PHILOSOPHY OF THE EVERYDAY
The real reason you're tired all the time: It's not your workload. It's your open loops. The text you haven't answered. The apology you owe. The decision you're avoiding. The conversation you keep postponing. These run in the background of your mind all day, draining your battery. Close your loops. Watch your energy return. Mental clutter is more... See more
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what you owe is to yourself: a steady nervous system, a baseline of peace, the ability to trust that if something feels off, you don’t have to stick around long enough to find out just how off it really is
lina • the “let them” theory
so let them . let them flake. let them disappear. let them ghost. let them cancel last minute and call it “busy.” let them be inconsistent. let them forget to ask how you’re doing. let them not show up. and then stop explaining it away. stop turning their apathy into depth. stop turning their detachment into mystery. stop making excuses for... See more
lina • the “let them” theory
you don’t have to convince anyone of your value.
lina • the “let them” theory
stop interpreting low effort as complexity. it’s not. it’s just low effort. and the longer you keep participating in it, the more your body forgets what it feels like to be respected without having to earn it.
lina • the “let them” theory
if they wanted to talk to you, they would. if they wanted to prioritize you, they would. if they wanted to treat you well, you wouldn’t have to keep asking.
the “let them” theory
Nietzsche said the true test of character is how much truth a man can tolerate.

