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This section is for 13 to 17. There is no dating, no messaging strangers and no adult content anywhere in it. If anything here worries you, talk to a parent, a teacher or another adult you trust.

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Stop writing what happened and start writing what you think

A journal that only records your day is a diary. A few small changes turn it into the place you figure things out.

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Your first project will be crooked and that's the point

Sewing, baking, building — the fastest way to get good is to finish one ugly thing and then start the next one.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

How to talk to your mom when she doesn't get it

The moment you pick matters more than the words you pick, and four sentences that keep a hard conversation from turning into a fight.

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What never to post, and who to tell when it goes wrong

Some things never go online, no matter who's asking. And if something already went sideways, there's an adult who can fix more than you think.

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Where do you actually get your homework done?

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Don't Start Anything New On Your Skin This Week

Seven days out from photos, the smartest thing you can do to your face is boring on purpose. Here's the calm version of the plan.

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What is the best piece of advice your father ever gave you?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Put your hands down and the spot heals faster

Squeezing feels like you're doing something about it. It's the one move that guarantees the thing sticks around longer.

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

100 Skills Worth Learning This Year and How to Pick Twelve

The full list is below. You won't do all hundred, and you don't need to, so read it once and circle twelve.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Claim one night a week and cook for the whole house

Picking a night, working backwards from the clock, and what to do when the potatoes are still hard and everyone is hungry.

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Start with one customer, not a logo

How to get a real business off the ground at 14 or 16 — pricing, parents, safety rules, and the week-six slump nobody warns you about.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Stay in the sport after you stop being the best at it

Somewhere around fourteen, sport stops being easy for almost everybody. What you do in the six months after that decides a lot.

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

What a Saturday job teaches that school never gets round to

The first three shifts are humbling, the rest changes how you handle adults, money and your own word.

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What helps most on a hard day?

GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Confidence is evidence you collect, not a feeling you find

You can't talk yourself into feeling capable. You can stack up proof that you are, one slightly uncomfortable thing at a time.

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What made your men’s group stick when others faded?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The training that actually shows up in your game

Most off-season work doesn't transfer to the field. Build a week around what your sport actually asks your body to do.

GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

Start lifting, and don't let anyone talk you out of it

The five movements worth learning, what your first month should look like, and what to say to the people who tell you not to bother.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

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The subject choices that close doors you can't see yet

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What to do when your school doesn't have your club

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideNina CastellanSep 22, 20265 min

The volunteer job worth doing is the one that needs you

Most service hours teach a teenager nothing. The ones that change you have a schedule, a supervisor and somebody who notices when you don't show up.

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Starting over when your friendship group falls apart

Groups end. The way back isn't finding another group — it's finding one person, twice a week, for about six weeks.

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Best way to spend a Saturday?

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