Thank god for teens on Spotify. Their knowledge on so many topics is as lacking as mine, whether we’re talking about classic 80s hip-hop they weren't there for or Romantic classical music when they're not sure if romantic is an era or a mood. The beautiful thing about the teens, though, is that even if... Continue Reading →
Takeaways of Tolstoy: How Are We Compelled to Live A Certain Way?
In Tolstoy's work we see a kernel of ourselves reflected back; by reading his books we can develop an understanding of what it means to make choices when we 'live in a society' or have made incorrect choices in the past. Now as much as ever the lessons in his books are something we can turn to for relief from choices we ourselves are compelled to make.
Whose Career Do I Want?
What is a role model? The message I hope to take away from assessing ‘establishment’ careers and how people got there is a direction; I hope that by admiring aspects of others’ journies I can replicate the pieces admire on my own journey, and push myself to a place I am happy to be in through conscious effort and wilful striving. I hope you, too, can figure out what shape you want your future career to take from the example of those you admire.
The Joy in Something You Weren’t Seeking
Do you ever find yourself researching something so strange that you stop and wonder what brought you here? I find that it’s almost a daily occurrence for me: whether it’s finding a stack of books on the history of various astrologies (what’s more surprising, that I needed it or that it’s a surprisingly well-covered field?)... Continue Reading →
All Quiet on the LRF, pt II: Life, Covid, and Approaching 30
I want to leave my 20s the person I wanted to be at the beginning of it.
Schrödinger’s Text Message
Relationships have been changing for years now. In an age of social media, people you were once close to update you in the same way they update their close friends and family. You know intimate details about their life, even when you haven't spoken in years, and it's no wonder that we don't know who our friends are or how we want our relationships to look.
Understanding Indulgence: How To Care For Yourself
My conception of self-care is of two poles, servicing more of our emotions than frivolity or luxury by itself. The two forms of self-care are indulgence and moderation. These two are polar opposites, but in order to truly care for ourselves, we need to understand the role of indulgence and its effects on us, not blindly indulge.
Late Romantic 