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what I learned this year

the real world

talking to Sasha Chapin about unconventional career paths and lessons in love

december

bookbear express gift guide 2023

love and war

the slow season

repetition is tedious

to be loved is to be changed

protecting flow

how to be productive if you're self-employed

on being critical

time and finitude

yoga

through the years

another year

sunday recap

you can't fake the core

sunday recap

back to school

notes on serendipity

inarticulable knowledge

criticism/acceptance

sticking it out

megablob friend group

over/under

sunday recs: things I consume all the time

in defense of being delusional

uneven footing

therapy as a way of aligning with your subconscious

journeys

course correction

in another universe

process

containment

how to avoid navel-gazing

the right conversations

friend groups

timing

making and keeping friends

making decisions

nothing personal

getting to yes

knowing what I Iike

different worlds

“Love is friendship on hard mode”: an interview with Henrik Karlsson about his essay Looking for Alice

animal joy

upside

keeping things organized (even though you have ADHD)

pivots

third person

practical magic

contact

sea monkey

patterns and progress

dear bear: what do I do about my situationship?

against disorder

having fun

terminal boredom

loving imperfection

listening

taste

friction

the organizing principle

transfiguration

everything I know about love

seeking clarity

fatalism

competition and criticism

the destiny neurosis

west coast/east coast

securely detached

life on the internet

17 hot takes about dating

double down on what you're good at