Musings from One Earth Year on Medium

I still have my towel

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Any man who can hitch the length and breadth of the galaxy, rough it, slum it, struggle against terrible odds, win through, and still knows where his towel is is clearly a man to be reckoned with. — Douglas Adams

I’m going to go ahead and assume that Mr. Adams intended to include women in this inspiring quote, but I’m happy to report that, after slightly more than one earth year spent reading and writing here on Medium, I still have my towel.

How did I keep my towel? What have I learned? Gather close and I’ll tell you — and throw in some more sage advice from the late, great Douglas Adams. But first, a little Einstein. I think he knew a few things about the galaxy, too.

The Theory of Relativity

OK, so the theory of relativity states (basically… I’m assuming the Wikipedia entry is totally on the up and up) that things happen to one person in time but not at the same time for another person who is experiencing the exact same thing. Savvy?

So here on Medium, you might be experiencing the highest of highs. Perhaps your stats look like towering redwoods, your viewer…