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dawwww thank you Sari this is such a nice welcome! Hi and hello to all you Sublime readers out there I am psyched to be here. Looking forward to getting weird and figuring stuff out with all of y'all.

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Feb 3Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

this book thing - how can we help make that happen sooner?!

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Feb 4Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

I love Both Are True. Alex's writing is like a bunch of exciting things you'll find in a Christmas stocking.

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Feb 4Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

So excited for this!!

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Feb 3Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

Hi & thanks for this wonderful newsletter. Ive been thinking about the theme of “both are true” a lot in the past few days. My version of it is that : To be great at something, one has to be obsessed about it. On the other hand; We need to explore a lot to know what’s worth obsessing about.

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Feb 3Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

What a combo! I’ve loved your thoughtful writing, Sari, in this newsletter and Alex’s humor and vulnerability in his newsletter. So this will be fun!

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Feb 3Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

As everyone knows, Mr Dobrenko is a menace, a loon, a fop, a charlatan and a clown omelet (which starts with a "c" so that's definitely his turf).

That said, he is also a great writer (or has a great ghost-writer! I wouldn't put it past the man...) so I'm delighted to see his words and his kind, empathetic Chaotic Good input will be going into Sublime - you've picked a good'un here.

Don't tell him I said any of this.

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Feb 3Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

Hooray! I’m following Alex over here. And I am pretty intrigued by the app you’re building. I’m a three-year user of Roam and have recently started looking for an alternative. I’m a pretty heavy knowledge database user. I’ll try to join your beta test group!

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Feb 3Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

Dream team! Can't wait to read more

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Feb 5Liked by Alex Dobrenko`, Sari Azout

On over-intellectualizing: "Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do things." -Ray Bradbury

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Welcome, Alex! This has been one of my favorite newsletter for a while, and I'm excited to see what comes of it now.

I love the framing of 'both are true'. I think of it as seeking nuance. I often see nuance put aside in mainstream discourse, especially on the bird app, so I look forward to reading more of your work here, and elsewhere!

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dynamic duo!!

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All sounds juicy. Since you asked, this is a very big deal for me, putting my money where my mouth is to get people thinking outside the box. What more can do to help this hurting world than just electing Democrats?

ESSAY CONTEST with Cash Prizes! Due February 14.

It’s January 1, 2050. How, in 2024, did we pull off saving the world?

https://suzannetaylor.substack.com/p/an-essay-contest-its-january-1-2050

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Great news. Welcome Alex and rooting for amazing success to the Sublime and team.

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