Brag Value vs. Real Value

Certain accomplishments and possessions earn you the ‘wows’ at parties, whereas some put a genuine smile on your face. Is it hard to figure which ones matter more?

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Coated Not Healed

Watching memes can cover depression but not heal it. Similarly, a comedy show can make you forget heartbreak but not fix it.

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What’s Embarrassing?

Saying that you’ll do something and not doing it, like exercising daily. Or deciding that you won’t do something and yet doing it, like smoking.

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Sameness

Sameness means that we are where we were. It indicates that we didn’t try anything new. It shows that we passed years growing adamant, not really shaking up ourselves or embracing newness.

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… With a New Perspective

The first time I listened to Porter Robinson’s Shelter, I thought “eh, weird.” I judged it. But the second time I listened to it, I became teary-eyed. It got me.

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Unload

The stuff on your mind can feel full and fuzzy. It consumes your attention and sucks your energy … unless you choose to resolve it or get rid of it.

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