For the longest time, and I mean for a really long time, I full-heartedly endorsed the famous quote from Jean-Paul Sartre, hell is other people. So much so, I wrote it on a dry-erase board and hung it in my room. I scribbled it in my journal. I recited it in my head occasionally to … Continue reading Happiness is other people
The opposite of addiction is connection
"The opposite of addiction is not sobriety, the opposite of addiction is connection." - Johann Hari In a podcast episode by Your Undivided Attention, titled the Opposite of Addiction, Johann Hari makes the case that addiction, among other mental health issues, is a symptom of a deeper problem of a disconnected society (A must listen!). In other words, … Continue reading The opposite of addiction is connection
How to stay connected post-social media
It has been approximately two years and three months since I deleted my last standing social media account, twitter, and embarked on living without social media. While I am by no means an expert on how to maintain an exuberant social life, I have managed a modest social life post-social media despite not being so … Continue reading How to stay connected post-social media
Today is world mental health day
It wasn't until last night, on a poster at the train station, that I found out that today is world mental health day. The downside of not being on social media, avoiding the news, and getting bored with Reddit, where I often see reminders for things of such nature. Alas, World Mental Health Day is … Continue reading Today is world mental health day
Look up!
This past weekend, a couple of friends and I went to Nuit Blanche to see the art installations downtown Toronto, and in the process, we had a reality check about being. As we strolled through downtown, a friend says, "I never look up." At that statement, we all look up, observing buildings and structures we have … Continue reading Look up!
make yourself prone to happiness
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it... And, once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must Never become lax about maintaining it.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Am I basic for quoting (and really loving) Eat, Love, Pray? I read it the beginning of this … Continue reading make yourself prone to happiness
Value your attention
What if we were to value our attention like we value money? What radically changed my relationship with social media, or why I quit social media, was when I learned about the attention economy. Lucky for me, I have had a strong aversion to 'the system' as long as I can remember. I really am … Continue reading Value your attention
My best mental health tip— take a break
I'm currently on a three-month-long, and ongoing, hiatus from the adulting world. It is funded solely with my F**k-Off fund, and living back at home with my parents. I'm loving it! It has been over two years since I took a break to recharge, revaluate and rejuvenate, a practice that began circumstantially back in 2015 and … Continue reading My best mental health tip— take a break
