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Cynosure Launches XERF Monopolar RF Platform in Europe
Cynosure Lutronic, a global developer of energy-based aesthetic technologies, announces the launch of XERF, its next-generation monopolar radiofrequency…
#Europe #EU #Cynosure #lasers #skintightening
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Cynosure Launches XERF Monopolar RF Platform in Europe
Cynosure Lutronic, a global developer of energy-based aesthetic technologies, announces the launch of XERF, its next-generation monopolar radiofrequency…
#EuropeSays #Korea #KR #SouthKorea #Cynosure #lasers #skintightening
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What does picking one word a year teach you?
In 2012 I picked the phrase will-power and self-possession as a kind of anchor — something to keep in front of me through the year. (I literally wrote it on a card and stuck on the wall above my desk. For a year.) I didn’t know I was starting a practice. In 2015 I chose simplify. I’ve now been picking one word or short phrase a year for thirteen years, and the cumulative practice has become as interesting as each year’s choice.
This thread is a path through what that practice has actually been like — what made certain words land, the year-end reflection ritual that grew up around it, and what I’ve noticed across the arc. It’s about the practice, not the words. Follow this thread if you’re wondering what a small annual ritual can do over a long enough timeline.
A phrase for 2025
constantine.name — January 2025Start here. The practice in one place: what a cynosure is (the word David Bourne pointed me toward), every phrase since 2012, and the arc I see in hindsight — simplification and increasing self-awareness.
Cynosure
7 for Sunday — January 2025What the word actually means. Greek for dog’s tail — Ursa Minor, the constellation always overhead (in the Northern Hemisphere where the Greeks and I are situated), the fixed point you can navigate by. Worth a few minutes on the etymology before going further.
Festina lente
constantine.name — October 2020One phrase in the moment of its picking. The bit that matters isn’t the statement, it’s later, in the moment the phrase was made for: When I’m literally knee deep in tree trimmings stumbling around my yard, exhausted and I should quit soon before I get hurt. That’s where a phrase becomes a cynosure.
Looking back
constantine.name — December 2020The year-end-ish ritual that wraps up each year’s cynosure. Borrowing Vonnegut — “well if that isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” The arbitrary calendar roll-over isn’t the point. Having any anchor for periodic looking-back is.
Humility
constantine.name — December 2023This describes how the practice evolved. In recent years I’ve been choosing aspirational phrases — picking what’s hard for me to be, with journaling-for-the-win evidence that these cynosures work. I chose humility for 2024 because it felt difficult.
Simplicity, patience, compassion
constantine.name — April 2025The practice generalizing beyond personal. Lao Tzu’s three things, used both as guides for myself and as questions for shaping how I coach others. The cynosure habit becomes a coaching framework — the phrases that work as personal anchors also work as questions to ask someone else.
2026
constantine.name — January 2026This year’s cynosure is Temperance. In all things. Particularly in blog posts. That’s the closing — the practice has finally caught up with the writing about the practice.
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What does picking one word a year teach you?
In 2012 I picked the phrase will-power and self-possession as a kind of anchor — something to keep in front of me through the year. (I literally wrote it on a card and stuck on the wall above my desk. For a year.) I didn’t know I was starting a practice. In 2015 I chose simplify. I’ve now been picking one word or short phrase a year for thirteen years, and the cumulative practice has become as interesting as each year’s choice.
This thread is a path through what that practice has actually been like — what made certain words land, the year-end reflection ritual that grew up around it, and what I’ve noticed across the arc. It’s about the practice, not the words. Follow this thread if you’re wondering what a small annual ritual can do over a long enough timeline.
A phrase for 2025
constantine.name — January 2025Start here. The practice in one place: what a cynosure is (the word David Bourne pointed me toward), every phrase since 2012, and the arc I see in hindsight — simplification and increasing self-awareness.
Cynosure
7 for Sunday — January 2025What the word actually means. Greek for dog’s tail — Ursa Minor, the constellation always overhead (in the Northern Hemisphere where the Greeks and I are situated), the fixed point you can navigate by. Worth a few minutes on the etymology before going further.
Festina lente
constantine.name — October 2020One phrase in the moment of its picking. The bit that matters isn’t the statement, it’s later, in the moment the phrase was made for: When I’m literally knee deep in tree trimmings stumbling around my yard, exhausted and I should quit soon before I get hurt. That’s where a phrase becomes a cynosure.
Looking back
constantine.name — December 2020The year-end-ish ritual that wraps up each year’s cynosure. Borrowing Vonnegut — “well if that isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” The arbitrary calendar roll-over isn’t the point. Having any anchor for periodic looking-back is.
Humility
constantine.name — December 2023This describes how the practice evolved. In recent years I’ve been choosing aspirational phrases — picking what’s hard for me to be, with journaling-for-the-win evidence that these cynosures work. I chose humility for 2024 because it felt difficult.
Simplicity, patience, compassion
constantine.name — April 2025The practice generalizing beyond personal. Lao Tzu’s three things, used both as guides for myself and as questions for shaping how I coach others. The cynosure habit becomes a coaching framework — the phrases that work as personal anchors also work as questions to ask someone else.
2026
constantine.name — January 2026This year’s cynosure is Temperance. In all things. Particularly in blog posts. That’s the closing — the practice has finally caught up with the writing about the practice.
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#Cynosure #Reflection #SelfAwareness #Threads -
What does picking one word a year teach you?
In 2012 I picked the phrase will-power and self-possession as a kind of anchor — something to keep in front of me through the year. (I literally wrote it on a card and stuck on the wall above my desk. For a year.) I didn’t know I was starting a practice. In 2015 I chose simplify. I’ve now been picking one word or short phrase a year for thirteen years, and the cumulative practice has become as interesting as each year’s choice.
This thread is a path through what that practice has actually been like — what made certain words land, the year-end reflection ritual that grew up around it, and what I’ve noticed across the arc. It’s about the practice, not the words. Follow this thread if you’re wondering what a small annual ritual can do over a long enough timeline.
A phrase for 2025
constantine.name — January 2025Start here. The practice in one place: what a cynosure is (the word David Bourne pointed me toward), every phrase since 2012, and the arc I see in hindsight — simplification and increasing self-awareness.
Cynosure
7 for Sunday — January 2025What the word actually means. Greek for dog’s tail — Ursa Minor, the constellation always overhead (in the Northern Hemisphere where the Greeks and I are situated), the fixed point you can navigate by. Worth a few minutes on the etymology before going further.
Festina lente
constantine.name — October 2020One phrase in the moment of its picking. The bit that matters isn’t the statement, it’s later, in the moment the phrase was made for: When I’m literally knee deep in tree trimmings stumbling around my yard, exhausted and I should quit soon before I get hurt. That’s where a phrase becomes a cynosure.
Looking back
constantine.name — December 2020The year-end-ish ritual that wraps up each year’s cynosure. Borrowing Vonnegut — “well if that isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” The arbitrary calendar roll-over isn’t the point. Having any anchor for periodic looking-back is.
Humility
constantine.name — December 2023This describes how the practice evolved. In recent years I’ve been choosing aspirational phrases — picking what’s hard for me to be, with journaling-for-the-win evidence that these cynosures work. I chose humility for 2024 because it felt difficult.
Simplicity, patience, compassion
constantine.name — April 2025The practice generalizing beyond personal. Lao Tzu’s three things, used both as guides for myself and as questions for shaping how I coach others. The cynosure habit becomes a coaching framework — the phrases that work as personal anchors also work as questions to ask someone else.
2026
constantine.name — January 2026This year’s cynosure is Temperance. In all things. Particularly in blog posts. That’s the closing — the practice has finally caught up with the writing about the practice.
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#Cynosure #Reflection #SelfAwareness #Threads -
What does picking one word a year teach you?
In 2012 I picked the phrase will-power and self-possession as a kind of anchor — something to keep in front of me through the year. (I literally wrote it on a card and stuck on the wall above my desk. For a year.) I didn’t know I was starting a practice. In 2015 I chose simplify. I’ve now been picking one word or short phrase a year for thirteen years, and the cumulative practice has become as interesting as each year’s choice.
This thread is a path through what that practice has actually been like — what made certain words land, the year-end reflection ritual that grew up around it, and what I’ve noticed across the arc. It’s about the practice, not the words. Follow this thread if you’re wondering what a small annual ritual can do over a long enough timeline.
A phrase for 2025
constantine.name — January 2025Start here. The practice in one place: what a cynosure is (the word David Bourne pointed me toward), every phrase since 2012, and the arc I see in hindsight — simplification and increasing self-awareness.
Cynosure
7 for Sunday — January 2025What the word actually means. Greek for dog’s tail — Ursa Minor, the constellation always overhead (in the Northern Hemisphere where the Greeks and I are situated), the fixed point you can navigate by. Worth a few minutes on the etymology before going further.
Festina lente
constantine.name — October 2020One phrase in the moment of its picking. The bit that matters isn’t the statement, it’s later, in the moment the phrase was made for: When I’m literally knee deep in tree trimmings stumbling around my yard, exhausted and I should quit soon before I get hurt. That’s where a phrase becomes a cynosure.
Looking back
constantine.name — December 2020The year-end-ish ritual that wraps up each year’s cynosure. Borrowing Vonnegut — “well if that isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” The arbitrary calendar roll-over isn’t the point. Having any anchor for periodic looking-back is.
Humility
constantine.name — December 2023This describes how the practice evolved. In recent years I’ve been choosing aspirational phrases — picking what’s hard for me to be, with journaling-for-the-win evidence that these cynosures work. I chose humility for 2024 because it felt difficult.
Simplicity, patience, compassion
constantine.name — April 2025The practice generalizing beyond personal. Lao Tzu’s three things, used both as guides for myself and as questions for shaping how I coach others. The cynosure habit becomes a coaching framework — the phrases that work as personal anchors also work as questions to ask someone else.
2026
constantine.name — January 2026This year’s cynosure is Temperance. In all things. Particularly in blog posts. That’s the closing — the practice has finally caught up with the writing about the practice.
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#Cynosure #Reflection #SelfAwareness #Threads -
What does picking one word a year teach you?
In 2012 I picked the phrase will-power and self-possession as a kind of anchor — something to keep in front of me through the year. (I literally wrote it on a card and stuck on the wall above my desk. For a year.) I didn’t know I was starting a practice. In 2015 I chose simplify. I’ve now been picking one word or short phrase a year for thirteen years, and the cumulative practice has become as interesting as each year’s choice.
This thread is a path through what that practice has actually been like — what made certain words land, the year-end reflection ritual that grew up around it, and what I’ve noticed across the arc. It’s about the practice, not the words. Follow this thread if you’re wondering what a small annual ritual can do over a long enough timeline.
A phrase for 2025
constantine.name — January 2025Start here. The practice in one place: what a cynosure is (the word David Bourne pointed me toward), every phrase since 2012, and the arc I see in hindsight — simplification and increasing self-awareness.
Cynosure
7 for Sunday — January 2025What the word actually means. Greek for dog’s tail — Ursa Minor, the constellation always overhead (in the Northern Hemisphere where the Greeks and I are situated), the fixed point you can navigate by. Worth a few minutes on the etymology before going further.
Festina lente
constantine.name — October 2020One phrase in the moment of its picking. The bit that matters isn’t the statement, it’s later, in the moment the phrase was made for: When I’m literally knee deep in tree trimmings stumbling around my yard, exhausted and I should quit soon before I get hurt. That’s where a phrase becomes a cynosure.
Looking back
constantine.name — December 2020The year-end-ish ritual that wraps up each year’s cynosure. Borrowing Vonnegut — “well if that isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.” The arbitrary calendar roll-over isn’t the point. Having any anchor for periodic looking-back is.
Humility
constantine.name — December 2023This describes how the practice evolved. In recent years I’ve been choosing aspirational phrases — picking what’s hard for me to be, with journaling-for-the-win evidence that these cynosures work. I chose humility for 2024 because it felt difficult.
Simplicity, patience, compassion
constantine.name — April 2025The practice generalizing beyond personal. Lao Tzu’s three things, used both as guides for myself and as questions for shaping how I coach others. The cynosure habit becomes a coaching framework — the phrases that work as personal anchors also work as questions to ask someone else.
2026
constantine.name — January 2026This year’s cynosure is Temperance. In all things. Particularly in blog posts. That’s the closing — the practice has finally caught up with the writing about the practice.
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SONG OF THE WEEK “It’s Going to be Different Today” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/its-going-to-be-different-today
#johnnyjblair #sciencefiction #timetravel #faith #recovery #hours #davidbowie #badfinger #neilfinn #paulmccartney #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #markjones #sanfrancisco #cynosure
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SONG OF THE WEEK “It’s Going to be Different Today” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/its-going-to-be-different-today
#johnnyjblair #sciencefiction #timetravel #faith #recovery #hours #davidbowie #badfinger #neilfinn #paulmccartney #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #markjones #sanfrancisco #cynosure
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SONG OF THE WEEK “It’s Going to be Different Today” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/its-going-to-be-different-today
#johnnyjblair #sciencefiction #timetravel #faith #recovery #hours #davidbowie #badfinger #neilfinn #paulmccartney #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #markjones #sanfrancisco #cynosure
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2026
This year’s cynosure is “Temperance.”
There was a great deal of journaling and conversation with Claude.ai about selecting 2026’s cynosure. Many times I thought about writing a blog post about the process of choosing…
As I watched December move along, I realized that if it’s going to be temperance, then it’s temperance in all things. Particularly in blog posts.
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#Claude #Cynosure -
2026
This year’s cynosure is “Temperance.”
There was a great deal of journaling and conversation with Claude.ai about selecting 2026’s cynosure. Many times I thought about writing a blog post about the process of choosing…
As I watched December move along, I realized that if it’s going to be temperance, then it’s temperance in all things. Particularly in blog posts.
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#Cynosure -
2026
This year’s cynosure is “Temperance.”
There was a great deal of journaling and conversation with Claude.ai about selecting 2026’s cynosure. Many times I thought about writing a blog post about the process of choosing…
As I watched December move along, I realized that if it’s going to be temperance, then it’s temperance in all things. Particularly in blog posts.
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MY SONG OF THE WEEK “It’s Going to be Different Today” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/its-going-to-be-different-today
#johnnyjblair #sciencefiction #timetravel #faith #recovery #hours #davidbowie #badfinger #neilfinn #paulmccartney #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #markjones #sanfrancisco #cynosure
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MY SONG OF THE WEEK “It’s Going to be Different Today” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/its-going-to-be-different-today
#johnnyjblair #sciencefiction #timetravel #faith #recovery #hours #davidbowie #badfinger #neilfinn #paulmccartney #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #markjones #sanfrancisco #cynosure
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MY SONG OF THE WEEK “It’s Going to be Different Today” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/its-going-to-be-different-today
#johnnyjblair #sciencefiction #timetravel #faith #recovery #hours #davidbowie #badfinger #neilfinn #paulmccartney #tapevaultstudio #chrisvonsneidern #markjones #sanfrancisco #cynosure
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As i prepare to go down into #Cynosure for the Nth time, i think to myself: "What if i could train a pet rogue AI using an LLM"?
All i would need for training materials is some malware and hate.
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As i prepare to go down into #Cynosure for the Nth time, i think to myself: "What if i could train a pet rogue AI using an LLM"?
All i would need for training materials is some malware and hate.
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As i prepare to go down into #Cynosure for the Nth time, i think to myself: "What if i could train a pet rogue AI using an LLM"?
All i would need for training materials is some malware and hate.
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As i prepare to go down into #Cynosure for the Nth time, i think to myself: "What if i could train a pet rogue AI using an LLM"?
All i would need for training materials is some malware and hate.
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Simplicity, patience, compassion
As I continue to think about coaching movement, I was recently reminded of this quote, added to my collection long ago:
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
~ Lao Tzu
slip:4a104.
Those three words struck me as guides— both in the sense of what I want to convey, and how I want to coach.
For myself:
- Is this simple?
- Am I being patient?
- Am I being compassionate?
But also in terms of shaping others’ thinking:
- What’s the simplest thing which could possibly work?
- Are your expectations realistic?
- Are you being compassionate to yourself?
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"Ahh shiet, here we go again..." #Cyberpunk #Cynosure
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"Ahh shiet, here we go again..." #Cyberpunk #Cynosure
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"Ahh shiet, here we go again..." #Cyberpunk #Cynosure
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"Ahh shiet, here we go again..." #Cyberpunk #Cynosure
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A phrase for 2025
2025? Inconceivable! Still, it’s time to settle on my yearly touch phrase for 2025.
SERENITY
In 2012 I began selecting a phrase or word to use as a guide. David Bourne pointed out there’s a word for that: Cynosure.
When I picked the phrase in 2012, I didn’t imagine it would become a yearly ritual. It required significant reading through my journals to realize I even had chosen cynosures for 2012 and 2015. Over the years I’ve used the following:
2012 – Will-power and self-possession
2015 – simplify
2017 – “A dream is just a dream. A goal is a plan and a deadline.” ~ unknown
2018 – hell yes! or, NO.
2019 – NO.
2020 – get less done
2021 – festina lente
2022 – choose wisely
2023 – choose today
2024 – HUMILITYThere are echoes. For example 2022’s is effectively a refinement of 2012’s. And there’s an over-arching story of simplification and increasing self-awareness. What more could I ask for?
Mostly I use these cynosures in my journaling. I generally end each entry by writing it, followed by memento mori. Here’s the end of 2024…
I’m obviously reminding myself of these ideas. I’m also preparing for my certain death. I will one day write a final journal entry, and it would be fitting to have “memento mori” be my final journaled words.
My choice for 2025 is meant to be aspirational. In some journal entries in December I was writing about themes I might seek more of in the new year; Tranquility, contentment, or perhaps gratitude? Serenity won out because I’d like to maintain my serenity, at all times. Even when active. Even in the midst of chaos.
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Cynosure with David Bourne
https://podtalk.show/cynosure-with-david-bourne/
How does engaging with nature, cycles, and mindfulness practices influence personal growth and creativity?
Insights on mindfulness and personal growth emerge through reflections on seasonal cycles.
We live in an amazing time. On the one hand, technology’s increasingly taking over our lives. But hopefully they’re going to be more of us thinking: You know what? Okay, yeah, tech’s great. But I want to go outside.
~ David Bourne (16:32)The discussion highlights the profound influence of nature on personal growth and creative expression. Seasonal changes and sensory engagement are explored as essential ways to align with the rhythms of life, emphasizing the rejuvenating effects of connecting with the natural world. Personal practices such as hiking, observing wildlife, and sitting in quiet reflection are celebrated as gateways to mindfulness and inspiration.
Another focal point is the impact of technology on modern life. The conversation critiques the overuse of digital tools while advocating for a conscious balance that prioritizes real-world connections. The power of looking to the night sky is also discussed, offering metaphors for vastness and introspection, while personal anecdotes reveal how such practices foster emotional grounding and clarity.
Takeaways
The cyclical nature of seasons — A metaphor for personal growth and transformation.
The importance of sensory experiences — A grounding practice that enriches daily life.
Balancing technology and nature — The necessity of intentionality in modern living.
The metaphor of the North Star — A symbol of higher self and aspirational truth.
The benefits of outdoor reflection — A practice that fosters creativity and mindfulness.
The pandemic’s influence — A reset that prompted reevaluation of priorities.
Audio’s subconscious role — A medium that connects deeply with the human psyche.
Mindfulness in daily living — Rediscovering joy in simple, natural experiences.
Resources
David Bourne’s website — Offers insights and resources related to his work on mindfulness, nature, and creativity.
Finding Your North Star — Martha Beck’s book exploring the concept of identifying and following one’s true purpose.
Rich Roll Podcast — A platform for deep and engaging conversations on personal growth and well-being.
(Written with help from Chat-GPT.)
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#Cynosure #DavidBourne #Podtalk
