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  • How to Rewire Your Brain

    Another post. You might be surprised I’m writing so often these days. Here’s why: the other day I was listening to A Bit of Optimism, Simon Sinek’s podcast, and he said something about writing that stayed with me. After he finished his book, he realized it was the act of writing that made him grow —…

  • Tall Poppy Syndrome and Small-Town Punishment

    For the first time, I subscribed to a bunch of paid podcasts — Bloomberg, NYT, Planet Money, and some Chinese ones. Living on a small, remote island in Alaska, listening to podcasts has become my main way to access information. When I lived in New York, I didn’t necessarily pay anything for information: my landlord…

  • Screen Teenager

    You’ve been there — after a long day, no phone, out on a boat with your coworkers, and you finally get internet again, so you’re doomscrolling, checking out what your friends and family are up to. And it’s fun to see how my friends have changed. Some of them have toddlers, babies; they live in…

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