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Anton's avatar

This was quietly seismic. The line that stopped me cold was: “I decided that if I knew what I wanted, there was no reason to wait. And if I didn't know, there was no excuse not to figure it out.” That distilled something I’ve felt for a long time but haven’t articulated with such clarity.

Your whole essay felt like a refusal to be lulled by delay, or seduced by the myth of “someday.” The bit about skipping Toronto and choosing Kitchener felt especially poignant. Most people don’t live as if they’ll stay—but there’s a rare peace in making choices that only make sense if you do. You’re right: a straight line, even to the wrong thing, beats the paralysis of zigzagging indefinitely.

Thank you for modeling what it looks like to live with intention, not inertia.

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Haley Baumeister's avatar

footnote 5!!! Yes.

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