Essays by Jean

You Don’t Need a Personal Brand

A case against the pressure of constant visibility

Jan 19 • Jean

The Rat Race

On the normalization of corporate ambition in the internship era

Dec 20, 2025 • Jean

What I’d Tell My 20-Year-Old Self

Lessons from strangers in passing

Sep 9, 2025 • Jean

Dark Country

Notes from bumfuck

Jul 3, 2025 • Jean

No Off-Season

Reflections on two years of trying not to walk

Jun 4, 2025 • Jean

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