Kristin Wong
@thewildwong
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Writer & journalist covering identity and social science. @hiddenbrain @theatlantic @nytimes @electricliterature & more. Professional overthinker.
Pasadena, CA
Joined May 2011
"Language was more than a way of communicating. It was something that tied me to my grandmother’s generation, to the ancestral history of my family." I wrote an essay for @CatapultStory about losing the language I grew up with: https://t.co/l0eQaW9bJJ
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Feels like a good time to share this essay I wrote on the multiracial experience in America. Featuring research from @sarahegaither and others on what happens to our sense of identity when it's constantly in question. https://t.co/dZRGL53YeB
refinery29.com
For half Chinese writer Kristin Wong, how people respond to her hapa features has forced her to second-guess her Asian upbringing.
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I got to chat with @garethgwynn about an essay I wrote on the joy of unfinished projects, and you can tune in this weekend!
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“A lot of us do everything hoping for a result. It’s always, ‘What am I getting out of this?��� Play has no result.” A throwback to a piece about how we all desperately need more play in our lives: https://t.co/bKULs8KpO7
nytimes.com
Play can feel silly, unproductive and time consuming. And that’s precisely the point.
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I just published an article in the Harvard Business Review about the need to reconceptualize the impostor phenomenon because of experiences related to racism and discrimination. Check it out. https://t.co/6GKj67eyVY
hbr.org
The recent pushback against the imposter phenomenon in the media has largely focused on how and why it’s inappropriate for people of color. In this article, the author argues that, while there is...
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@ShankarVedantam and the staff @HiddenBrain are simply outstanding at eliciting and sharing stories of the work and experiences of scientists of all stripes. An honor to be interviewed by them on conflict and depolarization. https://t.co/zCRV6ZKRfA
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Podcast Episode · Hidden Brain · 02/12/2024 · 53m
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Hi! I wrote a fun piece for @PointsinCase: a letter of resignation from my healing crystals. https://t.co/A7Jt9LWy3S
pointsincase.com
When you cupped me in your hands and held me up to the light, I thought, “Okay, geologist!” I was excited to go home with you.
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I had the great pleasure of chatting with @ShankarVedantam on @HiddenBrain, discussing political persuasion, empathy, moral reframing, and my unforgivable behavior towards roommates throughout my early 20’s. Of poss interest 👇 https://t.co/zcaJh3b8cL
“If the goal is persuading somebody, you may need to…focus on getting into that person's head in order to construct an argument that would be persuasive to them” -@RobbWiller This week, we continue our US 2.0 series with a look at how to have more productive disagreements.
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"How to risk failure and do ambitious shit when your ancestors are watching" WHEW!! loved this one, @thewildwong
https://t.co/yZoWyLlnn6
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Why don't more people do anything about climate change? Maybe because a lot of the messaging around it is pretty abstract. Marketing professor John Marshall says we need to simplify and humanize it for real action. Great food for thought from @OutrageOptimism 🌎
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“Ah, a writer. So you don’t like making money?” <crying> at this beautiful essay by @thewildwong about trying to do creative work when our ancestors don't approve. https://t.co/glnBnRcP6R
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Kristin Wong (@thewildwong) on pushing through the writers block that comes along with feeling her ancestors watching (and maybe judging) her when she writes
electricliterature.com
How to risk failure and do ambitious shit when your ancestors are watching
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For @nytimes I wrote about "financial trauma" and how it mirrors symptoms of PTSD and can impact your relationship with money. https://t.co/gjkrQXue8n
#financialtrauma #PTSD
nytimes.com
Experiences like economic hardship or medical expenses can distort people’s feelings and behaviors around money, causing them to sabotage their financial futures.
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Sometimes it just makes sense to eat the marshmallow. Many thanks to @celestekidd and @jacirifkin for sharing their work and insight in this episode of @HiddenBrain about rethinking self-control. https://t.co/g1FUfqlsDO
hiddenbrain.org
Think about the last time you resisted watching yet another episode of your favorite TV show, or decided not to have a second piece of cake at a friend’s birthday party. In many societies, self-dis...
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Source request: Looking to interview people who have experienced financial trauma. If you're interested, feel free to DM me for more details. Thanks!
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Kindness is contagious—but we don’t always act kindly because we think we’ll do the wrong thing. Or that it’ll be awkward. Reality: People receiving kindness don't care about our competence. @hiddenbrain always delivers but this ep with Amit Kumar was especially wonderful 🫶
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Please read the story that’s been 30+ years in the making, taught me the real meaning of fomo, humbled me to filth about the specialness of my own story—and gave me a sisterhood I never knew I needed so much https://t.co/CVQZJnTVp0
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It was a joy to work on this episode about what psychologist Amit Kumar calls the prosociality paradox. Or, as George Saunders calls it, "failures of kindness."
We know kindness is a good thing. So when we think of doing something nice for someone, why do we often hold back? This week, the psychological barriers that stand in the way of helping others. https://t.co/XhkM1U7Fhf
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