The Ache is not a flaw. The Ache is our meeting place. It’s the clubhouse of the brave. All the lovers are there. It is where you go alone to meet the world. The Ache is love.
Glennon Doyle, Untamed
“I asked ChatGPT” yeah well I asked my autistic friend whose pattern recognition gives her borderline prophetic accuracy even though no one ever listens to her because she’s awkward and has bad timing and says the wrong thing and has no control over her body or volume or brain
The top 3 principles of cognitive weightlifting:
Retrieval practice
Mastery learning
Spaced repetition
i.e., Do the reps, use the right weight, and stay consistent.
some of the strongest people you'll ever meet are queer people. imagine having your identity debated by strangers, criticized by family, politicized by governments and still choosing to live authentically anyway.