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or, why I'm never going to submit an application again
Jun 5
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Siddharth
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May 2023
Intentionally, nothing
how I spend my time
May 30
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Siddharth
14
Why would I?
I don’t like living in the city. I don’t like rising before the sun to a chorus of sirens. I don’t like looking out with ancient eyes that expect…
May 26
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Siddharth
14
3
"Unhinged"
The word “unhinged” and its twin “deranged” have become very popular online, especially on Twitter. I initially understood them to be a form of…
May 22
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Siddharth
3
Excuses
I want to sustain my lifestyle as an adventurer and creator without a full-time job. So why haven’t I tried very hard to make money over the last year…
May 20
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Siddharth
11
4
North
Hey. I’m writing to those of you who are sort of okay. You tried in school. You have a job that pays well in a field that you don’t really hate. You’re…
May 6
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Siddharth
8
4
March 2023
Those words
A fair number of people have asked how best to study Japanese and I haven’t been able to come up with an adequate answer, because, as I’m realizing, I…
Mar 12
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Siddharth
3
February 2023
Amalgam
I don’t like joining groups. The reason appears straightforward. The groups and organizations that I would like to join are generally related to skills…
Feb 22
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Siddharth
3
pieces of mind
The Starbucks on the eleventh floor of Shibuya station has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the famous crossing, the nearby ultra-modern office…
Feb 13
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Siddharth
1
Wind
I’m writing from a hostel in Fukuoka, the sixth-largest city in Japan, the site of the second-largest Japanese port, and a cultural… no. I’m writing…
Feb 8
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Siddharth
4
自由の身
A free man walks randomly unmoved by the currents of desire that pervade the clear air A free man does not feel or love or touch for each touch is a…
Feb 3
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Siddharth
January 2023
Sushi
A man served me sushi on a quiet street in Tokyo last night. Each morning he visits the markets to purchase fresh fish, and each evening he prepares the…
Jan 29
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Siddharth
7
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