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Normalize being very direct, very straight to the point and very assertive. A surprising amount of tension in adult life exist because people avoid saying what they actually mean.
Do yourself a favor and block 15 mins to read this and many hours to act upon it.
We are now way too dependent on LLMs and have outsourced our thinking there. Time to get back to thinking with a piece of paper. Long form writing pushes you think hard and think clearly.
And remember, at the end of the day, the person you are fooling is yourself.
Just a reminder to women:
Whether you have a PhD, a bachelor's degree, a diploma, a certificate, or no formal degree at all, your dreams are still valid.
Keep learning, keep building and keep showing up.
The world needs what you have to offer.
To the woman doubting herself today: You have survived challenges that once seemed impossible. Don't underestimate your ability to navigate what comes next.
High intelligence often comes with heightened pattern recognition. You start noticing social masks, forced conversations, performative friendships, hidden motives, emotional immaturity, and energy that feels draining instead of nourishing. Many highly intelligent people also have more active nervous systems, deeper inner worlds, and lower tolerance for superficial stimulation, so solitude can feel safer than constantly shrinking themselves to fit environments that don’t feel aligned.
“No one is forcing you to work at that job you hate.”
Rent is due, health insurance is tied to employment, groceries aren’t free. Utilities will get cut off, student loans don’t pause, and homelessness is one bad month away. Yeah, yeah. Totally voluntary.
“Abortion is traumatic.”
So is pregnancy.
So is birth.
So is poverty.
So is being tied forever to an abuser.
So is raising a child you were forced to have.
But apparently only one trauma counts.