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Now think about how this might work in an open letter. Some employ that same kind of insider knowledge. For instance, many of the open letters to Taylor Swift on the internet riff off the titles of her songs, allude to moments from her past or scatter the kinds of “Easter eggs” — or secret…

A Times newsletter recommends writing a letter to future you.

Step-by-step directions for telling a meaningful, interesting and short true story from your life — with 25 mentor texts to help.

What letter of inspiration would you write to your younger self? Do you know anything now about life and the world that you didn’t know before? Could you offer a younger you any advice that would have been helpful while growing up? Last month, Rob McClure, a Tony-nominated Broadway actor, began his starring role in…