The Library of Congress has selected Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ to be added to the National Recording Registry for preservation.
The registry chooses recordings based on their “cultural, historical or aesthetic importance in the nation’s recorded sound heritage.”
Best advice I got in my 20s: Nobody cares. When you’re winning, nobody cares. When you’re losing, nobody cares. Stop fearing the judgement of people who were never even thinking about you. Nobody is thinking about you. They’re too busy thinking about themselves. Go do the thing.
What a privilege it is to afford a gym, buy healthy food, pay bills, have legs that walk, eyes that see, a brain that functions, work every day, and take our bodies to their full potential.
romanticize your life, take pretty pictures, feel like the main character, light up a candle, read books, go for a walk, dance to your favorite music, buy yourself presents, do whatever you want, be happy - this is your life, don't let anyone take it from you
your 20s are also losing friends, facing failure, watching your parents get older, worrying about being alone forever, seeing your body change, quitting terrible jobs, rediscovering childhood hobbies, learning how to say no, moving back home, the identity crisis that comes out of nowhere, questioning true happiness, losing yourself and then finding your way back
I have a co-worker who never announces anything. You don’t know she applied for a promotion until she’s already in the new office. You don’t realize she bought her own place until she casually mentions “heading home to finish painting.” She doesn’t post milestones. Doesn’t crowdsource opinions. Doesn’t invite commentary.
I used to think she was secretive. That success was supposed to be shared loudly. That excitement needed an audience.
Now I see it differently.
She moves with intention. Quiet. Focused. Certain. Her plans are protected while they’re still fragile. Her joy isn’t diluted by outside noise. She lets things grow roots before she shows the world the bloom.
It isn’t secrecy. It’s discernment. It’s peace. It’s self-trust.
Sometimes the strongest people are the ones who build their lives softly, without applause, and let their results speak when they’re ready.
out of all the nostalgia compilations i’ve seen, this one comes the absolute closest to my childhood. growing up in the late 00s/early 2010s was such a blessing. it was the PEAK of the analog to digital transition. we still lived on physical media and “old” ways of doing things. before modernity settled in and changed beautiful colors to grey, beige, white, and black. :’)
In 200yrs from now, a whole new set of humans will walk on this Earth. We all will be gone. Strangers will live in your house not knowing that you 200yrs ago slept in the same room. No one will remember us. No one will visit our grave. No one will talk about us. We will just be another part of history, So no, it's not that deep.