The Two-Minute Lie You know the script. “Just two minutes on Instagram before bed. Just to unwind.” Two minutes turns into thirty, thirty turns into “oh look, it’s midnight and I hate myself.” You close the app with that pit in your stomach and the soundtrack in your head: Everyone else is winning. I’m behind. … Read more
The “Quick Catch-Up” That Ate Tuesday You accept a “15-minute sync.” Forty-five minutes later, nothing is decided, your to-do list grew, and your brain feels chewed up. On paper, you “lost” an hour. In reality, you lost the hour plus the energy for the next three. Meetings don’t just steal time. They steal focus, motivation, … Read more
The 7:23 AM Truth It’s 7:23 on a Tuesday. You’re eating peanut butter toast over the sink, wearing yesterday’s sweatshirt, ignoring seventeen group chat notifications you don’t have the energy for. Not Instagrammable. But it works. This moment—feeding yourself, dodging obligations, giving zero thought to appearances—is real self-care. Not the rose-petal bath kind. The survival … Read more
Instagram sold us bubble baths and glossy self-care. Learn why real self-care looks boring—and how tiny squeezes like sleep and boundaries can make all the difference.
The 6PM Dread It’s 6:17 PM on a Sunday. You’re on the sofa, scrolling, but not actually seeing anything. The weekend felt like it just got started, but somehow it’s already over. Your stomach’s heavy, your chest is tight, and Monday looms like a tax bill you can’t ignore. You open Instagram and see other … Read more