Cheyenne Slowensky

the second you have the answer, the question dies. You trade the aliveness of curiosity for the flatness of a fact. Being interesting isn’t about how fast you can recall information, but about the texture of your thoughts, the way you connect ideas, the questions you carry with you. That only happens when you let something linger.

Some of the most quietly interesting people I know have one thing in common: they spend time in places where nothing is asked of them. Not fancy cafes where you feel the need to dress a certain way or Instagram-worthy getaways. Just simple, unassuming places, like a park you’ve never visited, a station or a random indie bookstore that is not aesthe... See more

People are so helplessly chronically online they see a perfectly normal activity being done in public like reading or journalling and think nah that can’t be real... that it’s so unusual it must be “performative”... lol

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, arti... See more

when did not being stupid become a social offense? ignorance has become an accepted trait, being learned a social faux pas. admitting that you lack even the most basic cultural literacy has become as trendy as owning a pair of tabis.

pretension is out, and we are all worse for it.

any earnest expression of literacy or tastefulness is now painted wi... See more

I want to be so disgustingly well read. I want to be sitting at tables and speaking of books with names that roll off your tongue like an exotic animal’s name. I want to talk about theories and the expanse of science and philosophy and the universe and religion and love and my career. Education is fun when you change your perspective.