Trite bit true!
Consider the people you think are cool. I bet they aren’t doing the same thing as everyone else.
Oct 22, 2024
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you’re right, it is the work of your 20s (and 30s…..and 40s….) to figure out what “cool” means and how to embody that for yourself. you’re right on schedule!
I highly recommend taking the search offline almost entirely + not forcing it. think about the coolest people you actually know in person. what traits of theirs classify them this way? the more you start looking for traits you admire in the people around you, the more you’ll find yourself weaving your version of that into your life. we’re all tapestries of the people that have made us.
also, you write: “i often feel far more fixated on appearing “correctly” than most” -- feelings are not facts and I can assure you that everyone else is also just as internally focused. start looking for the ways you ARE connected and similar or even the exact same as the people around you — social cohesion is the key to being cool, and there are always more similarities to be found.
Nov 18, 2024
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Super cliched, but you should lean into who you are rather than moulding yourself for someone else, you're beautiful as you are. plus in the long run, you'll be surrounded by people who genuinely like your energy and hanging out with you and that's the whole point.
May 2, 2025
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an amazing thing about the dichotomy of attention whores is ur so in the moment abt being odd that u r making real memories for ur future self but also the self that says i enjoy the eyes and then u can look back at ur memories and know u were doing for the simulacra of screens but the simple enjoyment of those passing by- an to be a clown. to live the life of the jest u gotta commit to the bit, the bit by bit of our flesh and bones which means to mean i am saying, really being cool being a dynamic verb not a stative verb is the vibe.
Sep 17, 2024
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