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Philosophy

Dominating the world (or maybe not)

To preface this entire post: the biggest thing I learned at World Domination Summit is that I don't like conferences. I don't like large crowds of people and I don't like schedules. Small talk drains me. I prefer exploring a city on my own, by...
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Emptying your wastebasket

When I was living in Australia, I once took a drive with a friend down the Grand Pacific Drive. Our destination was the journey itself and an oceanside pub, a wide stretch of grass wedged between the winding road and the Pacific. As we sat...
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25: the year in which I become more like Mimi

I turn 25 on Sunday. I've been struggling to come up with some pithy, witty way to celebrate here: 25 things I've learned in this quarter-century, 25 incredible things I'm going to do this year, 25 favorite moments of the past year. But when...
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What’s more important: creativity or ambition

"Are rich people ever going to grow up to be writers or are all writers like Mr. Rocque with no money? My father is always saying STARVINGARTIST or STARVINGWRITER. Maybe I better reduce." -Harriet the Spy Lately, I've been pulled in two...
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Why I travel with weird toe shoes

OK, so I'm about to damage the little fashion credibility I may have held and make a confession: I am fully obsessed with Vibram Five Fingers. Yup, those weird toe shoes/foot socks/barefoot running shoes that people awkwardly point out whenever they...
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