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'Am I Setting Myself Up For Failure?'

You'd better be.

Heather Havrilesky
Mar 07, 2022
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New York Street with Moon (1925) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

My question is simple: What would you tell someone who is about to enter a new decade?

I turn the big 3-0 in a week and a half, and though I thought I would be able to process this with minimal drama, I find myself spiraling. I know that 30 is still young (though if you want to emphasize that…

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