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Comments - Building bridges - by Atharva Nihalani

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In some conversations I build bridges.

thank you so much for articulating an instinct ive had for a long time but never really explicated! when i do think about it i wonder whether it is unhealthy in some ways; i feel like i am stretching myself to be similar to others and that may be causing a loss of intrinsic identity a pretty apt diagnosis from kate hall's cringe minefield: "You're exceptionally good at reading rooms and becoming the version of yourself that will land best. This has made you effective, adaptable, and successful by most measures. But there's a cost you can barely see from the inside: You've lost track of…

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