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Paul Millerd's avatar

So excited for you. This combo of academic and real world application is going to lead to amazing things.

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Paul :) excited to see how this journey all unfolds!

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Nix 🕊's avatar

So excited for this chapter Cissy!!

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Nicole 💗 appreciate you!!

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Jen's avatar

Hi Cissy, I don't think I've ever commented on your posts before but wanted to express my support. You're an inspiration!! The program also sounds incredible, have fun! Are there any plans to expand The Commons to other locations in the future? 👀

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thank you, Jen – lovely to hear from you! that's so kind 🥰 yes! our intention is to expand either in SF or to other cities over time :)

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Jen's avatar

How exciting, it'd be amazing to have something like that in my city someday. I look forward to following your journey! 🙂

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Asra Yousuf's avatar

been such a pleasure following your journey right from when you decided to take a sabbatical to now! Constantly learning through your thoughts and explorations

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Asra – what a journey it's been! thanks for your support & for following along 🤗

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Kelly Liu's avatar

I love everything about this and how lovingly you hold space for the sharing of ideas, yearnings, and dreams. excited for you and the next steps of your journey!!

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Kelly 🫶🏼 !! appreciate the framing around lovingly holding space – that's exactly how it's felt, untethering from the outcome and investing energy into the unfolding :)

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Diana Demco's avatar

Congrats on this amazing new chapter! Excited to see where this journey will take you next.

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Diana! appreciate your support :)

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Sorry if I comment twice, I think I may have moved off the page before the comment posted. Well done Cissy, I have a friend who enrolled in that program and I hope you love it. Your revelations and growth are wonderful and inspiring.

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Cissy Hu's avatar

appreciate your support, Donna ❤️

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Donna McArthur's avatar

Well done Cissy! One of my friends started that same program, I hope you love it.

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Cissy Hu's avatar

what's your friend's name? it's a small cohort :)

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Qi Bing SIA's avatar

Thanks for writing, Cissy. Really appreciate it :)

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks for following along, Qi – glad to have you here :)

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Mika's avatar

You are one of the first people I subscribed to when I started Substack.

It was so helpful to read about someone else that was doing a sabbatical.

Thank you for openly sharing your journey!

I’m so excited about all these new things!

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Cissy Hu's avatar

so grateful to be in community with writers like you, Mika – thanks for your support along the way🙏🏼

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Ray Liu's avatar

This is great, congrats! Super exciting to be marrying the studying of theory at Penn with actualizing it at the Commons.

Also loved your "I learned that morning stillness is precious to me" paragraph where you summarize the inner work you've done on your sabbatical.

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks for your support along the way, Ray – means a lot! 🙏🏼 so psyched to weave much of what I’m grappling with at school into our Commons experience :)

it’s been fun to see how much I continue to learn about myself, month after month – a continual unfolding

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Brenna's avatar

Congrats. I’m from Philly and grew up attending lectures, events and basketball games at Penn. It’s a great city and school :)

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Cissy Hu's avatar

that’s amazing, what a cool way to learn as a kid :)

I haven’t spent much time in Philly until recently and I’m in awe of how much of the history of our nation emerged from the city!

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Matt Yao's avatar

woot woot woot

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Cissy Hu's avatar

double woot woot woot 🥳

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Matt Yao's avatar

woot woot woot

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Coleman Foley's avatar

What a cool, unique path incorporating positive psychology and the technological frontier. Do you have kind a reading list for people with similar interests? Sounds like Seligman’s book might be a good starting place.

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Coleman :) that's a great idea!

I'll share a reading list in an upcoming essay – of Seligman's books, I'd start with Flourish, The Hope Circuit, and Learned Optimism

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Vinamrata Singal's avatar

Congrats Cissy! Excited for your next chapter

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Cissy Hu's avatar

thanks, Vinamrata – appreciate you 💗

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