Eight ways to explore your dark side (and tap into insane energy)

instead of asking “what’s my passion?” — start with a softer lens: what feels good in my nervous system? you’ll learn more about yourself by tracking your energy than your accomplishments. keep a low-stakes log for two weeks: note what conversations feel nourishing, what kinds of work make time disappear, what content you consume when no one’s watc... See more

“To live externally is to live more dangerously,” Moskowitz writes, of giving up the constant inward gaze. “It is to live a life that takes up public space, a life that is messy and confusing and thus a life that is often frowned upon, especially in an era in which everyone is accustomed to control and curation over social space and affect.”

If I could go anywhere right now and do anything that I wanted, where would I go? How would I spend my days if I didn’t have to worry about anyone watching and judging me? Which important values that I hold dear have I been neglecting? Who do I miss spending time with? What possibilities feel forbidden yet exciting to me? What do I really like? Wha

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