When news broke late Saturday that the actor and comedian Aziz Ansari had been accused of sexual misconduct, I had plenty of thoughts but didn't feel compelled to share a single one of them on social media. I partly blame my naturally cautious personality for that; I like to know exactly what I believe before I put it out into the world. But I also watched my timeline on Facebook and Twitter become a deluge of impassioned comments and hot takes. I didn't want to wade into the churn just yet.

I was listening to The Read recently — it's my favorite podcast — and I was struck by co-host Kid Fury’s observations about reaching the end of the year and feeling tired. I posted how I felt on Instagram: "Can't add one more plan tired. Hard to get excited about exciting things tired. Can't project, assume, or read minds tired. I'm letting myself be tired, be imperfect, be how I am. It is time to hibernate and make meaning of this year, understand the lessons.

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