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Okay, let’s get real for a second. I remember sitting at my cluttered desk last April — Dunkin’ Cold Brew sweating next to my TI-84, half-finished practice tests everywhere — thinking, “How did I even end up in AP Pre-Calc?” (Spoiler: My counselor talked me into it, saying it’d “look good for colleges.” Thanks, Mrs.…

Let me tell you, hitting my late 30s has been like someone swapped my morning coffee with a shot of clarity. Last month, I was scrambling to hang fairy lights for my daughter’s “unicorn garden” birthday party (in the rain, because Midwest weather loves a plot twist). As I stood there soaked, wrestling with tangled…

Okay, let me take you back to my kitchen-table coding days — sticky laptop keys, half-empty Dunkin’ coffee cups, and that one practice problem that made me wanna yeet my keyboard out the window. (Spoiler: It was probably this exact type of question.) The “Wait, What’s Even Happening Here?” Phase So, you’ve got this Python…

Alright, let’s talk about interviews. Because honestly? I used to hate them. Picture this: Fresh out of community college, wearing a too-tight blazer from Target, sweating through my third Starbucks latte while waiting to interview for a sales job. The hiring manager asked me, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” and I blanked…

Let me tell you, I used to dread interviews like they were a dental appointment. My first real one? Oh man. Fresh out of community college, wearing a stiff suit from Men’s Wearhouse that made me sweat like a Thanksgiving turkey. The hiring manager asked, “What’s your biggest weakness?” and I panicked. “Uh… chocolate cake?”…

Let me start with a confession: I once showed up to a Starbucks interview wearing a full suit (complete with a paisley tie I borrowed from my dad) while the manager wore flip-flops. I spent 20 minutes robotically reciting memorized answers about being a "team player" until she gently asked, "You know we’re just hiring…

Alright, let’s talk about this — because I’ve been exactly where you are. A few years back, my cousin (shoutout to Kwame in Ghana!) was scrambling to prep for his WASSCE Social Studies exam. He kept texting me panicked voice notes like, “Yo, how do you even study for this? It’s all over the place!”…

Hey, so I’ll be real with you — the first time someone mentioned Sai Baba to me, I pictured that guy from the yoga studio downtown with the man bun and kombucha obsession. Turns out, they meant Shirdi Sai Baba, the Indian spiritual teacher from way back. Whoops. This was back in 2018, when I…

Let me take you back to my junior year of high school, slumped in a plastic chair during the ACT, staring at a reading comprehension passage about 18th-century whaling techniques. My palms were sweating like a Yeti cup in July, and my brain felt like it had been replaced with oatmeal. I’d rushed through the…

Let me start with a confession: I failed my first CDL test. Hard. Like, “spent weeks obsessing over a PDF of practice questions I found online, only to freeze up when they asked about air brake adjustment” hard. And hey – if you’re Googling “CDL test questions and answers PDF” right now, I get it.…