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If you were rich, would you fold laundry?
And: what would it look like to give all life tasks the time they take?
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Rachel Katz
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Surprising Lessons From 1 Year of Writing on Substack
I actually really love you guys and also I'm never going to publish every day
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Rachel Katz
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Menstruating in Silicon Valley
Even with my perfect, made-to-order, massive-stroke-of-luck off-ramp, the tech world made extra sure that I knew exactly where I stood on the way out
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Dealing with the Body
You should meditate you should jog you should track your heart rate variability you should keep a gratitude journal you should do healing visualizations…
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Two
Two years, two children, two moons
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The Men that Shrank Me
There is no main event, there is no assault, there is just the slow, unrelenting hacking away at my sense of self and self-worth
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Rachel Katz
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I Felt Important
Reflections on my early career at McKinsey & Company
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The Highly Sensitive Writer
Substack, infinite information, and nervous system torture
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I need nine hours of sleep
There are people who need sleep, and then there are people who NEED. SLEEP.
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Rachel Katz
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Should I orient my Substack towards art or growth?
Or maybe you can tell me the magical way to do it all
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Rachel Katz
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Greetings from maternity leave
I had a baby, and I'm trying hard not to feel compelled to "snap back" or "get right back on the horse"
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Rachel Katz
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The Slow, Seeking, Sensitive Souls of My Substack World
How I'm pursuing wellbeing within and away from Substack's (sometimes mismatched) culture
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