Before your next interview, build a 5-story bank. One conflict story, one failure story, one leadership story, one problem-solving story, and one impact story. Stop trying to remember your life on the spot.
kobe said his confidence came from knowing he'd outworked everyone in the room before he ever walked into it. changed how i see nerves. if i'm anxious, it's not a feeling problem. it's a preparation problem.
you only get:
1 summer with them as a baby
3 as a toddler
5 as a child
3 as a preteen
6 as a teen
so let them run barefoot,
turn on the sprinkler,
cut up the watermelon,
chase fireflies under fading golden skies
because the summers of sticky hands, sun tired kids, and slow evenings filled with the sounds of childhood
do not last forever 🤍
i saw a TikTok about a girl saying how she doesn't stay mad for long because either she's going to figure it out, or there's nothing that can be done about it. and as simple as that sounds is as simple as it is really
i relate to quinn hughes because he always looks overstimulated, scared, or like he’s disassociating and those are also my three permanent states of being
when I was making a lot of mistakes in my archery class, the instructor told me this: “you are making mistakes because you are focusing on your target and not on your actions.” and that solved many of my life problems.
stumbled into one of Vincent van gogh’s letters to his brother and in it he says ‘If I’m worth something later, I’m worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is grass in the beginning.’
Structured Procrastination is such a relatable essay by Stanford professor John Perry from 1995 that everyone should read.
"The procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely and important tasks, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important."
detachment doesn't mean to cut them off. it's about removing your expectations and fully embracing their presence without any strings attached. you'll know you're detached when you can fully enjoy their presence without fearing their absence