More than ever, people behave as if more is better. And it s hard to blame them. We live in an age of unparalleled possibility, variety, and quantity. Our culture preaches consumerism and our technology ensures that more is always at the tips of our fingers. While it should be obvious that we have a finite [ ] The post Where less is more appeared first on i overthink so .
I am not ashamed to admit that one of my greatest joys in life is going to a diner for breakfast. An opportunity to have breakfast with friends should never be declined, but I find eating breakfast alone in the right environment--to be a sublime experience. What do I love about it? So many things. It [ ] The post What makes a breakfast diner good ? appeared first on i overthink so .
FIRE (financial independence, retire early) is an ideology that has recently gained a lot of popularity, but most discussions I ve seen fail to ask a critical question: Is financial independence what you truly value? Or is it a means to an end? Do you want to have the ability to do anything in general? Or [ ] The post On FIRE appeared first on i overthink so .
I might say something stupid is the 4th song on Charli xcx s album BRAT. Released in 2024, BRAT finds Charlotte Aitchison at significant personal and professional crossroads. Charlotte is in her early 30s and on the song I think about it all the time , she contemplates whether she wants to live a different life and [ ] The post I might say something stupid an explication appeared first on i…
If you ve been depressed for a long time, something your doctor likely won t tell you is: depression is part of your identity. I ve learned this lesson twice now after taking medication that successfully alleviated some of my depressive symptoms and lifted the veil enough so I could see things more clearly. The first time was [ ] The post Identifying as depressed appeared first on i overthink so .
The stakes are too high to be anything less than crystal clear: choosing a career is one of the top 5 most important decisions you will make in your entire life. It’s as paramount as where to live, who to form relationships with, whether to have children, and defining what a ‘good life’ means to [ ] The post Your career is critical: live before you die appeared first on i overthink so .
Introduction It may be a trope, but sometimes the best way to begin a conversation is by opening the dictionary. Merriam-Webster s leading definition for inherit is: to receive from an ancestor as a right or title descendible by law at the ancestor s death I think most people have a good understanding of this definition of [ ] The post Inheritance now appeared first on i overthink so .
If Seneca ever wrote on TikTok his exact thoughts have not been passed down to us, but I think we can surmise what he would have said based on one of his letters to Lucilius, which is the second most important collection of Stoic writing after Meditations by Emperor Marcus Aurelius (in my opinion). The [ ] The post Seneca the Younger vs TikTok appeared first on i overthink so .
Red Rising is a magnificent series of young adult books set in a unique blend of dystopia, space opera (sci-fi), neoclassicism, and spartan militarism. It remains a young adult book despite all the murder, rape, and backstabbing because the book portrays these events in a romantic light (akin to how those volunteers who though WWI [ ] The post Red Rising, Nazis, and might is right appeared first…
Contrary to popular advice, there are only three reliable ways to make friends as an adult: Is it overly pessimistic to think one must provide value to form friendships? It is certainly disheartening, but I think it s a realistic view of human nature and mirrors my extensive personal efforts to make friends. It s not enough [ ] The post The 3 ways to make friends as an adult appeared first on i…
