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On breaking up with perfectionism, my 2026 vision statement and good enough being good enough

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Jennifer Pauline
Jan 11, 2026
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At the top of Lanikai Pillbox Trail in Hawaii, December 2025

Happy New Year. I honestly cannot believe it’s 2026.

It feels like yesterday when Young Jeezy dropped “My President is Black,” and I was a carefree foreign exchange student in Paris—cosplaying as the Black Carrie Bradshaw, and documenting my life on my blog, A Black Girl in Paris. And yet, here …

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