An Obituary for All the Fucks I Had to Give
All My Fucks graduated from Shame University in 1998 with high honors.
Tag: Mental
A Crash Course on Practicing Gratitude
The cool thing about being grateful is that any time you sense a challenge, you can thank it, and then you win.
At Instagram, We Like People, Including People Like Me, CEO Adam Mosseri, Who Has Just Started Therapy for the First Time
Some of you seem to be using this platform for what my psychologist, Dr. Winter, has identified as attention-seeking behavior.
Is It Valentine’s Day or Did You Just Take Too Much Peyote?
You realize you are alone and so is your spirit, crushing you with the existential terror that you are irreparably flawed at the cellular level.
19th Century Asylum or Modern Daycare?
You approach a crying person and ask what’s the matter. They say, “Nothing.” Seconds later that person is interacting jovially with a colleague.
Self-Guided Meditation for You Lonely People This New Year
Take a moment to become aware of the sounds around you. Tune out your next-door neighbors who won’t stop having elaborate sex.
Mom, I Would Like to Watch the Cartoon Movie about Death Again
30 minutes in, dad dug his guitar out of the closet and then openly wept when he realized he had forgotten the chords to even the simplest song.
How to Look Like You Know Where You’re Going When You Clearly Don’t
Think something along the lines of “My oven is on!” or “I have a deadline to meet!” hold up your index finger in the air, and abruptly turn around.
“Reaching Across the Aisle to Better Ignore Your Base” Team-Building Itinerary
10:00 AM Icebreaker: Hot Potato – Toss the Responsibility of a Stimulus Package Back and Forth Without Letting It Touch the Ground or Help Anyone
24 Hours in a House You Never Even Liked That Much
The drawer that still sticks, the third night of leftovers, the same old view out the window: just a few reasons travelers find us so unforgettable.
How “Done” Are the Dishes in “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead,” According to Famous Philosophers
Nietzsche: The dishes cannot be done because they are no longer dishes; they are merely objects awaiting their next social construction by humans.
Everything in the Notes App on Your Phone
Journal entries dissecting a previous relationship / Bad poetry / Concerns to share with doctor / Reminder to self to be more crafty