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2023: some world expanding moments | Alicia Guo

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The phrase I keep coming back to this year is ✨ world-expanding. ✨ It applies to experiences, cities, people, and even the sky. When I see someone do that crazy something/live in a way that I didn’t even know was possible, it feels like my world has expanded: the possibility space for living has just grown that much bigger. This was written as a letter to a small group of friends but I wanted to share. Original doc here. January - May: my world got a LOOOT bigger The time I took off to work on creative projects was what I will call the best time of my life (for now). To be funemployed and creating art, surrounded by friends, the dream. It was this newfound space that showed me how much could come out of my head, how many experiments can fit in a month, what my words look like without a deadline wrapped around my shoulder. I fell in love with Arthur Ganson’s work and walked into a makerspace the next day. Did you know you can camp out in your university’s makerspace for hours each day

Alicia Guo — 2023: some world expanding moments ← basement December 31, 2023 · update · reflection The phrase I keep coming back to this year is ✨ world-expanding. ✨ It applies to experiences, cities, people, and even the sky. When I see someone do that crazy something/live in a way that I didn't even know was possible, it feels like my world has expanded: the possibility space for living has just grown that much bigger. This was written as a letter to a small group of friends but I wanted to share. Original doc here . January - May: my world got a LOOOT bigger The time I took off to work on c

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