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You’ll Get Everything You Want—and Still Be Miserable
On the paradox of desire
Sep 19 • 
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FRAGMENTS & CURRENTS: The Journal Behind the Essays (Entry #1)
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?”
Sep 12 • 
Jon Soto
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Who Owns Your Time?
We are losing the war for our attention
Sep 5 • 
Jon Soto
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August 2025

Disappoint Others Before You Disappoint Yourself
Why living with integrity means learning to let people down
Aug 22 • 
Jon Soto
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On the Verge of Being Great and on the Brink of Breaking
To the deep thinkers,
Aug 9 • 
Jon Soto
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Why Can't I Ever See My Own Progress?
Rethinking progress, shame, and the voice in my head
Aug 2 • 
Jon Soto
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July 2025

Why Men Learn to Burn Instead of Cry
Boys aren't born angry
Jul 26 • 
Jon Soto
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Late Bloomer, Still Growing
Finding success when you've taken the long way 'round
Jul 11 • 
Jon Soto
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Searching for Something That Doesn’t Have a Name
In a world full of noise and no answers, meaning is what we choose to make of it
Jul 2 • 
Jon Soto
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June 2025

The Stories You Tell Yourself Are Keeping You Small
On Detachment, Self-Worth, and the Power to Start Anyway
Jun 23 • 
Jon Soto
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I Don't Want to Run Anymore
A letter about choice and the will to stay
Jun 11 • 
Jon Soto
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You Must Lose Your Mind to Find Yourself
On freedom, creativity, and madness
Jun 6 • 
Jon Soto
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