Hey there! In this week’s tea talk I share my peach-blueberry tea in the iconic green mug. In my life update, I navigate school, social life, breakdowns, and the future. I introduce the topic of comparison with a few disclaimers, approaches, and the episode’s structure. Then, I share my story growing up, personal distinctions, intelectual realisations, and my thoughts on the typical advice. Next, I talk about how things improved for me: focusing on myself, appreciating others’ beauty, and positive affirmations. I move on to reflecting on today’s society: how hurt we are and how we can fix it. I wrap up with my takeaways and share my current favourites in routines, driving, and nail care.
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CHECK OUT THE THINGS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE): Listen to my episode on self worth (On Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2WsqikIHbrj7qyZnAFrkli?si=ilZyttP8Tl2BabeOZorAZw TikTok about confidence and being interested: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMedeHTc6/ Listen to my episode on toxic friendships (on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2R23Ex7NadxPLRkYFbF4ol?si=I83sGc6JSQ-clU_ivHnJRQ Check out @versaci podcast (on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/show/0pFvE6QV9RbqbeCINH2D9f?si=hgDugdFdT3WIrOjLMQ_CrQ
HERE ARE SOME QUOTES I LIKED FROM THIS WEEK’S EPISODE: 15:30 = “I feel like I’ve always been drawn to the ways other people do things” 18:40 = “I feel like I could be doing more” 20:00 = “Comparison is the surface of the problem, to fix it, you need to work on all the underlying insecurities” 20:20 = “Comparison is the manifestation of deeper insecurities” 20:50 = “Comparison keeps you on your toes and prevents you from getting too comfortable” 23:10 = “Growing up, you get to know the world on a deeper level” 23:15 = “I used to think everything was perfect, and when I realised it wasn’t, I understood that I didn’t need to be perfect either” 24:00 = “I got so busy that at the end of the day I knew that I had done everything humanely possible for me, and that was enough” 24:59 = “Somebody else’s beauty is not the lack of your own” 25:15 = “There’s room for so many smart people in the world” 25:45 = “Stop trying to be interesting and start being interested” (@spencer.barbosa) 26:09 = “I know how much I did” 27:00 = “These people I idealised weren’t perfect themselves” 28:00 = “If my friends are succeeding, I shouldn’t be ashamed of being myself around them, I can be inspired instead” 29:30 = “There’s so much hurt inside of us” 30:35 = “Comparison leads people to think that those next to you are so much more” 32:25 = “Since we’ve become so debilitated, it leads us to take everything so personally and get defensive” 33:10 = “Working on myself made me care less about other people”
Thanks for tuning in, have a beautiful week!