# coffeehouse (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover coffeehouse. Page: Feed: --- ## [Early-bird price closes this Thursday!](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/early-bird-price-closes-this-thursday) _2026-08-18 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ Hello everyone! ## [How obsessive thoughts develop](https://livingwithlimerence.com/how-obsessive-thoughts-develop/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-obsessive-thoughts-develop) _2026-08-15 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ One of the most distressing and disruptive symptoms of limerence is the onset of obsessive, intrusive thoughts. The can t get them out of your head effect. Early on in the limerence experience, daydreaming about your limerent object feels wonderful. It s all giddy thrills and walking-on-air dreaminess. But, there s always a dark side too. At first \[ \] The post How obsessive thoughts develop first… ## [An Ottoman Age of Exploration?](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/an-ottoman-age-of-exploration) _2026-08-14 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ A close look at Giancarlo Casale's influential, contested book on the Ottoman Empire and the Indian Ocean. ## [Coffeehouse: open thread](https://livingwithlimerence.com/coffeehouse-open-thread-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coffeehouse-open-thread-2) _2026-08-08 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ It s summer. It s hot. I m currently on holiday. That means that this month s check in at the LwL virtual coffeehouse is a totally open thread. Catch up and gossip you marvellous people 🙂 The post Coffeehouse: open thread first appeared on Living with Limerence . ## [Coffee and Coffeehouses in the Ottoman Empire](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/coffee-and-coffeehouses-in-the-ottoman) _2026-08-07 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ The rise of a new kind of public life, and the state's long, failed war against it ## [How thought loops make limerence worse](https://livingwithlimerence.com/how-thought-loops-make-limerence-worse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-thought-loops-make-limerence-worse) _2026-08-01 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ I ve always approached limerence from the perspective of a neuroscientist. I think it s fascinating how the basic mechanisms of the reward and bonding systems can escalate a thrilling and intoxicating high into a deeply ingrained behavioural addiction. At a fundamental level, the strength of transmission in dopamine pathways, and inhibitory feedback from the prefrontal cortex, \[ \] The post How… ## [A New Mini-Class in September: Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/a-new-mini-class-in-september-daily) _2026-07-29 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ Coffeehouses, markets, and neighborhoods: five weeks on the Ottoman Empire most history skips. Join me. ## [A new site for partners of limerents](https://livingwithlimerence.com/a-new-site-for-partners-of-limerents/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-new-site-for-partners-of-limerents) _2026-07-25 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ One of the great things for me about running living with limerence is that I can write about whatever I like, correspond with lots of different people, and not worry too much about algorithms and such. This contrasts quite strikingly with, say, YouTube. My videos over there are necessarily more targeted. I m posting on someone \[ \] The post A new site for partners of limerents first appeared on… ## [Books as Political Instruments](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/books-as-political-instruments) _2026-07-24 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ How Ottoman courtiers used illustrated histories to fight for power ## [What’s coming next at LwL?](https://livingwithlimerence.com/whats-coming-next-at-lwl/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-coming-next-at-lwl) _2026-07-18 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ Following on from last week s coffeehouse, where I asked for feedback on what to prioritise in the coming months here at living with limerence, this is another quick post, just to set out my thoughts. Thanks to all those who contributed, and sorry that I haven t been answering much in the comments thread (see point \[ \] The post What’s coming next at LwL? first appeared on Living with Limerence . ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wy1F1UMIGHPL) _2026-07-18 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Jane Hathaway on the Cairo Genizah's Forgotten Ottoman Centuries](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/jane-hathaway-on-the-cairo-genizahs) _2026-07-17 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ What a neglected archive tells us about Ottoman Egypt's Jewish community and the empire around it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207338091/aa9d9adf04c1bf832c7e489445d22063.mp3) ## [How Did Beirut Turn Itself Into a Modern City?](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/how-did-beirut-turn-itself-into-a) _2026-07-12 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ On how a walled Ottoman town talked, built, and wrote its way into becoming a provincial capital, and why the credit belongs to Beirutis rather than to Istanbul or Europe. ## [Coffeehouse: summer musings](https://livingwithlimerence.com/coffeehouse-summer-musings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coffeehouse-summer-musings) _2026-07-11 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ It s July. It s very hot in the UK. Must be time for a nice steaming cup of coffee. I usually try to use the summer break as a chance to catch up and reflect. To think about where effort would be well focused for the second half of the year. I currently have a lot \[ \] The post Coffeehouse: summer musings first appeared on Living with Limerence . ## [Best book of the year (so far)](https://livingwithlimerence.com/best-book-of-the-year-so-far/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=best-book-of-the-year-so-far) _2026-07-04 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ I m away on holiday this week, so just a quick check in with some good news. Smitten has been named one of the best non-fiction books of the year (so far) by Spotify. Obviously, I m delighted, and that delight is only somewhat muted by the fact that I don t use Spotify, and I can t actually \[ \] The post Best book of the year (so far) first appeared on Living with Limerence . ## [Some Changes I’m Making to Ottoman Encounters](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/some-changes-im-making-to-ottoman) _2026-07-03 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ And a curated reading list on the Ottoman imperial harem ## [Escape from limerence when you can’t go No Contact](https://livingwithlimerence.com/escape-from-limerence-when-you-cant-go-no-contact/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=escape-from-limerence-when-you-cant-go-no-contact) _2026-06-27 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ This week s video: If you’re trapped in a mental state of limerence—a state of intense romantic infatuation—one of the best ways to recover is to go No Contact with the person that you’re obsessing over. It makes sense: if limerence is like an addiction, you should cut off your supply of love drug. But… what \[ \] The post Escape from limerence when you can’t go No Contact first appeared on Living… ## [Healthy or Diseased: Drawing the Boundaries of the Nation](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/healthy-or-diseased-drawing-the-boundaries) _2026-06-26 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ How World War I taught Ottoman prisoners and their doctors to imagine the nation as a body that could sicken ## [Should limerents feel guilty about their limerence?](https://livingwithlimerence.com/should-limerents-feel-guilty-about-their-limerence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-limerents-feel-guilty-about-their-limerence) _2026-06-20 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ Note: this is an updated version of a previous post Limerence is a wild ride. A giddying, intoxicating, romantic high that takes over your mind and makes one person the absolute focal point of attention. If you re looking for love, that mental state can be great. If your limerent object is a good match, then \[ \] The post Should limerents feel guilty about their limerence? first appeared on Living… ## [Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire: A Five-Week Mini-Class](https://ottomanencounters.substack.com/p/daily-life-in-the-ottoman-empire-51c) _2026-06-19 · Doga Ozturk · Ottoman Encounters_ How people actually lived in the early modern Ottoman world: markets, households, women's lives, festivals, and coffeehouses. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/6rNbBUSUa8dC) _2026-06-19 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [Coffeehouse: musing about limerence](https://livingwithlimerence.com/coffeehouse-musing-about-limerence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coffeehouse-musing-about-limerence) _2026-06-13 · Tom (Dr L) · Living with Limerence_ Another month, another visit to LwL virtual coffeehouse. Today s conversation starter is a wryly double-meaninged title about muses. It comes from a tweet (still calling them that) that I saw the other day: I think this exchange captures one of the dilemmas at the heart of limerence. It can provide a massive boost of energy \[ \] The post Coffeehouse: musing about limerence first appeared on Living…