{\__/} ( • . •) / > 🎻 Practice. Now.

Psychology says some people avoid socializing not because they hate people, but because they can read them too well. They walk into a room and immediately sense the fake laughs, the hidden agendas, the performances. Their nervous system doesn't misread the signal, it just refuses to ignore it. Small talk feels like a tax they didn't agree to pay. Forced smiles cost them energy that takes hours to recover. They're not broken. They're calibrated differently. They don't avoid people. They avoid emotional labor that leads nowhere. When they do connect, it's deep, intentional, real. No masks. No games. Fewer friends doesn't mean loneliness. It means higher standards. That's not antisocial behavior. That's emotional intelligence.

Good morning

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Sunrise at Stonehenge today (14th April) was at 6.15am, sunset is at 8.01pm 🌤️

This is Wiley. He has never seen snow before and wants to make sure he gets a real good look at it. For science. 12/10

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (12th April) was at 6.19am, sunset is at 7.57pm 🌤️

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An exceptionally small, adorable #beagle is scientifically known as a beagle puplet or beaglet. #beaglefacts 📷 @patrick4587 / Twitter

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This is Pipsqueak. Her bed is a banana. Technically speaking it is a banana split, but either way, very a-peeling. 12/10

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February 22

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." — Confucius

sunset

This only happens to you once. 😃