When Routine Stops Being Comfort and Becomes a Cage Morning again. That same stupid alarm ripping through the dark. You drag yourself up, same steps, same fake urgency. Bathroom, mirror, blank face staring back. You don’t even look human anymore — just trained. Coffee. Phone. Silence. Everything’s in order, and somehow everything’s dead. You used … Read more
The Endless Loop of Falling for the Wrong People Human beings are hopeless. We can spot a red flag from a mile away, call it potential, and then sprint straight into it like we’re collecting emotional trauma for reward points. I’ve fallen for the same kind of person so many times I could open a … Read more
The Religion of Positivity I used to worship at the altar of positive thinking.Every morning, I’d stare at a Post-it on my mirror that said “You are the energy you attract.” It sounded holy. I repeated affirmations like spells, hoping they’d drown out the sound of everything actually falling apart. I smiled through panic, called … Read more
The Care-Home Excuse — When Guilt Finds a Safer Place to Pray Funny how people find religion right around the time a relative ends up in a care home. We’ll light candles, whisper prayers, even show up to a church we haven’t set foot in for twenty years — anything but walk into that building … Read more
Why Willpower Fails at Night All day you play the disciplined saint. “No” to the cake, “yes” to the salad. You even choke down water — not because you want it, but because some wellness guru convinced you it’s liquid virtue. You hate the taste, but you sip anyway, nodding like a good little disciple. … Read more
The Herd Instinct We Pretend We Don’t Have We love to imagine we’re bold, independent thinkers — lone wolves with iron wills. Sure. Then someone yawns and suddenly half the room is yawning like a choir. Or take the classic: if the crowd runs, you run too — doesn’t even matter why. Could be danger, … Read more
Why We Misread Attraction Signals Attraction doesn’t always crash because you said something stupid — sometimes it crashes because you thought you were reading the signs like a pro, when in fact you were way off. Was that smile a green light or just basic manners? Was that “lingering eye contact” real interest, or them … Read more
Sleep Deprivation: The Drunk You Don’t Brag About Before you dive in, a warning: this is the ugly sequel. If you missed my last piece on work addiction — go read it first. That’s where I ripped into the obsession with grinding for no reason. Now we go darker. Not just working too much — … Read more
Multitasking Is a Joke Congrats. You answered an email, half-listened to your boss, and burned your dinner — all at once. People brag about that like it’s a skill. It’s not. It’s just screwing up three things at the same time. We give it shiny names — “productivity hacks,” “multitasking mindset.” But underneath, it’s just … Read more
Why We Think It’s “Chemistry” (But It’s Just Copying) You think you’re making free choices. Truth is, half the time you’re just buying from your own reflection. Mirroring — the art of copying posture, tone, and rhythm — hides in plain sight. Sellers use it to close deals. Therapists to build trust. Daters to fake … Read more
