Archive - My Thoughts Exactly

Matzo ball to mulligatawny and ash in between, soup is a great cultural connector.

Oct 12 •

Alexandra Kirsch

July 2025

Highly Therapized

I spent a solid few minutes debating on the spelling of “therapized” but decided it was too Anglophile-adjacent to spell it with an “s” versus a “z.”

Jul 13 •

Alexandra Kirsch

June 2025

Justice for Peppa

I’m just past the halfway mark on my 36th year of life and am here to say, with pride, that I love Peppa Pig.

Jun 3 •

Alexandra Kirsch

April 2025

I used to love going to the movies as a kid.

Apr 6 •

Alexandra Kirsch

February 2025

October 2023

Consider the Source

[I wrote this before the 2024 election and it was sitting in my Notes app]

Oct 23, 2023 •

Alexandra Kirsch

July 2023

An oldie, but a goodie. Migrating from my website to Substack.

Jul 6, 2023 •

Alexandra Kirsch

December 2021

The Role of Ego at Work

Spoiler alert: there isn't one.

Dec 8, 2021 •

Alexandra Kirsch

September 2017

Recalibrating Your Career

It's crazy how time flies in the work world. I remember interviewing for my first job out of college. It was my dream -- or at least my dream starter…

Sep 8, 2017 •

Alexandra Kirsch

September 2016

The reality is, though, when you're your own worst critic, it's easy to get lost in someone else's reaction, feedback, or otherwise unfavorable opinion…

Sep 10, 2016 •

Alexandra Kirsch

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