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·Jun 2

How a U.S. Army veteran found a way to share his experiences with the world

An interview with writer Benjamin Sledge, whose Medium stories on mental health and military service lead to a book and helped build a community — Benjamin Sledge is a mental health advocate and U.S. Army veteran who uses Medium to reflect on his experiences at war — and to help fellow veterans feel less alone. As a member of the U.S. Army’s Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, Sledge received a Purple Heart, a Bronze…

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How a U.S. Army veteran found a way to share his experiences with the world
How a U.S. Army veteran found a way to share his experiences with the world
Medium

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Human Parts

·May 3

Dispatches From My Half-Hearted Search for My Parents

On curiosity, risk aversion, and nature vs. nurture, among other things — “I’m just curious,” I said on a Google Hangout a few weeks ago, “and I don’t know if that’s a good enough reason?” The calendar event read “we’re adopted lol.” I’d set it up after a mutual friend connected us (“You’re both adopted!”) so it was sort of like a…

Family

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Dispatches From My Half-Hearted Search for My Parents
Dispatches From My Half-Hearted Search for My Parents
Family

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The Medium Blog

·Apr 20

How Kaki Okumura’s Medium essays on health, happiness, and human psychology led to a book

“My goal is to help people live more grounded, connected, and fulfilled lives.” — Kaki Okumura is a writer and illustrator whose Medium essays on Japan’s approach to health and wellness have reached over a million readers worldwide. Kaki Okumura - Medium Read writing from Kaki Okumura on Medium. Born in Dallas, raised in New York and Tokyo. I care about helping others…kokumura.medium.com After growing up in Tokyo and moving to the U.S. post-college, Okumura started using Medium to explore some of the cultural differences she couldn’t help noticing…

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How Kaki Okumura’s Medium essays on health, happiness, and human psychology led to a book
How Kaki Okumura’s Medium essays on health, happiness, and human psychology led to a book
Medium

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The Medium Blog

·Apr 5

An update on profile colors and themes

On April 12, we’re saying goodbye to custom colors and fonts on Medium profiles — here’s why — Update as of April 12, 2023: We’ve ended support for custom background colors, accent colors, and fonts on all profiles. If you notice any issues or want to share feedback, please leave a response here — and check our blog for more updates. Three years ago, we introduced new tools…

Medium

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Medium

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Mar 27

Things We Could Do With Highlights

I’ve highlighted so many things… so I wrote this. — [I originally published this on Hatch — our internal Medium staff blog — a few years ago. We’re not using Hatch as much anymore, so I’m reposting it publicly because I don’t want to lose it. And weirdly, I still like it!] I highlight… a lot? All the time, it…

Medium

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Medium

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The Medium Blog

·Mar 9

How Devon Price redefined ‘lazy’ and turned his Medium essay into a book

An interview with the author of “Laziness Does Not Exist,” the essay that started a conversation about the psychology of procrastination — Dr. Devon Price is a psychology professor whose 2018 Medium essay, “Laziness Does Not Exist,” was shared by over 3.6 million people around the world. In it, Price unpacks the “laziness lie” — the belief that productivity is inherently more valuable than relaxation. He advocates for a more nuanced, curious…

Medium

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How Devon Price redefined ‘lazy’ and turned his Medium essay into a book
How Devon Price redefined ‘lazy’ and turned his Medium essay into a book
Medium

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The Medium Blog

·Dec 13, 2022

Your invitation to tell us about 2022

And how some writers are already reflecting on the year — Somehow, we’ve (almost) reached the end of the year. Whether you’ve just posted on Medium for the first time or have been around these parts for a while, thank you. Your stories, perspectives, ideas, questions, and suggestions continue to shape what we’re building for readers and writers. “Years” are constructs…

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Your invitation to tell us about 2022
Your invitation to tell us about 2022
Medium

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Nov 11, 2022

An Unconventional Link Roundup

On time, seasons, San Francisco, fog, and changing your life — I. On Small Seasons and Long Calendars I recently moved to San Francisco. A friend visited last month. We grew up together in a suburb of Philadelphia, and in most of my high-school memories, it’s freezing cold. I assume this is how everyone who grew up on the east coast remembers high school, because the “school” part…

Stories

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An Unconventional Link Roundup
An Unconventional Link Roundup
Stories

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Human Parts

·Oct 20, 2022

The Good Years

On premature nostalgia — “I was so busy setting up my life I didn’t realize… those were the good years! Those were the years when I should have been paying attention.” A fifty-something-year-old friend said this to me yesterday. We were talking on the phone. I was pacing my living room, obsessing over all…

Self

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The Good Years
The Good Years
Self

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Quality Red Panda

·Jul 25, 2022

Just Some Great Stories I Read (And Revisited) This Month

Presented without a ton of context — I don’t know if I’ll do this again (I reserve the right to not), but I did stumble upon a few interesting things on the internet recently and thought I’d share them. And by “interesting” I mean: enlightening, entertaining, revealing, a little weird, sometimes totally normal and not at all…

Reading

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Just Some Great Stories I Read (And Revisited) This Month
Just Some Great Stories I Read (And Revisited) This Month
Reading

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