You’re Gonna Regret It + Living Like You’re On Someone Else’s Death Bed
Photo by Nic Y-C on Unsplash The benches in Central Park are really something. If you’ve never been to New York City, a primer on one of the city’s most iconically personal touches: every park in NYC has what seem like countless benches swirling through...
Reach Your Goals: 3 Ways To Strengthen Self-Direction + Set Up For Success
I just got off a call with my therapist — my first session with her since June 2023. My decision to press pause for a few months was less about desire and more about focus. I had such strict deadlines to hit — a preorder campaign! A pub date! A launch cabaret! Reach...
Forget FOMO: The Joy Of Being Ourselves
On FOMO, Threads, and the de-prioritization of Missing Out. In case you missed it, this week Meta announced its Instagram offshoot (or sibling app, if you will) called Threads: a “we’re-not-here-to-compete-with-Twitter” minimalist, words-forward app vaguely... Should You Fake It Til You Make It? (Or: What Would Beyoncé Do?)
Why “Fake It ‘Til You Make It” is half-baked advice when it comes to building confidence. ~ Last Friday, I sent my friend Caroline a text: If I were to find reasonably priced Beyoncé tickets for tomorrow…would you want to go? 24 hours later, we were... It’s A WIN Or It’s A…What?
…or did you? I love a good deadline. It’s odd, really, that someone like me who’s prone to anxiety is so relieved by the existence of concrete endpoints. Especially if they were created by someone else. Unmovable, unchangeable dates could very well...
