Janna

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great point, totally agree — even the realisation that, if the outcome of an interaction is somehow bad, it's not the end of the world and it's just a chance to improve for next time can be enough to make the dynamic and feedback spin into a positive loop instead of a negative spiral

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I love that; I had a similar shift in wanting to know more about people and feeling the excitement rather than anxiety! Felt like a shift from looking inwards and being concerned about myself to looking outwards and being interested in others / the world. I wonder if that's something that people who seem more socially inclined might do naturally, and maybe that's part of the key to unlocking people skills — it's possible for everyone to do it and get there

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Oh no way, so cool Korea has the same thing! 😄 We’ve got a chocolate bar called the Crunchie, which is a block of honeycomb in chocolate, and Hokey Pokey is also a classic ice cream flavour in NZ. Is there a similar product/treat in Korea, or is it more something that people make at home?

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I grew up with Whittakers in NZ! Unique ones worth trying: coconut, Hazella, Hokey Pokey crunch, berry and biscuit, and peanut slab (the most iconic Whittakers product and my fave) I also enjoy the artisan sea salt & caramel ones and Wellington coffee but you could probably get similar flavours from other brands

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Hey everyone, as you know, I'm a music supervisor and a huge movie buff. So, along with NFT stuff, I'll be dropping some film recs here too. Today, check out "Aftersun" by Charlotte Wells. It's a super touching film about a dad and daughter trying to connect. It's got this amazing mix of closeness and loneliness. Trust me, it's a film you won't forget. cc: @janna https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOCwr17kDfk

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Amazing music moment in this one too — the needle drop was extraordinary

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🙏🏼❤️‍🔥

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So good!! So many classics, and so beautifully woven into the story and shots

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Yes pls 🙏🏼

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thinking about Wim Wenders' film, Perfect Days (2023), and how it walks the delicate line between (1) extolling the virtues of presence and attending to one's life with care and love, which can turn the most mundane of routines into joy and become our salvation, and (2) portraying how the architecture of a perfect routine and an existence seemingly shorn of the past can also be an illusion used to suppress or escape from things too painful to address

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sunset moment in Istanbul 🌅

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It was gradual in that I started questioning why I was so introverted, and did I have to remain this way? Then it was sudden when I went somewhere I'd never been and deliberately took the opposite approach: instead of overthinking, I started mostly just saying what I was thinking. It worked surprisingly well, and I began changing my style of talking. Rather than only asking questions, which was my ‘formula’ for keeping conversation going (but backfired when people gave v short answers), I started telling stories That shifted things away from feeling like small talk or even feeling like an effortful engagement, and made it feel like sitting around a campfire. And either people responded better or I wasn't analysing so much. Whatever came to mind became better, like honing an intuition. Being around people was less effort, and I felt more at ease and like I didn’t have to force so much How did you start with building up people skills and confidence in conversation?

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Totally agree, people crave connection! And I think more people who consider themselves introverted could actively become comfortable in more environments than they realise I used to think of situations as more comfortable/safe/interesting vs less comfortable/safe/interesting, but that really limited what I felt suited me and where I could find connection. And I have since discovered that I can actually actively take the mask off anywhere and, consequently, increase the number of environments I feel comfortable in. And it’s also made me find more things interesting. It’s a far more active way of living and connecting: it’s you WITH the world, not against it Bc of that, I don’t think the introvert/extrovert distinction is a fixed, permanent categorisation. I think we can move between them at will

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This is lovely, thanks for sharing! Love the look of their revival radios too — you can tell when electronics have been designed by people who know well the quality and measure of attention that is (and should be) paid to an object https://www.robertsradio.com/en-gb/revival

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I see it.. no wonder I found it so comforting haha

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I love radios, and there's something so tactile, elegant, and retro-futuristic about this cube Sony TR-1825 transistor radio from the '70s Images from: https://blog.iso50.com/26131/26131/

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I also tend to associate the harpsichord's sound with older / a specific style of music, so I found it disorienting too and it really tickled my brain. It's funny how much our perceptions are affected when we meet something that really defies our category expectations

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That’s interesting: after listening to the original, did it sound more ‘right’ to you (ie the dissonance went away) or did it increase your appreciation of the dissonance? And yes I play piano! I’ve played baroque music written for harpsichord, and this instrument sounds like a richer harpsichord, so playing jazz on it felt v fresh to me

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Would love to hear if you find anything cool down that rabbit hole 🙌🏼

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1. Love the energy and vibe of the piece: I can see a whole scene and story unfolding in front of me 2. The music constantly goes slightly out of tune and then back in tune, over and over, creating little micro-resolutions that I find really satisfying and a source of delight 3. Microtonal music can often be unsettling and sound like a horror soundtrack, so it's wonderful in and of itself to hear someone create pleasing harmony with new notes and well thought-out dissonances and resolutions 4. The instrument has a gorgeous tone – very rich and full while also being light and playful – that works really well with the piece. The music has clearly been thought of in light of and crafted in conjunction with the instrument

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