# day challenge (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover day challenge. Page: Feed: --- ## [Brief thoughts after reading The Brothers Karamazov](https://wolfram.org/great-books/brief-thoughts-after-reading-the-brothers-karamazov/) _2026-08-17 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ Alyosha’s Hope Why should someone else’s success — or even their happiness — feel like a personal assault? When we see the successful person finally fail, why does some tiny part of us think: Good. Comeuppance. You will see it if you look, at least for a flash, a millisecond, it does feel like an \[…\] ## [When My Plans Met God's Grace...](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/when-my-plans-met-gods-grace) _2026-08-17 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ 21 Day Challenge Week 2 Update... ## [21 Day Challenge Update and Let's Zoom!](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/21-day-challenge-update-and-lets) _2026-08-10 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ Ups and Downs of This Challenge... ## [21 Day Challenge... Day 3!](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/21-day-challenge-day-3) _2026-08-05 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ 21 Days of Simple Intentional Disciplines... ## [21 Day Challenge... Day 2!](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/21-day-challenge-day-2) _2026-08-04 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ 21 Days of Simple Intentional Disciplines... ## [21 Day Challenge... Day 1!](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/21-day-challenge-day-1) _2026-08-03 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ 21 Days of Simple Intentional Disciplines... ## [A New Month... A New Adventure!](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/a-new-month-a-new-challenge) _2026-08-03 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ 21 Days of Simple Intentional Disciplines... ## [Do You Want to Be Healed? Really?](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/do-you-want-to-be-healed-really) _2026-07-27 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ An Alaskan Story and New Art Journal Pages and Tilly... ## [MeBeMe Seven Day Challenge](https://wolfram.org/mebeme/mebeme-seven-day-challenge/) _2026-07-22 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ What happens when your phone starts nudging you toward your life instead of away from it? The MeBeMe Seven Day Challenge is really an experiment. For one week, put the app in Break Your Scroll mode and honestly interact with whatever missions appear. Some you’ll do immediately. Some you’ll skip. Some you’ll save for later. \[…\] [Listen](https://wolfram.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/bevel-video-tight-cards.mp4) ## [Peace in the Midst of the Storm](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/peace-in-the-midst-of-the-storm-85f) _2026-07-20 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ When God showed up to my pity party • July Coloring Cards ## [CLI-first decentralized compute (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/wAOGAbx6eD0I) _2026-07-20 · **Sponsored**_ Run and pay spare GPUs from the CLI — transcode, coinpay (DID+escrow), infernet (AI). ## [One Year of Civic Curiosity](https://wolfram.org/government/one-year-of-civic-curiosity-challenge/) _2026-07-15 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ The Challenge I’m going to attend at least one government meeting each month for a year. Not to advocate. Not to testify. Just observe how it all works. Want to join me? Examples activies: I’m bringing a notebook and I’ll blog about it here: The goal is to come away with a richer understanding of \[…\] ## [OOPS! NEW CODE to join the Craft and Chat Zoom](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/oops-new-code-to-join-the-craft-and) _2026-07-13 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ So sorry! ## [Rejoice! It's Craft and Chat Zoom Today!](https://karladornacher.substack.com/p/rejoice-its-craft-and-chat-zoom-today) _2026-07-13 · Karla Dornacher · Simple Blessings by Karla Dornacher_ Plus Personal Ankle Update and Monsoon Tilly... ## [Perfect music for poker night or cocktail party](https://wolfram.org/arts/music/music-for-poker-night-or-cocktail-party/) _2026-07-11 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ The ideal blend for lively conversation This blend of Charlie Christian and Lord Jelly Roll ragtime along with some Benny Goodmen and Tommy Dorsey creates the perfect background vibe for poker night. It also works great for a small soiree or cocktail party when you want the underscore to encourage relaxed open conversation. You gotta \[…\] ## [Thoughts on The History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides](https://wolfram.org/great-books/thoughts-on-the-history-of-the-peloponnesian-war-by-thucydides/) _2026-07-08 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ Not just what happened. Also why. What I enjoy about this history book, written 2300 years ago, is that it didn’t merely tell you what happened. It goes deep into why it happened. It’s a cautionary tale. He tells you what one guy said about going to war. Then he tells you what the other \[…\] ## [MeBeMe – The rapid development of an iPhone app designed to break your scroll](https://wolfram.org/mebeme/mebeme-the-rapid-development-of-an-iphone-app-designed-to-break-your-scroll/) _2026-07-07 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ June 2026 – July 2026 Rapid Development Timeline June 22, 2026 — The idea begins The project begins as Micro Missions, an app intended to interrupt mindless scrolling with one small positive action. After researching dozens of habit and productivity apps, one realization stands out: most are designed to maximize engagement. I want the opposite. \[…\] ## [Women Dancing With Women in The Jazz Age](https://wolfram.org/arts/dance/women-dancing-with-women-in-the-jazz-age/) _2026-05-28 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ Embrace without stignma In the jazz age, it was more common for women to dance with women and embrace in a non-sexual way. This video explains it well. ## [Recognizing Visual & Situational Metonymy in Film](https://wolfram.org/arts/film/visual-situational-metonymy-in-film/) _2026-05-26 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ Once you see it, you see it everywhere Let’s look at The Graduate (1968) directed by Mike Nichols for the classic example of situational metonymy in film. Ben, what are you doing? Well, I would say I’m just drifting … here in the pool. Ben, what are you doing? Well, I would say I’m just \[…\] ## [Mid-Century Blues, Boogie, & Early Rock-n-Roll](https://wolfram.org/arts/music/mid-century-blues-boogie-early-rock-n-roll/) _2026-05-25 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ Where rock-n-roll started Collection of some of my favorite bluesy songs from that fun & optimistic mid-century era. They call it blues. They call it boogie. This is the early rock-n-roll sound, from which all rock music emerged. This playlist is intended to honor some of the great American artists, people of color who, without \[…\] ## [Garry Trudeau @ St. Paul’s School](https://wolfram.org/arts/garry-trudeau-st-pauls-school/) _2026-05-23 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ Early Trudeau in high school paper We found an early comic by Garry Trudeau that was created in high school and published in the school newspaper The Pelican around 1965. They also have a painting done by him hanging in the school house. ## [Sync Bookmarks Everywhere (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0nLW75SahNtj) _2026-05-23 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync keeps folders and toolbar intact across Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. ## [You’re Watching Movies Wrong](https://wolfram.org/arts/film/youre-watching-movies-wrong-and-why-i-dont-go-to-the-movies-with-other-people/) _2026-05-20 · Eric · Wolfram.org_ This is why I don’t go to the movies with other people Here’s my Ted Talk on You’re Watching Movies Wrong. I did this as a joke for a Powerpoint Party. But I do agree strongly with the general assertions. Happy watching