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this is a phrase i saw on a sweatshirt someone was wearing at Gulbenkian park in Lisbon over the summer and i was like yo that is so me. whenever i have the tiniest inkling of a plan for the future or an idea for a project or a new crush i make sure to tell absolutely everyone i talk to. its 95% not a problem at all in my life.
like i‘ll go to a family gathering and tell everyone about how i’m going to go to some university or program i’m simply PLANNING to apply to or i’ll kiss someone once and then tell everyone i’m in love. and when these things don’t work out they fade into oblivion soooo quickly and no one remembers and if they do it’s like so funny and cute that i acted like it was a sure thing. honestly let’s say it’s 100% not a problem in my life because i truly do not care about any of these so called failures or even the concept of failure itself at all.
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I used to hesitate to tell people my obscure interests. Heck it, unapologetically tell everyone about the things you love
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when people ask me about my job i‘m often tempted to launch into all of my frustrations, which sometimes i do
but sometimes i tell them, “it’s hard work, but i really love what i do” and it feels good to say!! i don’t have to self-flagellate for a stranger who just told me that they could “never” do what i do and make myself a martyr
i’m being honest but i‘m highlighting the best parts of my job instead of highlighting the worst parts—and i find myself a lot happier when i repeat this process for all aspects of my life
i love my partner, i love my pets, i love my city, i love my job. there are always things to complain about but there are also always things to celebrate
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been running my newsletter project for a few months now - it makes basically no money and takes up a ton of my time, and i’ve frequently considered dropping it due to the tight budgetary situation i’m in atm. i am always glad i choose not to, and the reason why is simple - it is a project that people like enough to tell me directly that they like it, and that gives me motivation to keep being creative in my life generally
big joel has this video where he says something along the lines of “it’s totally fine to make things because you think they will be popular, because you’re a human being and it’s natural to want to be recognized by other human beings.” of course you shouldn’t cater your entire worldview and personality for the whims of others, but it is perfectly fine (and frankly necessary for your mental health) to, from time to time, make a thing primarily because you think people will like it. it will give you the necessary confidence for you to pursue the moonshot when the time comes
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all you need is like 1-2 pages of text on paper, sometimes less. works every time. i used to swear by fiction but lately i’ve been reading a lot of “hard books” for example Concerning the spiritual in art by wassily kandinsky and Memories dreams reflections by carl jung and i think these work even better for sleepiness in the way they make me feel too stupid to be awake.
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