35 Lessons on the Way to 35 Years Old

Today, I turn 35 years old. This feels incredibly weird to me because I vividly remember writing a version of this article on my 25th birthday, on the eve of the release of what would be my first book. But that is the nature of life, as you get older, long periods of time — like the famous Hemingway line — slowly and then all at once, feel like short periods of time. And so here I am, entering the second half of my…