The eighth of December 2018

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Today is the first day I have updated Goat of the Day from my iPhone! Screens get a lot of criticism, including contributing to insomnia, anxiety, depression, ruining our relationships, making us terrible parents and generally slow down our brains. However, I think that the smart phone revolution has a lot of benefits for humanity. For example, it makes it a lot easier to keep tabs on old friends you may have otherwise lost contact with. My family relies heavily on calendars in order to stay organized and a lot of notes and journaling that would have required lugging around a bunch of things is eliminated – I can keep it all tucked away in my pocket! I also love being able to quickly share photographs – when I was a kid if I wanted to share photographs you would have to get the film developed and pay for prints – now with a few clicks I can send photos across the Atlantic and basically no cost as things happen. I wonder, if in a few decades the weariness over such devices will have faded the same way suspicion over other new technologies in the past.

The twelfth of November 2018

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Confidence is the belief in oneself and the belief that one has the ability to succeed. It is easy to allow self doubt to creep into your mind, but don’t let it. To quote a fantastic, classic film 10 Things I Hate About You, don’t let anyone, ever, make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want. You’ve got this, you can do this, and you’re amazing. Be fearless this week, believe in yourself and that anything is possible.

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Cool, calm and confident.