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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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The vicinity of Christmas
On my made-up holiday tradition, and the fact that it’s impossible to exist in a passive way online.
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Ritually speaking
On why we need rituals, routines, and habits. And how to discover new rituals for yourself that give your life meaning.
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Some thoughts about decisions
Making decisions does not come easy to me. Good ones especially. Here are some insights from the past year.
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World pain
On coping with the fact that our world will never live up to our expectations and will always, always carry a deep pain with it. And we carry that pain too – sometimes more heavily than other times. This is one of those times for me.
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Are you an asker or a guesser?
In 2007, the discussion of Ask Culture and Guess Culture gained prominence. However, I didn’t know about it. Rude. So here I am with an essay about it only like 16 years too late.