Life Advice
Every now and then, someone asks me what my goal is with After School, and my genuine answer is: you’re looking at it! I don’t want to be a girlboss, even though they do appear to be making a comeback in 2026. I don’t want to build a media company or manage anyone or delegate anything.
Nostalgia Economy and Analog Awakening
Anxiety is not intuition.
The Morning: The best advice
In order to fall asleep, you pretend to fall asleep. Perhaps that’s how everything works ... cheers to faking it ’til you make it.
The Morning: The best advice
Don’t make what someone told you into your narrative.
The Morning: The best advice
Ask for a favor, get advice. Ask for advice, get a favor. Asking for a favor can put someone in an uncomfortable spot, but asking for advice taps into their intelligence and shows respect. It may feel slower, but it ultimately gets you what you want more effectively.
The Morning: The best advice
Stop trying to calm the storm. Calm yourself, the storm will pass.
The Morning: The best advice
Write what’s bothering you down on a piece of paper; put it in a little box. A year later, read what’s in there and see if you don’t start laughing.
The Morning: The best advice
It’ll be fine or it’ll be over
The Morning: The best advice
We tend to forget that baby steps still move us forward