Category: modern life
Everything to do with society as we know it today and the inscrutability of modern life.
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Grab your friends, wear your florals
On bad but impactful art, tone-deaf marketing, celebrity culture, and wealth.
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Change mechanics
Some messy notes on how to deal with change for people who are a bit risk-averse and generally have nervous-bug energy.
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Overnight oats
Disconnected thoughts on why I dislike being earnest, a weird recap of a low-day during the pandemic, and the hedonic treadmill. And oats.
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My empathy crisis
Empathy seems overloaded. We fight for global causes online but struggle to connect with the “Other” in our daily lives. But is technology creating a generation with empathy fatigue, or can we use it to bridge the gap between faceless compassion and real-world connections?
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How To Be A Better Texter
I’m still working at getting better at replying to messages promptly. Here’s what I’ve tried so far.
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“I’m doing this for me” and other beauty industry myths
On why we’re led to believe that we wear makeup for ‘ourselves’, examining choice feminism, accepting that humans will always love beauty, and a little mom-guilt on the side.
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The performance of beauty
Re-examining my relationship with beauty culture and accepting where I’m at right now – a confused participant.
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You might actually need people
Say no to self-indulgent self-care. Let’s challenge the notion that you need to focus on YOU, and cut everything and everyone out in order to become a better person.
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Unfinished Conversations 