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how to achieve psychological rest
there are days when i wake up after eight full hours of sleep and still feel like i’ve been awake for weeks.
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how much of you is actually you?
there’s a photo of me from years ago that feels like a glitch in memory.
Oct 19 • 
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the freedom of not having a five-year plan
there’s a universal pressure that hides inside questions like “so what’s next?” people don’t usually mean harm when they ask; it’s small talk, a polite…
Oct 18 • 
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the strange comfort of learning to like your own company
it’s strange how foreign your own presence can feel.
Oct 17 • 
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things i learned from doing nothing for a whole weekend
it started as an accident.
Oct 16 • 
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everyone wants a village, no one wants to be a villager
i’ve started to notice a pattern in the way people talk about community.
Oct 16 • 
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10 things that actually help my anxiety before bed
my anxiety always clocks in right before bed.
Oct 11 • 
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how to notice the life you’re already living
some mornings, i catch myself doing the same small loop: pour coffee, open the balcony door, watch the light slide across the kitchen tiles.
Oct 9 • 
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the joy of keeping secrets in an oversharing world.
i almost posted about it.
Oct 9 • 
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why does inspiration always strike in the middle of the night?
every few nights the same thing happens across a thousand apartments and dorm rooms and guest bedrooms with unfamiliar lamps: the idea shows up after…
Oct 7 • 
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the joy of being mediocre at things you love
when i was twelve, i used to spend afternoons sitting on the cold marble floor of my bedroom with a sketchbook that was too nice for me.
Oct 6 • 
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what happens when you stop trying to optimize your day
at one point, i had a calendar that looked like a geometry problem.
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