Anne Heng

If we’re going to spend hours a day on these apps anyway, we might as well be the ones creating, not just consuming.

The little voice in my head stressing about how some people might judge me or not agree with me never left, it just became less important and less powerful.

I started creating videos alongside my writing, being vocal about my deep beliefs, my dreams, and everything I wanted to share with the world. I didn’t try to sound professional or imitate a certain strategy or personality – I just gave myself permission to be completely myself and see what happens. And of course, you guessed it – nothing bad... See more

I kept reminding myself that even if it was scary, or if I absolutely hated it, I could always go back. I could always go back to having private social media, I could always stop creating publicly, it wasn’t a massive, permanent change – just an experiment

putting yourself out there as authentically as you possibly can, without overthinking it, is the gift that keeps on giving.

The heart, in its original and serious sense, is the fulcrum of your most fundamental longings: it’s a visceral orientation to the world. The center of gravity in the human being is love, and we fall towards what we desire.

The heart, in its original and serious sense, is the fulcrum of your most fundamental longings

You're not trying to become someone else. You're trying to find out who you already are, underneath the content, the borrowed opinions and the curated exterior. That person exists. You just haven't been quiet long enough to hear them.

Read slower. Read less if you have to.

One book genuinely wrestled with is worth more than twenty books you consumed in order to say you'd read them. Annotation isn't just for students — it's the act of making a text argue with you. Write in the margins, "why do I disagree or agree with this?’or “this reminds me of X, and I'm not sure they're... See more