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    Install NVM

Remove existing brew installed node
brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies node
brew uninstall --force node
rm -f ~/.npm

Update homebrew

brew update
brew install nvm

Create zshrc (Mac OS Catalina)

touch ~/.zshrc

Download/install NVM direct from their git

Close and reopen your terminal window after this command
curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.35.3/install.sh | bash

solve ZSH complaints

if you're getting a There are insecure directories: message right after, remove the group write access for them:
sudo chmod g-w /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions
sudo chmod g-w /usr/local/share/zsh

Verify nvm is installed

nvm --version

install latest version of node via NVM

nvm install node

install yarn

npm i -g yarn