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Habitica Motivates You Do Anything

Time Management

Habitica

At least that’s what they claim on Habitica’s home page “Motivate Yourself To Do Anything” behind that statement are some 8 bit graphics of dragons being tossed out of a computer screen and also a few of the pets that are available to you in the “game”.  Actually the pets they choose for the home page are the dragon and the cactus; which are total faves of mine.

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How My Dad’s Love For One Canadian Band Helped Me Embrace My Inner Geek

Canadian band

My dad and I shared many things: incredibly dark hair, arm hair that one could braid, a love of Law & Order, and an obsession with music. Though we often commiserated or joked about those other commonalities, music was what really bonded us together. In the 90s, before digital radio displays, we would challenge each other to “name that song.” More often than not, we could get it right within seconds. Many of my favourite childhood memories involve errand running with Dad, because we would play this game in the car. Canadian bands were our specialty.

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