life
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Some books comfort you. Some books give you answers. And some books feel like a cold shower. The Courage to Be Disliked was a cold shower for me. Built around Adlerian psychology and written as a dialogue between a philosopher and a young man, this book repeatedly asks us to question something we usually take…
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I finished this book with one question lingering in my mind: How much of who I am is really “me” — and how much is simply a collection of thoughts, emotions, and reactions that I have practiced for so long that they have become automatic? That, for me, is the most powerful idea in Breaking…
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Easter is a big deal for us immigrants. Not just the religious significance—though that matters—but the deep nostalgia. The memory of celebrations that lasted days. Families gathering. Tables heavy with food. The village alive with music and laughter. Those memories pull at us, even here. A few years ago, right before Easter, I was planning…
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If the first part of 2025 softened me, the months that followed asked me to show up. From June to December, most of my lessons came through my work. Through decisions I didn’t feel fully ready for, through moments of doubt and quiet wins no one really sees from the outside. This was the season…
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The year 2025 has been nothing short of beautifully complex and astoundingly interesting. It’s only partway through, and already, this year has gifted me a handful of powerful lessons—ones that have shifted the way I think, feel, and interact with the world around me. Here are the first four revelations that have left a deep…
