Hi friend,

Hello April and greetings from Paris!

We’ve been doing our share of walking, seeing family and devouring pain-au-chocolats.

(This also explains why I'm re-posting an essay for the first time!)

Summer is (somehow) right around the corner. Have you made progress on what matters in 2024? Or do you keep tackling the “small” things and putting off the “big” things?

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🎧 In this week's podcast, we ask: What does it mean to be Asian?​

Status games: Absurd or necessary?

Are you a green bubble or a blue bubble?

You know what I’m talking about.

Even if you use WhatsApp.

Heck, you’ve probably denied someone entry into your group chat because of the green bubble.

(Our surf group has displayed this savage behavior – so I’m not above it.)

The green bubble is a red flag in online dating, a delineator of teenage “in-groups” and, of course a TikTok trend.

And there are real-world ramifications to the color of your bubble. Here’s how a college student’s life changed once they ditched the green bubble:

(I’ll leave it to you to Google pull game and spit game.)

If you’re reading this and saying that humans are decidedly f*cked — you’re seeing the absurdity and the necessity of playing status games.

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Here are this week's top reads:

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'I’m sorry to have to announce that my cancer situation has developed not necessarily to my advantage'

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A word I wish I’d said less

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My oldest recently turned 10. And it feels like she’s starting college tomorrow. What can we learn from parents of college kids? A lot. And in this case, it’s to realize that today counts.

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Good times are not around the corner (and that's great news!)

3 minutes | The Art of Manliness
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How often have you been caught in the when-then trap? When X happens, then I’ll be happy. But life only gets different, not easier. Can you embrace life’s chaos and still do what matters?

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LAST WEEK'S MOST READ

• ​How to stay calm in a bear market (Radreads, 878 clicks)
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And finally, a rock climber shows some muscleheads what real strength looks like.

With gratitude,

Khe

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