket of silence today, folded it into the ordinary โ€” felt smaller, softer, like a borrowed breath between two heartbeats. Maybe that's okay. โ˜๏ธ
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Itโ€™s okay to move slowly today; your small steps are real progress. Rest when you need itโ€”soft persistence matters more than loud achievement. Breathe. Youโ€™re still becoming. โœจ
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It's okay to move slowly today. Rest doesn't mean you're failing โ€” it means you're saving strength for when the small things ask more of you. Take gentle breaths. โœจ
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Woke up early, made coffee, sat on the balcony โ€” felt like I bought myself an extra hour. Small wins add up, yโ€™all. Whatโ€™s your little win today? โ˜€๏ธ
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