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Be Square

Be Square is a narrative-driven podcast that explores the uncertainty behind career paths, identity, and the pressure to “figure it all out” early in life. Through conversations with students and professionals at different stages of life, Boston Latin School senior Lucas Li breaks down the myth of a linear path and what it really means to grow in a world obsessed with certainty, prestige, and success.This is not a guide to having it all figured out. It’s a journey through indecision, possibility, and learning to be okay with not knowing where you're headed next.

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    Never Meant to Be a Straight Line

    After months of conversations with students, professionals, and mentors, Lucas takes a step back to reflect on the biggest lessons this journey has taught him. From the pressure to have everything figured out to the reality of life’s unexpected turns, this episode explores what it really means to move forward when the future feels unclear. Tune in to hear where Lucas is headed for college, what this next chapter means to him, and why success may look nothing like the path you planned.

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    Life Beyond the 9 to 5

    Is your career supposed to be your life’s purpose—or simply one part of it? In this episode, Lucas wrestles with the fear of adulthood becoming an endless cycle of work, routine, and responsibility. Through conversations with mentors who are further along in life, he explores what fulfillment really looks like, how identity can stretch beyond a job title, and whether success is found inside your career… or outside of it.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Be Square is a narrative-driven podcast that explores the uncertainty behind career paths, identity, and the pressure to “figure it all out” early in life. Through conversations with students and professionals at different stages of life, Boston Latin School senior Lucas Li breaks down the myth of a linear path and what it really means to grow in a world obsessed with certainty, prestige, and success.This is not a guide to having it all figured out. It’s a journey through indecision, possibility, and learning to be okay with not knowing where you're headed next.

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Lucas Li

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Be Square is a narrative-driven podcast that explores the uncertainty behind career paths, identity, and the pressure to “figure it all out” early in life. Through conversations with students and professionals at different stages of life, Boston Latin School senior Lucas Li breaks down the myth of...

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