Feelings, conscious or unconscious, drive our actions and shape our perspectives far more than reason ever could. Rationality might construct systems, but feelings give them color, movement, a...

A few years ago, in one of my old journals, I wrote: I’m no Stoic, but I deeply relate to being one. Back then, I don’t think I truly understood what those words mean...

Imposter syndrome is often assigned to self-doubt or fear of being exposed as a "fraud." But what if there's more to it than that? What if I tell you that imposter syndrome isn&#...

"I'm just a perfectionist. I want things to be the best they can be."

Doesn’t it sound noble? Responsible? Aristocratic, even? Like you care more th...

If I ask you to think about creativity, I bet the first thing that will come to mind will be inspiration. A sudden spark of some sort. A lightning bolt of genius. But what if I tell you that c...

Confidence is often misunderstood as a fixed trait—something you either have or you don't. But confidence is a living, evolving process closely tied to the relationship you nurture e...

I've been writing for most of my life. And like any writer out there, I've experienced writer's block more times than I can count, especially in the early stages of my journey. Wri...

Individualism has become a kind of compass in my life.

Because if I’m not myself, then who am I? A mask? A performance? A watered-down version of someone else? I’ve been ...

Honesty isn't about facts. It's not about factual truths, either, even though that's how we see honesty in our day-to-day life. But if you look deeper, you'll see that fun...

To me, dark academia, as a literary subgenre, is like the finest brand of wine. It’s a bountiful well of dark philosophy with a strong backbone of intellectualism, secret societies, and ...

This feeling is known to many. It's the feeling of perpetual repetition, where the rich color palette of your life fades and you feel stuck in your everyday routine. Days seem to fuse into...

Life is all about perspective. It's our perspective that defines our view and understanding of the world around us. And so, by changing perspective we can, in a way, change the world. Not ...

Life is complex but so are we, human beings, in both our design and manifestation. We think. We feel. We react. Moreover, we're the carriers of the footprints of our experiences from the p...