Category: Musings

  • Productivity Isn’t Necessary

    Productivity Isn’t Necessary

    At the start of the COVID-19 mandatory state shutdowns, layoffs, and calls for social distancing and self quarantining a common refrain throughout social media has been about “staying productive.” Start those projects that you’ve been meaning to, revamp your resume, start a business, do this, do that. Rarely have you been seeing anyone saying that…

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  • Why I Stopped Actively Dating

    Why I Stopped Actively Dating

    I’ve been mulling this topic over for the past year after going through a breakup and 3 severe depressive episodes. I don’t really like the conclusion I’ve come to, because it makes me face some truths about myself, my circumstances, and the world I live in that are far from comfortable. It also shatters a…

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  • My 2019 Holiday Wishlist

    My 2019 Holiday Wishlist

    I’ve always loved making lists. Grocery lists, to-do lists, playlists, you name it and I was making a list. I probably should have looked into a career at Buzzfeed. However, one list that has fallen by the wayside as I’ve gotten older and realized how expensive *gestures vaguely around*everything is, has been a holiday wishlist.…

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  • Side Hustles Are Killing Our Hobbies

    Side Hustles Are Killing Our Hobbies

    I used to love writing. I used to love doing my own and other’s makeup. I used to look forward to planning out content and taking photos. I used to get giddy at new product launches. So on and so forth. But then I was convinced, that since I’m good at these things, I should…

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  • Nobody Cares About the “Crazy” People

    Nobody Cares About the “Crazy” People

    The idea of being not just hospitalized, but forced into a long term psychiatric institution brings shivers of fear down my spine and overwhelming anxiety that I can’t shake.

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