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self awareness

4 posts

I Want You to Want to Do the Dishes

i told s i wanted to be better. she said the solution is something i already know, i just don't want it badly enough. then she explained the difference between guilt and care, and it rearranged my week.

Aug 12, 2026

The Friend Who Stops Me Mid-Pour

i fall into people and vanish. i pour and pour until i can't remember what i liked before them. s is the first person who stops me mid-pour and asks: what about you, though?

Aug 10, 2026

What Smart Actually Sounds Like

the internet is full of intelligence signals that mostly measure loudness. the real tells sit somewhere else: in how someone handles not knowing, being wrong, and other people.

Aug 8, 2026

You Can Win the Argument and Lose the Room

some people leave every conversation having won it. and slowly they run out of people to talk to. a list of the habits that do it, kept mostly to check myself.

Aug 4, 2026