flâneur

on getting unstuck

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something that’s become clear to me in the time since graduating is how easy it is to get stuck on things. stuck on your career because your role isn’t good for growth, stuck on emotional development because you’re being stunted by an unwillingness or inability to confront something, stuck on creative ideation because your brain keeps going in circles. it is so easy - maybe the default path, even - to not make progress for weeks and months at a time. i think my life had been progressing linearly for so long (school is very good at making this happen!) that i’d forgotten you could feel stuck in this way the only reliable antidote i’ve found to getting stuck is talking to people. probably my favorite thing about my current job is that i can have really honest conversations with coworkers about anything, that we can share feelings and stories and predictions freely. i don’t think it’s a coincidence that work is the only part of my life where i don’t often feel stuck right now. good suppor

something that’s become clear to me in the time since graduating is how easy it is to get stuck on things. stuck on your career because your role isn’t good for growth, stuck on emotional development because you’re being stunted by an unwillingness or inability to confront something, stuck on creative ideation because your brain keeps going in circles. it is so easy - maybe the default path, even - to not make progress for weeks and months at a time. i think my life had been progressing linearly for so long (school is very good at making this happen!) that i’d forgotten you could feel stuck…

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