Aug 27, 2026
Always Be Ready for Effort to Betray YouLifeA personal reckoning with the belief that effort never betrays you, built on a period of burnout that broke both body and mind, and on a livelihood up…
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Aug 16, 2026
I Am No Different From a Drug AddictDigital DetoxA personal confession that smartphones, short-form video, and cigarettes work on me the same way drugs work on an addict and a decision, starting toda…
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Jul 26, 2026
Happiness Isn't for SaleLifeEveryone has heard it at least once: money can buy happiness. A personal essay on why that's wrong, what actually makes life worth living, and what I…
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Jul 14, 2026
The Ship of Theseus - Am I Still the Same Person?LifeTen years ago I was seventeen, hating school and grinding video games, coasting on the assumption that things would work out. Now I smoke every day, s…
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Jun 10, 2026
Becoming a Dad at 20, Part 4: I Did EnoughLifeDecember 2020. My Japanese was fluent. I passed the exam at the best IT school in Japan. The only thing left was one year of bank records. That was th…
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Jun 3, 2026
Becoming a Dad at 20, Part 3: Where AM I Even Going?LifeApril 2020. COVID hit and the floor I'd just built collapsed again. This is the part where I stopped knowing where I was going and just kept moving so…
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May 27, 2026
Becoming a Dad at 20, Part 2: Please, Hire MeLifeAugust 2019. The money was bleeding out. By the time my son was born I had $8 to my name, slippers on my feet, and six days to find a job. This is wha…
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May 20, 2026
Becoming a Dad at 20, Part 1: Wait, I'm a Father?LifeThe moment my entire life changed. I was 20 years old, barely a month into studying in Japan, when my girlfriend showed me a pregnancy test. Two lines…
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May 16, 2026
Getting a Loan Without a Job in KoreaLifeA firsthand account of navigating Korea's Jeonse housing system and fighting through eight bank rejections to secure a government-backed housing loan…
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May 15, 2026
We Are in the Same BoatLifeA personal reflection on why so many Korean small and medium-sized businesses treat employees as replaceable parts. Explores the structural and busine…
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