trying harder doesn't always work

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The Story

For most of my academic life, the times I tried hardest were not the times I did best.

This episode is about the Goldilocks zone, the grip, and what actually happens when you hold something too tightly. It's also about a journal entry I forgot I'd written, a competition win I almost missed entirely, and the realisation that I am the writer of my own life, not a character waiting for the plot to move.

And yes, I'm gripping something right now. I'll report back in episode eighteen.