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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 22h

Give it a rest
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One of my mantras as I try to age gracefully is to avoid injuries. Honestly, I’ve done a pretty good job of exercising very regularly and not overdoing it to the point of injury. That said, I’ve had a

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 2d

Little shifts for little things
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Little shifts for little things

She never puts the cap back on the toothpaste. He never puts the toilet seat down. The kids never put their shoes in the front hall closet. I could go on, there are so many little things t

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 3d

Polished isn’t necessarily true
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Polished isn’t necessarily true

There are some very articulate people who sound coherent and convincing, but what they are saying lacks honesty and ultimately truth. Fluency and a good delivery don’t necessarily produce valid points

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 3d

Drinking poison
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Drinking poison

I just read this and it kinda hit hard: ‘Never again should anyone be amazed at how Jim Jones got his followers to drink poison.’ I’m not a fan of naming killers on my blog, I think they get t

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 4d

The many lives we don’t live
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The many lives we don’t live

After an argument with a loved one doesn’t end well, you re-live the argument with alternate endings. After an angry exchange at a traffic light, you yell a profanity while sitting alone in your c

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 5d

Avoid this, try this, buy this
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Avoid this, try this, buy this

I am getting sick and tired of social media ads these days. They are following a recipe designed to make you less knowledgeable, more stressed, and frankly dumber. Here are the two main formulas, or s

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 7d

A Turn for the Worse
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A Turn for the Worse

November 12th 1985 was a cold, overcast day in Toronto. I was taking the bus home from school during my Grade 13 year. For those who do not know, Ontario had a Grade 13 for anyone planning to go on to

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 7d

Access to Accessories
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Access to Accessories

Never let access to accessories be a barrier to using technology. On a shelf in my office I have a small plastic set of drawers with every kind of adapter a teacher or student would need. I also have

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 8d

A day on the river
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A day on the river

I spent the day fishing with a buddy. It started out misty and looked like it might rain. It did rain, a light drizzle for all of five minutes, then it actually got sweltering hot. I caught a big c

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 9d

It took almost 9 years
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It took almost 9 years

15 years ago yesterday I started my second blog, this one called Daily-Ink. The plan was to write my ideas down on paper, in a leather bound book, and then photograph the page and upload it to the blo

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 10d

Mantra: Avoid injury
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Mantra: Avoid injury

I know that ‘Avoid injury’ is not a great mantra because it’s a negative… a thing to steer clear of, rather than to head towards… but ‘staying safe’, or ‘being smart’ don’t get the same message across

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 11d

Seasonally affected
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Seasonally affected

I officially felt it today. The weather has turned and it has definitely affected me. I had a great morning, doing my Coquitlam Crunch, I came back and enjoyed a hot tub too. But I felt the gloom. It

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 12d

Echoes getting louder
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Echoes getting louder

The idea of being in an echo chamber suggests that you are surrounded by people, media, and information sources that are constantly reinforcing your beliefs… without exposing you to opposing viewpoint

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 13d

Chat GPT chose us
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Chat GPT chose us

A couple Fridays ago the school got a call from a guy with an Australian accent. He said he was a former school principal who now does consulting promoting progressive and innovative practices in scho

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 14d

Still waiting
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Still waiting

For a few hundred people, if not thousands, September 23rd brought profound sadness and disappointment. At first that they were perhaps left behind, then that The Rapture did not actually happen. They

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 15d

Adversity and memory
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Adversity and memory

Last year we took students camping and it poured rain for most of the night. I recorded the sound of the rain from inside my tent around 2am and it sounded torrential. This year the weather was perfec

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 16d

Where’s your focus?
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Where’s your focus?

I remember a couple friends doing a puzzle in front of me that left me clueless. One of them had 2 forks and placed them on a table, one on top of the other on an angle, and asked, “What number does t

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 17d

What makes a cult?
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What makes a cult?

A charismatic leader. They build an ‘Us-vs-Them’ mentality. Community building through symbols, slogans, and rituals. Belief perseverance, even in the face of contradictory evidence (and pe

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 18d

Walk the talk
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Walk the talk

Question to ponder: Would you hire a fitness coach that wasn’t physically healthy? I had an interesting conversation today with a buddy. It was about the dance between personal bias and expectatio

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 19d

Bells and whistles
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Bells and whistles

My wife bought a scale that tells you more than your weight. It’s called Hume and it gives a whole bunch of data to you about your body. You stand on it barefoot and hold a handle with sensors on it a

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 20d

Jury summons
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Jury summons

I was due to go to court this morning for a jury summons. Last night I checked my personal email before bed to learn that it was canceled. It’s a bit of a relief for me because this is not a great tim

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 21d

Totally fixated
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Totally fixated

I get stuck on certain songs sometimes and I’m really stuck now. I stumbled on to an album called Folklore Riddim. I thought it was an album by an artist, but the first 3 songs had the exact same beat

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 22d

So vast
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So vast

This morning I watched a video that explained that to get to the next galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy, it would take 2.5 million years travelling at the speed of light. Imagine that, travelling 300,000km

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 23d

The infinite classroom
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The infinite classroom

I recently heard someone describe AI as the infinite classroom… You can get anytime learning, catered just to you. And for a moment I thought, ‘I remember Google being described like that, and YouTube

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David Truss @datruss.bsky.social · 24d

Count your blessings
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Count your blessings

Every day someone gets in an accident that they had no control over. Someone else gets a diagnosis they aren’t expecting. Someone else thinks they have job security, and then suddenly they don’t. This

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