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  • Sonia Rebecca Menezes
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  • July 1, 2024

    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.

    modern life, reflection
  • June 23, 2024

    Cultivating a sense of taste

    On deciding that some things are worth the effort, and that mindless scrolling through Instagram reels might not be one of those things.

    art, creativity, reflection
  • May 15, 2024

    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.

    modern life, reflection
  • April 27, 2024

    Dear Diary, I’ve Been Living

    On the beauty of forgetting, and the feeling of guilt about not writing. Oh, and there are snippets of my diary as a teenager.

    reflection
  • April 4, 2024

    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?

    internet, millennialism, modern life
  • March 20, 2024

    The Internet Does Motherhood Dirty

    A little note to my peers on having children.

    culture, internet, millennialism, reflection
  • March 11, 2024

    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.

    culture, modern life
  • March 3, 2024

    Happy One Year of This. We Made It!

    A little victory lap around the virtual track of my thoughts, if you will. Happy one year of Unfinished Conversations!

    reflection
  • February 12, 2024

    I Get to Be Happy?

    A mixed bag of thoughts about life, success, and happiness.

    reflection
  • February 2, 2024

    The Guilty Pleasure of Being Angry

    On why despondency is annoying, and how we ought to inhabit a less-than-perfect world, especially online.

    culture, internet, reflection
  • January 21, 2024

    “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.

    culture, internet, modern life, reflection
  • January 17, 2024

    The Performance of Beauty

    Re-examining my relationship with beauty culture and accepting where I’m at right now – a confused participant.

    culture, modern life
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