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This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Tiffany Haynes, host of the Between Builds podcast and Substack. It has been edited for length and clarity.I was entirely on my own when I was 19. While I was enrolled in college, I worked full-time at night in the call…

A few weeks ago, something terrible happened. I arrived at the gym and realized I’d forgotten my headphones.I was tempted to throw my car into reverse, tear out of the parking garage, and zip back home to get them (or just throw in the towel on the workout entirely that…