Read books. Read articles. Read research papers. Listen to music. Listen to podcasts. Listen to people who think differently from you. Dance to the songs you love. Go swimming. Go for a walk without carrying your phone. Go hiking. Go for coffee hopping. Buy magazines. Read old newspapers. Sit in a library. Visit a museum. Watch the sunset. Watch the sunrise. Stare at your walls. Stare at the ceiling. Stare at the stars from your terrace. Sit in a garden and observe people passing by. Watch the trees move with the wind. Listen to the birds. Listen to the rain. Sit in silence without feeling the need to fill every second with content. Write things down. Carry a notebook. Journal your thoughts. Sketch badly. Paint something. Learn an instrument. Grow a plant. Cook a meal from scratch. Call an old friend. Travel somewhere nearby. Get lost in a new neighborhood. Visit a bookstore and leave with a book you weren't planning to buy.
this is life all about.
Might not be common knowledge but if your person waits for you to ask before they consider you or go out of their way for you, they’re most likely Avoidant and here’s the mindset
Avoidants are naturally hyperindependent cos in their childhood they depended on people and were punished emotionally for it so they now see codependence as weakness
Since they learned to do things for themselves, the believe you should be able to do things for yourself as well, they don’t get that loving someone means going out of your way to make their lives easier, so they avoid your needs until you ask
Doing stuff without you asking exposes their feelings for you and the last thing and avoidant will be is vulnerable
They say a relationship works only if the guy loves more than the girl and now I think I understand why. For a guy, what he feels matters. For a girl, how he makes her feel matters. He won't leave as long as he loves you and she won't leave as long as she feels loved.
And we all see that women submit naturally when they are loved right.
Do the right things, and hopefully things will work out for you.
There’s absolutely nothing more pleasing than watching yourself do the things you said you’d do. I really value honoring the promises I’ve made to myself.
I noticed something:
People who have traveled a lot tend to judge less. Not because they became nicer, but because they've seen too many versions of what's "normal."
In one country, it's normal to eat with your hands.
In another, it's normal to stay quiet at the table.
In a third, it's normal to hug strangers.
When you've seen 30 different versions of "the right way," you stop believing yours is the only one.
Travel doesn't just teach geography.
It teaches tolerance.
I think I lost my spark. I don't talk as much anymore, I keep to myself, and I've mastered the art of distance. It's not that I'm mad or bitter. I just don't have the energy to show up the way I used to. Somewhere along the way, I slipped into this "I don't care" phase, ghosted people without meaning to, and became comfortable in my own silence. Maybe it's healing, maybe it's just exhaustion. Either way, I'm learning that sometimes, pulling away is part of finding yourself again
Somewhere in your 20s or 30s you’ll get the opportunity to rebuild your life after a negative loop, heal from what broke you, live in your own space, reconnect with your discipline, and learn to love yourself again. It’s very important that you see that journey through.
I have come to realise that living without a few close friends to share your life with changes you in quiet ways. It’s not always loneliness, but the feeling of having no one to call when something beautiful happens or when everything falls apart.
Over time, you become accustomed to carrying your thoughts, victories and struggles alone. And I think one of life's saddest truths is that people can grow used to being alone long before they stop needing to be understood.
I don't always know the right words to say or how to fix things the way people expect me to. But I will sit with you in silence, listen without judging you and without rushing you. Sometimes I think being there, being truly present matters more than having the perfect response. You don't have to filter your thoughts or pretend you're okay around me. I'll stay even when things get heavy or hard to explain.
Unfortunately, I have to admit that I have not done my best. My current situation is a direct consequence of my incompetence. I suck at doing this life thing.
so cruel yet so fascinating how you'll have to literally rewire your brain after a certain event while the other person goes on to live their life completely unaffected
idk if this is toxic or actually practical but i’ve learned to be very careful with the extent that you allow yourself to be entangled in the lives of others so that you always have a clean exit available
How To Raise Confident Kids:
1. Let them fail and don't fix it for them. Resilience is built through difficulty, not protection from it. When parents solve every problem, kids learn they aren't capable and start to believe it.
2. Praise effort, never just talent. Telling kids they're "so smart" teaches them to avoid challenges to protect that identity. Praising hard work teaches them that growth comes from struggle,and that struggle is the point.
3. Give them real responsibilities at home. Chores communicate that the child is a capable, contributing member of the family. Kids who carry real responsibility develop a stronger sense of self-worth.
4. Put the phone down when they talk to you. Children notice when they're competing with a screen. Consistent distraction tells them they are less important than whatever is on your phone.
5. Let them be bored,boredom builds creativity. A child who is always entertained never learns to generate their own ideas. Boredom is the birthplace of imagination and self-directed thinking.
6. Don't overprotect. Let them take risks. Scraped knees and small failures teach kids to assess danger, recover quickly, and trust themselves. Overprotection quietly communicates that the world is too dangerous for them to handle.
7. Model the behavior you want to see. Kids watch everything you do. If you want a confident child, show them what confidence, humility, and self-respect look like in daily life,not just in lectures.
8. Say "I don't know, let's find out" often. Admitting you don't know something teaches kids that curiosity is more valuable than appearing to have all the answers. It makes learning a shared, lifelong activity.
9. Read to them and with them. Reading together builds vocabulary, imagination, and attention span. It also creates a daily moment of connection that children carry into their sense of security.
10. Limit screens, especially before age 10. Early screen exposure reshapes attention and reduces tolerance for slow, effortful activities like reading, conversation, and creative play.
11. Eat dinner together as a family. Regular family meals build a sense of belonging and stability. Children who grow up around consistent family conversation develop stronger communication skills and emotional confidence.
12. Tell them what you genuinely admire about them. Specific, sincere praise lands differently than generic encouragement. Saying "I noticed how patient you were today" teaches a child to see and value their own character.
13. Let them make real choices. Even small decisions,what to eat, what to wear, how to spend free time,build decision-making muscles. Kids who are never allowed to choose struggle to trust their own judgment later.
14. Don't rescue them from discomfort too quickly. Discomfort is where character forms. Sitting with a frustrated child instead of immediately solving their problem teaches emotional regulation and perseverance.
15. Celebrate who they are, not just what they achieve. A child raised only on performance-based praise ties their worth to outcomes. Loving them visibly outside of achievement builds the kind of deep confidence that doesn't collapse under pressure.
I live a lowkey private life. Alone. Observing more than speaking. Thinking more than showing. I get rarely bored by solitude. A quiet room, a book, a long walk, my own thoughts. That’s all I need. What exhausts me is people. The small talk. The noise. The constant performing. The pressure to always be “on.” Too many conversations with no depth. Too many masks. So I disappear for a while. Just to breathe again. To hear my own thoughts. To feel my own emotions. To reconnect with myself beneath all the noise of the world. And honestly,
it feels like therapy for the soul.