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Whoever said Sunday was the day of rest never encountered the Scaries
The Sunday Scaries are that feeling of dread that encompasses you on a Sunday, when you realize that the majority of the weekend is behind you, and that you basically have dinner and a TV show left before another long, 5-day span of emails, to-do lists, and anxiety begins. Besides causing you to feel awful, the Scaries prevent you from fully enjoying your time off and being present. Not to mention, they cause you to start your week off on the wrong foot. Want more M.M.? Sign up for our newsletter. You deserve to live happily without dreading the week ahead. In...
When we think of mentors, we often picture someone who is a bit older and more experienced, who is able to give career and life advice from a distanced perspective
However, there is an argument to be made for seeking out a mentor who is closer in age—they too have a lot to offer. Below, novelist Vanessa Hua shares her own experience with a peer mentor and gives some tips on building and maintaining a relationship of equals. I first heard about Angie Chuang when we were attending rival high schools in the suburbs east of San Francisco. Two years older than I am, she was also the daughter of Chinese immigrants. In college, she would carve out a journalism career that I would follow: columnist and features editor at...