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overshooting freedom / #25
on money, and the blind spot of not knowing when to stop
Aug 27 • 
Jalyn Cai
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overshooting freedom / #25
on money, and the blind spot of not knowing when to stop
Aug 27 • 
Jalyn Cai
4
the spiral is the story / #24
when the main quest ends, and the side quests keep going
Aug 7 • 
Jalyn Cai
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great timing, universe! / #23
how a lost wallet became the perfect epilogue
Jul 22 • 
Jalyn Cai
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the spiral is the story / #24
when the main quest ends, and the side quests keep going
Aug 7 • 
Jalyn Cai
5
the most honest feedback loop i've looped / #17
i wore a continuous glucose monitor so you don't have to
May 25 • 
Jalyn Cai
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the anti-schedule nearly broke me / #16
on structure (or the lack thereof), spiraling, and starting over (again)
May 18 • 
Jalyn Cai
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thought i was on sabbatical when i realized i have enough to ✨functionally retire✨; now i write and do stuff in pursuit of a full stack life.

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