<![CDATA[Stories by jen xu on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@jen-xu?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*gtLfXKautZQkFLhphGX0mw@2x.jpeg Stories by jen xu on Medium https://medium.com/@jen-xu?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 Medium Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:11:25 GMT <![CDATA[the mountains are calling]]>

and I really want to go

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]]> https://jen-xu.medium.com/the-mountains-are-calling-69d2bed34b67?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 https://medium.com/p/69d2bed34b67 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 02:06:12 GMT 2026-11-12T02:06:12.739Z <![CDATA[The Art of Being Perceived]]>

and being ok with it

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]]> https://medium.com/infinite-impulse/the-art-of-being-perceived-997a97a5518c?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 https://medium.com/p/997a97a5518c Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:33:45 GMT 2026-11-05T23:33:45.743Z <![CDATA[The Fear of Inadequate Productivity]]>

it ate me up for years

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]]> https://jen-xu.medium.com/the-fear-of-inadequate-productivity-2eedfc04a1e2?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 https://medium.com/p/2eedfc04a1e2 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 01:31:00 GMT 2026-10-26T01:31:00.802Z <![CDATA[Learning how to live with my emotions]]>

only a slightly terrifying and daily nightmare

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And thus I did not change

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]]> https://medium.com/only-humana/i-tried-too-hard-to-change-1ed235034d15?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 https://medium.com/p/1ed235034d15 Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:02:25 GMT 2026-10-04T06:02:25.578Z <![CDATA[On being “present in the process”]]>

in quotes because I didn’t string that phrase together myself

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]]> https://jen-xu.medium.com/on-being-present-in-the-process-cae4a4812a3e?source=rss-30e30451afb8------2 https://medium.com/p/cae4a4812a3e Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:53:25 GMT 2026-09-28T21:53:25.101Z <![CDATA[things no one told me about loving myself & others]]>

but i wish they would’ve so i’m telling you

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It’s not selfish to care about yourself

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what a strange time to be alive

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re-do, re-suffer, re-learn my lessons

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