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		<title>Delivering Magic</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What are your earliest memories of receiving mail? A few magical ones come to mind for me. I got occasional greeting cards from great aunts and relatives who lived far away. The sentiment wasn&#8217;t as important as whether or not cash fell out when I opened the card. Still, it was always a thrill to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Tragedy of Unmade Paintings</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What&#8217;s something you love to do? Maybe it&#8217;s traveling with your family. Making something with your own two hands. Or a weekly meeting with a friend to discuss the ups and downs of life over a cup of coffee. How many trips do you have left? How many projects will you finish? How many more [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Start Now. (It&#8217;s Never Too Late)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A young man sent me an email looking for advice. He recently graduated from the “comfort blanket of college and chucked towards the open jaws of real life.&#8221; He was hoping to receive guidance for young people in his situation to &#8220;make the world outside not seem so threatening and overwhelming.&#8221; The first step is [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Little Flower and the Big Lesson</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m writing a new book. Or rather, I am redoing an old one. (I shared a little bit about that in&#160;this video.) I spent six days in a very old monastery overlooking the rolling hills of Wisconsin. The kitchen was dark and creepy, but the weather and&#160;views were spectacular. I made great progress on establishing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>We&#8217;re Not So Different, You and Me</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Having lived in Wisconsin for two-and-a-half decades, the struggle is real.&#160; Being a Cubs and Bears fan while living behind the Cheddar Curtain is no picnic. I&#8217;ve spent the majority of my adult life suffocated by Brewers and Packers propaganda. Visiting Illinois — and especially Chicagoland — is like a breath of fresh air. Seeing [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Echo Base Dispatch #004 &#8211; Step Backs Aren&#8217;t Setbacks</title>
		<link>https://escapeadulthood.com/step-backs-arent-setbacks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a video series from my studio overlooking Lake Michigan. It’s where I slow down, listen, and make art that brings light into the world. This is&#160;Echo Base Dispatch—a brief transmission from here to wherever you are—where I share what I’m working on, what I’m wrestling with, and the lessons I’m learning along the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Old Routines and New Eyes</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I take a walk almost every day, usually taking the same route. This is intentional. I set my inner GPS, and, free from thinking about where I&#8217;m going, my mind is allowed to wander in whatever direction it chooses.&#160; The other day, I tried an experiment. I decided to walk the same path, but in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Subpar Imagination</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I pride myself on my imagination. I&#8217;ve always been a daydreamer. I can get so immersed in my imagination that I&#8217;ve missed exits on the interstate more than a few times. (Just ask my wife.) Plus, I&#8217;m an artist.&#160;My paintings&#160;feature macarons as spaceships, elk wearing bathrobes, and war planes dropping gummy bears from the sky. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Can I Tell You a Secret?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If a secret isn&#8217;t secret, can it still be called a secret? Over twenty years ago, I wrote my first book, titled &#8220;Escape Adulthood: 8 Secrets of Childhood for the Stressed-Out Grown-Up.&#8221; Can I tell you a secret? The secret to success and happiness is not a secret. The recipe is really just hard advice [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Echo Base Dispatch #003 &#8211; The Art of Seeing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jason]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is a video series from my studio overlooking Lake Michigan. It’s where I slow down, listen, and make art that brings light into the world. This is Echo Base Dispatch—a brief transmission from here to wherever you are—where I share what I’m working on, what I’m wrestling with, and the lessons I’m learning along the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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