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You 2.0: How Silicon Valley Can Help You Get Unstuck

Many of us feel stuck at one point or another: in the wrong city, the wrong job, or the wrong relationship. Self-help gurus have offered lots of advice — but here's a new idea, from the tech world.
<strong>Are you feeling stuck? </strong>Scroll down to take our quiz and find out whether you have a "gravity" problem.

At one time or another, many of us feel stuck: in the wrong job, the wrong relationship, the wrong city – the wrong life.

Christine Metzger felt that way. After a decade of working in education administration, she woke up one day and realized she wasn't the person she wanted to be.

Christine found what seemed like just the change she needed: a new job at

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