PinnedTess in the CityAre You a Maladaptive Daydreamer? Here’s How to Quit Part III listed a number of ways to quit maladaptive daydreaming in a previous article (and video — see below). If you don’t know if you’re a…·5 min read·Oct 22, 2021--1--1
Tess in the CityAfter 2.5 Years, Here’s What I’d Do Differently as a YouTuberI started the Healthy Writer mid-August of 2021. I had thought about starting a YouTube channel for over a decade before that. Why didn’t…·7 min read·Jan 28, 2024----
Tess in the CityDon’t Skip the Small Talk: How to Small Talk and WhyShould you skip the small talk? Whether or not you dread or dig small talk, you may want to engage more in this form of conversing.·2 min read·Jan 12, 2024----
Tess in the CityWhat Is the Inequality Parade? This Is What Poverty Looks Like in the United StatesI’ve been thinking about income inequality and how the rise of AI has the potential to further increase that inequality, exploit workers…·3 min read·Jun 3, 2023----
Tess in the CitySeven Things I’d Tell My Younger Self for Better Wellbeing (Part III)Do Somatic Exercises I didn’t know the meaning of somatic until I was nearly thirty years old. Somatic = “relating to the body.” Somatic…·3 min read·May 14, 2023----
Tess in the CityYes, Your Attention Span Is Shrinking. Here’s How to Change ThatTiktoks, YouTube shorts, Instagram reels. A flash, a splash, a here look at this, look at this, look at this, check your email, here’s a…·5 min read·May 8, 2023----
Tess in the Cityin𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐤𝐬.𝐢𝐨I Brought My AI Despair to ChatGPTIf like me you grew up reading science fiction (Hello, Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov), then you might feel a sense of anxiety or despair —…·4 min read·May 2, 2023----
Tess in the CityAll the Book References in YOU Season 1Who doesn’t love a snarky narrator with a penchant for books? Admittedly, that narrator has some less likable qualities like stalking and…·6 min read·Apr 25, 2023----
Tess in the CityWhy Did I Stop Posting YouTube Videos? (It’s Probably Not Why You Think)Nearing the end of 2021, I began a YouTube Channel called “The Healthy Writer.” I had been wanting to start a consistent YouTube channel…·4 min read·Apr 23, 2023----
Tess in the CitySeven More Things I’d Tell My Younger SelfFeel Your Feelings When I was younger, I often received messaging that I was not allowed to feel a certain way about certain things…·3 min read·Apr 22, 2023----