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  • What’s the Goal?

    I think one of the best ways to get to know someone is by asking one simple question: What’s the goal? I ask this question to almost everyone I meet for the first time, and the most common answer—almost always—is money.“I just want to get rich.” So then I ask why. What does money actually do for…

  • You’re Allowed to Change Your Mind

    There aren’t many things I’d stand on my soapbox and preach, but if there’s one thing I would scream at the top of my lungs, it’s this: YOU’RE ALLOWED TO CHANGE YOUR MIND.And I mean entirely—about anything, in any circumstance. If something no longer serves you or no longer gives you the feeling it once did,…

  • I Refuse to Be Half-Known

    I’ll say it once and only once: I wish so badly I wasn’t single. I’ve been single for almost four years now, and for the most part, I really do wish I were in a relationship. I wish I had someone to come home to, or someone rooting for me. I feel like I could have been…

  • A Little Delusion Never Hurt Anyone

    What is life if it has no meaning? My friend told me the other day that not everything has to mean something, and while she is correct in some sense, I truly hate that idea. Don’t get me wrong—I do indeed know that nothing in life truly matters and none of it has inherent meaning.…

  • I Learned Something Against My Will

    I hate to admit it, but I did actually learn something throughout this whole master’s degree process. I have officially learned how to ask the big questions—both in research and when looking at overarching data. I never thought I had a brain for research, and honestly, I still don’t think I really do. But I…

  • I Thought I’d Be Sad Forever

    Someone once told me that some people are simply born sad creatures, as if it’s in their nature to always feel blue. She was talking about her kids—how one of them seemed born happy, while the other was never shy of sadness. I like to believe that what she said isn’t true. For a long…