Justin Thorp
@justinthorp.bsky.social
Christmas hasn’t even arrived and a lot of us are already exhausted.
We fill every gap with noise — podcasts, music, content — even in a season meant for waiting.
Advent isn’t about doing more.
It’s about learning how to wait.
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We fill every gap with noise — podcasts, music, content — even in a season meant for waiting.
Advent isn’t about doing more.
It’s about learning how to wait.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/why-christ...
Why Christmas Feels So Exhausting
The Lost Art of Waiting Before Christmas
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December 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Christmas hasn’t even arrived and a lot of us are already exhausted.
We fill every gap with noise — podcasts, music, content — even in a season meant for waiting.
Advent isn’t about doing more.
It’s about learning how to wait.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/why-christ...
We fill every gap with noise — podcasts, music, content — even in a season meant for waiting.
Advent isn’t about doing more.
It’s about learning how to wait.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/why-christ...
Hot take: Home Alone 2 clears Home Alone 1.
Fight me (politely) in the comments.
Fight me (politely) in the comments.
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Hot take: Home Alone 2 clears Home Alone 1.
Fight me (politely) in the comments.
Fight me (politely) in the comments.
We’re drowning in convenience.
But making pizza at home—mixing, kneading, waiting—reminds me that good things take time.
It’s become a tiny ritual that resets my whole week.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/when-homem...
But making pizza at home—mixing, kneading, waiting—reminds me that good things take time.
It’s become a tiny ritual that resets my whole week.
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When Homemade Pizza Becomes a Spiritual Practice
Slowing Down, Kneading Dough, and Reclaiming Real Food in a Fast-Paced World
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December 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
We’re drowning in convenience.
But making pizza at home—mixing, kneading, waiting—reminds me that good things take time.
It’s become a tiny ritual that resets my whole week.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/when-homem...
But making pizza at home—mixing, kneading, waiting—reminds me that good things take time.
It’s become a tiny ritual that resets my whole week.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/when-homem...
Call it what it is: cruelty marketed as leadership. Real strength defends; it doesn’t dehumanize. We choose who we become in moments like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Somalis ‘Garbage’ He Doesn’t Want in the Country
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Call it what it is: cruelty marketed as leadership. Real strength defends; it doesn’t dehumanize. We choose who we become in moments like this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
“Whatever 2025 has been for you—however difficult, however painful—be grateful for it. Give thanks for it. Think about how it shaped you. Think about the good that came of it. Think about how it could have been worse.
Write this gratitude down. “
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Write this gratitude down. “
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How To Be Grateful…For Everything (Even the Tough Stuff) - RyanHoliday.net
I’m giving a talk in Seattle on 12/3 as part of the Daily Stoic Live tour—grab seats and come see me! I’ll also be in San Diego on February 5 and Phoenix on February 27. More dates will be announced s...
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November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
“Whatever 2025 has been for you—however difficult, however painful—be grateful for it. Give thanks for it. Think about how it shaped you. Think about the good that came of it. Think about how it could have been worse.
Write this gratitude down. “
ryanholiday.net/how-to-be-gr...
Write this gratitude down. “
ryanholiday.net/how-to-be-gr...
Thanksgiving can feel like a whirl of food, laughter, and pumpkin pie… and then it’s over. 🍂
I’ve been trying to cultivate gratitude as a daily practice, noticing the little threads of grace in everyday life. Real thanksgiving begins with remembering.
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I’ve been trying to cultivate gratitude as a daily practice, noticing the little threads of grace in everyday life. Real thanksgiving begins with remembering.
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Thanksgiving Is Hard Because We Forget
How cultivating a daily practice of remembering leads to real gratitude and thankfulness
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November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Thanksgiving can feel like a whirl of food, laughter, and pumpkin pie… and then it’s over. 🍂
I’ve been trying to cultivate gratitude as a daily practice, noticing the little threads of grace in everyday life. Real thanksgiving begins with remembering.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/thanksgivi...
I’ve been trying to cultivate gratitude as a daily practice, noticing the little threads of grace in everyday life. Real thanksgiving begins with remembering.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/thanksgivi...
Laughed so hard at Aziz Ansari on Saturday I realized I haven’t laughed like that in a long time. Joy’s a fruit of the Spirit, not seriousness. I need more of that in my life.
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Do We Still Laugh Like We Used To?
On remembering that joy is a practice, not an accident.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Laughed so hard at Aziz Ansari on Saturday I realized I haven’t laughed like that in a long time. Joy’s a fruit of the Spirit, not seriousness. I need more of that in my life.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/do-we-stil...
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/do-we-stil...
The exorbitant prices for everything really takes the joy out of the game.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
FIFA’s next 2026 World Cup cash cow: Exorbitant parking prices
If you're paying to park at 2026 World Cup matches it'll cost you more than some match tickets at previous editions of the tournament
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The exorbitant prices for everything really takes the joy out of the game.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...
We’ve got diabetes of the brain — overfed on content, undernourished on meaning.
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Mental Diabetes: Overfed and Undernourished
What I learned from stepping back from algorithms and reaching for paper
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November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We’ve got diabetes of the brain — overfed on content, undernourished on meaning.
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Friday night reminded me why everyone loves Halloween — not for the candy or the costumes, but because, for one night, neighborhoods stop and community happens. People open their doors.
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What If Every Day Was Halloween?
Without the candy or the costumes.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Friday night reminded me why everyone loves Halloween — not for the candy or the costumes, but because, for one night, neighborhoods stop and community happens. People open their doors.
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Roasting coffee on the back deck. What are you up to?
November 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Roasting coffee on the back deck. What are you up to?
Homemade pizza night
November 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Homemade pizza night
This feels so tragic. Trump just wants to get to heaven. He’s twisted or manipulated his way to get everything he wanted in his life. He can’t create the “art of the deal” for this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Trump’s Search for Eternity: Heaven? Maybe Not, He Says. Monuments? Absolutely.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This feels so tragic. Trump just wants to get to heaven. He’s twisted or manipulated his way to get everything he wanted in his life. He can’t create the “art of the deal” for this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/u...
Made this for dinner last night. It was easy and delicious. AND my WHOLE family loved it.
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Sheet-Pan Chicken Tikka Thighs (Published 2024)
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October 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Made this for dinner last night. It was easy and delicious. AND my WHOLE family loved it.
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025...
cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1025...
Crushed the long peloton ride this morning and just made some pizza dough for dinner tonight.
October 25, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Crushed the long peloton ride this morning and just made some pizza dough for dinner tonight.
I love podcasts. But I’ve started realizing how easily they rewire our trust.
A familiar voice in your ears starts to feel like a friend — and that’s where the danger begins.
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A familiar voice in your ears starts to feel like a friend — and that’s where the danger begins.
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The Voice in Your Head: How Podcasts Rewire Trust
Why the most dangerous media feels like a friend.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I love podcasts. But I’ve started realizing how easily they rewire our trust.
A familiar voice in your ears starts to feel like a friend — and that’s where the danger begins.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/the-voice-...
A familiar voice in your ears starts to feel like a friend — and that’s where the danger begins.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/the-voice-...
How many loads of laundry can I fold today? Thankful for audiobooks to keep me company while I do it.
October 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
How many loads of laundry can I fold today? Thankful for audiobooks to keep me company while I do it.
It's good to head into the weekend with a dose of hopeful perspective. Thanks @vermontgmg.bsky.social!
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Three Reasons I Still Have Hope for America
This weekend's "No Kings" rallies stand as an important corrective amid a dark moment
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October 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It's good to head into the weekend with a dose of hopeful perspective. Thanks @vermontgmg.bsky.social!
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www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/why-i-have...
So much of our world runs on “What have you done for me lately?” Maybe that’s why I love birthdays — they’re one of the last excuses we have to celebrate someone simply for existing. 🎂
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Why I Love Celebrating Birthdays
How a four-pack of beer reminded me what birthdays are really about.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So much of our world runs on “What have you done for me lately?” Maybe that’s why I love birthdays — they’re one of the last excuses we have to celebrate someone simply for existing. 🎂
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👉 drinkespresso.substack.com/p/why-i-love...
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” — James Clear. That line hit me hard recently. Because I’ve realized prayer isn’t something I can just intend to do — it has to become a rhythm I live inside of.
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How the App Lectio 365 Helped Me Find a Daily Prayer Rhythm
Rediscovering the Ancient Rhythm of Pausing Morning, Noon, and Night
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October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” — James Clear. That line hit me hard recently. Because I’ve realized prayer isn’t something I can just intend to do — it has to become a rhythm I live inside of.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/how-the-ap...
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/how-the-ap...
I realized I couldn’t be in two places at once. I could have tried to manage it all myself, patched everything together, and kept moving. But instead, I did something small—and terrifying—I asked for help.
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Are You a Friend or a Patron?
What if real friendship isn’t about how much we give, but how much we’re willing to need?
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October 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I realized I couldn’t be in two places at once. I could have tried to manage it all myself, patched everything together, and kept moving. But instead, I did something small—and terrifying—I asked for help.
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Too often, I’ve felt at the “whim of a madman.” Life can feel like chaos—notifications, deadlines, and cultural noise.
Here's how I’ve been building a rule of life to reclaim my attention, slow down, and live with intention.
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Here's how I’ve been building a rule of life to reclaim my attention, slow down, and live with intention.
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Reclaiming My Life from the "Whim of a Madman"
How I Built a Rule of Life to Reclaim My Attention and Love Well
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September 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Too often, I’ve felt at the “whim of a madman.” Life can feel like chaos—notifications, deadlines, and cultural noise.
Here's how I’ve been building a rule of life to reclaim my attention, slow down, and live with intention.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/reclaiming...
Here's how I’ve been building a rule of life to reclaim my attention, slow down, and live with intention.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/reclaiming...
Reposted by Justin Thorp
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
September 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.
Trump Demands That Bondi Move ‘Now’ to Prosecute Foes
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
In a world that’s constantly pulling us apart—politics, social media, endless distractions—sitting down together feels almost radical. Meals become more than food; they’re a chance to slow down, share stories, listen, and actually see one another.
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The Table as Resistance
Eating together as a radical act in a divided, distracted world
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September 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
In a world that’s constantly pulling us apart—politics, social media, endless distractions—sitting down together feels almost radical. Meals become more than food; they’re a chance to slow down, share stories, listen, and actually see one another.
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/the-table-...
drinkespresso.substack.com/p/the-table-...