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      <title><![CDATA[Identity and Why We Collect It]]></title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[We collect labels the way some people collect books, with sincerity, curiosity, and the quiet hope that the next one might finally contain the answer.]]></description>
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      <title><![CDATA[Ambition vs Achievement]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ambition is the easy part. The gap between what we want and what we do is where most lives are quietly lived.]]></description>
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