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It's late at night and I'm doing what I so often do.

I am replaying an argument that I had earlier that day in my head for the 57th time. And it's almost like my mind is a courtroom. And in this analogy, I am the defendant and the attorney. Imaginary jurors

are watching as I cross-examine every single word that I said,

and then a phantom opponent raises an eyebrow, twisting my intentions. I start summoning witnesses

that aren't even there and creating closing statements that will never be heard.

Because all of this is in the past.

And in this courtroom of my neurotic mind, I'm laying out all the evidence.

Remember when I said this, what I really meant was that, all of this stuff,

hoping for some kind of verdict of understanding. So many of us do this.

And the reality is, is that it's just the echo of our own voice in the dark. There is often

no real purpose for this entire courtroom procedure in our own brains. And I've been thinking

a lot lately about why we do this and why

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