Category: Perspective
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Hey — scrum time! Instead of user stories and bug fixes, we’re going to plan for your life, for the next 30-40 years…because how often do you do that? We’ll keep it short and focused: Yesterday: Where you’re at. Blockers: What’s in your way. Next Sprint: What to build next. Today: What you can do…
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A Ukrainian man living in Germany for ten years goes to renew his passport. The embassy refuses. His choice: return to fight in a war, or become undocumented in the only country he calls home. When the war in Ukraine broke out, the government began drafting men to fight. What shocked the world was how…
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I used to think I could explain it — why giving birth abroad mattered, why it was worth the risk, the distance, the uncertainty. I thought if I just laid out the facts clearly enough, she’d see what I saw: the opportunity, the security, the freedom of choice. But facts alone don’t move us toward…
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My son doesn’t know he’s lucky. He just knows that in Brazil, soccer meant running barefoot through neighborhood parks every evening, the whole community cheering from the sidelines. He knows Festa Junina means dancing in a straw hat while bonfires flicker and the air smells like sweet cake and smoke. And this weekend, like so…