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reflections on 2021 | Priya Ghose

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“Don’t treat people as bad as they are. Treat them as good as you are.” - Kevin Kelly. There’s such joy in seeing the good in people. Even when they can’t always reciprocate. In just forgiving. Mostly that means forgetting (like not letting a slight ruminate in your mind), sometimes that means confiding in or complaining to someone else until you can get your feelings out of your system and be the bigger person again. Also it’s so satisfying to watch people grow, and you’ll definitely witness this on a long enough time scale if you treat people well and are supportive of them.

I can go faster than I thought. In fact, I’m happier when I’m going faster. I’m happiest in New York City or San Francisco, then second happiest in Palo Alto. The main determinant of my happiness is my social life, which is dependent on the quality of my friendships in a city, as well as how easy it is to meet people I vibe with, and the infrastructure of the city. I’m not happy in Berlin. I get bored in Phoenix. Retreats, with the right people, can be a huge boon to my happiness, and make my life feel magical. I like being able to “turn off” for an extended period of time, and I’d like to do

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