261 Link 22 Feb 2026
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A few musings on self help.
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003 Verse 03 Aug 2025
# Rudyard Kipling, Michael Caine, and the Testicle-Punching Self-Help Industrial ComplexI woke up and, like any good, sane, and sensible human being, I picked up my phone, headed to the commode, sat on the toilet, and started my productivity ritual of doomscrolling.And in between my highly productive doomscrolling, I came across a video of the legendary [Michael Caine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Caine) reciting [Rudyard Kipling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudyard_Kipling)'s *If—*, one of his favorite poems.<div style="position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframesrc="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EEFMVIfl2UY"
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