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Happy new year, dear readers!
Now seems like a good time to reflect on what I wrote in a popular June newsletter:
More recently, however, I’ve had a different answer, one that I’ve been hesitant to express openly because it has brought on a serious case of cognitive dissonance: for the last, say, six months, I’ve had very little desire, and have even been adverse to buying anything for myself…
…When I look through my wardrobe, when I wear my clothes, the overwhelming feeling I get is…I’m good. I genuinely don’t feel like I need anything, nor do I even want anything. I don’t even to want to want anything!