Wondering Chris
@wonderingchris.bsky.social
Educator, writer, and lifelong learner. Exploring stories, philosophy, and personal growth to spark curiosity and connection. Sharing wisdom and wonder. Wonderers can join me over at www.wonderingchris.com
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The world feels too loud, unique voices lost in crowded patterns.
I can only nurture curiosity, reflect glimpses of beauty, and wonder aloud - humanity's home.
I hope you find something you didn’t know you were seeking. A developing life. Welcome.
www.wonderingchris.com
I can only nurture curiosity, reflect glimpses of beauty, and wonder aloud - humanity's home.
I hope you find something you didn’t know you were seeking. A developing life. Welcome.
www.wonderingchris.com
Pain can clarify who you are and, who you’re not.
It taught me I’m persistent, care deeply about people and what we make together. And, that I lead by standing in front of the storm when it matters.
Knowing what your discomfort teaches you IS growth.
What does yours teach you?
It taught me I’m persistent, care deeply about people and what we make together. And, that I lead by standing in front of the storm when it matters.
Knowing what your discomfort teaches you IS growth.
What does yours teach you?
January 11, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Pain can clarify who you are and, who you’re not.
It taught me I’m persistent, care deeply about people and what we make together. And, that I lead by standing in front of the storm when it matters.
Knowing what your discomfort teaches you IS growth.
What does yours teach you?
It taught me I’m persistent, care deeply about people and what we make together. And, that I lead by standing in front of the storm when it matters.
Knowing what your discomfort teaches you IS growth.
What does yours teach you?
What’s a small insight that quietly reshaped how you approach your days? How did it accumulate over time?
Learning doesn’t have to be ambitious to be meaningful:
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Learning doesn’t have to be ambitious to be meaningful:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/learn-...
🧠 Learn Something Daily - A Path to Lifelong Growth | Wondering Chris
Small lessons lead to big transformations. Cultivate curiosity and expand your world every day.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:58 PM
What’s a small insight that quietly reshaped how you approach your days? How did it accumulate over time?
Learning doesn’t have to be ambitious to be meaningful:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/learn-...
Learning doesn’t have to be ambitious to be meaningful:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/learn-...
Growth isn’t clarity first, it’s curiosity first.
Enjoy being wrong. Stay open to being overwhelmed.
Comprehending how people, systems, and the world work is the reward.
Enjoy being wrong. Stay open to being overwhelmed.
Comprehending how people, systems, and the world work is the reward.
January 8, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Growth isn’t clarity first, it’s curiosity first.
Enjoy being wrong. Stay open to being overwhelmed.
Comprehending how people, systems, and the world work is the reward.
Enjoy being wrong. Stay open to being overwhelmed.
Comprehending how people, systems, and the world work is the reward.
For most of my life, I was the catalyst for other people’s success: an enhancer.
I used to think that meant I had nothing of my own.
Eventually, I realised THAT was the offering:
Helping others become more of what makes them great, without comparison
Becoming more — together.
I used to think that meant I had nothing of my own.
Eventually, I realised THAT was the offering:
Helping others become more of what makes them great, without comparison
Becoming more — together.
January 7, 2026 at 9:30 PM
For most of my life, I was the catalyst for other people’s success: an enhancer.
I used to think that meant I had nothing of my own.
Eventually, I realised THAT was the offering:
Helping others become more of what makes them great, without comparison
Becoming more — together.
I used to think that meant I had nothing of my own.
Eventually, I realised THAT was the offering:
Helping others become more of what makes them great, without comparison
Becoming more — together.
Remember that if you’re not the one making the thing you sell, market, or advise on, respect that you don’t own it.
Payment isn’t authorship. Regurgitation isn’t a contribution. Amplification without attribution isn’t ethical or respectful.
True ownership belongs to creators.
Payment isn’t authorship. Regurgitation isn’t a contribution. Amplification without attribution isn’t ethical or respectful.
True ownership belongs to creators.
January 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Remember that if you’re not the one making the thing you sell, market, or advise on, respect that you don’t own it.
Payment isn’t authorship. Regurgitation isn’t a contribution. Amplification without attribution isn’t ethical or respectful.
True ownership belongs to creators.
Payment isn’t authorship. Regurgitation isn’t a contribution. Amplification without attribution isn’t ethical or respectful.
True ownership belongs to creators.
I spent years tangled in expectations - unsure which were mine and which were inherited.
The shift was asking: What am I telling myself I should do?
Then asking:
Is it true? And how can I make it workable from here?
I shared the process here:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/proces...
The shift was asking: What am I telling myself I should do?
Then asking:
Is it true? And how can I make it workable from here?
I shared the process here:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/proces...
🧠 The Five Tyrants of Self-Suppression - Break Free | Wondering Chris
Identify the silent forces holding you back and reclaim your voice.
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January 5, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I spent years tangled in expectations - unsure which were mine and which were inherited.
The shift was asking: What am I telling myself I should do?
Then asking:
Is it true? And how can I make it workable from here?
I shared the process here:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/proces...
The shift was asking: What am I telling myself I should do?
Then asking:
Is it true? And how can I make it workable from here?
I shared the process here:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/proces...
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Are You a Procrastinator? That's Not a Bad Thing | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/on-e...
Are You a Procrastinator? That's Not a Bad Thing
Contrary to popular opinion, procrastination is a valid strategy that can help us access our motivation and our creativity.
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December 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Are You a Procrastinator? That's Not a Bad Thing | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/on-e...
When did being lost teach you something orientation couldn't?
What stayed with you?
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For me, toxic situations and relationships taught my values by highlighting what I didn't gel.
Excited: curiosity, exploration, respect, love, and understanding.
What stayed with you?
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/lost
For me, toxic situations and relationships taught my values by highlighting what I didn't gel.
Excited: curiosity, exploration, respect, love, and understanding.
📖 Lost: The Beauty of Not Knowing the Way | Wondering Chris
Sometimes, being lost is the first step to finding something truly meaningful.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:50 PM
When did being lost teach you something orientation couldn't?
What stayed with you?
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/lost
For me, toxic situations and relationships taught my values by highlighting what I didn't gel.
Excited: curiosity, exploration, respect, love, and understanding.
What stayed with you?
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/lost
For me, toxic situations and relationships taught my values by highlighting what I didn't gel.
Excited: curiosity, exploration, respect, love, and understanding.
Taking things for granted, or taking advantage, is softened when we recognise the effort others carried so we didn’t have to.
Appreciating that with a full heart helps people like you, gravitate to you, and desire to walk alongside you too see what happens.
Appreciating that with a full heart helps people like you, gravitate to you, and desire to walk alongside you too see what happens.
January 4, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Taking things for granted, or taking advantage, is softened when we recognise the effort others carried so we didn’t have to.
Appreciating that with a full heart helps people like you, gravitate to you, and desire to walk alongside you too see what happens.
Appreciating that with a full heart helps people like you, gravitate to you, and desire to walk alongside you too see what happens.
Kevin Kelly inspires me:
"There is no formula for success, but two for failure: not trying and not persisting."
"... it's not a matter of success/failure, but of success/learning to succeed."
"Every mistake is an opportunity to improvise"
His article:
kk.org/thetechnium/...
"There is no formula for success, but two for failure: not trying and not persisting."
"... it's not a matter of success/failure, but of success/learning to succeed."
"Every mistake is an opportunity to improvise"
His article:
kk.org/thetechnium/...
101 Additional Advices
Six years ago I celebrated my 68th birthday by gifting my children 68 bits of advice I wished I had gotten when I was their age. Every birthday after that I added more bits of advice for them until I ...
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January 4, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Kevin Kelly inspires me:
"There is no formula for success, but two for failure: not trying and not persisting."
"... it's not a matter of success/failure, but of success/learning to succeed."
"Every mistake is an opportunity to improvise"
His article:
kk.org/thetechnium/...
"There is no formula for success, but two for failure: not trying and not persisting."
"... it's not a matter of success/failure, but of success/learning to succeed."
"Every mistake is an opportunity to improvise"
His article:
kk.org/thetechnium/...
I’m not interested in yes-manning, no-manning, or straw-manning ideas.
I care more about understanding how things work and how they interact with people and the world.
That mindset makes life far more interesting.
I wrote about it, if you’re curious:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/master...
I care more about understanding how things work and how they interact with people and the world.
That mindset makes life far more interesting.
I wrote about it, if you’re curious:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/master...
🧠 Making Life Interesting: Master the Mindset | Wondering Chris
Life is what you make it. Learn how to cultivate curiosity, adventure, and endless fascination.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I’m not interested in yes-manning, no-manning, or straw-manning ideas.
I care more about understanding how things work and how they interact with people and the world.
That mindset makes life far more interesting.
I wrote about it, if you’re curious:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/master...
I care more about understanding how things work and how they interact with people and the world.
That mindset makes life far more interesting.
I wrote about it, if you’re curious:
www.wonderingchris.com/vault/master...
Things only feel simple or easy when we don’t look at them through the lens of other people’s pain.
The pain of unmet needs. Of discovery. Of creation, experimentation, and communication.
Complexity often isn’t excess — it’s empathy
The pain of unmet needs. Of discovery. Of creation, experimentation, and communication.
Complexity often isn’t excess — it’s empathy
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Things only feel simple or easy when we don’t look at them through the lens of other people’s pain.
The pain of unmet needs. Of discovery. Of creation, experimentation, and communication.
Complexity often isn’t excess — it’s empathy
The pain of unmet needs. Of discovery. Of creation, experimentation, and communication.
Complexity often isn’t excess — it’s empathy
Don't tell other people everything you dont like with their plan. This achieves nothing. Your response nulls out their effort and does not add anything.
Instead, tell them all the things you like about their plan, then give suggestions of things to add or workshop.
Instead, tell them all the things you like about their plan, then give suggestions of things to add or workshop.
January 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Don't tell other people everything you dont like with their plan. This achieves nothing. Your response nulls out their effort and does not add anything.
Instead, tell them all the things you like about their plan, then give suggestions of things to add or workshop.
Instead, tell them all the things you like about their plan, then give suggestions of things to add or workshop.
Undefined goal posts create silent exhaustion that creeps up on you.
Where does the lack of a clear “done” keep something dragging on in your life? How did things shift once you named the shape of the finish line?
Where does the lack of a clear “done” keep something dragging on in your life? How did things shift once you named the shape of the finish line?
December 31, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Undefined goal posts create silent exhaustion that creeps up on you.
Where does the lack of a clear “done” keep something dragging on in your life? How did things shift once you named the shape of the finish line?
Where does the lack of a clear “done” keep something dragging on in your life? How did things shift once you named the shape of the finish line?
Self-Sacrifice is not winning at any self-cost. It's giving over to the fact that we can't all do it alone.
Offering a part of yourself to the world without enforcing the promise of reciprocity. Giving to a point of discomfort and not to a point of pain.
Offering a part of yourself to the world without enforcing the promise of reciprocity. Giving to a point of discomfort and not to a point of pain.
December 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Self-Sacrifice is not winning at any self-cost. It's giving over to the fact that we can't all do it alone.
Offering a part of yourself to the world without enforcing the promise of reciprocity. Giving to a point of discomfort and not to a point of pain.
Offering a part of yourself to the world without enforcing the promise of reciprocity. Giving to a point of discomfort and not to a point of pain.
When someone asks you to choose, saying "it depends" is unhelpful.
Explicitly stating what it depends on, rather than asking a serious of open-ended questions, is the only way to move towards a decision.
Have the courage to lock in answers so that action becomes more possible.
Explicitly stating what it depends on, rather than asking a serious of open-ended questions, is the only way to move towards a decision.
Have the courage to lock in answers so that action becomes more possible.
December 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
When someone asks you to choose, saying "it depends" is unhelpful.
Explicitly stating what it depends on, rather than asking a serious of open-ended questions, is the only way to move towards a decision.
Have the courage to lock in answers so that action becomes more possible.
Explicitly stating what it depends on, rather than asking a serious of open-ended questions, is the only way to move towards a decision.
Have the courage to lock in answers so that action becomes more possible.
Complaining is often a signal that we feel powerless. Angry outbursts are an extension of the mind’s hope for spontaneous change.
Satisfying progress starts by naming what feels unsolvable, explicitly, then kindly and curiously asking questions that move toward resolution.
Satisfying progress starts by naming what feels unsolvable, explicitly, then kindly and curiously asking questions that move toward resolution.
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Complaining is often a signal that we feel powerless. Angry outbursts are an extension of the mind’s hope for spontaneous change.
Satisfying progress starts by naming what feels unsolvable, explicitly, then kindly and curiously asking questions that move toward resolution.
Satisfying progress starts by naming what feels unsolvable, explicitly, then kindly and curiously asking questions that move toward resolution.
The key to self education is to assume you're always wrong, care that you don't know, and seek to rectify. Validating your feelings as you go, being inspired, being humbled, and being reflective so that you can be stronger tomorrow.
December 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The key to self education is to assume you're always wrong, care that you don't know, and seek to rectify. Validating your feelings as you go, being inspired, being humbled, and being reflective so that you can be stronger tomorrow.
Seek masters of their craft who both inspire and humble you. There is always something to learn, regardless of domain. That is how you grow.
December 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Seek masters of their craft who both inspire and humble you. There is always something to learn, regardless of domain. That is how you grow.
I’d rather be underestimated than overestimated.
It keeps the power of surprise intact.
Revelation of an inner depth.
For the kind, a shared delight.
For the unkind, a reminder of others' depth.
Both invitations for humility.
Giving others a chance while I, too, practice it.
It keeps the power of surprise intact.
Revelation of an inner depth.
For the kind, a shared delight.
For the unkind, a reminder of others' depth.
Both invitations for humility.
Giving others a chance while I, too, practice it.
December 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’d rather be underestimated than overestimated.
It keeps the power of surprise intact.
Revelation of an inner depth.
For the kind, a shared delight.
For the unkind, a reminder of others' depth.
Both invitations for humility.
Giving others a chance while I, too, practice it.
It keeps the power of surprise intact.
Revelation of an inner depth.
For the kind, a shared delight.
For the unkind, a reminder of others' depth.
Both invitations for humility.
Giving others a chance while I, too, practice it.
Each day, you find more of yourself - the good and the bad.
Both becoming more of yourself and already being enough. The march of time bringing you forward.
Honour the efforts of the past as, at each of those moments, you were already enough while also becoming more.
Both becoming more of yourself and already being enough. The march of time bringing you forward.
Honour the efforts of the past as, at each of those moments, you were already enough while also becoming more.
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Each day, you find more of yourself - the good and the bad.
Both becoming more of yourself and already being enough. The march of time bringing you forward.
Honour the efforts of the past as, at each of those moments, you were already enough while also becoming more.
Both becoming more of yourself and already being enough. The march of time bringing you forward.
Honour the efforts of the past as, at each of those moments, you were already enough while also becoming more.
Some days I wake up engaged. Other days the world feels exhausted, weak, and drab.
On those days, it’s the smallest wins of my morning routine, and gentle, easy-to-answer questions, that keep me feeling able.
Find your smallest wins, and let them win the day before it begins.
On those days, it’s the smallest wins of my morning routine, and gentle, easy-to-answer questions, that keep me feeling able.
Find your smallest wins, and let them win the day before it begins.
December 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Some days I wake up engaged. Other days the world feels exhausted, weak, and drab.
On those days, it’s the smallest wins of my morning routine, and gentle, easy-to-answer questions, that keep me feeling able.
Find your smallest wins, and let them win the day before it begins.
On those days, it’s the smallest wins of my morning routine, and gentle, easy-to-answer questions, that keep me feeling able.
Find your smallest wins, and let them win the day before it begins.
Be a follower of others who helps them understand their world and feel like they belong before you request it.
You will find that as you solve their problem, so too will you solve yours.
You will find that as you solve their problem, so too will you solve yours.
December 21, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Be a follower of others who helps them understand their world and feel like they belong before you request it.
You will find that as you solve their problem, so too will you solve yours.
You will find that as you solve their problem, so too will you solve yours.
I don't like empty questions intended for engagement's sake. It's how you receive shallow answers to life's rich mysteries.
Be fascinated by how you ask the right, better, and quirky questions.
That's why I write my blog. To resolve the questions that keep me up at night.
Be fascinated by how you ask the right, better, and quirky questions.
That's why I write my blog. To resolve the questions that keep me up at night.
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I don't like empty questions intended for engagement's sake. It's how you receive shallow answers to life's rich mysteries.
Be fascinated by how you ask the right, better, and quirky questions.
That's why I write my blog. To resolve the questions that keep me up at night.
Be fascinated by how you ask the right, better, and quirky questions.
That's why I write my blog. To resolve the questions that keep me up at night.
Carry forward the confidence that your actions create consequences you don't get to control, while also understanding that you decide which actions are most satisfying. Pick actions you will remember as meaningful. Scale, focus, context, and environment - those are your levers.
December 19, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Carry forward the confidence that your actions create consequences you don't get to control, while also understanding that you decide which actions are most satisfying. Pick actions you will remember as meaningful. Scale, focus, context, and environment - those are your levers.