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My life, as Amelia Edwards once said, is the "satisfaction of a purposeless curiosity."

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WHY DON’T YOU? #157

November 27, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you go to your favorite cemetery and randomly research one of the people interred there? I think there’s nowhere more interesting than a cemetery, they’re full of […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #156

November 20, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you spend a day in complete and absolute silence? There are few things rarer than the blissful glory of utter quiet. All day, every day, we have […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #155

November 13, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you pick something up at the grocery store that frightens you? All my long life, I have disliked peppers. Nothing could convince me that they were worth […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #154

November 6, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you subscribe to all the magazines you admire at the airport bookshop but refuse to buy because they cost far too much? I’ve discovered that you can […]

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advice, Diana Vreeland, Egyptology, inspiration, language, life, Reading, sleep, suggestion

WHY DON’T YOU? #153

October 30, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you subscribe to one of those food box things that are so popular right now? I finally signed up for Hello Fresh so that I can try […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #152

October 23, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you get some kind of procedure done for fun? I’ve been considering getting acupuncture for some time. I have read good things about it, heard remarkable successes, […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #151

October 16, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you eat your body weight in your favorite candy? I just ate twenty rolls of Smarties in roughly three minutes, and I have rarely been happier. When […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #150

October 2, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you have a witch make you a potion? I mean this with all seriousness, reader. When I was in Mexico City, I bought a tea to soothe […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #149

September 25, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you adopt the trend that I started (and Kourtney Kardashian ripped off from me) and wear pajamas as fashion? I’ve been doing this for years and regularly […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #148

September 18, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you schedule your day to ensure you receive eight hours of sleep? I’m laughing at myself for writing this because I literally never do. But last night, […]

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