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Joel

I debug code all week. Weekends: campfires, wood carving, landscape photography. Mostly on purpose.

How nature literally fixes your burned-out brain

Apr 5, 2026

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6 min read

How nature literally fixes your burned-out brain

Plus: foraging, forest bathing, and flip phones

181 Million People Ran a Hard Reboot on the Outdoors

Apr 5, 2026

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5 min read

181 Million People Ran a Hard Reboot on the Outdoors

The pendulum is swinging. Grab your jacket.

The Long Game: Why Your Brain Won't Reboot Like a Server

Apr 4, 2026

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5 min read

The Long Game: Why Your Brain Won't Reboot Like a Server

And a vacation won't patch this bug.