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shameless self-promo for my first substack post after literally rotting for a year....
it isn't the greatest but at least i finally ripped the band-aid off...
reflections on headphones on, the overwhelming restraint and fear of being sad and just stream of consciousness vulnerability...
5d ago
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Then read my inaugural Substack post on emotional exhibitionism, where I wrote about a troubling and very normalized trend I noticed during my bleak year as a TikTok user. π π
Apr 19, 2024
shared some of my personal writing on my substack. i was terrified but it was received so super well π₯²
Apr 17, 2025
"I'm not the next Joan Didion, and I'm okay with that. [...] I'm the first of me, but to my own surprise, it's much more difficult to come to terms with that."
Every word I write is a victory over my impostor syndrome. It's always telling me my writing should be different. Less like me, more like other, much more successful online writers. Seeing how many of those writers aspire to be like Joan Didion, I felt like I was doing something wrong in not wanting to be like her. My doubts and fears about (not) being like Didion turned into a Substack post that struck a chord with others, and myself. For once, I was proud of something I'd written. I hope you'll give it a chance and a read too π€
Aug 18, 2024
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Mar 21, 2025
(specifically behavioural experiment β really putting my psych degree into good use huh?)
i don't know man but this really helps me get unstuck from an all-or-nothing mindset and the insane analysis paralysis from even doing the most menial of tasks
look just set it from a random number of days and put a random thing to focus on and see what happens
i don't even have to stick to it β this isn't even a "serious/legitimate" experiment at all β i give myself the grace to fail at this "experiment" completely and i try to take as much emotional weight from it as possible
the whole of point me doing this in the first place is ripping off the band-aid: any action is good action at this point, i don't want to ruminate anymore and i want to build momentum (even if it seems embarrassingly insignificant)
if it works out: good!! if it doesn't work out: also good!! the whole point of this is trial and error and honestly just bridging the gap between idea and execution and getting rid of friction between tasks as much as possible...
we can always change the hypothesis and the experiment... back to the drawing board we go!!!
Mar 27, 2025
yeah this song fucks
remembered that this song exists very groovy very funky very wow
Mar 16, 2025