Olga Khazan

But it was sort of just like, It's okay. Like nothing bad is really happening right now. You're literally sitting in a room in your house on a cushion, like meditating. But you kind of have – you still have your same negative, you know, strong emotions if you're someone who's prone to neuroticism. But it – I don't know. It just lets you like –

But it was sort of just like, It's okay. Like nothing bad is really happening right now. You're literally sitting in a room in your house on a cushion, like meditating. But you kind of have – you still have your same negative, you know, strong emotions if you're someone who's prone to neuroticism. But it – I don't know. It just lets you like –

But it was sort of just like, It's okay. Like nothing bad is really happening right now. You're literally sitting in a room in your house on a cushion, like meditating. But you kind of have – you still have your same negative, you know, strong emotions if you're someone who's prone to neuroticism. But it – I don't know. It just lets you like –

kind of not be as thrown off by them or like, because bad things are still, I mean, my meditation teacher would say this all the time, like things happen that you don't like, which is like very simple, but it's like, oh yeah. And like, you're just, you're gonna have to deal with that for the rest of your life. And it's all about,

kind of not be as thrown off by them or like, because bad things are still, I mean, my meditation teacher would say this all the time, like things happen that you don't like, which is like very simple, but it's like, oh yeah. And like, you're just, you're gonna have to deal with that for the rest of your life. And it's all about,

kind of not be as thrown off by them or like, because bad things are still, I mean, my meditation teacher would say this all the time, like things happen that you don't like, which is like very simple, but it's like, oh yeah. And like, you're just, you're gonna have to deal with that for the rest of your life. And it's all about,

you know, do you, you know, your mom, you mentioned is like, so not neurotic. I'm sure bad things happen to her, but she thinks about them in a, like somehow more Zen way than the average person. I'd love to know her secret.

you know, do you, you know, your mom, you mentioned is like, so not neurotic. I'm sure bad things happen to her, but she thinks about them in a, like somehow more Zen way than the average person. I'd love to know her secret.

you know, do you, you know, your mom, you mentioned is like, so not neurotic. I'm sure bad things happen to her, but she thinks about them in a, like somehow more Zen way than the average person. I'd love to know her secret.

This lasted a year.

This lasted a year.

This lasted a year.

Um, I honestly only had a year of book leave. So it was just like June of 2022 to June of 2023. Okay, cool.

Um, I honestly only had a year of book leave. So it was just like June of 2022 to June of 2023. Okay, cool.

Um, I honestly only had a year of book leave. So it was just like June of 2022 to June of 2023. Okay, cool.

So in some ways, but not in others. Since I did that, I had a baby. And that necessarily like changes a lot. about how you're thinking about things um especially in the beginning but i would say that there are still a lot of things that i carried through into even my life as a i guess i'm still a new parent technically um so one example is like just reaching out to other moms um so it's a very um

So in some ways, but not in others. Since I did that, I had a baby. And that necessarily like changes a lot. about how you're thinking about things um especially in the beginning but i would say that there are still a lot of things that i carried through into even my life as a i guess i'm still a new parent technically um so one example is like just reaching out to other moms um so it's a very um

So in some ways, but not in others. Since I did that, I had a baby. And that necessarily like changes a lot. about how you're thinking about things um especially in the beginning but i would say that there are still a lot of things that i carried through into even my life as a i guess i'm still a new parent technically um so one example is like just reaching out to other moms um so it's a very um

stressful time when you first have a baby. Like it just is. There's no getting around it. You don't know what you're doing and they're very tiny and they cannot speak to you. And so you're just like, what do you want? So I kind of made a point of reaching out to other moms and like I'm in a mom's group that's been really supportive. I also just like

stressful time when you first have a baby. Like it just is. There's no getting around it. You don't know what you're doing and they're very tiny and they cannot speak to you. And so you're just like, what do you want? So I kind of made a point of reaching out to other moms and like I'm in a mom's group that's been really supportive. I also just like