Some parts of your life become healthier when they are not constantly being narrated.

STILLNESS

WHAT THIS MEANS

Narrating a thing changes it. A new relationship, a new practice, a new piece of work behaves differently once it has an audience, because you begin managing how it looks alongside doing it. Some parts of a life grow better without that second job running. The commentary competes with the experience.

Pick something you are currently narrating and stop for a month, to everyone, not just online. Notice whether it gets easier or more your own. You can always start telling people later.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Which part of your life would grow better unreported?

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