i want to be so disgustingly well read. i want to be sitting at tables and speaking of books with names that roll off your tongue like an exotic animal’s name. i want to talk about theories and the science and philosophy and the universe and religion and love and my career.

i want to take journaling seriously. because imagine having a whole record of your life in written. how powerful yet tender. a proof of my existence. of the space that my emotions hold. to tell myself I can feel these things and exist.

ok can we agree that the worst feeling is when you're just sitting around consciously procrastinating and you're just overly aware that each second that passes is more time wasted and you like watch hours pass and you're still procrastinating and you can’t stop

i'm obsessed with people who change their minds. people who pivot from jobs that make them unhappy and relationships that don’t serve them anymore. life is too short to be in places where you know you don’t belong

people who don’t read will never understand what it’s like to stumble on a line so perfect you have to stop, scream into the void, and smile like an idiot before you can keep reading.

DON'T overshare just because someone is being nice to you, you idiot

maybe growing up is just becoming who you were at 14 again but learning how to love her this time

are you really burnt out or is your nervous system just asking for the basics: consistent sleep, sunlight, and something meaningful to pour your energy into?

look at your wardrobe. your routines. your meals. your home. ask yourself if they reflect the person you want to be. if not, start editing.

you're not broken for having 99 interests. you're not "unfocused" for jumping between piano AND photography AND writing. you're a swiss army knife in a world that only wants butter knives. stop apologising for being polymath minded.

finish something. anything. stop researching, planning, preparing to do the work and just do the work instead. it doesn’t matter if it’s great or terrible. you don’t need to impress anyone on your first try. you just need to prove to yourself that you can start and finish it.

you can read carl jung 100 times and still be blown away at the 101st

i regret to inform you that personal growth rarely comes from acquiring new knowledge and always from periods of intense humility (i.e. your ego finally relenting)

extreme results come from extreme preparation. years of reading hard books shows in your conversations. years of a strict diet shows in your energy. years of consistency shows in your confidence. years of focus shows in your results.

there's no audience to impress. no people to please. no applause to chase. do everything for yourself. stop comparing your journey to others and move at your own pace.

every time you choose a distraction over discipline you push your dreams further away