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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? #147

September 11, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you whip up dozens of soups and store them in the freezer? Now that September is here, autumn has arrived in my mind, and now I crave […]

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advice, cooking, Diana Vreeland, fashion, health, inspiration, mental health, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #146

September 4, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

After many months, I’m back. Summer was decadent and glorious. Soon you’ll hear all about it! Monday: Why don’t you have a large picture of yourself printed up doing something […]

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advice, college, Diana Vreeland, education, Egypt, inspiration, interior decorating, suggestion, Whole Foods, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #145

May 29, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you affix a bunch of pictures to a blank wall in a haphazard yet artsy fashion? I was trying to give my office a facelift, so I […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #144

May 22, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you buy yourself a uniform? I know that I have written about this at least twice, but I never follow my own advice, and I still think […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #143

May 15, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you realize that you will almost assuredly never pay off all of your debt and learn to live with it instead of letting it be a crushing […]

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clothes, cosmetic surgery, Diana Vreeland, inspiration, Joan Rivers, money, shopping, suggestion, travel, Uncategorized, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #142

May 8, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you add an alert to your calendar to go and buy heavily discounted outdoor furniture at the end of the season? I am longing for benches and […]

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advice, college, concert, Diana Vreeland, education, Harry Styles, health, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?, writing

WHY DON’T YOU? #141

May 1, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you pop a garbage can full of popcorn and sit down on your most comfortable couch and watch Feud from beginning to end? Reader, I cannot get […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #140

April 24, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you take a leaf out of my book and make a radical change to your look? Why on earth is that a phrase, leaves out of books? […]

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WHY DON’T YOU? #139

April 17, 2017by Benjamin Phillips 3 Comments

Monday: Why don’t you gather a highbrow magazine and sit down and read it cover to cover? I just finished reading the March issue of National Geographic and learned so […]

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advice, animals, art, Diana Vreeland, Harry Styles, inspiration, shopping, suggestion, Why Don't You?

WHY DON’T YOU? #138

April 10, 2017by Benjamin Phillips Leave a comment

Monday: Why don’t you move to a third-world country and become a teacher? I was terribly inspired by the documentary He Named Me Malala. I love that heroic young lady so […]

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