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u-xs-fontSize18">Hey Scott: What’s One Thing That Helps You Get Through the Day?</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">There are hundreds, but a single sentiment stands out.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent 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class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2025-01-20T17:59:14.615Z">Jan 20</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="11 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------9-----------------------" data-post-id="3134395dff43"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/hinge-prompt-answers-2025-edition-3134395dff43?source=collection_home---5------9-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*SGNO7vqAZs8nt2cz"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Hinge Prompt Answers: 2025 Edition</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/hinge-prompt-answers-2025-edition-3134395dff43?source=collection_home---5------9-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------9-----------------------" data-post-id="3134395dff43"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">Hinge Prompt Answers: 2025 Edition</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">Here’s to another year of attempting to explain myself to total strangers.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" 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u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Listening to Rain Sounds</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">You gotta do what you gotta do to keep The Silence from settling in and having its way with you.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2025-01-03T13:45:03.501Z">Jan 3</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="6 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------11-----------------------" data-post-id="ec393c445277"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-attempting-the-naked-man-ec393c445277?source=collection_home---5------11-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*4fKQppDQNq0kUnD-"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Review: Attempting ‘The Naked Man’</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-attempting-the-naked-man-ec393c445277?source=collection_home---5------11-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------11-----------------------" data-post-id="ec393c445277"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Attempting ‘The Naked Man’</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">It’s quite a move.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-30T17:37:31.784Z">Dec 30, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="8 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------12-----------------------" data-post-id="c4455bc2320d"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-semi-exhaustive-survey-completed-in-an-attempt-to-get-to-better-know-myself-c4455bc2320d?source=collection_home---5------12-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*a8GabpxVlAmcBAZ6"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Semi-Exhaustive Survey Completed in an Attempt to Get to Better Know Myself</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-semi-exhaustive-survey-completed-in-an-attempt-to-get-to-better-know-myself-c4455bc2320d?source=collection_home---5------12-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------12-----------------------" data-post-id="c4455bc2320d"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Semi-Exhaustive Survey Completed in an Attempt to Get to Better Know Myself</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">It’s kind of an interesting exercise that I was supposed to apply to potential characters for a story I’m working on — but chose to try on…</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link 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u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*_AQnhV3F8CE5Fzwz"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Review: Accidentally Attending an Orgy</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-accidentally-attending-an-orgy-3874f559e9c9?source=collection_home---5------14-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------14-----------------------" data-post-id="3874f559e9c9"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Accidentally Attending an Orgy</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">An already strange night took an unexpected turn.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-18T16:19:25.075Z">Dec 18, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="21 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------15-----------------------" data-post-id="284f97a96a70"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-giving-up-on-a-book-after-about-100-pages-284f97a96a70?source=collection_home---5------15-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*-iMJfudQn_OhaiqV"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Review: Giving up on a Book After About 100 Pages</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-giving-up-on-a-book-after-about-100-pages-284f97a96a70?source=collection_home---5------15-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------15-----------------------" data-post-id="284f97a96a70"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Giving up on a Book After About 100 Pages</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">You don’t always need to know how it ends.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-15T16:39:10.455Z">Dec 15, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="10 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------16-----------------------" data-post-id="54229b9a11a0"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/alternatives-to-slams-laptop-shut-until-54229b9a11a0?source=collection_home---5------16-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*Bc1lw9dsTaJYrcVu"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Alternatives to ‘Slams Laptop Shut Until…’</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/alternatives-to-slams-laptop-shut-until-54229b9a11a0?source=collection_home---5------16-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------16-----------------------" data-post-id="54229b9a11a0"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">Alternatives to ‘Slams Laptop Shut Until…’</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">Sometimes you just gotta take some time off.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-09T14:03:39.230Z">Dec 9, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="3 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------17-----------------------" data-post-id="6f658b2343c2"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/i-need-a-full-month-off-for-christmas-vacation-so-that-i-can-embark-on-a-hallmark-holiday-movie-6f658b2343c2?source=collection_home---5------17-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*dFMaov40xpuAChG5"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">I Need a Full Month Off for Christmas Vacation so That I Can Embark on a Hallmark Holiday Movie…</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/i-need-a-full-month-off-for-christmas-vacation-so-that-i-can-embark-on-a-hallmark-holiday-movie-6f658b2343c2?source=collection_home---5------17-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------17-----------------------" data-post-id="6f658b2343c2"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">I Need a Full Month Off for Christmas Vacation so That I Can Embark on a Hallmark Holiday Movie…</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">*Slams laptop shut until I find rom-com-level love.*</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-04T13:38:30.838Z">Dec 4, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="5 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------18-----------------------" data-post-id="558fa4cfb946"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/occasional-dispatches-from-the-advertising-agency-new-business-pitch-war-room-558fa4cfb946?source=collection_home---5------18-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*dh4B30mfMlhBRBWr"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">Occasional Dispatches From the Advertising Agency New Business Pitch ‘War Room’</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/occasional-dispatches-from-the-advertising-agency-new-business-pitch-war-room-558fa4cfb946?source=collection_home---5------18-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------18-----------------------" data-post-id="558fa4cfb946"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">Occasional Dispatches From the Advertising Agency New Business Pitch ‘War Room’</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">Sometimes you gotta burn the candle at both ends.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-02T13:41:19.779Z">Dec 2, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="6 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------19-----------------------" data-post-id="53d94ccfa5f9"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-getting-real-high-and-going-for-a-long-treadmill-walk-53d94ccfa5f9?source=collection_home---5------19-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*BWAU29Js6lRT81f-"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Review: Getting Real High and Going for a Long (Treadmill) Walk</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-getting-real-high-and-going-for-a-long-treadmill-walk-53d94ccfa5f9?source=collection_home---5------19-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------19-----------------------" data-post-id="53d94ccfa5f9"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Getting Real High and Going for a Long (Treadmill) Walk</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">Buy the ticket, take the stroll.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-12-01T19:03:35.355Z">Dec 1, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="9 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------20-----------------------" data-post-id="fa1730ac3306"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/what-if-we-kissed-fa1730ac3306?source=collection_home---5------20-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*29C3Cr0Uq9U0dR0R"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">What If We Kissed</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/what-if-we-kissed-fa1730ac3306?source=collection_home---5------20-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------20-----------------------" data-post-id="fa1730ac3306"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">What If We Kissed</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">Just putting it out there. Shooters shoot.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-30T21:26:00.005Z">Nov 30, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="2 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------21-----------------------" data-post-id="b8225799ab0a"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-putting-a-bookshelf-together-b8225799ab0a?source=collection_home---5------21-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*0GIKvoc0n9QiLWlz"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Review: Putting a Bookshelf Together</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-putting-a-bookshelf-together-b8225799ab0a?source=collection_home---5------21-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------21-----------------------" data-post-id="b8225799ab0a"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Putting a Bookshelf Together</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">I built it. And it built some character.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-30T18:17:35.664Z">Nov 30, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="7 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------22-----------------------" data-post-id="59d3ddf8bf9b"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/an-ode-to-having-some-fun-with-it-59d3ddf8bf9b?source=collection_home---5------22-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*7nTeup0bFTwwePgQ"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">An Ode to Having Some Fun With It</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/an-ode-to-having-some-fun-with-it-59d3ddf8bf9b?source=collection_home---5------22-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------22-----------------------" data-post-id="59d3ddf8bf9b"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">An Ode to Having Some Fun With It</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">What else am I gonna do, just cry all the time? Already tried that.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto">Scott Muska</a><div class="ui-caption u-fontSize12 u-baseColor--textNormal u-textColorNormal js-postMetaInlineSupplemental"><time datetime="2024-11-29T19:55:46.622Z">Nov 29, 2024</time><span class="middotDivider u-fontSize12"></span><span class="readingTime" title="4 min read"></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class="u-paddingTop30 u-paddingBottom30 js-trackPostPresentation u-borderBottomLight" data-source="collection_home---5------23-----------------------" data-post-id="b21b050e15ce"><a href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-publishing-an-absolute-flop-b21b050e15ce?source=collection_home---5------23-----------------------" class="u-block u-width140 u-height120 u-floatRight u-marginLeft30 u-xs-size80x80 u-backgroundCover u-borderLighter" style="background-image: url("https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/280/240/0*DuWrFDF5nC9nGVcR.jpg"); background-position: 50% 50% !important;"><span class="u-textScreenReader">A Review: Publishing an Absolute Flop</span></a><a class="" href="https://medium.com/i-thought-this-was-worth-sharing/a-review-publishing-an-absolute-flop-b21b050e15ce?source=collection_home---5------23-----------------------" data-action-source="collection_home---5------23-----------------------" data-post-id="b21b050e15ce"><h3 class="u-contentSansBold u-lineHeightTightest u-xs-fontSize24 u-paddingBottom2 u-paddingTop5 u-fontSize32"><div class="u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18">A Review: Publishing an Absolute Flop</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">At least it built some character.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img 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u-xs-fontSize18">Still Want to Go Out Sometime?</div></h3><div class="u-contentSansThin u-lineHeightBaseSans u-fontSize24 u-xs-fontSize18 u-textColorNormal u-baseColor--textNormal"><div class="u-fontSize18 u-xs-fontSize16">I totally understand if not.</div></div></a><div class="u-clearfix u-marginTop20"><div class="u-flexCenter"><div class="postMetaInline-avatar u-flex0"><a class="link u-baseColor--link avatar" href="https://medium.com/@scottmuska" data-action="show-user-card" data-action-value="8c549f5c2a5c" data-action-type="hover" data-user-id="8c549f5c2a5c" dir="auto"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/72/72/1*gU_LepperWTODPdi5ee-2g.jpeg" class="avatar-image u-size36x36 u-xs-size32x32" alt="Go to the profile of Scott Muska"></a></div><div class="postMetaInline postMetaInline-authorLockup ui-captionStrong u-flex1 u-noWrapWithEllipsis"><a class="ds-link ds-link--styleSubtle link link--darken link--accent u-accentColor--textNormal u-accentColor--textDarken" 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