It has never once worked against you. It has only ever done exactly what you asked. "Of course." You know the tone. Flat, faintly amused, the voice of someone who…
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Why do I worry so much? Because the light you leave on at three in the morning feels like protection. It has never once protected anyone. Somewhere tonight, at around…
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The feeling you are most ashamed of may be the most honest thing you know about yourself. "So proud of you!!" Two exclamation marks. She typed them at gate 34…
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The parts of yourself you cannot see are not missing. They are unsurveyed, and the best of you is usually out there. Somewhere on her laptop is a nine-page document…
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Why being good at everything is the fastest way to be remembered for nothing. In 1974, a man in his seventies published a short paper confessing to a mistake he…
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Do something for me before you read any further. This is a piece about living in the present moment, so it seems only fair to start there. Close your eyes…
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