what makes it worse is that overthinking is often culturally rewarded. we live in an era where analysis is conflated with emotional depth, where second-guessing is seen as intellectual responsibility, where being “too self-aware” has become a quiet badge of honor. overthinkers are often praised for being introspective, emotionally intelligent,... See more

I really do hate how Gen Z and social media has made it so easy to parcel up and divide different pieces of our identities and resell them to us as brands and labels. Just be.

dramatics of self-mythologising versus just existing