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James Farson

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I wrote a couple of books once upon a time. Now I mostly read them. Likes modernist/experimental fiction, SFF, spy novels, mysteries. I even read a western once.

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Thirty Things You Can Do

This is a list of things you can do. A lot of them are things I do. They might help. They help me. 

I got this idea from Milan Cvitkovic, whose list of things you’re allowed to do is great and contains links to lots of other, similar lists, most of which have at least a few good ideas in them.

This might smack of self-help. I have told you about my weaknesses

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Published on January 11, 2026 10:39

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"I started 28 titles in 2025, seven more than in 2024 – still not up to the level of 2023, but slowly and steadily my reading slump is over.

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Marcus Aurelius
“It is royal to do good and to be abused.”
Marcus Aurelius, The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius

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“punctual discharge of his irksome duties.”
Lytton Strachey, Queen Victoria

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