Essays & Reflections

Intern And
The City.

Honest writing about work, city life, and figuring things out in your twenties — one essay at a time.

Writing

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10 pieces

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Starting again

There's something clarifying about choosing to begin something. Even if what you're beginning is just a blog.

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On confidence and performance

The most capable people I've worked with were almost never the loudest ones.

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On growing up further from home

Distance changes how you see the place you're from. Mostly it makes you more grateful for it.

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What football teaches you

The best thing I can do on a pitch is make the person next to me look better. That turns out to apply to most things.

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How to prepare for a job interview

Most of the work happens before you walk in the room. Here's what I've learned from getting it wrong, then right.

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Moving somewhere new

The city doesn't make room for you. You have to carve out your own piece of it.

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On being reliable

Nobody talks about reliability as a skill. It might be the most important one.

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On asking questions

Pretending to understand was costing me more than admitting I didn't.

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How to write a CV when you have almost no experience

Everyone starts somewhere. Here's how to make the most of what you actually have.

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A summer internship experience

I was handed something real and told to get on with it. That turned out to be the whole education.

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