Tamlyn

Left my London life for full time travel. Now figuring out what’s next ✨

[Tamlyn @TamlynStout]

I joined Twitter in 2011, when I was still at school. 15 years later, I’m using the same account to document what happened when I quit my job and left the UK to travel Southeast Asia.

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I want to reread the same paragraph because it made me think.

I want to underline sentences.

I want to get completely lost in a story.

I want a book to take me three weeks if it takes me three weeks.

I don’t want an app to read my books for me.

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Why are we optimising the things designed to help us slow down?

We’ve become so obsessed with efficiency that even our hobbies are being turned into something to optimise.

I keep getting ads for apps that read books for you.

An entire book condensed into 10 minutes.

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And I know it’s supposed to save me time… but I don’t want to save time on this.

I don’t want to consume 50 books a year just so I can say I did.

I want to disappear into one for hours.

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If you’re someone starting over, let’s connect!

In my 30s.

I took redundancy at the end of 2025, left my London life behind for full time travel.

Now almost a year into traveling I’m figuring out what’s next.

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@elenadesaa1999 💁🏼‍♀️

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@KasliesSharma Harry Potter

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@Aurielle007s The whole book shop experience should be protected at all cost. There is a place for kindle dgmw, such as traveling light. But you cannot beat a physical book imo

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@Sonderisfon Durian!
I was shocked by how worshipped it is in Malaysia particularly. They even have statues of Durian!

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Asked ChatGPT one very specific question about the book I’m reading. It responded by spoiling the entire plot 🔪

What’s the worst book spoiler you’ve ever had?

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This mindset shift that changed how I approach every day.

1%

That’s it.

Do something everyday that makes your life just 1% better than yesterday.

In six months you will have made a huge difference.

It starts with the small, CONSISTENT steps.

🫶🏻

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Instead of starting from 0, ask yourself:

1. What do I love about my life?
2. What are my current skills?
3. What sparks my interest the most?
4. What about my current life doesn’t serve me anymore?
5. What can I do today to start making those tweaks?

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For anyone starting again, maybe you don’t have to change your life a whole 180…

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Maybe it just needs a slight 30-60 degree tweak to be your perfect life.

[COCO @TWOTIMESABITCH]

no one talks about the personality shift in your 30s where you no longer want to be impressive you just want to be rested, regulated, and completely unavailable to anything that drains you

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I love being productive, but I also really love doing absolutely nothing.

I love seeing my friends, but I also love my own company.

I love having a plan and being organised, but hate being the person who actually has to organise or plan it.

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I think I’m Type C.

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I love a routine, but get bored if every day looks the same.

I want to be spontaneous, but I also need to know what’s happening.

I can be incredibly motivated one week and completely horizontal the next.

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Anyone else starting again in their 30s?

[Albert Einstein @AlbertEinstein]

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein

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💭