Contrary Cortney

Is It Bailing, or Is It Self-Preservation?

One year out of corporate, eight journals full of contemplation, and the mindset shifts that brought me back to myself

Oct 30 • Cortney Jacobsen

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September 2026

From Sketchbook to Shop

On launching the Art Camp World Etsy shop. Why I did it, What I’m learning, and Where it is all going

Sep 30 • Cortney Jacobsen

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Why I Stopped Calling This a Sabbatical

On Art Camp, courage, and becoming an Artrepreneur

Sep 16 • Cortney Jacobsen

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August 2026

Starting Over Isn’t a Response to Failure. It is a Response to Letting Go.

On sunk costs, sabbaticals, and the thing scarier than starting over.

Aug 29 • Cortney Jacobsen

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Dear Universe: Can You Take it Down a Notch?

On the resulting confusion and exhaustion of living in a world of extremes

Aug 10 • Cortney Jacobsen

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July 2026

My Hideaway: Reliving a Seattle Memory

On the meaning of "home"

Jul 30 • Cortney Jacobsen

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Portugal: Matar Saudades in the Algarve (Part Two)

On lifelong friendship, my 50th birthday, and listening to my calling for home

Jul 18 • Cortney Jacobsen

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Portugal: Saudade and Miradouros (Part One)

On Lisbon, and the words it gave me for what I’ve been feeling

Jul 9 • Cortney Jacobsen

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June 2026

Actively Deciding, Not Habitually Reacting

On choosing a feeling I couldn't explain over a decision I'd already made

Jun 18 • Cortney Jacobsen

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One of a Billion Mediocre Posts on the Internet

On the resurgence of old fears and habits, their disruption of progress, and reframing "accomplishment"

Jun 10 • Cortney Jacobsen

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May 2026

Is it Time to Put Your Intellect in a Time Out?

Spoiler: there's no spreadsheet for this

May 29 • Cortney Jacobsen

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The First Time I Used AI, I Was 15

AI doesn't give you superpowers. It reveals whether you have any.

May 22 • Cortney Jacobsen

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