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"this unusual practice"

Image of the three of swords from the original Ryder Waite tarot deck: three swords piercing a red heart with stylized clouds above and rain slanting down behind

I hope I'm the only sideshow-school casualty out there. I spent a month or so in the hospital after my own act went horribly awry... in sword-swallowing, everyone gets hurt eventually. Transmissions From Vrillon shares first-person experience in the post on Sword Swallowing And Its Side Effects.

09/02/23
by taz

In the Zone

Pursuit of VikingsPursuit of Vikings by Artiom Ponkratenko (cc by)

In your job, where are you a Viking? This member-sponsored Ask Mefi post asks "What task or part of your work day ... do you really enjoy, to the point of thinking, yeah, this is it, this is where I fit?"

10/30/22
by taz

Cultural Hacking

StarredStarred by kevin dooley (cc by)

storybored posts about Trabian Shorters and "Asset Framing," a cognitive skill to magnify humanity.

07/11/22
by taz

"Listen Your Ass Off"

ListenListen by ky_olsen (cc by)

Lyn Never had very good advice about how to listen for someone who wants to become less condescending.

01/20/20
by taz

"I hear that this is not a skill that everyone possesses"

FartFart by Pochestorie (cc by)

Ask Metafilter answers the burning question: Is silent farting a skill everyone can pick up?

08/06/17
by taz

Hobby Hobnobbing

fly with mefly with me by maxelman (cc by-nc-nd)

In search of the fine art of the pastime, recently in AskMe:

holmesian wants to know: What is the critical book for your hobby/passion?

dearleader asks, What New Tricks Should This Old Dog Learn?

widdershins is organizing a Skill of the Month project for the fam

03/19/16
by taz

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