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Caring is Cool: A Letter to Myself At 14

On May 3, 2016May 2, 2016 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

Dear Amanda-at-14, I just want to let you know that caring about stuff is okay. In fact, caring is pretty cool. I know how much easier it is to pretend like you don’t care, because if something goes wrong no one has to know that it mattered to you. I know how much you hate …

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Just Let It Go

On April 25, 2016April 23, 2016 By amandakusekIn Living, On WritingLeave a comment

We hold ourselves back from what is most important to us because we are afraid of failing.

We Do A Lot. (And We Should Say Thank You.)

On February 15, 2016 By amandakusekIn Living2 Comments

Today was a hard day. But I had it in my planner that I had to write a new blog post. And so here I am. I tried for an hour to come up with a reasonable post topic. And in that hour I took the dog out for the night, made my lunch for …

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My To-Don’t List

On February 2, 2016February 1, 2016 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

I am a total nerd for lists. Lists and calendars help keep my scattered brain somewhat focused even though it's generally just a mess of ideas, questions, memories, and junk that just kind of scrambles in and out the door before I get a grasp on it. I have a planner full of lists, a …

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How to Be Happy (Hint: Not with this blog)

On January 20, 2016January 20, 2016 By amandakusekIn LivingLeave a comment

Wouldn't it be absolutely brilliant if you could Google search or ask Siri "How to Be Happy" and get a bunch of personalized returns? A link to your soulmate, a link to your dream job, and links to fun new hobbies would all pop up and you could save them and file them and never …

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Amanda is a writer living in New York City trying to navigate through her early thirties. Cheap Courage is her blog dedicated to doing what scares you with confidence. To learn more about Amanda, scroll down to her social media links, resume, and writing clips below.

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