hi dear,

hope your summer has been going delightfully. as i do my best to grow up this summer—internship, preparing for recruiting, etc.—i’ve been asking myself a lot of questions. things like, “am i making the right choices?” “will i regret what i’m doing now later in the future?” and recently, i sat down and just wrote out the things were on my mind.

idk ab you, but it’s super weird being a college junior. having spent your entire life in school, it’s so odd being told—ok, now, after this ends you’re basically on your own, no one’s telling u what to do anymore, you decide what you do w all your time, so go figure it out. like, that’s a lot of pressure. combine that with the perception (at least, i feel it) that everyone else and their moms seem to have their shit together, and it becomes a lot to think about.

this train of thought always gets me wondering what my friends are thinking about rn. are they thinking these same things? what’s on their minds? what are the questions keeping them up at night? are they the same as mine? and so—that’s why you’re reading this page.

i’m curious. i want to know. therefore, i’m going to ask a favor of you: would you indulge me and participate in this little project that has been slowly brewing in my mind? in <nametbd>, i want to crowdsource all the questions that people are asking themselves and bring them to light, to make the whole process that is figuring shit out and getting real and growing up less, you know, an alone thing. that is—i was wondering if you’d write down a question you’re asking yourself rn on a post-it note/piece of paper, etc. and send a pic to me.

kinda like this—

the prompt is “growing up,” whatever that means to you. you can send me as many questions you want, and they can be as vague/specific as you want; but pls send only one question per page and pls send a pic of the piece of paper in entirety (with its borders). the question doesn’t have to be super deep, but i’m looking for serious answers, not “why does it smell like sugma in here?” <3

i’ll compile them on an instagram page (anonymously, though of course, i myself will know who sends me what) and, well, wouldn’t it be fun to see what i’d get back?

no pressure if you don’t want to do this! my feelings won’t be hurt.

- derek

p.s. PLS INDULGE MY EDGYCREATIVESIDEDASDNJADSJKskksk pls running through consulting cases is fun but also draining me of edgy artsy shit to do