by samfrida | Jul 22, 2026 | Blog
The biggest lesson of my life was never about learning to read other people. It was learning to trust myself. For years, I had an instinct that something wasn’t right. Then I would immediately begin dismantling it. Maybe I’m overthinking. Maybe I’m too sensitive....
by samfrida | Jul 21, 2026 | Blog
Twenty nine thousand people applied to the founding cohort of MasterClass Executive’s program with Chicago Booth. Seven hundred and five were accepted. I am one of them. I have been sitting with that ratio for two weeks now, since orientation started, and I still...
by samfrida | Jul 19, 2026 | Blog
Anyone can sell you a narrative. You don’t have to buy it. If you buy it, it resonates. That’s the whole trick. And if it’s a shitty narrative, that resonance often means hating other people. Looking down on them. Deciding who counts and who...
by samfrida | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog
Someone sent me an Instagram post this week from a GP tuition account called Classicle Club, teasing an essay about “Chinese privilege” in Singapore. The caption asks if the concept is an American import, and if that makes it wrong. It asks if the Chinese...
by samfrida | Jul 18, 2026 | Blog
You know the person. The cousin who skips the family gathering. The coworker who never joins the group chat banter. The friend who seems to disappear for months at a time. Somewhere along the way, someone decided this person is a loner, and the label sticks: something...
