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Personal essays and true stories on the long work of becoming yourself.

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Give the Present Its Flowers

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I'm living the life I used to daydream about, and I still catch myself asking what's next. On hedonic adaptation and staying present.

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Justice Sonia Sotomayor photographed in The Bronx for Loyal Nana's Inner Views series. ✵ Featured

Fear of Failure Never Disappears — Even for Sonia Sotomayor

Justice Sotomayor told me she's still afraid of failing. What that moment taught me about fear, success, and leaving corporate behind.

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I Didn't Talk or Use My Phone for 10 Days

100 hours of meditation in the mountains of Kyoto, and the childhood soundtrack my brain would not stop playing.

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How to Stop Normalizing Your Dream Life: 5 Practices

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The First Time I Met My Mother

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Interview with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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