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

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We Should Probably Be Friends

9 things that helped me become a better friend to myself and what science says about them.

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Give the Present Its Flowers

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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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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We Should Probably Be Friends

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9 things that helped me become a better friend to myself and what science says about them.

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Fear of Failure Never Disappears — Even for Sonia Sotomayor

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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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Give the Present Its Flowers

By Amanda Saviñón High-contrast halftone photograph of Amanda asleep on a bed, her phone lying on the covers beside her.

The Guilt of a Good Nap

By Amanda Saviñón Angela in The Invite, mid-sentence, subtitled: No, that's just my inner monologue.

How Self-Talk Shapes Your Life

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How to Stop Normalizing Your Dream Life: 5 Practices

By Amanda Saviñón Rows of blue meditation cushions and mats laid out on a wooden floor in an empty meditation hall, lit by a shaft of daylight.

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

By Amanda Saviñón Amanda and her mother embrace on a Santo Domingo sidewalk, a red truck parked behind them.

The First Time I Met My Mother

By Amanda Saviñón Justice Sonia Sotomayor, in a terracotta cardigan, leaning across a table mid-conversation.

Interview with Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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