Thirtynothings
A newsletter about expectation, life as it is and being in your thirties in the twenty twenties.
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Things I Read Online (opens the original)
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The less you do, the less you want to do.I saw this on someone’s Instagram story recently. Or maybe I saw it in a grid post or a TikTok video or in a stress dream (a lot lately but I’m trying to cut down). Desire collapse, momentum loss, gradual fatigue- call it what you like, all it means is that the more you lean towards doing less, the more the gravity of less affects you. This summer I’ve cycled this through working punishingly hard & then collapsing, working punishingly hard and then collap
A blog: book edits, endless luggage & later (opens the original)
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Lately when I go to imagine my future I get stuck- like there’s a cap on my ability to give shape to what’s coming, what I’m hoping for. Maybe it’s that I’m so tired from trying to juggle the various responsibilities of my various jobs, all of which I stubbornly adore, none of which pay very well. Or maybe it’s that the present (although busy) is finall… Read more
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