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Kaavyya Kesarwani's avatar

an adjacent relevant read shared by a community member

https://jonahcalinawan.com/blog/jonah-complex/

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Ankush's avatar

Hang in there, it gets better. :)

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Kaavyya Kesarwani's avatar

I believe you :)

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Srihari Radhakrishna's avatar

where is the solution 😡

jk, nice read

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Kaavyya Kesarwani's avatar

will share when i find sorry :(

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jacob messer's avatar

> I have always embraced the belief that I don’t have to go looking for the good things in life. I just have to do the right things, and the good things will walk to me. And they have.

This is relatable, but recently I've wondered if it leads to a low-agency mindset or "external locus of control"

And finally deciding what one actually wants and pursuing it for the purpose of attaining/achieving/receiving it might be a sign of maturity

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Sujan Sundareswaran's avatar

I could only mildly relate to this—and yet I couldn’t stop reading, simply because it was so well written! Kudos!

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Nirmal Bhansali's avatar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIbqS6XoNiE

“If you look around seeking justification for despair, you will find it”

Tangentially related.

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Neha Badiani's avatar

i like how you write!

going to read existential kink now :)

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Kaavyya Kesarwani's avatar

Thank you so much, Neha :‘) would recommend one of my fav essays as a preface to the book

https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/how-i-attained-persistent-self-love

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