Make It Look Hard

You’re doing a lot—and you’re good at it. Stop trying to make it look easy.

Annaliese Griffin
Forge
Published in
5 min readJun 30, 2021

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Last weekend, I hosted a birthday party for my nephew. At one point, I was shuttling between the stove inside and the grill outside to finish the taco filling for the kids and grilled chicken for the grownups. When my sister asked how she could help, my first instinct was to say that I didn’t need any. Then…

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Annaliese Griffin
Forge
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Annaliese Griffin is a writer and editor who most recently led the Quartz Daily Obsession, an award-winning newsletter. She lives in Vermont with her family.