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Hi friends! I had a wonderful, busy, wildly jetlagged AWP—I told one person I felt like I was having an out of body experience, and he was like,
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how tracking your writing can help you learn about your process + February intentions
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when we talk about unconditional love
Larkin, an NYT guest essay, and the joy of parental love
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just trying to grow
January Jump Start #3: lead and lag measures, with help from Gretchen Rubin and Kim Liao and a little nod to Cal Newport
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