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Rob Henderson: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Rob Henderson: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way
Stag at Sharkey's, 1909, by George Wesley Bellows (1882-1925. (via Getty Images)
Tip more than you should. Listen to Loveline. Don’t be the smartest person in the room. And other bits of wisdom from a former foster kid.
By Rob Henderson
01.01.24 — Culture and Ideas
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Rob Henderson: Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

Last week, days after turning 34, my barber earnestly asked for the first time if he could trim my eyebrows. This was devastating. Wild eyebrow growth is the mark of an aging man. How did I get so old so quickly?

Stray follicles aside, most people tell me I look a little younger than my true age. Research suggests that most people feel a few years younge…

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Rob Henderson

Rob Henderson is the bestselling author of "Troubled: A Memoir of Family, Foster Care, and Social Class." He holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Cambridge and is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute.

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