I didn’t expect to ever write a life advice-y piece here, and especially not this soon in the overall lifespan of this newsletter. But if my wiser readers may indulge me for a minute and hold back their eye rolls, here goes: even though I am usually adept at ignoring my birthdays entirely, turning 25 this year felt quite daunting. My toxic trait is that I am morbidly afraid of the passage of time, a theme that has