I’m starting to write more than ever and I thought I’d try sending out a weekly summary of the best of my work, rather than hitting your inbox with every single essay. As always, I appreciate you being a subscriber: your time & attention is not something I take lightly, and I’m so glad that you’re here.
reflections
1:
My definition of agency is very simple: being able to consistently do the things you want to do. But many of us hold off on doing those things, because we’re waiting until we can be certain of the outcome. Uncertainty keeps us stuck. Here’s what we can do about it:
The best way to feel safe in uncertainty is to change your relationship to it.
2:
For a long time, I had a serious block about posting video content on Instagram. Something about people from high school perceiving me. But this week, I finally did it, and talked a little about working with your inner critic:
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I also wrote an essay on how honest self-expression is necessary in order to experience true belonging, and described the main thing that gets in the way:
bold self-expression
There’s something revealing about the responses to “cringe” content. I’m thinking of the videos where someone is making really “bad” music, but doing it completely unironically and with a straight face. The comments in response always have this air of indignation to them. It’s not simply “this is bad, I don’t like it”, it’s more along the lines of “this…
That’s all until next week. Let me know what you think about this format by replying to this email. Feel free to reply with any thought that pops into your head, as well. Would love to hear from you.
With love & appreciation,
Scott
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