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January 2020

How to Start with Nothing
Drawing a blank is a great way to begin any new project
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Phil Houtz
How “Spark Joy” Can Be Your Secret Weapon for Success in the Coming Year
Your gut knows more than you think
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Phil Houtz

December 2019

Theme for 2020: “Making the World Better” Also My Habit Tracker Quit on Me - Happy New Year
Building traditional garden wall, Sorrento, Italy. Courtesy BuildingBeauty.org For some time now I’ve been experimenting with themes instead of New…
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Phil Houtz
Grinch Report: Christmas Trees Are Terrible for the Planet (and What You Can Do to Change That) 
I’m Dreaming of a Green Christmas
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I'd Love to Change the World
A Meditation in Three Acts
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Phil Houtz

July 2019

The Moaning Corpse - A Meditation on Life
I was about 15 years old the first time I saw a dead person. I was sitting in a window seat of an old school bus on twisting mountain road near…
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Phil Houtz
The Life Hack to End All Life Hacks
Welcome to post-cartesian life
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Phil Houtz

June 2019

How I Busted the Pool Hall Ghost and Other Tales about Eerie Sounds
Things that go "whacka-whacka ungow" in the night
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The Problem with Being Wild
In some ways we are all a little allergic to nature
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Phil Houtz
Teeny Tiny Trailer Tuesday
Take your tiny house on the road
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Phil Houtz
Maybe It’s Time to Re-Think the To-Do List - 4 Ways to Shake It Up
When your to-do list becomes an infinity pool of despair
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Phil Houtz
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