HeyJaredLetters from a learn-it-all
Writings on the wonder of everyday life and the beauty of learning, currently, from the Netherlands. Join me for thoughtful letters and genuine reflections on making sense of this wild adventure called life.
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Back On Training Wheels (opens the original)
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Dear Reader,I feel like I’m slacking off. What to write about??There’s just too many ideas!! Arghhh.Tried-and-true advice says: “write about what you know.” This is cliché to even put in the letter. But truth is, I’m exploring what I don’t know by no longer having my weekly cadence to share. It feels like I’m in a funk. Having a weekly outlet of expression is what I knew. For 325 weeks, that’s all I knew. For over six and a half years, I shared a letter on the Internet vi
Four Years Without Alcohol (opens the original)
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August 29, 2026It was August 29, 2022, in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was boarding a plane to Detroit via Houston, strutting my steps in my cowboy boots, feeling like Nancy Sinatra. But also feeling an abysmal tension in my forehead. The Sahara Desert in my mouth. And worst of all, only some spotty memory from the celebration on Frenchman Street the night before.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!XB_m!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/
Moments from my Jolly July (opens the original)
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August 15, 2026Hey curious reader,Greetings from Amsterdam!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1010" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2akk!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-m
On Grace, Discipline, and Integrity (opens the original)
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Hello dear reader,Good morning from a “Shut Up & Write” meetup on the top floor of the Oba library in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Below is a touristic photo on the Keizersgracht that my dad’s friend’s wife took of me after a cozy, curious dinner together. This is my first touristic photo taken in 2026. Here’s proof I’ve lived in Amsterdam for the past four months already(!) That’s something worth celebrating.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetc
On the Pressure to Be Smart (opens the original)
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Yesterday morning, I accidentally put salt in my coffee, thinking it was sugar. <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1147" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!yuNd!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubs
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