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Top 7 Medium Stories | Week 33, 2024
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① The Art of Not Sharing — Photo by Jack Sharp on Unsplash
by Joan Westenberg | 👏15538 💬208
Synopsis: The Art of Not Sharing is a guide to not sharing your life on social media. It’s a way to resist the temptation to post, to keep our thoughts and experiences to ourselves. In the pre-digital age, privacy was the default state, sharing information required effort. Now, privacy requires effort.
https://medium.com/westenberg/the-art-of-not-sharing-b2484a80edbc
by maryxeir ✯ | 👏16699 💬120
Synopsis: The art of detachment is a skill that is never easy to master, but some exits are necessary for personal growth to flourish. Cherish without clinging tightly. Care deeply without becoming entangled. The same applies to situations or outcomes that you are reluctant to let go of, but at some point, you should.
https://medium.com/@erysmary/the-subtle-art-of-detachment-595020977855
by keng | 👏3208 💬24
Synopsis: College is supposed to be about finding yourself, but sometimes it feels like you’re just losing pieces of yourself to everyone who walks away. It’s okay to keep asking for favorite colors, even if the answers keep changing. Because in the end, it’s not just about remembering the colors of those who left, but loving the ones who are yet to come.
by Aldric Chen | 👏1768 💬51
Synopsis: Isabelle, a 27-year-old woman, asked her boss for more sick leave. Her boss, James, asked if she had a medical condition. Isabelle said, “I don’t have one” James told Isabelle to send a medical chit from her doctor. James said he would forward the email to HR.
by smoul | 👏32954 💬550
Synopsis: The author shares his tips on how to live the rest of your 20s without sugarcoating it. He says your twenties are not about proving anyone wrong, they’re about finding the things that make you happy. Embrace the twists and turns, the highs and lows and the unexpected detours that shape your path.
https://medium.com/practice-in-public/what-actually-matters-in-your-20s-7886ed5bb548
by keng | 👏35159 💬225
Synopsis: We spend so much time chasing answers, yearning to know every detail, every outcome. Life becomes less about having all the answers and more about cherishing the questions and the experiences that come with them. It’s okay to pause, to sit with the uncertainty, and let it unfold in its own time.
https://medium.com/@skeiiidameee/the-peace-of-not-knowing-6cf9f31cde83
by Alex Mathers | 👏3540 💬51
Synopsis: Most people are too scared to ask important, higher-status or more good-looking people for things. But those that go far know that to get a ‘no’ doesn’t cost them anything if they can be OK with the NO. ‘The kings of this world know that goals are not places to GET to. They are places to COME from’
That’s it. I really hope you enjoy. See you next week! 😊
