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Winona Rajamohan

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...

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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:...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...