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Go Ahead, Squander Your Potential - by Michelle Jia

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On the right to self-destruct

There’s a troublesome idea that’s been floating around in my writing network lately, and the idea is this: crushes are just misplaced ambition. As Isabel of Mind Mine writes: The feeling we get around a crush, or when a crush is starting to form, is actually quite similar to the feeling we get when we define a new goal or set a new aim that really excites us. Like signing up for a marathon, or trying to get into medical school […] These crushes just represent something I want to see more of within myself. In my experience, there is some truth to this idea — sometimes, a desire to be with…

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