you must fix your heart

the prepuce (aka foreskin)

Kiosk K67

Otto Rank's notion of the doppelganger, or 'double' in his 1914 book Der Doppelgänger is the template for all subsequent doppelganger studies stating that, "all instincts and desires that don't fit the 'ideal' image are rejected and cast out of the self, repressed internally, and inevitably return externally personified in the double, where they can be at once vicariously satisfied and punished." It was a concept that would be revisited again and again throughout the history of horror fiction.

The Rodeo Rule: you only have to do it for the first time once.

The Rohan Rule: if you are at a social function full of new people and you want to be liked, find someone doing important work like setup or food prep and offer to help.

The Tutorial Mode Rule: to navigate an unfamiliar situation where you fear you will mess up an interaction, preface the interaction by mentioning that you've never done this before, and let them know if you have a specific concern or question.

The Rocket Science Rule: most new things you want to try seem very complicated but are simple when taken step by step.

The [X] Will Remember That Rule: if you need to make small talk with the same person on a regular basis, try to save one fact or current event in their life from a given conversation and bring it up next time you talk.

you only have to do it

for the first time once.

Red dirt embankment, 1978