One of the most useful pieces of dialectical thinking I’ve learned and often repeat to myself is this: It’s not right. It’s the way it is. That mindset opens the door to duality: Sometimes I should work to change the situation. Other times, I need to navigate it as it is. It’s often both at the same time: try to fix it for the future while traversing the present. Since I was a junior, I think I’ve always done good work. But no one used to listen to me. So I worked on my craft, and I...
