After a year of speculation and hype, Doja Cat’s devilish magnum opus Scarlet is here. I clasp it in my hand as I type this for you now. The warmth from its journey up all nine levels of Hell scorches my fingers with the marks of trickery and horrifying tales.
With your phone flipped face down on the table, you can’t know unless you pick it up and check. At that moment, for a lot of people today, their glass portal becomes a worry machine. A flurry of thoughts quickly fills your mind, as it fights between checking or leaving it alone.
Wonder how I got here? By following the plan of attack! Continue reading to find out my top six tips for beating procrastination – our biggest enemy yet.
People always say that we need to slow down, that our modern society moves too fast, and we are busier than we have ever been. And I’ve always been inclined to agree. But of course, putting it into practice isn’t as easy as it sounds.
Closure is not an act I’ve ever managed to control. For as long as I’ve loved, it’s always been out of reach. I’ve had so many conversations, read so many books, and watched so many movies where the main characters talk about catching up with an ex-something to reach closure.
We all know bowerbirds. We learned about them as children in school—fascinated by their apparent obsession with blue objects and endeared by their decorating proficiency.
Working in a bookstore, there usually isn’t a lot of drama that you wouldn’t normally find in a retail environment. The online book community are a completely different story but the job is customer service – there’s not a lot of gossip.
When I first came across this philosophy, I immediately wanted to try it because it focuses on creating pleasure, connection or progress through free or cheap means, and encourages time spent in the real world rather than online.