By Kelly Xu — Slowest in class. Loudest breather. Kept showing up anyway. Last updated: May 2026 My first spin class was humiliating. I could not keep up. My legs burned. My lungs burned. Everyone else was pedaling smoothly. I was gasping. Sweating. Dying. The instructor said “add two turns” and everyone added two turns. I was … Read more
c’vBy Derek Lin — Has walked out of two movies in his life. Does not regret either. Last updated: May 2026 I have walked out of two movies in my entire life. The first one was Alexander (2004). I made it about 45 minutes. The accents were weird. The battle scenes were boring. The dialogue was strange. I looked … Read more
By Megan Wu — Tried to spend nothing. Spent money. Learned something anyway. Last updated: May 2026 I decided to do a no-spend month. The rules were simple: spend only on rent, utilities, groceries, and gas. No coffee shops. No takeout. No Amazon. No random Target trips. I failed on day 4. I was tired. I did … Read more
By Amanda Liu — Survived a terrible group project. Uses what she learned every day at work. Last updated: May 2026 I have worked on many group projects. Most were fine. We divided the work. We did our parts. We got a good grade. We never spoke again. But one was terrible. It was my junior year … Read more
By Derek Lin — Finishes most movies. Did not finish this one. Feels fine about it. Last updated: May 2026 I have a rule. I finish every movie I start. Even bad ones. I sat through movies that bored me, confused me, and annoyed me. I always stayed until the credits. Then I saw a movie last … Read more
By Hannah Kim — Loved the convenience. Did not love the bill. Went back to cooking. Last updated: May 2026 I used to order food delivery two or three times a week. Work was busy. I was tired. Cooking felt like a chore. Tapping a few buttons and getting food at my door felt like a miracle. … Read more
By Mike Chen — Joins gyms in January. Quits by February. Has done this three times. Last updated: May 2026 I have joined a gym in January three different years. Three times. And three times, I have quit by February. The first time, I went hard. Five days a week. I was sore all the time. I … Read more
By Christina Park — Used to think B meant “good enough.” Learned that B means “not there yet.” Last updated: May 2026 I was a good student. Not great. But good. I turned things in on time. I followed the rubric. I got mostly A’s and B’s. Junior year of college, I wrote a paper for a … Read more
By Kevin Wu — Not strong. Tried to get strong. Learned that more is not always better. Last updated: May 2026 I saw a video online. A fitness guy said: “Do 100 push-ups a day for 30 days. You will transform your body.” I thought: I can do that. I could not do that. Day one, I … Read more
By Michelle Tran — Does not speak Korean. Watched Korean movies anyway. Surprised by how much she got. Last updated: May 2026 I put on Parasite without knowing anything about it. I did not know it won an Oscar. I did not know it was in Korean. I just hit play. The first line was subtitled. Then another. I … Read more