A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself
Strong feelings pass, but while they’re here, they color and warp our vision, sometimes severely. So much hinges on this simple fact, and its implications, that it should be as fundamental a part of our education as learning language.
David Cain • A Basic Skill We Should Have Learned as Kids
If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start.... See more
But obsession is intoxicating. And anyone who has been obsessed knows that. Obsession pulls you in like quick sand. It immerses you. And the most startling part is that you go willingly. If you wanted to resist it, you could. But there’s that moment, that line, where you let your
Patricia Mou • [non-paywalled issue] The Rabbit Hole 🕳🐇 issue no.34
Crushes are often just misplaced ambition.
Ava • How to Avoid Half-Heartedness
The cure for love does not lie in ceasing to think of the fugitive lover, but in learning to think more intensely and constructively about who they might really be. What prevents us from loosening our grip on love is simply a lack of knowledge. This is what can make unrequited love so vicious. By denying us the chance to grow close to the beloved,
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When we think of romantic love, we think of the flush of hormones that gives us an ooey-gooey emotion. We rarely think of the daily tasks and commitments necessary to make someone else’s well-being as important as our own.
Brianna Wiest • 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think
They allow us to discover aspects of ourselves we might not have otherwise, and think of the ramifications of certain possible acts long before we are technologically capable of them.