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Trying to figure things out *right now* is counterproductive
Plus a farewell to a high priestess of Wicca
Leonie Mercedes
October 25, 2025
Good morning, sunshine ☀️ Here’s your three-part nudge for the day:
a prompt
Write on the following for 5–10 minutes:
Think about a book, film, album, or work of art that had a big impact on you. When did it come into your life, and why do you think it made such a big impression?
a thought
“Your desire to figure things out right now is what prevents you from being able to figure things out.” – Barbara Oakley, educator, A Mind for Numbers
farewell
Patricia Crowther, occultist (1927–2025)
“[Ian Lilleyman, her partner] said there was ‘never a time she would just sit down and do nothing… At night, I would go off to bed and she would be sat reading a book. She never stopped learning, even as she got older,’ he said. ‘She said, “you’ve got to read to learn, you don’t know everything, you might think you do but you don’t”.’”
Thanks for coming, dear makers and shakers. See you tomorrow ☕