

I’ve already read a book this year


I’ve already read a book this year
Exactly. Different people have different challenges. A woman working in finance in NYC faces many difficulties, but so does man working at a gas station in Albania. It’s not a competition.
Only if we build similar airports. I understand not everbody is a regular business traveler, but somehow the people in front of me always seem fascinated with the novel concept of flying and airport security, spending 10 minutes emptying the pockets and putting their stuff on the conveyor belt.
Some people try to buy a personality
Delete gym, hit the lawyer, get a facebook
“There’s no pancake, but what we make for ourselves”
You need to look at the positive: this way they make more profit for the megacorporations manufacturing and selling them.
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I have a similar story with anxiety and I got mostly rid of it in steps, including therapy. I wish more people realized feeling constant worry about the world is not normal.
It’s not that the world is doing great, but that you or me worrying about it doesn’t have any benefit, so it’s unnecessary. We can’t control everything, so we should focus on what we can.
E.g. I live in the EU, so I didn’t vote for or against Trump. His crazyness does affect my life, but I literally cannot affect his behaviour in any way. So no need to obsess over it - I might roll my eyes over some headlines, but that’s it. I remember when I felt devastated in 2016 after he was first elected, and I felt paralyzed with fear and the lack of control I have. I’m so happy I’m not at that mental place anymore.
And again, I’m not gaslighting myself that the world is perfect. I’m accepting I can’t control everything, and focus my attention on the things I control in my life, and stop constant worrying on the million things I was anxious about. It’s very hatd to explain, took a lot of introspection and some therapy, but it’s possible. Therapist said I had general anxiety disorder (GAD) that I developed due to my mother’s constant negativeness and worrying. Now when I talk to her it’s so obvious, but I never realized it back then. Interesting how big an impact our childhood has on even those of us, who are lucky with regular middle-class upbringing.


My exact words after updating to iOS 26
If only. When I tried Chicago deep dish pizza, it felt like it was about 70% cheese. I wished for more sauce
Love that dude.
Never got to see RATM live, held tickets in my hand 3 times, and it was always cancelled (covid, Zach’s injury). At least I saw Morello a year ago, it was great.
“Yes, Sir, I will do what you tell me!”
-TheGreatWhiteNorthFreePress
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