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Chrissy Hennessey's avatar

I would read more on any of these topics! I especially like this one, which I am very much thinking/feeling/living right now - "Does it even matter what we do for our job or is it much more important who we work with and spend time around every day and if we enjoy spending time around and working with those people?"

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Kelly Barrett's avatar

Yes! OK I'm glad that resonated because it's near the top of the list!!

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Dana Webster's avatar

Hey Kelly! I love this list. I’m impressed that you have in-advance ideas to write about. Mine either come in the moment or there’s nothing. I’d be very interested to hear more about your thoughts on a paid or not tier on Substack. I wonder about this myself. I’m not comfortable, either, with the idea that just anyone can read what I write. Also, interested in the question around having a non-spiritual partner and I love this query: How much do we need to trust only in data versus trust in our lived experiences even if they are potentially influenced by our cognitive biases

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Kelly Barrett's avatar

Well - I usually don't in fact have ideas in advance or really much of a coherent process (which is probably not helping me...eek!) But it felt like it had been a while of percolating so I decided to change it up and just get down the seeds. Thank you for sharing the ones that stood out for you, they are all v v top of mind for me too.

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com's avatar

So many of these essays sound fascinating! I would be especially interested to read your piece about contemplating motherhood. I recently wrote about the same decision, and the comments section lit up with different perspectives:

www.lizexplores.com/p/the-weight-of-decisions

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Kelly Barrett's avatar

Wow, Liz! I loved this essay and related to so many parts of it. I will check out more of your writing as I definitely sense some overlap in our mindset. Thank you for sharing!

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Liz Medford - lizexplores.com's avatar

Thanks Kelly! I’m glad we have connected here. 😄

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