What’s working: (re)watching Stranger Things and then listening to super long podcast episodes about it; puzzle library / giving up on specific puzzles when they no longer feel fun; walks without headphones; batch-cooking always; tasks on post-its on my fridge; herbal teas (finally bought an electric kettle after 9 years without!); reading local guidebooks; deleting content from Instagram (I downloaded everything and I’m going through a little of the photos/writing before deleting. I’m so proud of past me for some of this stuff and while I’m not quite ready to quit IG it’s feeling good to let things go. It’s part of a larger effort of deleting accounts/content I no longer want in public spaces); going to a Capoeira intro course (highly recommend if you want to remember you have hamstrings lol).
I expect I will be watching Heated Rivalry once I slow down on Stranger Things. It’s been making the rounds in my friend groups. Really liked this article about sex and narrative, responding to people who are not familiar with the romance genre. https://readingtheend.com/2025/12/10/anatomy-of-a-sex-scene-heated-rivalry-edition/
I had read (what is assume is) the original article about enshittification. Devastating. The book is on my “I don’t want to do this to myself rn” list.
What’s working: (re)watching Stranger Things and then listening to super long podcast episodes about it; puzzle library / giving up on specific puzzles when they no longer feel fun; walks without headphones; batch-cooking always; tasks on post-its on my fridge; herbal teas (finally bought an electric kettle after 9 years without!); reading local guidebooks; deleting content from Instagram (I downloaded everything and I’m going through a little of the photos/writing before deleting. I’m so proud of past me for some of this stuff and while I’m not quite ready to quit IG it’s feeling good to let things go. It’s part of a larger effort of deleting accounts/content I no longer want in public spaces); going to a Capoeira intro course (highly recommend if you want to remember you have hamstrings lol).
I expect I will be watching Heated Rivalry once I slow down on Stranger Things. It’s been making the rounds in my friend groups. Really liked this article about sex and narrative, responding to people who are not familiar with the romance genre. https://readingtheend.com/2025/12/10/anatomy-of-a-sex-scene-heated-rivalry-edition/
I had read (what is assume is) the original article about enshittification. Devastating. The book is on my “I don’t want to do this to myself rn” list.