Meditations in an Emergency

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Instant coffee

Instant coffee

The pleasure of selfishness

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Rosecrans Baldwin
Mar 01, 2025
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“Cafe ‘Neon’ at Night” (1964), Yiannis Tsaroychis

Instant gratification, getting what you want when you want it—is not exactly on great terms with the gestalt, but maybe there’s an error in that.

I find coffee to be one of the most pleasant things to think about. I’ve written before how a friend of mine goes to sleep at night with her morning cup as her f…

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