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Sports Built My Personality (and I Finally Built a Quiz to Explain It)
Sports Built My Personality (and I Finally Built a Quiz to Explain It)

If astrology has ever failed you, numerology confused you, or the Enneagram offended you, let sports take a crack at your identity.

Tell me if it nailed you.
Tell me if it hurt your feelings.
Tell me if I owe you an apology on behalf of the 1980 Phillies.

I can’t promise accuracy.
But I can promise personality.

And honestly?
That’s what sports gave me in the first place.

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The Stoic Guide to Counting Your Bodily Functions Before You Die
The Stoic Guide to Counting Your Bodily Functions Before You Die

The ancient Stoics wrote books on courage, discipline, and impermanence.
What they did not do — tragically — was ask:

“Over the course of my mortal journey, will I blink more times than I breathe, or fart more times than I cry?”

Honestly, if Seneca had written that chapter, I would’ve paid a lot more attention in philosophy class.

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Billionaires, Solidarity, and Why We Forgot We’re All on the Same Team

I’ve been thinking about why America glorifies billionaires while calling working people 'takers.' And the answer isn’t pretty: we stopped seeing each other as one community. Meanwhile, the countries actually doing well decided everyone counts. I wrote about it — because I think we’re overdue for a society that wins together.

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Sports Built My Personality (and I Finally Built a Quiz to Explain It)

If astrology has ever failed you, numerology confused you, or the Enneagram offended you, let sports take a crack at your identity.

Tell me if it nailed you.
Tell me if it hurt your feelings.
Tell me if I owe you an apology on behalf of the 1980 Phillies.

I can’t promise accuracy.
But I can promise personality.

And honestly?
That’s what sports gave me in the first place.

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