Thank you, Reddit — There’s a lot of pressure to make a business of yourself. …

The beautiful potential of virtual reality — The closest thing I can compare stepping into the VR headset and going into the open world of Rec Room is like being being catapulted into a foreign country — if that foreign country were run by children. Your senses are immediately blasted by the bright colors of this other…

I remember when I was little sitting in the snow and eating, eating, eating. There was something delicious about the soft, cold nothingness that melted in my mouth. I needed to get up and shovel the sidewalk more. I could see my older brother pushing away the snow on the…

After years of attempts in morning routines, ideal schedules, getting-it-done systems — I’m dropping out. — Medium and Productivity Like a moth drawn to light, I can’t help clicking on any productivity article that comes across my feed in Medium. You know the type — the ones with the catchy titles such as: 10 Ways to Be More Productive Now 3 Ways to Optimize Your Morning 8 Ways You’re…

Unwrapping the identity of ADHD What’s tricky with being diagnosed as an adult with ADHD is that it explains so much about who you are, almost too much. The diagnosis can be an epiphany that suddenly crystallizes your own life, particularly when finding other adult women with ADHD and their story is so similar to…

Left Behind Struggles A couple of months ago I logged out of Reddit and it deleted it from my phone. It was the latest of several socials medias to go — first it was Facebook (3 years ago), then Instagram (1 year and a half ago), then Reddit. For each of these, it mainly came down to the fact that I couldn’t seem to stop scrolling and spending hours on my phone, not feeling any happier or productive at the end of it — not really feeling anything.

ADHD Can Go F*** Itself An hour ago, I forgot about the meeting that I have every evening on Monday at 5:30pm. And it’s not just any meeting, but an online meetup that I lead on drawing. It’s a lot of fun, it’s often very rewarding, and I just. . . completely forgot. I didn’t even feel that tingly feeling that often accompanies a ‘hmm I think…

“In the pre-classical myth of Persephone as the Queen of the Underworld, her journey into the depths is motivated by her instinctive knowing that it is something she must do. …

Day 6 — Grateful for (out of 1000): 41. Friday spilling through the windows all bright and gold 42. The cute ceramic cat mug I drink coffee from 43. For my sister, who reached out to me today for no reason except to say hi 44. Delicious food for dinner 45. Having a…