May All the Slippery Slopes You Go Down

June 20, 2024March 23, 2024Digital Citizen Leave a comment

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May all the slippery slopes you go down be hills – Minh Tan #expression #expressions #quote #quotes #slipperyslope

♬ CHOPIN — Prelude E minor – Milko MILKOV Piano

Eiffel Tower Elevator Rides

June 8, 2024March 23, 2024Digital Citizen Leave a comment

While I was in Paris, I was lucky enough to be able to experience the Eiffel Tower on a day when it wasn’t too crowded so I would get the elevator window spot on the rides up and down to have gotten these videos of these experiences.

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Down is Not the Only Way to Go when at the Top

August 24, 2020March 12, 2021Digital Citizen Leave a comment

When you’ve been at the top of anything in rank, did you think down was the only way you could go from there? Do you think most champions, and people at the top of any level, in anything, think down is the only way they could go from there?

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Prettifying Photos of Yourself Just Turns You into a Walking Letdown

November 3, 2017Digital Citizen Leave a comment

Prettifying is a word, firstly. It’s the act of making prettier, especially in a superficial way.

Prettifying photos is also a tech trend these days, apparently. Big enough it’s helped Snapchat and other apps grow exponentially, according to Wired magazine. While it’s great to have nice photos of yourself that look better than the real life you, the problem is people don’t meet your photos in person. They meet you.

The real you.

The real you that’s less than the prettified picture of you.

And what would you expect their reaction to be?

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