Getting things done doesn’t need to be a lifelong struggle. In my pursuit of trying to find the differences between what makes me...

“And how often do you floss?” Fuck. I hate this question. I close my mouth and sit up in the dentist chair as my brain quicly starts...

There's this cartoon of Timone and Pumba me and my sister would watch when we were younger. Pumba would come up with a genius solution to...

How do you know if someone is actually going to do what they say? When you promise yourself you’re going to complete your project this...

There’s this concept in psychology called triangulation. It’s when a two-people problem seeks resolution, solution or a state of rest...

How are night-time intrusive thoughts so powerful? As I try to wind down my focus to (hopefully) be able to fall asleep at night, the...

There’s this concept in AI called overfitting (don’t be impressed by my knowledge, I had an amazing dinner with Brian Christian last...

I don’t really know you, so this might seem like a forward question, but: do you feel worthy on unworthy by default? What state do you...

“Cut it the f*ck out, Elizabeth. I’m done with this whining. Get back to work and stop being such a stupid baby.” That’s me talking to...

Do you consider yourself a gambler? Thrill seeker? Irrationally impulsive? If you’re subscribed to this newsletter, both you and I...

Ok, I think I might be in a slightly abusive relationship with my job. Let me explain. Imagine you’re in a relationship with someone....

I heard somewhere that we all have the ability to make people feel the way we were made to feel when we were growing up. It stuck with...

I was listening to the fifth Harry Potter book the other night and there’s a part where he realises he can drop Potions (a subject he...

I no longer fully believe in ‘what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger’. I know this makes me a hypocrite, because I often do chase pain...

How difficult is it for you to make choices? I’ve always known I’m bad with decision making, but it’s been disguised as me just being ‘an...

The best way to figure out who someone really is, is to find out what upsets them. I’ve had to rethink friendships with people who are...

Conventional wisdom tells us that the mature thing to do is to face our problems head on. That it’s immature and cowardly to run away...

“Something’s got to give. You can’t have it all. You have to make compromises in life.” When I was younger my parents would often tell me...

Make people curious about your mind. Think of all the ways you’ve ever tried to stand out. We try to look a certain way, aspire for a...

iPhone photo “memories” are dangerous. My phone recently resurfaced a photo of a younger me and I became irrationally emotional. I tend...

How many people are you managing within yourself? In my case, it’s quite a few. There’s Elizabeth the writer, Elizabeth the editor,...

When does your pride for something you’ve done kick in? As someone who’s been programmed in black and white and overrides everything by...

If you have New Year Goals you’re planning on working on, here is something that might help. My thought process is as follows: what makes...

Heya, It’s the time of the year we have a great excuse to spend a few minutes reflecting (voluntarily or otherwise) on how the last 365...

Heya! I had a brilliant week. I went for a work-getaway with two friends: we had a lot to do and thought it would all be much more fun if...