ĐƠN GIẢN

@letitbesimple.com

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Pronounced Dunzan (rhymes with Fun Man). Expat, author, coach in Saigon. Helping overthinkers enhance emotional regulation and simplify life. LetItBeSimple.com

The view is from the back seat of a taxi. Looking past the driver's ID and reflection in the rear view mirror, there is a lot of traffic in front of the car. The nearest motorbike driver is wearing a jacket that says across the back: Good Fuckin' Vibes.
Screenshot of Johnny Depp and Benicio del Toro in the 1998 movie version of Hunter S. Thompson's book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. In this scene they are on a drug-fueled road trip and are shown looking rather maniacally directly into the camera.
"Reality has a little-known NOW bias." This is a SIMPLE Saying by ĐƠN GIẢN (Dunzan). The words are in black on a white background surrounded by a black rectangle. h/t Stephen Colbert
Photorealistic AI creation of actor Leonard Nimoy in Vulcan Spock ears and a dress uniform. Star Fleet insignia is replaced by Vietnamese adornments. Along the bottom it says Chúc mừng Nimoy!
This is a cartoon meme of a smiling young man in a red t-shirt with a big gold star in the center of his chest (the flag of Vietnam). He is standing in flood water up to his left elbow. His right arm is raised to wave his hand. A quote bubble appears above him saying: "Hi dear! The Vietnamese word you need to learn right now is lũ (flood)" #langsky
Jerry Garcia holds his guitar next to a Grateful Dead steal your face logo.
White writing, centered on a red background: SIMPLE Sayings #41, You can both lose yourself and find yourself in laughter. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
Pictured is a screenshot of the top part of the announcement linked in the OP. Also shown is a search field indicating California does not appear in the full text of the page. This text is in the screenshot: MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY SUBJECT: Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions Numerous incidents of violence and disorder have recently occurred and threaten to continue in response to the enforcement of Federal law by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other United States Government personnel who are performing Federal functions and supporting the faithful execution of Federal immigration laws. In addition, violent protests threaten the security of and significant damage to Federal immigration detention facilities and other Federal property. To the extent that protests or acts of violence directly inhibit the execution of the laws, they constitute a form of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States. In light of these incidents and credible threats of continued violence, * Full text at https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/06/department-of-defense-security-for-the-protection-of-department-of-homeland-security-functions/
An white coconut wedged open slightly on top rests in my hand in front of a brown background.
Black and white picture of Kurt Cobain next to his quote: "I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not." AZ Quotes
A bearded viking with a metal helmet appears with the following words: Pick your battles. Pick fewer battles than that. Put some battles back. That's still too many battles.
"It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so." ~ Mark Twain quote in white text on black background, beside a photo of the author. Credit in the bottom right corner www.thequotes.in
White background with centered black text saying: “When you let go of trying to get more of what you don't really need, it frees up oceans of energy to make a difference with what you have. When you make a difference with what you have, it expands.” ~ Lynne Twist
This is a simple drawing of two glasses of water side by side. On the left, the water appears muddy as a spoon stirs up bits of dirt. The muddy water is labeled "chaos" and under the glass it says "when you overthink." On the right, all the bits of dirt have settled to the bottom and most of the glass contains blue water labeled "clarity." Under this glass it says "when you stay still." There is no attribution for creating this image but the metaphor appears in Jamie Smart's book Clarity about the self-correcting nature of the mind.
This is a poster for a production of The Odd Couple with a twist on Neil Simon's original premise: "A comedy of one apartment two women, and a hilarious battle of personalities." It is directed by Naima Thompson and will run in the Imaginarium at the ISHCMC Secondary Theater in Thao Dien, Saigon from April 24-27. For booking info, scan the QR code or email info@imaginariumvn.com.
White chunks of breadfruit in boiling water.
Freshly picked breadfruit in a big clear plastic bowl.
View of the underside of big green breadfruit (sa kê) tree leaves in Saigon. Two round green fruit the size of pomelos are in the top right.
White background, black text plus black/white logo. It is the cover of Shortcuts To Simplicity, which appears across the top. In the center is the Let It Be Simple logo/words. Along the bottom it says Through ĐƠN GIẢN
This is a screenshot of Darnisha Harrison's Amazon review of The Simple Book of Infinity. She gave it five stars and titled the review Pure Wisdom on Every Single Page! "Finished my second read and it kind of felt like I had not read the book at all. Each word on each page seemed to have an infinite knowingness that never really stopped unfolding for me. I started reading it again. It's a book that you can just pick up and whichever page you land is ok because there's mounds of pure, simple wisdom on every page."
This is a blue sticker with yellow writing stuck on a table at a coffee shop in Saigon. The words say sống đơn giản, which is Vietnamese for simple life.
Green background with white writing saying: SIMPLE Sayings #52, The more you love yourself, the easier it is for others to see what they love about you. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
Red background, white writing: SIMPLE Sayings #14, You are not your thoughts. It only feels like you are. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
A grey stone Buddha statue is in the background. Across the top, in white letters, it says: "We are infinite beings, pretending not to be." Across the bottom, it says: "My work here is making that simple to see. ~ ĐƠN GIẢN © LetItBeSimple.com
Photo from the article linked in OP shows Trump sitting in the Oval Office with Hegseth standing next time gesturing as he speaks. Hegseth appears to have a US flag handkerchief in the breast pocket of his jacket.
Violet background with white writing saying: SIMPLE Sayings #33, May the allow be with you. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
Lyrics: Break up with everything That you don’t need, don’t need Throw it into the wind Throw it into the sea, the sea If there’s love that you lost Or some roses that dried up Or something you no longer believe Just, break up with everything That you don’t need, don’t need I see you from a distance You gotta know, I’ve never seen somebody so beautiful I love all the scars and the stars in your eyes You said I was the first to realize All of the pain that you carried around You don’t need to carry now Break up with everything That you don’t need, don’t need Throw it into the wind Throw it into the sea, the sea If it’s love that you lost Or some roses that dried up Or something you no longer believe Just, break up with everything That you don’t need, don’t need Even if it’s me, even if it’s me Even if it’s me, even if it’s me Oh yeah I love you enough, to let you go I love you enough, to let you know I love you enough, to let you go I love you enough, to let you know To break up with everything That you don’t need, don’t need Throw it into the wind Throw it into the sea, the sea | If there’s love that you lost Or some roses that dried up I hope you find someone you need That you really need That you really need That you really need That you really need Even if it’s not me
Two items on a wooden bench. On the left, a brown paper bag saying: Bánh Mì Việt Nam, Best Vietnamese street food, Chúc quý khách ngon miệng! (Enjoy your meal!) On the right, a tall cardboard cup with a cartoonish cityscape and the words: The Coffee Queen, Est 2017, Hello Spring.
White writing on a green background: SIMPLE Sayings #45, You can't count to infinity but you can count on it. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
A blue wooden rowboat appears on a beach at the water's edge. The ocean meets a blue sky at the horizon. In the center of the image is a quote in white text on a brown background: "If the only thing people learned was not to be afraid of their experience, that alone would change the world." The quote's author is Sydney Banks and his name appears below the quote centered in white letters on a pink background. Below that, small white text says "quotefancy
This is a photo taken from the back seat of a taxi in Saigon on 30 June 2017. The driver's face can be seen in the mirror and on his Vinasun ID card. Looking out the windshield, there is a lot of traffic ahead, including a motorbike driver wearing a jacket that says Good Fuckin' Vibes. This was an auspicious beginning to my life in Vietnam.
Monks at Chùa Núi Tà Cú (Tà Cú Mountain Pagoda) lead a prayer in front of a table full of food while a group of Buddhists pray behind them. The monks wear mustard colored robes while most of the group members wear gray robes. I stand out in a neon yellow shirt and shorts.
Salmon colored background with centered black text that says: SIMPLE Sayings #4, Rules are choices you've stopped making. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
The English word "save" translates to various Vietnamese words based on context. This picture shows six examples, as follows: Lưu lại để dùng sau / Save it for later / saving digital or written information Tiết kiệm tiền học đại học / Save money for college / saving resources like money or time Cứu người khỏi hỏa hoạn / Save people from the fire / saving someone from danger Tôi sẽ để dành nó để uống sau / I will set it aside to drink later / setting something aside for future use Bảo tồn động vật hoang dã / Conserve wildlife / preserving things like nature or culture Giữ bí mật / Keep a secret / keeping something in a general sense
The words "Simplicity Series" appear in black letters centered on a white background. This is a 30 day private coaching program with ĐƠN GIẢN. Visit the link for details - https://letitbesimple.com/simplicityseries
Red background with white writing that says: SIMPLE Sayings #47, You are simply infinite. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
Two identical photos of a Laughing Buddha statue appear side by side, each with white writing in the foreground. On the left is a quote from Osho: "You are Buddhas, pretending not to be. My whole work here is to expose you." On the right is a quote from ĐƠN GIẢN: "We are infinite beings, pretending not to be. My whole work here is making that simple to see." Along the bottom, centered across both images, it says © DaveBermanCoaching.com. (NOTE: That website no longer exists and will redirect to LetItBeSimple.com)
Book cover of The Simple Book of Infinity. The background is white and the writing is black and centered on the page. The title is across the top, then it says Through ĐƠN GIẢN, and below that is the subtitle: Simplicity is only as complicated as you make it
Page 43 of The Simple Book of Infinity. The background is white. The writing is in black and centered on the page. It says: Your infinite simplicity supply is always available. Infinite complexity too. Simplicity is only as complicated as you make it. * The Simple Book of Infinity is available in paperback and Kindle on Amazon, or as a PDF download at https://LetItBeSimple.com/simplebook
In the background there are some motorbikes driving down a road in Saigon, Vietnam. In the foreground, a metal barricade is on the side of the road with three signs hanging on it. From left to right, these are a yellow triangle with a red border and a black outline of a person digging with a shovel; another yellow triangle with red trim and black writing saying in all capital letters ĐI CHẬM (GO SLOW); and a round white sign with a red outline and red line through a picture of a car.
Light blue background with white writing that says: SIMPLE Sayings #46, You can make a personal peace treaty with yourself anytime. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
White writing on a red background says: SIMPLE Sayings #14, You are not your thoughts. It only feels like you are. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
This is a photo of a June 1996 Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin newspaper article by Jim Falzone. The headline says: DJ takes show to cyberspace. There is a photo of me wearing headphones and talking on the mic in the WKGB radio studio. The photo caption reads: Binghamton disc jockey Dave Berman will make his debut on the World Wide Web tonight. The article describes my radio show, The Delivery Room, and says it will be the first interactive radio show on the internet.
This is a GIF with a white background and a gradually disappearing black question mark.
This is a white name tag with a red border. Vietnamese words are written in black saying: Xin chào, tên tôi là Đơn Giản. This translates to Hello, my name is Đơn Giản.
AI image of Donald Trump using a fork and knife to eat a cat. Part of the cut up cat is on the plate while the cat's head is on a fork going into Trump's mouth.
2015 photo of me in front of a tree wielding a big multi-branched stick and a gnashed-teeth attack-face grimace, as if to say "you kids get off my lawn."
Red background with white writing says: SIMPLE Saying #14, You are not your thoughts. It only feels like you are. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
A man with closed eyes leans his forehead against a wall. There is a STOP sign in the background.
The background is white. In the lower left corner, a thin black vertical line crosses perpendicularly with a thin black horizontal line. The vertical line is labeled Simple. The horizontal line is labeled Complicated. A single asymptotic black curve approaches both lines. Above the curve, in the middle of the upper right quadrant of this graph, it says: "Simplicity is only as complicated as you make it. ~ ĐƠN GIẢN" Below the graph appears © LetItBeSimple.com
White background. Black writing and logo of Let It Be Simple Discussion Group.
White writing on light blue background says: SIMPLE Sayings #54. Slow down to the speed of NOW. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN
The background is a laughing Buddha statue. Across the top it says: "We are infinite beings, pretending not to be." Across the bottom it says "My whole work here is making that simple to see." ~ ĐƠN GIẢN © LetItBeSimple.com
This is a drawing of a woman lying in bed reading a book. Caption across the top: "Have you ever realized how surreal reading a book actually is? You stare at marked slices of tree for hours hallucinating vividly."
This is a sign in Tokyo's Haneda airport for Japan Airlines lounges. The one on level 4F is open from 6:00-25:50 and the one on level 5F is open from 7:00 to 25:00.
This is me with three ladies in the Saigon neighborhood where I live. They were happy to see me (and I them!) after I'd been away for three months.
Supermarket shelf full of containers of plain bread crumbs.
White writing on a red background. SIMPLE Sayings #58, Notice the extraordinary hidden amidst the ordinary. Love, ĐƠN GIẢN