#20: NYC energy, Watches, Bullshit Jobs - by Matt Yao

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I’ve been in New York City for a few weeks. The energy here is ever-present, yet hard to articulate. On one of my first nights here, I was walking back home from the office at 10pm and called my mom on the short walk back to my friend’s place where I was crashing. She was worried about me walking alone at night in the city and told me to not wear my airpods while walking so I could be more alert of my surroundings. In order to quell her worries, I started to describe to her what I was seeing. First, I walked past a restaurant where three groups were still wrapping up dinner outside. Then a…

#20: NYC energy, Watches, Bullshit Jobs - by Matt Yao

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