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Latest Note · Sound & music · 5 min read

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One Brevé session from script to soundscape: choosing the technique, writing for the voice, recording on location, and mixing for headphones.

January 2027
A coastline at dusk
Breathing · 5 min readWhy a longer exhale calms you downFive minutes of a simple breathing pattern lifted mood in a Stanford study. Here's what it is, why it seems to work, and how to try it.
A night sky full of stars
Sleep · 5 min readWhat to do when you can't fall asleepThe advice from CBT for insomnia that surprises most people: if sleep won't come, get out of bed.
A forest in mist
Feelings · 5 min readName it to tame itWhy putting a word to a feeling makes it easier to handle, and what the brain scans showed.
A meadow in morning light
Nature · 5 min readTwo hours a week outsideWhat a study of nearly 20,000 people found about time in nature, and how little it matters how you split it up.
An alpine lake
Feelings · 5 min readWriting three good thingsThe gratitude exercise with the strongest evidence, why the "why" matters, and how to keep it honest.
A bridge in fog
Thoughts · 5 min readDo you have to empty your mind to meditate?No. Minds wander about half the time. The practice is noticing, then coming back.
Dunes at blue hour
Stress · 5 min readIs all stress bad for you?Stress is a normal response, and how you read it may change how it affects you. Where the evidence is solid, and where it isn't.