This is What Happens When Your Dream Comes True

After a joyous 15 seconds, life just goes on

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For five years, I didn’t even write so much as a paragraph. I studied economics and business. I interned at finance and consulting firms. I stared at spreadsheets and PowerPoints.

So, when I quit my corporate job in 2017 at age 23, and I told my parents I was writing a book, they were…