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One weird trick for never losing your temper

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First, invest in a really good tent.

One weird trick for never losing your temper First, invest in a really good tent. Angela Chen Jun 10, 2026 36 4 Share It’s 1963. You’re 34, American, but you want to study shamanism so it’s time to leave America. You head to the Canadian Arctic seeking the Utku, a community of 30 Inuit who are the only human residents of a region the size of South Korea. But it’s too late. Even this place — where the winters are 60 below zero and exposed paper develops ice crystals within minutes — has not been spared by missionaries. The Utku are all Anglican . In fact, your letter of introduction (“please ad

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