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🦞 "Don't punish people for admitting they were wrong, you make it harder for them to improve." - Ideopunk

Hey friends!

I hope this was a good week for you! Mine was a whirlwind. Can't believe it's July already. Anyway, it's readin' time!

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#307
July 2, 2023
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⛱ "Change is a stranger you have yet to know." - George Michael

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I hope you had a good week! Mine was very busy with family events, and it was great seeing everyone. Let's leeearn!

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#306
June 25, 2023
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🐈‍⬛ "If you're passionate about your work, it makes the people around you want to be involved too." - Wanda Sykes

Hey y’all!

I hope you had a good week! To the fathers and father-figures out there, I hope you had a wonderful Father’s Day, and for the Americans in the room, I hope you have a great Juneteenth! Let’s boogie.

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#305
June 19, 2023
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🐞 "Shouting 'self-care' at people who actually need community care is how we fail people." - Nakita Valerio

Helllloooo!

I hope you had a good week! It's been wild seeing the air quality changes here in the US with the Canadian wildfires, I hope y'all have been staying healthy and breathing well. Anyway, let's boogie.

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#304
June 11, 2023
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🩻 "All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary." - Sally Ride

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I hope you had a good week! Mine was a social and productive one (which I haven’t had in a while since having a baby), which was exciting!

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#303
June 4, 2023
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👁 "When you're free, your true creativity, your true self comes out." - Tina Turner

Helllllooooo!

I hope you had a great week, and for the Americans out there, I hope you’re enjoying the long Memorial Day weekend. Let’s boogie.

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#302
May 28, 2023
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🍇 "If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen." - Cher

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I hope your week was a good one! I’m kind of mind-blown that my kid is 4 weeks old already. This month has been the most brain-bending time of my life, by far. Anyway, let’s leearn!

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#301
May 21, 2023
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🌥 "Wishing joy and/or comfort today, whatever your story may be." - Mari Andrew

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Happy Mother's Day to the moms, step-moms, pseudo-moms, aspiring moms, and future moms here, and to each of yours. I hope you had a good week! Mine was busy with the newborn... and also in anticipation of the new Zelda game that came out, heh.

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#300
May 14, 2023
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🥱 "Life is anything but predictable." - Dwayne Johnson

Helllloooo!

Wow. Welcome back. I hope you are a more conscious being than I am. So sleepy. Anyway, let’s leeearn!

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#299
May 7, 2023
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😵‍💫 "You cannot live your life looking at yourself from someone else's point of view." - Penelope Cruz

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I hope your week was a good one. Mine was probably the most tiring week I’ve ever had, if I’m being honest. Newborns are no joke. But hey, at least they’re cute. Let’s learn!

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#298
April 30, 2023
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👶 "A sword wields no strength unless the hand that holds it has courage." - The Legend of Zelda, Twilight Princess

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Assuming all has gone well since I hit the "schedule" button on this issue... I just gave birth! Ahh! Baby! But there's still stuff to leeeearn!

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#297
April 23, 2023
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☔️ "We are what we believe we are." - C.S. Lewis

Helllloooo friends!

I hope your week was a good one! I had an intense week of debugging and prepping some launches (which was fun, but tiring), and now I'm looking forward to reaping the benefits and resting up a bit. Let's learn!

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#296
April 16, 2023
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🐥 "Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action." - Benjamin Disraeli

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I hope you had a great week! I celebrated Easter with family today and loved it, and now I’m wrapping up a lot of work as my maternity leave (!) starts soon! Anyway, let’s gooo!

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#295
April 10, 2023
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6️⃣ "Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose." - Lyndon B. Johnson

Oh heeeey!

I’m so excited to be in your inbox today! It is this newsletter’s SIXTH year anniversary!! I’m so grateful for all of you here. Let’s keep it going (also there are free things and coupons below, keep scrolling)!

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#294
April 2, 2023
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⛴ "Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy." - Anne Frank

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I hope you’re doing well! I coded a ton this week which was both fun and frustrating, as you can imagine, as I messed myself up with my own bugs. Classic.

Before we continue: Next week is this newsletter’s sixth anniversary! I’m going to see if I can rustle up some giveaways and goodies for y’all. If you wouldn’t mind sharing this with a friend or two, I’d really appreciate it! Thank you for being around!

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#293
March 26, 2023
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🏷 "[Life's] a journey, and you're not done till you’re done." - Fran Drescher

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I hope you had a good one this week! I'm feeling all warm and fuzzy myself because I got to see a bunch of family and friends. Anyway, time to surf!

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#292
March 20, 2023
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📽 "Don’t settle for average. Bring your best to the moment." - Angela Bassett

Helloooo!

I hope you had a good week! Mine was fairly hectic, but luckily I was able to recharge a bit over the weekend. Let’s boogie!

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#291
March 12, 2023
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⛳️ "You should celebrate who you are." - Eva Mendes

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Happy March! I hope your week was a good one. I’m currently rearranging my desk space and it’s a little chaotic, but also super fun to change up the scenery a bit. Let’s read!

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#290
March 5, 2023
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🌌 "Like what you do, and then you will do your best." - Katherine Johnson

Ayyy welcome back!

I hope your week was a good one! I feel like February has flown by and I’m still catching my breath. But hey, time flies when you’re having fun. Let’s boogie!

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#289
February 26, 2023
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⛲️ "To think that everybody's like you is silly." - Charles Barkley

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I hope you had a great week! I myself wrapped up some projects, which is always satisfying. Onwards!

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#288
February 20, 2023
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🍜 "If you don't live your life, then who will?" - Rihanna

Heyo!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was wildly busy at work, but our team got a ton done, and this weekend offered up some much-needed rest time. Let’s boogie!

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#287
February 13, 2023
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🥕 "Talent without working hard is nothing." - Cristiano Ronaldo

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Happy February! I don't know about you, but it's uncharacteristically warm (relatively speaking) in Chicago and I am loving the extra sunshine. Let's learn!

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#286
February 6, 2023
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🥦 "If you want to feel good, you have to go out and do some good." - Oprah Winfrey

Hellloooooo!

I hope y’all had a good week! Mine was another busy one, but luckily the weekend was restful. Let’s learn!

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#285
January 29, 2023
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🐰 "The best prophet of the future is the past." - Lord Byron

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I hope you had a great week! Mine was pretty packed, but I got to eat some great food for Lunar New Year and Chicago’s Restaurant Week, so I’ve got no complaints here. Onwards!

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#284
January 23, 2023
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🪁 "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." - Confucius

Wasssaaaap!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was wildly busy with work (we had an offsite), and I’m taking a couple days this week to recover and… probably play some video games while I’m at it.

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#283
January 16, 2023
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🪅 "What you do every day matters more than what you do once in a while." - Gretchen Rubin

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I hope your first full week of the year was a good one! Resolutions and goals are hard to stick with, and I hope y’all are able to keep yours going. Let’s boogie!

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#282
January 8, 2023
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🎊 "From a small seed a mighty trunk may grow." - Aeschylus

HAPPY NEW YEEEEARRR!

I hope your 2022 ended well! The last week for me was kind of a blur, but I think I needed the mental reset. Let’s start off the year with a bang!

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#281
January 2, 2023
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☃️ "Love is all we have, the only way that each can help the other." - Euripides

HO HO HO. Merry Christmas out there to all who celebrate it! I hope you had a good one, whether you were with loved ones or having a cozy one on your own.

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#280
December 25, 2022
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🛎 "Don't be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily." - Gertrude Elion

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I hope your week was a good one! Happy Hanukkah to those celebrating starting this weekend. Onwards!

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#279
December 19, 2022
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⛴ "Life has no blessing like a prudent friend." - Euripides

Helllllooooo!

I hope you had an awesome week! Mine was great and I'm excited to be in your inbox today. Let's gooo!

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#278
December 11, 2022
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⛵️ "To attract something that you want, become as joyful as you think that thing would make you." - Martha Beck

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I hope your week was great! Mine was fairly busy with meetings and podcasts and mooore, but it was a fun kind of busy. Let's surf!

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#277
December 4, 2022
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⚽️ "Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are." - Chinese Proverb

Hellllooo!

I hope y’all are doing well! You might have gotten two emails from me last week, sorry about that. I was out of the country, and my timezone confusion made me send it twice! Anyway, let’s boogie.

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#276
November 27, 2022
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🌿 "Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from." - Jodie Foster

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I hope your week was a good one! Mine was packed full of meetings, but I’m spending a bunch of time with family now, which is a nice mental reset. Let’s surf!

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#275
November 20, 2022
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📒 "Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine." - Whoopi Goldberg

Hellllloooo!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was a bit of a roller coaster, but we made it through. Let’s leeeearn!

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#274
November 13, 2022
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🥎 "I don't think of all the misery but of the beauty that still remains." - Anne Frank

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I hope your week was a good one! Seeing all the layoffs this week was really hard, I hope you and yours are doing okay. And Americans, go vote this week! Let’s boogie.

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#273
November 6, 2022
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🎱 "Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow." - Helen Keller

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Can you believe this next week is November? Whew. I hope y’all have a safe and happy Halloween!

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#272
October 30, 2022
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🧛 "Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense." - Gertrude Stein

Hellllooo!

Gosh, October is flying by, I can’t believe it’s already time for a new week! I hope yours was a good one. Let’s boogie.

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#271
October 23, 2022
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🫖 "I never regretted what I turned down." - Angela Lansbury

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I hope your week was swell! I spent a lot of mine in Philadelphia with my team and some family, and I’m glad to be home again. Let’s surf!

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#270
October 16, 2022
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🚉 "Instant gratification takes too long." - Carrie Fisher

Helllloooo!

I hope you had a great week! Mine was packed with talks, family, and events, and I’m looking forward to a more restful one.

Also, as of this past week, there’s over 15,000 of you! Thank you so much for being here!

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#269
October 10, 2022
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🎧 "Hope is a gift you don’t have to surrender, a power you don’t have to throw away." - Rebecca Solnit

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I hope you had a lovely week! Mine was busy, but in a good way. Let’s learn!

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#268
October 2, 2022
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🪕 "Every day brings new choices." - Martha Beck

Helllllooooo!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was pretty dang full of meetings and speaking at things, so I admit I’m a little pooped writing this, but the weekend was a good time seeing friends and family. Let’s go!

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#267
September 26, 2022
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🍿 "Don’t you ever, ever give up on you." - Sheryl Lee Ralph

Hello friends!

I hope you had a great week. I started a new job myself, and had a fun time onboarding while also squeezing in some time to watch the extended version of Lord of the Rings for the first time. Dang those movies are long. Anyway, onwards!

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#266
September 18, 2022
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🐠 "I enjoy the time passing. I think it's a privilege to be in friendship with time." - Agnès Varda

Hello hello!

I hope your week was a good one. It's definitely been an intense week of memories and remembering how fragile life can be with the world news. Remember to make the most of your time! That being said, thanks for reading, and let's goooo!

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#265
September 11, 2022
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🚥 "If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow." - Beyoncé

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I hope you had a great week! Mine was a bit chaotic, but productive. Onwards!

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#264
September 4, 2022
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🍟 "The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work." - Michael Jackson

Hello!

I hope your week was a good one! I admit this felt like the longest week on earth for me, lots of stuff I had to do, but I got to top off the week with Pokémon Go Fest, so no complaints!

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#263
August 29, 2022
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🧈 "Find something you're passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it." - Julia Child

Hey friends!

I hope you had a wonderful week. Mine was busy, in a good way, and I can’t believe we’re already nearing the last part of August. Soak in the summer while you can, and in the meantime, let’s gooooo!

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#262
August 21, 2022
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🎞 "Friends and good manners will carry you where money won't go." - Margaret Walker

Helllloooo!

I hope your week was a good one. Mine was busy, but there were some fun moments in there! Let’s boogie.

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#261
August 14, 2022
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🍊 "You've got to get up every morning with a smile on your face and show the world all the love in your heart." - Carole King

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I hope your week was a good one. I admit mine was challenging, but I’m glad to be in your inbox today. Let’s surf.

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#260
August 8, 2022
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🛰 "Science is not a boy's game, it's not a girl's game, it's everyone's game." - Nichelle Nichols

Wazzzaaaaap!

I hope your week was a good one! I myself had some fun work and personal updates, and I'm excited to start August with a bang. Let's go!

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#259
July 31, 2022
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💌 "Discovering the truth about ourselves is a lifetime's work, but it's worth the effort." - Fred Rogers

Hey friends!

I hope your week was a good one! Mine was fairly busy with housework, but no complaints about that. Let's goooo!

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#258
July 25, 2022
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