Alyssa Parreno
@alyssajane
Alyssa Parreno
Short-form content (TikTok reels, rapid-fire stories) is engineered to give you frequent novelty + high emotional spikes . That combination trains your brain to expect constant stimulation and micro-rewards. Over time it can make it harder to sustain attention, feel bored, or tolerate slower emotional states.
ChatGPT
the effects of consuming short-form content on the brain
even emma chamberlain has spoken about having to disconnect from everything she built in order to figure out who she really was. the point isn’t that reinvention is glamorous. it’s that the people we admire most often had to lose themselves first.
milk and cookies • why feeling lost might mean you’re finally doing it right
you have to lose yourself first
I’m not a finance bro — I’m a mountain-loving introvert who still needs to be financially conscious. I show other women they can be both, too. My content and free planner make money management beginner-friendly, cozy and judgment-free, so facing your finances feels less like a chore and more like self-care.
Most people avoid their finances because they’re scared — the numbers feel overwhelming and controlling. I help women gently face their money without shame, judgement or “finance bro” vibes, using cozy tools and beginner-friendly guidance so they can move from fear to confidence.
This is why so many of us feel like we’re living in two parallel realities. The algorithmic one that keeps pulling us into noise, and the slower, deeper one where books, films, music, and journals still anchor us back to ourselves. The tension isn’t that we’ve lost meaning, it’s that meaning still exists but competes against a system built to erase... See more
ece (@flowerest)
a constant fight against a system build to steal our attention
you can’t stop people from painting their version of you, but you don’t have to hang it in your gallery.
substack.com • Home | Substack
create your own self-perception that doesn’t rely on external validation
Instead of productivity, we focus on intentionality. It's not about how much you do, but about knowing why you're doing what you're doing, seeing dreams come to life, and having fun while you're doing it. Here are Intend's four principles for getting into flow and staying in touch with what matters to you:
choosing & doing, over organizing
aliveness,
quality over quantity and redefining our personal measure of success
I’m naturally slow and that’s okay. I talk for hours and that’s okay. I think deep and that’s okay. Self-sabotage starts when I try to move fast, I get frustrated and I get angry because moving fast is not me. And that’s okay. Life is about self-acceptance.
simple finances
mamaeats.substack.com