For me, one of the best parts of summer is playing water volleyball in our pool. With my unconventional schedule, I spent most of the season hoping for lots of spontaneous water volleyball games breaking out among my circle of friends. Unfortunately, they didn’t. My friends’ 9-to-5 work schedules clashed with my own free-spirited timing. […]
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We love our boxes. You know, those tidy little labels we slap on ourselves: I’m a consultant. I’m a project manager. I’m a historical fiction author. These boxes don’t just keep you focused. They can also imprison you. The box that initially feels like a cozy home for your identity can eventually become a cage for […]
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After graduating first in her class from Georgetown, Brit Marling got her dream job as an investment analyst. She had an eye-popping salary and a safe path to a safe future. But there was a problem: She was dying on the inside. She’d sit in a cubicle all day, stay awake as many hours as […]
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