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To 2024
As a teenager, 26 felt grown. My mom had me when she was this age, so I naturally stepped into 2023 curious if anything would change, if...

Winona Rajamohan
Jan 7, 20244 min read
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The algorithms of self-concept
In 2012, Facebook went public and acquired Instagram, the new kid on the block I was trying really hard to impress. I was 15 at the time,...

Winona Rajamohan
Apr 28, 20228 min read
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What are the hardest things about writing?
In a 2004 interview for The Paris Review, Haruki Murakami — my favorite author — said that "writing a long novel is like survival...

Winona Rajamohan
Dec 26, 20219 min read
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reading room: cultish by amanda montell
I recently discovered something new about myself. A thought that I've danced around consciously, unaware of its significance and ignorant...

Winona Rajamohan
Nov 21, 20215 min read
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What the newsroom taught me about content marketing
My favorite days as a journalism student at San Jose State University were chaotic and unplanned. I had no car, a budget too tight for...

Winona Rajamohan
Oct 11, 20216 min read
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like wings flapping about
When I was younger, I didn't like to speak that much. Being outside made me nervous. My arms were always tightly bound to my sides, held...

Winona Rajamohan
Aug 8, 20217 min read
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step 5: to reflect
When I started writing an introduction to understanding discomfort, I was in the process of figuring things out. I was clawing deeper...

Winona Rajamohan
Jun 6, 20215 min read
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hello, permission to not speak?
Somewhere along with the rise of the like button, the idea of strength in (follower) numbers, and the need to turn every hobby into a...

Winona Rajamohan
May 16, 20218 min read
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step 4: to think consciously
The most frightening point of a roller coaster ride — that one moment that might force your fingers to dig into numb skin, the pit of...

Winona Rajamohan
Apr 25, 20216 min read
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the audience.
In a college class on war and conflicts, I was introduced to Steven Pinker's famously debated thesis — that violence of every form was on...

Winona Rajamohan
Mar 6, 20216 min read
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step 3: learning to love what I see
In my series of steps taken to understand discomfort this past year, I’ve spent a lot of time talking about introspection. Step 1:...

Winona Rajamohan
Jan 31, 20216 min read
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21 things to remember in 2021
When the clock struck midnight, pulling me into the first few seconds of 2020, I was in a Minnesota ski lounge with my then-boyfriend and...

Winona Rajamohan
Jan 2, 20218 min read
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step 2: dissecting a goal
If my first step to understanding discomfort is confronting existing mindsets and changing them, what should the next step be? Putting...

Winona Rajamohan
Dec 26, 20205 min read
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step 1: changing the mindset
Do I remember off the top of my head, the first thing that pops into mind when I wake up in the morning? I try to recall any imagery that...

Winona Rajamohan
Dec 6, 20205 min read
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we 'won' the elections - but what's next?
I've never been a part of a majority identity, anywhere I went. I don't know what it feels like to see fair representation in a political...

Winona Rajamohan
Nov 9, 20206 min read
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an introduction: 5 steps to understanding discomfort.
There's an art to it. When your headspace resides in what feels like constant anxiousness, you develop a skill to remain relatively...

Winona Rajamohan
Nov 2, 20207 min read
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