Agalia Tan

Where being single was once a cautionary tale (you’ll end up a “spinster” with loads of cats), it is now becoming a desirable and coveted status, another nail in the coffin of a centuries-old heterosexual fairytale that never really benefitted women to begin with.

Being partnered doesn’t affirm your womanhood anymore; it is no longer considered an achievement and, if anything, it’s become more of a flex to pronounce yourself single. As straight women, we’re confronting something that every other sexuality has had to contend with: a politicisation of our identity. Heterosexuality has long been purposefully... See more

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A lesson I need to learn: It's ok to disappoint other people if you avoid disappointing yourself.

Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky explains that discipline precedes inspiration:

"Inspiration is a guest that does not willingly visit the lazy."

Source: ​Letter to Nadezhda von Meck (1878)

"Brainstorm some answers to these questions:

Which activity makes you the most money per minute?

Which activity delivers the most excitement per minute?

Which activity creates the most connection per minute?

Which activity provides you the most laughter per minute?

And which activity is the best blend?"