Self-Care

“Beware of Idiots” and Six Other Things a 20-Year-Old Should Hear At Least Once a Year

One evening, as I was preparing to fall asleep, my brain decided it was the perfect time to go full gear with crazed thoughts of the what was and what will be. And in the middle of all that—the ‘what is’ was up to the neck with self-inflicted worry. As you may know, dear reader, things like this never …

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Why Do You Do What You Do?

Why do we read the books we read? Or hang on to the words of a mentor? Or even listen to hours’ worth of motivational speeches? This is an easy one. We do it to draw inspiration. Not like role models, but something more intimate, like looking at another self—a better self, through someone else. …

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