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What did you encounter this year that truly moved you?

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everything is available but nothing feels profound. thousands of fascinating things in front of us but none of it transforms. when was the last time your phone gave you goosebumps? i have a growing sense that being moved and orienting towards the sublime requires the very thing we’re designing modern life to remove: friction So I thought what better way to start the year than to ask: What did you encounter in 2025 that truly moved you? We asked 33 of our favorite people this question. Share yours in the comments! Or add it to this community Sublime collection. P.S. If Sublime has been a place you return to, I mentioned in my end-of-year video that the Founder’s pricing on the Lifetime plan is live for a few more weeks. Get 25% off with code LASTCHANCE. The third chair by Henrik Karlsson. It’s a short (~400-words), beautiful story of Henrik returning to the place he long persevered—through doubt, despair, loneliness—in doing the work which brought the circumstances of his current life i

What did you encounter this year that truly moved you? I asked 33 people this question Sari Azout and Sublime Jan 10, 2026 107 6 24 Share Happy new year everyone. 2025 was the year everything became available, and almost nothing felt meaningful. So I thought what better way to start the year than to ask: What did you encounter in 2025 that truly moved you? We asked 33 of our favorite people this question. Share yours in the comments! Or add it to this community Sublime collection . P.S. If Sublime has been a place you return to, I mentioned in my end-of-year video that the Founder’s pricing on

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