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At the Gym, Volume 6
I was getting pretty unhealthy there for a while. A combination of slower metabolism, a sedentary job, and eating an entire cake after every meal eventually got to me, adding pounds and inches. Having recently become single only brought more attention to this fact, because if my observations of the human race have been accurate, the…
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Tolerance, Conflict, and Nonflict
A lot of conflict can be explained in terms of differing tolerance levels. A disagreement may simply be a matter of one person hitting their limit before another. An example will help: let’s say a couple is fighting because he feels like he always has to clean up her mess around the house. It would…
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A Hole
A breakup isn’t just physical separation from a person. It’s cutting off the opportunity to form new memories together, and to refresh old ones. Memories are half of who we are, so when we form a lot of them together we literally become a part of one another. When we stop forming them, it changes…

I’m Phronk, also known as P.T. Phronk, or Mike. I’m a writer and scientist. Here’s where to find my stuff:
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