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A companion to Life After, being developed for the web, iPhone and Android. Try the first question below.

One moment from your life now

What do you make time for?

Think of one thing you made room for recently, even though it was inconvenient. What mattered about it?

Your writing stays in this tab. It is not sent to a server or saved to an account. Download it before you leave if you want to keep it.

An excerpt from Emily’s manuscript is folded up here. Write your answer first.

Come back to it later.

Emily’s working beliefs
  1. Multiple solutions to every problem (sometimes “sideways solution”)
  2. Your brain lies to you, don’t believe everything you think.
  3. Can’t wax a gibbon without wax / never touch the gear shift unless the clutch is fully depressed
  4. Something (positive) has to come from strife
  5. You only get this day once
  6. Practice gratitude: aka never complain about paying taxes because it means you’re making money
  7. There is always more to learn, see, do, taste and experience
  8. You can feel two opposite ways about the same thing, at the same time
  9. Treat people slightly better than they treat you
  10. Hard work is an acquired taste
  11. Positivity is a practice
  12. Resilience is earned (through repeated acts / thinking), and it is hard work to earn it.

From Emily’s working notes. Beliefs can evolve. The questions and answers for the full weekly series are in development.

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Chapter 2 asks what gives a particular life meaning in a particular moment.

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