Tag: writing
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The Game I Never Believed In

I remember back in college, in my career class, we were told to open LinkedIn accounts and think about our long‑ and short‑term goals. From there, we would figure out our career aspirations. I always found this exercise difficult. We were in our early twenties, buried in schoolwork, and we’d almost forgotten that another kind…
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A Love Letter to Nagasaki

Dear Nagasaki, I recently visited you with my husband, after our own busy season of celebrations: our wedding, and family from abroad coming to Japan to spend time with us. It was the first time our family members had connected in person — a big, peaceful gathering of Black family, coming together in laughter in…
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Thinking About Thinking

Metacognition, according to Wikipedia, is an awareness of one’s thought processes and an understanding of the patterns behind them. It is basically “thinking about thinking.” Although some internet content has made it almost cliché—and it’s a well-known method among self-made people—journaling has really helped me observe my thinking patterns, and here is what I found:…