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The Kendrick Lamar halftime show reminded me of the importance of authenticity. Going into it, I expected a lot of compromises. I expected him to lean into his biggest hits and more melodic songs. Instead, he did the most authentic performance I've ever seen. It was political. It
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I remember reading this Sam Altman post almost a decade ago about important lessons he learnt before turning 30. At the time 30 seemed like such a significant number. The end of youth. A moment where you're accumulated wisdom and your experiences would be so vast you could
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For the past two weeks, I've been trying to decrease the time I spend on social media. With so little else to do due to restrictions, I've found myself spending way more time aimlessly scrolling. It was never a huge problem for me before but it&
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My journey this year has been to find my niche, the intersection of my interests, skills, and goals. I believe everyone has a niche and finding it allows you to create your best work. I haven't found mine just yet but I think I've gotten closer.
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Life can be a series of actions and reactions. You take action and the world reacts. You receive an action and you react. Those reactions are determined by our guiding principles, our virtues. Every action and reaction is processed through our unique lens. As a child, we're completely
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A few recent events have got me thinking about our views of struggling and pain especially in art. Chance the Rapper released his new album this week and he's been the butt of a lot of memes and jokes because of the overall positivity and happiness of the
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When you're younger you imagine that one day you'll be an adult. You'll know things. You'll know your path in life and be making steady progress. You'll be mature and wise in a way you never were before. Then the
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Change is fundamental to growth. Life evolves due to changes in its environment. Those changes require lifeforms to adapt and grow to the new world they find themselves in. That growth can have useful and unintended side effects. Our ancestors began walking upright due to expanding savannahs and it freed
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I think of myself as an optimistic cynic. I'm sceptical of individual motivations but overall I'm optimistic for the future of our species. This semi contradictory view mostly stems from my belief in positive trends over time. I like to think of human progress and individual
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I think most of us would like to believe if we have to decide between doing what's right and saving ourselves we'd choose the former. The reality of these decisions is rarely so easy. Who can really blame someone for hiding when they see someone waving
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"Because it’s okay to feel things. And be who you are about them." I re-read The Perks of Being a Wallflower today and that line really stuck out to me. It's one of my favourite books and it even has a movie adaptation that does
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Not fitting in is such a strong human fear. As children, we're afraid of not fitting in when we start a new school. And that fear is always present. We learn how to deal with it as we grow older. But our methods vary. Some will adjust their