iansohn
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I turn 55 today.
I thought about opening with the joke about not looking a day over 45. Nobody believes those anyway.
So here’s the honest version.
There’s more time behind me now than ahead of me. That does something to a person. It can make you more deliberate, more intentional, more self-aware.
At least it did for me.
I reflect more. I weigh more tradeoffs. I think about what I’d do differently, and what I’d do exactly the same.
Oftentimes I find it’s a healthy mix of both, and so I thought I’d put some of that into words.
Here are 55 things I’ve learned in 55 years:
open.substack.com/pub/davidarman…

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I hope he spends the rest of his life behind bars. Garbage human.
New York Post@nypost
Drunk boater decapitates woman after crashing into her at 80 miles per hour trib.al/1DqJPR4
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If this story interests you I think you need a long talk with a professional
New York Post@nypost
Rumored lawyers caught making out in Central Park goes viral and divides the internet trib.al/FWTTAUH
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Never seen a player with more torque
Die-Hard Chicago@DieHard_Chicago
Rookie Derrick Rose was special. He moved different.
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@defective_spoon I’ve got two (borderline 3) instances of this happening to to me. Was so incredibly unsettling.
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hung out w this dude like 5 times over the course of 2 months…… only got worse from here




Cat@quinoacat
Just remembered this. In 2024 I worked with this guy for a month and then 6 months later I went on 2 dates with him and wasn’t feeling it. And he lost his fucking mind
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@IanSohn I feel bad for people with reactive dogs. I’ve had so many. It’s incredibly nice to have two shepherds now who are not.
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It’s going to be the best NBA Twitter season ever.
.@whsneuzneixnei
Oh you managed to stop the Lebron/Embiid pick and role this time? Here’s a Jaylen brown live ball turnover right in your face!
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I will watch clips of this man until the day I die. No one better. Ever. Period. Hard stop.
Kevin Gallagher@KevG163
Chicago #Bears icon Walter Payton — "Sweetness" — runnin' the offseason hill in his 'Roos The NFL's "King of Hearts"
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