ime not creating is like not exercising: it slowly erodes you(r quality of life) in quiet ways you don’t notice until the damage accumulates

Despite my tendency to procrastinate, I’ve gotten (mostly) good at not being late for things because I spend a lot of my energy trying to not let other people down.

Most people’s mental models of energy are flawed: they think there’s a ‘tank’ of energy that gets depleted as you spend it. This may be roughly true for physical energy, but mental energy is different: spending mental energy on things that you consider productive or important gives you more mental energy for other things: a positive feedback loop.

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My biggest realization, particularly after my second baby, is that there is just a hard limit on energy that I have per day to do and make and care and build and grow . This is special energy, I’ll call it life force : the energy that powers creativity and relationships, dance parties and belly laughs, new writing and exercise. If I generally get e... See more

I have a working theory that the anxiety I feel is actually a massive amount of positive energy. It just feels uncomfortable because I haven’t learned how to channel that much energy yet. When I’ve been able to let it flow freely, my whole body fills with bliss.

If you are a person alive then your life needs to be more poetic.