Ella Crenshaw

I do not GATEKEEP!!! Resources, supplies, guides, and workshops in link in bio and website! 🌞

1) “I am rich and have no idea what to do with my life” by Vinay Hiremath (co-founder of Loom, which sold to Atlassian for almost $1b). It’s a rare, vulnerable essay from an exited founder. 
2) “Hugging the X-Axis” by David Perell (ty @mattprusak for the great rec!) which is an argument for being more deeply dedicated in a world that’s deeply commitment-phobic. I made a video a few weeks go about my fear of making decisions came from a false sense that preserving optionality was the best thing I could do for myself, and it seemed to really resonate with a lot of people in this community who struggle with this same thing. This essay is a great follow-up read and articulates really well why living a more intentional, committed life is worthwhile. 3) “The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows” by John Koenig - a blog turned book of a bunch of made-up words for oddly relatable emotions that we all experience but don’t have a word to express. (i.e. lilo, a friendship that can lie dormant for years only to pick right back up instantly, as if no time had passed since you last saw each other. or agnosthesia, the state of not knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your behavior, as if you were some other person—noticing a twist of acid in your voice, an obscene amount of effort put into something trifling, or an inexplicable weight on your shoulders that makes it difficult to get out of bed) 4) “What makes a good life?” - TED talk by Robert Waldinger based on a 75+ year old study on happiness. Spoiler alerts: it’s having great relationships (and the whole thing is just 12 minutes and worth the watch).