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Why we check our phones so much, Part 1: Needing to matter
On the need to know people are thinking about us.
Jun 1
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JC Clapham
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May 2026
The big choice before the ordinary choice
On making a conscious decision about the kind of person you're committing to being.
May 25
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JC Clapham
1
The thing about waiting
On the kind of waiting that costs us something.
May 18
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JC Clapham
1
1
The small 'yes'
On the low-stakes moments we often talk ourselves out of.
May 11
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JC Clapham
1
1
The repair you keep putting off
On the quiet ruptures we wish we could step around.
May 4
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JC Clapham
1
April 2026
How performing taught me more about calm than therapy did
On what happens when there is nowhere to hide.
Apr 27
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JC Clapham
1
The body knows first.
On the signals we override before we've even noticed them.
Apr 20
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JC Clapham
3
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Living in the middle.
On not waiting for resolution before you let yourself be here.
Apr 13
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JC Clapham
2
2
The thing that isn't about now.
On 'triggers'.
Apr 6
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JC Clapham
2
1
March 2026
Making ourselves smaller doesn't actually help.
On what it costs when we shrink to fit in.
Mar 30
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JC Clapham
3
1
1
The explanation that doesn't help.
On why we explain our intention rather than hearing the impact.
Mar 23
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JC Clapham
3
1
The good pause.
On urgency, and what it costs.
Mar 16
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JC Clapham
2
1
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