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The system is crazy. We don't have to be.

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About Sara Eckel

Sara Eckel is the author of "It's Not You" (Penguin) and the publisher of It's Not Us. Bylines: The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Longreads, Psychology Today, and many other publications.

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