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Jack Dixon's avatar

Loved this essay, Baxter. Extremely relatable for me as I just quit my corporate job to travel and write full-time.

This line, "Not forging my own path in my early twenties is irreversible, so that's actually the riskier decision." was the same reasoning I deployed to take the plunge and quit. I'm dwelling in the daily uncertainty that I'm sure you're no stranger to, but remain optimistic for the future.

Can't wait to see what comes out of this decision for you!

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Thomas Zhao's avatar

Very interested to see where your journey takes you! And great job on the writing, I love the direct style, it was very easy to read.

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Baxter Blackwood's avatar

Hey Thomas thank you for the kind words! Excited to collaborate more throughout the cohort.

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Sean Filipow's avatar

Baxter, this piece wants to make me sit down and have a beer (or a coffee) with you. Keep telling me more about your journey. I am so interested to hear how it goes.

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Baxter Blackwood's avatar

Thanks for reading Sean!

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Baxter Blackwood's avatar

Hey Jack thanks for reading! I just checked out your essay and loved that timeline exercise. Planning always gets a bad rap for being too rigid, but I think it’s super powerful!

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Mohammad Khan's avatar

We took similar paths Baxter to reach the same goal. Your is so relatable to me.

Love the questions you're asking of yourself and others.

Can't wait to see how you grow!

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Baxter Blackwood's avatar

Thank you Anthony!

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