我曾经非常想成为一个正常人，但是由于我总是将事物分割和细化，我对自我的认识只是一堆需要拼凑起来的零碎记忆。

I used to long to be normal but, because I tend to break things down, my sense of self was thousands of fragments of memories that I was trying to piece together.

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如果到最后，我选择成为一个自由开发者去做Web设计，以满足这种自我的生活风格，我不会对此感到意外。

I wouldn't be surprised if I ended up settling down as a freewheeling solo developer using, you know, web design contracting to support my freewheeling solo lifestyle.

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自我怀疑早就成为我这辈子一直与之斗争的敌人，从考虑我是否能够在一所顶级大学就读到相信我能够成为一个成功的作家。

Self doubt has been something I've struggled with all my life, from debating whether I could get into a top tier university to believing I could succeed as a writer.

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