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[IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jul 24, 2026 ### [Meet Me in the Notes App](https://time.com/article/2026/07/24/meet-me-in-the-notes-app/) Notes have staying power, writes Rainesford Stauffer, as vulnerable chaos, a counterpoint to hyper-c... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Feb 25, 2026 ### [Why You Should Do More Things Alone](https://time.com/7380855/do-things-alone-why/) Sometimes the most important person to meet at the ballet is yourself, writes Rainesford Stauffer. [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Apr 24, 2025 ### [The Real Dancers in 'Étoile'](https://time.com/7280035/etoile-ballet-dancers-true-story/) Meet the professional dancers who bring the world of Amy Sherman-Palladino's 'Étoile' to life [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Feb 11, 2025 ### [Why Voice Notes Are a Small Act of Love](https://time.com/7216297/voice-notes-love-connection-essay/) "It’s a small act of love, I think, to want to talk to someone—however you choose to do it," writes ... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Aug 19, 2024 ### [For the Love of Savoring Sandwiches](https://time.com/7011723/sandwiches-summer-ocd-essay/) Rainesford Stauffer’s love of sandwiches reminds her that it’s ok to relinquish control—and just sav... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Dec 26, 2023 ### [Learning to Want Again](https://time.com/6549101/wanting-again-essay/) In a personal essay, Rainesford Stauffer reflects on how her sense of wanting has shape-shifted over... [IDEAS](/section/ideas/) *  Jun 7, 2023 ### [There's No Such Thing as Getting Ahead](https://time.com/6285046/getting-ahead-ambition-myth-essay/) Rainesford Stauffer explores how "being behind" is one of ambition's biggest myths. 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