The hottest Personal narratives Substack posts right now

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The post is part 1 of a series called The St. Louis Diaries.
The author reflects on a trip to St. Louis, uncovering emotions of various kinds.
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The story discusses the correlation between day-to-day activities and happiness, highlighting how social interaction plays a significant role in people's well-being and happiness levels.
Data visualization can sometimes present challenges in clearly conveying findings, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that the visualization aligns with the story being told.
Visualizing individual diaries can make the concept of loneliness feel universal, prompting important conversations about struggles with loneliness in everyday life.

The author is taking an unexpected short vacation due to feeling burnt out and unproductive.
Despite intentions to work, the author found themselves unable to focus and instead did household chores.
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The work environment described is filled with subdued urgency and a sense of panic, with conversations that are often clipped and teams disappearing into conference rooms for extended periods.
The author reflects on facing rejection from job applications processed by algorithms, turning disappointment into discipline and considering the limits of this coping mechanism.
A personal anecdote is shared about consistently facing surprise and disbelief when revealing one's age, prompting reflection on the choice not to lie and concealing oneself through essays.

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