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Two Weeks Inside a Secret Community in a Tropical Ghost Town
I felt underwhelmed exiting the world’s largest passenger aircraft at Changi Airport.
Sep 14
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Jesse Gabel
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I got stranded on an island (and sought community)
I checked for my car, but didn’t find it where we usually parked.
Sep 7
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Jesse Gabel
2
August 2025
14 Lessons From 6 Months at a Startup
I'm doing what has become a routine.
Aug 31
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Jesse Gabel
1
Summer Is Ending
The car wound up the hairpin turns of the Furka Pass, setting of the James Bond film Goldfinger and source of the river Rhône.
Aug 24
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Jesse Gabel
We Often Think Too Narrowly of What’s Possible
When I discovered the festival in the Swedish countryside, I hesitated.
Aug 17
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Jesse Gabel
Why I Left My Stable Country
As a child, I felt alive leaving Germany behind.
Aug 10
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Jesse Gabel
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I Hope to Return
In a fishing village ringed by mountains that slope softly into a quiet fjord, a two-story house clad in white tin stands.
Aug 3
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Jesse Gabel
July 2025
When Familiar Comfort Doesn’t Fit You Longer
It takes 25 minutes to bike from our cabin to the beach—past houses that remind me of Bullerby, along a nature reserve and through a forest, over the…
Jul 27
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Jesse Gabel
1
The Deeper Meaning Behind Your “Phone Addiction”
More people seem to be addicted to their phones than anything else.
Jul 20
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Jesse Gabel
On the Depth of Commitment
Five years ago, the summer after high school, I committed to studying at a prestigious college in the US.
Jul 13
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Jesse Gabel
The Comfort of Familiar Places
Finding Novelty in Return
Jul 6
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Jesse Gabel
1
June 2025
When You See Clearly
The Vision Paradox
Jun 29
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Jesse Gabel
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