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intern tips #8: use your “no”s sparingly and your “yes”s wisely.
When you’re graduating college, going into an internship, you’ll hear the phrase, “say yes to everything.” I strongly disagree. In February of 2025, headed into the last quarter of my… Read more
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intern tips #7: look in the mirror
“Teeth?” “Good.” “Ew…” This brief exchange is CONSTANTLY repeated in my house. It’s a (mis)quote from an episode of The West Wing, where CJ, White House Chief of Staff, is… Read more
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intern tips #6: assume the best, prepare for the worst, but really, truly, just ask.
“Wasted stress” is what I call it. The title piece of advice came from an event about 4 months into my internship. We had just come back from our break… Read more
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crazy purple lady on the sidewalk
I know A LOT about cleaning up paint spills. And I’m realizing that these skills I have gained (PURELY by trial and error) are not necessarily intuitive or widely-known, so… Read more
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intern tips #5: sometimes it’s enough to just exist.
I’ve been on a long journey of how I relate to productivity. Being a very ambitious person who also has problems with distraction, I have been often discouraged as to… Read more
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Jack of All Trades, Master of None…
Better than master of one? I began writing this post about a year ago, at a time when I was feeling incredibly discouraged. With my internship at Taproot coming to… Read more
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intern tips #4: watch where you’re driving
Soooo…. I totaled my car. Back in 2024. I’m okay, everyone’s okay. I’m honestly surprised at myself for having included this in my intern tips because I am still pretty… Read more
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intern tips #3: get yourself a notebook.
My best friend in my personal and professional life is a fat little pocket notebook I carry around everywhere. Well, to be fair, it’s not one notebook. I fill one… Read more
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“It’s a weird [and award-winning] play.”
October seems so far away now. My life has moved on, and I forgot to reflect on one of the coolest experiences of my career. Framing Device: The Edvard Munch… Read more
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where’d I go?
Once more, I break into your inbox with joyous and much-delayed greetings! Much has happened since stepping back from NaNoWriMo — oh my gosh, 7 months ago?? And now I’m… Read more
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