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Research yourself. Where were you born? Why? What were your parents doing at the time? Can you fact-check the family story, the family immigration story too? What records are there of it? What are the stories they always tell? Can you interview those who know you or knew you as to what they remember? Is there any documentation? Old letters, old... See more

think one of my favorite acts of resistance will always be to move slower when the world is moving too fast.

To produce less.

To write less.

To say less.

I used to think of this as a weakness, as shrinking my power.

Now I see it as a strength.

As choosing how to focus my energy rather than keep it continually in a state of response to what is... See more

Unfortunately, if you want to do new things, you'll face a force more powerful than other people's skepticism: your own skepticism. You too will judge your early work too harshly. How do you avoid that?