After becoming an adult, which happened around about four years ago when I started to get paid for my time and presence, I never again had the amount of time you can dedicate to just daydream about old times. You know, listen to the songs you used to hear in high school, reread the poems… Continue reading Nostalgia
When I was younger, my dream was to become a famous singer. As a young girl, I began discovering my talents and soon became addicted to the flow — the mental state you get into when performing an activity in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment. I had this dream for about half of… Continue reading When Your Values Change
The past year has been truly exhausting for me. Amongst other things, looking for a new job, updating and improving my portfolio, a full-time job working from nine to six, attending career coaching sessions, and trying to make music at the same time. Most of the time I felt overwhelmed and worn out, without any… Continue reading Long-Term Stress Really Will Kill You
Did you know that jealousy and envy are still the cause of most current conflicts both in the professional and personal world? I have to confess, I'm surprised. It's 2020, and I have this idea that feeling envy or jealousy is outdated, and that nobody who's educated feels such primal emotions anymore. Everybody looks so… Continue reading How to Deal With Bad Feelings
I don't remember myself as an extroverted kid but I do see a happy kid in old photos. A little girl who, despite feeling things deeply and noticing the slightest details, felt ok in most scenarios. But somehow, there was a moment, or a bunch of moments in my life that turned shyness and introversion… Continue reading 5 Ways to Overcome Social Anxiety
I read the other day about the difference between being nice and being kind. Whereas kindness comes from a place of inner compassion, it can and should be taught, niceness may spring from a desire to please others, even if it’s at our own expense. I’m a naturally kind person, but I have to admit,… Continue reading Girls, You Don’t Have to Be Nice
As a highly sensitive introvert, I’ve always felt like the world was too much. Noises were too much. Lights were too much. People were too much. Too loud or inquisitive, when all I wanted was to be left alone with my ideas. As a kid, I used to long for even more noise, either for… Continue reading What I’ve Learned From Minimalism
I consider myself a broadminded person. Although I work as a designer, I don’t limit my daily reads and scrolls to Dribbble or Behance feeds. I rarely visit widely known websites or talk about famous designers. I make it a daily habit to read about politics, society and the state of the world, spirituality, beauty,… Continue reading The Importance of Broadening Your Perspective
This is probably the first post I write in non-advisory tone. I literally have no advice for anyone right now. We all have our moments when we need to think and reflect on where we stand in life. This is my reflective moment and it is with relief that I’m writing about my personal journey… Continue reading What Letting Go Of An Old Dream Feels Like
Let’s say you’ve been trying for some time to change your current circumstances and it hasn’t happened as fast as you expected. It can get frustrating after a while. It’s become very popular to say that life is easy, it’s us who make it complicated, for every problem there’s a solution, etc. The truth is,… Continue reading On Being Unsatisfied With Your Current Situation
