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Jul 08, 2026 · 9 min
What six months of freelancing actually paid
The real numbers — invoices, dry spells, the client who ghosted — and why I’d still take it over the salary I left behind.
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Jun 30, 2026 · 6 min
Three books that rewired how I think about work
None of them are business books. One is a novel about a fishmonger.
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Jun 21, 2026 · 5 min
A quiet weekend in Hội An
Lanterns, tailors, and the best bánh mì of my life.
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Jun 12, 2026 · 8 min
How I made my first $1,000 online
Four months, three failed ideas, one embarrassing cold email.
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Jun 02, 2026 · 4 min
Rereading “The Psychology of Money”, five years on
The chapters that held up, the ones that didn’t, and what five years of my own ledger added.
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May 30, 2026 · 7 min
The year I said yes to everything
Twelve months of accepting every invitation, request, and dare — and what it cost.
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May 11, 2026 · 5 min
Learning to cook from my grandmother’s notes
A shoebox of index cards, half of them in shorthand, none of them with quantities.
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Apr 19, 2026 · 6 min
The side project that made $40 and taught me everything
Revenue: forty dollars. Lessons: pricing, shipping, and why nobody reads the FAQ you spent a week on.
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