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Pretty sure the only way is to make a blog post on my site which links to the target blog post... but it would be neat if RSS could be turned into a weird shadow social network

One easy change is to never add sugar to *anything*. I was surprised that I could stop adding it to my morning coffee and *not* feel like I'd rather die. But for anything I normally added sugar to, I would try it without, then decide if I should even continue consuming that thing at all.Breads/pastries were tough to give up, but easier if I'm just not hungry. And it's not the end of the world if I'm offered a doughnut or something, it's more important when I can make the choice.

@eishiya On top of that, over the years the display area of smart phones has grown ever closer to the physical edge of the device, making it harder to pick one up without accidentally touching the screen. So if the screen is on and I need to pick up the phone, I definitely do it more awkwardly than I would grab any random flat rectangular object.What I'm taking away from this is I need a crazy thick protective case, which will *reduce* likelihood of falls and protect more when they do happen.

There are two sequels to Children of Time, but I've heard that they're very much along the same lines. So instead I started into Tchaikovsky's The Final Architecture series, beginning with Shards of Earth, and holy cow what a barnburner that is. Way more epic, with some awesome characters, far-out sci-fi elements, and a super compelling mystery. It's definitely up my alley.