One day recently, I had back-to-back brief conversations with two people who both used the word "just" in describing themselves. It made me pay more attention to how often people use the word, and I started keeping up with it. Over the last four or five days, I've heard: I'm just a student. I'm just a mom. I'm just a programmer. I'm just a go-fer. I'm just a beginner (guitar). I'm just a dabbler (art). No one ...

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