# life universe (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover life universe. Page: Feed: --- ## [Four proven reasons waking at 3:17am isn't a hazardous malfunction (and when it is)](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/sleep-patterns) _2026-08-16 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Tired of waking at 3 in the morning? The truth about it. And what to do. ## [Shattering the silence](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/shattering-the-silence) _2026-07-23 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ with a bit of background information and... questions for you to influence the future ## [Life, the universe, and... an end to patriarchy?](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/life-the-universe-and-an-end-to-patriarchy) _2026-06-10 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ At the very minimum, an end to its hold on you... ## [Inside Deliberately Difficult & Laughing: the experience you can expect](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/inside-deliberately-difficult-and-laughing) _2026-06-08 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ What this publication will do to your "good girl" programming ## [When opinionated observations meet: I'm done being "good"](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/when-opinionated-observations-meet-im-done-being-good) _2026-06-05 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Why 42 Sidenotes needs a sibling ## [Why I disabled my custom domain for 42 Sidenotes](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/why-i-disabled-my-custom-domain-for-42-sidenotes) _2026-05-29 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ And how I kept all links to specific page alive as well - not only the "bare" domain ## [Increase fun: excavate past pleasures when you have extra time](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/increase-fun-excavate-past-pleasures) _2026-05-24 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ But beware: your memory famously wears sizable rose-colored glasses ## [“All this whole world is busy, and for what? It’s all for this one breath.”](https://jones.wordpress.com/2026/05/19/454/) _2026-05-19 · jones · internet._ New Documentary about Zen Hermits in China looks an interesting re-edit of Amongst White Clouds which is about 20 years old now. I ve yet to watch it but the original was very influential on me, I remember my friends Michael, owen, ash at my Student co-operative who were all part of some epic underground \[ \] ## [Coming soon: Deliberately Difficult & Laughing](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/coming-soon-deliberately-difficult) _2026-05-13 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ A publication for (midlife) women who're done behaving socially domesticated ## [Why women get misread and gaslighted about their accurate perceptions](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/why-women-get-misread-and-gaslighted) _2026-05-13 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Patriarchal thinking fails all of us, but fails women a lot more than men. ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/gG8ykMMEGQdt) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Three uplifting women who bucked dismissal & delivered on their awesome ideas](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/women-who-bucked-dismissal-and-delivered) _2026-05-08 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Be grateful they were strong & spoke up! ## [When will the world get the message that it isn't safe to let men rule without women?](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/when-will-the-world-get-the-message) _2026-05-05 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ ## [Famous Last Words](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/008-famous-last-words/index.html) _2026-05-03 · dadummdada_ ## [Sonnet 66](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/007-sonnet-66/index.html) _2026-05-02 · dadummdada_ ## [The daring truth about why your best ideas never enter the room](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/the-daring-truth-about-why-your-best-ideas-never-enter-the-room) _2026-04-28 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ The Math Makes Sense. The Cost Doesn't. ## [10 women who clearly enjoyed what they were not supposed to do](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/10-women-who-clearly-enjoyed-what-they-were-not-supposed-to-do) _2026-04-21 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ And quite likely (ha!) got labeled "difficult" for it several times over ## [What pleasing Nina (my dog) surprisingly unlocked for me](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/what-pleasing-nina-surprisingly-unlocked) _2026-04-14 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ How giving in to your dog can bring you unexpected treasure ## [Remove iOS Contact Posters](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/006-ios-contact-posters/index.html) _2026-04-12 · dadummdada_ ## [The British Museum of Shame](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/005-british-museum/index.html) _2026-04-11 · dadummdada_ ## [VS Code extensions](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/004-vscode-extensions/index.html) _2026-04-09 · dadummdada_ ## [Stay updated on your professional world (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tecuJ4thHdvy) _2026-04-08 · **Sponsored**_ Keep in touch with people you know, build your career. ## [Maintaining your boundaries: 4 surprising, fun, and remarkable tactics](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/maintaining-boundaries-4-surprising-tactics) _2026-04-07 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Stay your fantastic self, still say no, and love it ## [The Heart Sutra](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/003-the-heart-sutra/index.html) _2026-04-02 · dadummdada_ ## [The devious trick used to marginalize strong, independent, high-achieving women](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/the-devious-trick-marginalizing-strong-women) _2026-03-31 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ It's still being used and, unfortunately, remains in good working order ## [Win32 Message Monitor](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/002-python-workstation-monitor/index.html) _2026-03-31 · dadummdada_ ## [My Corner](https://dadummdada.com/content/2026/001-my-corner/index.html) _2026-03-30 · dadummdada_ ## [How to finally stop agreeing to what you don’t want (and never wanted) to do](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/how-to-finally-stop-agreeing-to-what-you-dont-want-to-do) _2026-03-24 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Your body knows, learn to spot the signals and how to act on them ## [Forget 'setting' boundaries — do this instead](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/forget-setting-boundaries) _2026-03-17 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ 3 daring (& mischievous) experiments that actually work ## [The wicked little secret to unlocking a self-perpetuating joy cycle](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/the-wicked-little-secret-to-unlocking-joy-cycle) _2026-03-13 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ You’ve been sitting with a request for three days now. ## [The myth maintenance department](https://42sidenotes.substack.com/p/the-myth-maintenance-department) _2026-03-03 · Marjan Venema · 42 Sidenotes_ Why myths about women persist despite mountains of evidence to the contrary