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@psychologistmimi
Zucchini is the vodka of vegetables
Zucchini has a PR problem.Itās out here minding its business, and somehow itās been labeled the ālightweightā of the vegetable world. Flavorless. Boring. The filler episode of produce.The disrespect.Because zucchini, when treated right, is quietly brilliant. Itās refreshing. Itās crisp with just the right bite if you donāt overcook it into oblivion (which, letās be honest, is where most people goā¦
Say yes to the tiny, delicious detours
Weāve been sold a very polished lie. That life is something you prepare for.Save now. Work harder. Wait your turn. Delay gratification like itās a moral virtue and not a slow leak of joy. As if pleasure is a reward you earn later, after youāve checked every box, climbed every ladder, optimized every waking second.Experts will tell you the brain gets hooked on the chase. Hooked on wanting,ā¦
Sleep is a daily leap into vulnerability
Every night we perform a quiet act of faith.We slide under the covers, dim the lights, close our eyes and surrender. No guarantees. No signed contract with tomorrow. Just a soft, unspoken hope that morning will find us again.And yet we set an alarm.Itās almost comical when you think about it. The audacity. The optimism. The deeply human insistence that of course there will be a tomorrow thatā¦
Too many options paralyze us
Somewhere along the way, modern life sold us a very seductive lie. More choices supposedly means better life.More jeans, more shows, more people, more everything. Somewhere out there is the perfect pair of jeans, the ideal tuesday night Netflix binge, and obviously your one and only soulmate who also loads the dishwasher correctly.All you have to do is choose.Except now youāre 47 tabs deep, threeā¦
Psychologistmimi at the Movies: The Odyssey
I went to the movie theater for the first time in a year. This already being a heroic act. Not quite slaying a cyclops, but emotionally adjacent. Iād been avoiding it, irrationally intimidated by the runtime. Three hours?Ā I barely commit to a group text.And yet there I was, hamburger in hand, settling in for The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. Him being a man who has never met a timelineā¦
Whimsy isnāt chaos
I recently learned thereās a name for something Iāve been doing for about twenty years. Whimsy-maxxing! Of course there is. Leave it to the internet to take a perfectly organic personality trait and give it a hashtag.Apparently, whimsy-maxxing is a decor trend where you intentionally add joy and playfulness to your everyday life including your home, your routines, and your little rituals. Itāsā¦
That cockroach and I are both leaving that meeting immediately
There are moments in life that reveal who we really are. Big moments. Defining moments. Character-building moments.And then there are cockroach-on-your-shoulder-during-a-live-report moments.I recently watched Rachel Menitoff ( a KTLA news reporter) do the unthinkable. A cockroach landed on her mid-report and she just kept going. No screaming. No flailing. No full-body existential crisis. Justā¦
The universe has a sweet tooth
Apparently, the universe has a sweet tooth.Astronomers just found a sugarā called erythrulose floating around in the vast, cold, existential void we call the interstellar medium. Yes, space. The same place that gave us black holes, cosmic loneliness, and the occasional existential crisis now casually sprinkles in something also found in raspberries and self-tanner. Because of course it does.Letāsā¦
How I Accidentally Built a Personality Around Exercise
Whatās one habit that has improved your life the most? About 20 years ago, I picked up a habit that turned out to be one of the best decisions I ever made.I started exercising every day.Not casually. Not aspirationally. Religiously.Sometimes once a day. Often twice.And hereās the thing. I didnāt always want to.Actually, letās be honest. A lot of days I really didnāt want to.But somewhere alongā¦
A Little Chaos Never Hurt Anyone, Right?
Is a little chaos actually good for us? I have a theory. A little chaos is good for us. Not the kind of chaos that destroys everything. Not the āhide your passport and call your lawyerā kind of chaos.I mean the kind that throws your back against the wall.The kind that makes you realize, Oh. Apparently I am much stronger than I thought.Because there is something strangely clarifying aboutā¦
The Villains Who Might Actually Have a Point (And Why That Should Worry Us)
What villain actually had a good point? Iāve been thinking lately about villains. A lot.Ā Iāve been binging on true documentaries as if they were dumplings (which I cannot get enough of, seriously).HereāsĀ the thing. Not the cartoonish, twirl-the-mustache, burn-it-all-down types. Not the ones who are evil just for the aesthetic of it.I mean the uncomfortable ones.The ones who make you pause forā¦
When people follow the rules and still get sick, trust erodes
Weāve been told to āeat clean.āMore fresh produce. More leafy greens. More berries. More herbs. Farmersā markets. Pre-washed salads. That virtuous little drizzle of olive oil that says, I have my life together.And yet this week, nearly 2,000 people across the U.S. got sick from a parasite called Cyclospora which is linked to fresh produce.Let that sink in while you rinse your arugula for theā¦
Because familiarity isnāt always comforting
Thereās something about those eerie small-town shows, such asĀ Haven or even the newer Widows Bay, which have the foggy coastlines, the tight-lipped locals, the sense that everyone knows something except you, that gets under the skin in a way jump scares never could.Because theyāre not really about the supernatural.Theyāre about that feeling.That quiet, creeping whisper. What do I know?Weāve allā¦
Nope. Not today. This is how Dateline starts
Apparently, 1 in 5 Americans believes theyāre psychic.One in five.Which means statistically, at least a few people reading this already āknewā I was going to write this. Congratulations. Please use your powers responsibly.Iāll admit it, Iāve felt it too. That eerie, low-grade hum in your gut. The nudge that says, āAsk that question.ā The pause before something goes sideways. The dĆ©jĆ vu thatā¦
Is this a soft launch into my second act as a slayer?
I donāt know when my morning commute turned into an armory run, but here we are.Some people find pennies on the sidewalk. Others find feathers, āsigns from the universe,ā or if theyāre especially curated heart-shaped rocks. I, apparently, find weapons. Not metaphorical ones. Actual, honest-to-goodness, sharpened pieces of wood. Stakes. Spikes. Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-core.At first, I thoughtā¦
And now youāre telling me itās not clumsiness
Apparently, somewhere in Spain, a physicist woke up and chose chaos. How so? By proving that humans, across cultures, ages, and continents, cannot for the life of us walk in a straight line. We drift left. Universally. Our feet drift left. Like some subtle, collective lean toward mischief or meaning or the nearest espresso.This is both deeply scientific and profoundly validating. Because I haveā¦
Loyalty is extra sauce without having to ask
There is a very specific kind of problem no one warns you about in adulthood. That is becoming too well-loved at your favorite bar or restaurant.You know the place. They know your name. They know your drink. They know how you like your food. You like extra sauce, no questions asked, borderline illegal levels of customization. You donāt even order anymore. You just make eye contact and nod, likeā¦