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Our lives contain many mundane and tedious chores and activities.

Some of that drudgery can be relieved by shifting to a mindset of curiosity and openness to opportunity.

This mindset shift may be something we can cultivate in ourselves.

I am writing this post on Friday, November 7, 2025, just a few days after the U.S. elections.

The day after the election, Wednesday, November 8, I found out that my good friend Ann Swanson had won her race for a seat on the Pocatello, Idaho, City Council. That was wonderful news. I knew that Ann had worked hard on her campaign. She had been advised that one of the most productive activities she could engage in was simply going door-to-door and becoming a face and a person to as many voters as possible. Ann was often joined by her boyfriend,

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