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The great thing about math is that it can quantify the intangibles. For example, a person’s life may be expressed in numbers. Often, these numbers are…
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When I was 36 and very single, I was hit by the narrowing of the time window to have my biological children. My first thought was I am a woman living in…
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“My neighbor is paying $80 per month for just internet. I don’t need the TV cable. Can you take it off my account? Can I get what my neighbor has?” I…
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February 2023

I felt like an imposter. After Becoming Whole was published, concerned readers emailed me for their son, daughter, brother, or sister, asking for help…
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Right after Thanksgiving, I sent my dad off to an international airport alone and followed his flight online nervously for the next 20 hours until he…
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December 2022

Somewhere in my thirties, I decided that I didn’t enjoy multitasking. Then in my forties, I decided I wouldn’t multitask because it wasn’t good for me…
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Every winter, the holiday season comes, and I feel my singleness more acutely than at any other time. It’s not a bad thing, but it does make me think…
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November 2022

On the first day back in Boston from Taipei, when the time was only mine again, I realized I hadn’t read anything for five weeks straight. I was…
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October 2022

In October, I visited my family in Taiwan. Living with my aunts meant I was cared for in the most thoughtful way possible around the clock, which I…
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Ever since I was little, I could fall asleep anywhere. My dad told me this story that made me realize it was my secret superpower. My dad had stopped at…
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September 2022

After learning about FIRE and minimalism, I’m now investigating the idea of slow living. I find it helpful to think about fast living first. That means…
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On a dating app, a man told me he was devoted to philanthropy work somewhere far, in this case, in Yemen. I had already chatted with a few men with this…
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