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Gene’s Guide to the Perfect Working Day

How to get everything done… without getting stressed (or becoming a robot) There are two types of working days: The kind where you get a shocking amount done and feel calm. The kind where you stare at your screen, answer...

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🦫 Gene’s Guide Stop Trash Talking Winter

How to Stop Hating the Cold Months (and Actually Enjoy Them) Let’s get something out of the way: I rarely hear anyone say winter is their favorite season. Sure, the pro-snow people are out there living amongst us (probably wearing...

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Gene's Guide to January Anxiety

Why Going Back to Work Feels Weird (And How to Feel Better Without Becoming a New Person Overnight) If January had a personality, it would be a person who walks into the room holding a planner and saying: “So… what...

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Gene’s Guide to Returning to Work After the Holidays

Gene’s Guide to Returning to Work After the Holidays

(A Very Gentle Approach) Returning to work after the holidays feels a little like waking a sleeping capybara. Possible.But delicate. The decorations are coming down. The snacks are running out. Your inbox is… present. Suddenly everyone is pretending it’s normal...

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Gene's Gentle Reset

(No Resolutions Required) This week doesn’t belong to the old year.And it doesn’t really belong to the new one either. It’s the quiet space in between — where the snacks are leftover, the calendar feels fake, and time moves a...

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Gene’s Totally Unbothered Guide to the Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time

Gene’s Totally Unbothered Guide to the Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time

🎄 Gene’s Totally Unbothered Guide to the Greatest Christmas Movies of All Time (With Important Notes About Snacks) There are two kinds of Christmas movies:The ones that demand your full emotional attention… And the ones that are great for half-watching while...

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Gene’s Official Review of Christmas Cookies (Ranked by Crumbs, Chaos & Comfort)

Gene’s Official Review of Christmas Cookies (Ranked by Crumbs, Chaos & Comfort)

It’s that time of year again. The air smells like cinnamon. Every surface is sticky with frosting. Gene the Capybara has named himself Chief Cookie Critic of Christmas 2025. From gingerbread to sugar dust, Gene has a simple mission: taste...

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Why The Dude From The Big Lebowski Is Basically a Capybara in a Bathrobe

Why The Dude From The Big Lebowski Is Basically a Capybara in a Bathrobe

When people look for The Big Lebowski, they usually want famous quotes. They might also be interested in bowling memories. Some are looking for a sweater that says, “I peaked in 1998, but in a relaxed way.”What they might not...

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Gene the Capybara Ranks the Best Thanksgiving Sides (Yes, He’s an Herbivore. No, That Won’t Stop Him.)

Gene the Capybara Ranks the Best Thanksgiving Sides (Yes, He’s an Herbivore. No, That Won’t Stop Him.)

Thanksgiving is the one day of the year when everyone acts like a food critic. No one has stronger opinions than Gene the Capybara. He is Capy Life’s resident herbivore, snack lover, and carb-based lifeform. And yes… he’s an herbivore...

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