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Understanding is a Tortoise
If knowledge is a hare...
 • Ethan Taylor
On the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
One of the first concepts they teach you in Psychology 101 is the “self-fulfilling prophecy.” In short, the prophecy holds that whatever you believe to…
 • Ethan Taylor
All the Lies We Tell Ourselves
“I’m not as concerned with whether a thought is true,” my therapist told me in one of our first sessions together.
 • Ethan Taylor
On Emotions That Feel Eternal
How to Ride the Wave
 • Ethan Taylor
What I Struggle With Most
Closing the Gap Between Knowledge and Instinct
 • Ethan Taylor
All The Things I Do And Why It's Not Enough
All the tools in the world and none to use.
 • Ethan Taylor
Boredom is the Sign You're Looking For
Trying to Hear Curiosity's Call
 • Ethan Taylor
Top 10 Ways to Fix Your Mental Health
or, more accurately, The Need for Lived Experience
 • Ethan Taylor
Defining Success
Particularly with Depression
 • Ethan Taylor
The Invisible Wall
Reflections on feeling like you can't do it. Content Warning: Shame, Self-Hate
 • Ethan Taylor
On the Power of Story
Reflections, Questions, Ponderings
 • Ethan Taylor
What Do You Value?
How to align your actions with what matters
 • Ethan Taylor
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