#self-reflection

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BE Bey

What will you do if you have the power to rule the world?

Lately, I have been asking myself, “What would I do if I were entrusted with the power to rule?”

Aug 21, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #power #injustice #self-reflection

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SU surr art

The work of Natasha Khabarova. Intimacy, loneliness and reflection.

Natasha Khabarova (born in 1985 in Russia) — representative of a new generation of painters from St. Petersburg. She works with different…

Aug 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #modern-art #contemporary-art #russian-art

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RO Rodrigo Daniel Amaro de Souza

O Beijo Ausência e o Nada Presença (Episódio 01)

Era o segundo ano de ECA e a festa a fantasia tinha como tema os filmes de Hollywood.

Aug 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #relationships #personal-essay #self-reflection

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RA ratjenah

The Sweating Privilege….dilemma?

Just recently, I came across an article writing from someone online about buying gorengan from a street food stall around 1 PM in Jakarta…

Aug 14, 2026 · 7 min read · 0 claps #self-reflection #sports #health-and-wellness

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CA Cap Kotz

Lonely Comes Home

Lonely didn't remember much from his childhood, mostly that he wandered in vast fields, unsure of his whereabouts. Fields of tangled wheat…

Aug 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps paywalled #lonliness #writers-life #storytelling

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SI Silent Pages · Clear & Kind

Everyone Agreed Before Anyone Asked Why

Sometimes the most important moment isn’t when someone speaks. It’s when everyone else stops asking.

Aug 07, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,534 claps #personal-essay #psychology #human-behavior

HA H Ahmad · Quirky Rants

The Day I Misjudged Someone — A Writing Challenge

I thought I could recognize people very quickly, but one day I realized how wrong I was.

Aug 05, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps paywalled #personal-story #self-awareness #quirky-rants

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BA Basid Musa

The Woman with the Boombox, The Alchemist, and the Quiet Ways We Learn to Judge

There are days when life teaches you through grand moments. And there are days when all it takes is a woman, an umbrella, and a boombox.

Aug 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 50 claps #the-alchemist-book-review #judgement #self-reflection

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ZA Zahiya Harmain

درد کی آخری حد زندگی بہت غیر متوقع ہے۔ یہ ہمیں اُن راستوں سے گزارتی ہے جن کا ہمیں کبھی گمان بھی…

بعض اوقات انسان صرف گزرے ہوئے لمحوں پر نہیں روتا، بلکہ اُن واقعات کا ماتم بھی کرنے لگتا ہے جو ابھی پیش ہی نہیں آئے ہوتے۔ وہ مستقبل کے خوف…

Aug 05, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #اردو #زندگی #emotions

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IN In Clementine's Shoes

The Man Who Watched My Every Move At Work

“It feels like I have to stay seated forever — only you seem pleased when I’m like this.”

Aug 04, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #life-lessons #true-story #personal-experience

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AU Aurora Metanoia

Why Can’t Technology Cure Loneliness?

By Aurora Metanoia

Aug 04, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #digital-loneliness #self-reflection #spirituality

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NI Nicole Stoier

Gedankenspaziergang

© 2026, Nicole Stoier

Aug 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #mindfulness #healthy-lifestyle #persönliche-entwicklung

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ME Mel Vox

Preparing for My Death Has Changed How I Live

Thinking about the end has made me more intentional with everything in between.

Aug 01, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #mortality #intentional-living #minimalism

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AI Aisha Rajpoot

I’m Tired

I’m tired.

Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #healing-journey #keep-going #writing-community

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PE Pena Devisha

Luka dan Bunga Tidur

(14) Perjalanan Pulang Menuju Diri Sendiri

Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read · 50 claps #ufuk-literasi #senandika #refleksi-diri

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RI Rivera

100 Days to a Better me

Day 50: The Cost of Staying Alive

Jul 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 26 claps #the-second-half #self-reflection #mental-health

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SC Scorericepuritytest

What Is the Rice Purity Test and Why Do People Still Take It Online?

A simple guide to understanding the Rice Purity Test, how the online calculator works, and what your score means.

Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #rice-purity-test #online-quiz #self-reflection

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PO Polly BN

Becoming

Before you ever knew your name, you belonged.

Jul 28, 2026 · 1 min read · 1 claps #coming-of-age #self-reflection #family

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AU Aurora Metanoia

Has Humanity Failed to Fulfill Its Trust as the Caliph on Earth?

“And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed, I will place upon the earth a caliph…’” Surah Al-Baqarah [2]: 30

Jul 28, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #caliphate #humanity #self-reflection

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NE Neha@RisingSoul 🐦‍🔥 · Threads Of Life.🌿

Sunday Should Be a Fun Day

A little reminder through a poem to slow down, listen to your heart, and spend one day with yourself.

Jul 26, 2026 · 2 min read · 176 claps #reminders-to-self #poem #poetry-sunday

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ZA Zainabnaeem

Wrong Prescription, Right Perspective

Just before Amal Career Prep Fellowship began, I bought a new pair of glasses. I wore them to my first couple of sessions, sharp, new…

Jul 20, 2026 · 2 min read · 1 claps #khudi-and-self-learning #growth-mindset #self-reflection

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DO Dom Garrison

Entropy: Reflections on love

It is time for me to start writing again. Where do I start?…

Jul 19, 2026 · 5 min read · 0 claps #love #breaking-up #self-reflection

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JO Jo · Women Write

I Want To Exist In Someone’s Inner World.

Long silences scare me.

Jul 17, 2026 · 2 min read · 50 claps #love #self-reflection #relationships

HU Humishaagrawal

The Ouroboros Mirror

Do any of us truly know who we are until life forces us to look?

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #identity #perception #self-reflection

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AN André V. · My Mental Journey

The “Pain in the Ass” World

Sometimes this world is just a pain in the ass.

Jul 16, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #mental-health #personal-growth #modern-society

EL Ella jude · Threads Of Life.🌿

The Life I Imagined Didn’t Happen

And somehow, that turned out to be a good thing

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 180 claps paywalled #personal-growth #life-lessons #self-reflection

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CO Comet N. · COLUMNS STORY

A House Away From House

We call many places home. But what if most of them were only places we learned to survive?

Jul 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 81 claps paywalled #self-reflection #personal-growth #life-lessons

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SE Sera Awani · Berbagi & Berdampak

The Myth of Truly Knowing Someone

Versi seseorang yang kita bangun di kepala jarang lahir dari ruang kosong.

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #berbagi-dan-berdampak #self-reflection #bahasa-indonesia

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PA Pallavi Vyas · Boundless Blogger

The Quiet Cost of Neglect: Why Maintenance Is the Most Underrated Form of Self-Love

A Japanese saying reminded me that life rarely falls apart overnight. It erodes in the places we stop paying attention to.

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps paywalled #self-reflection #personal-growth #mindful-living

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NE Neha Pokhriyal

We’re All Still Learning to Ride

Sometimes life doesn’t ask us to have all the answers. It simply asks us to keep moving.

Jul 15, 2026 · 2 min read · 1 claps #self-reflection #growth-journey #mindset

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KA Karina Saraswati

Signs You Have Found the Right Person: They Bring You Peace, Not Excessive Anxiety

Have you ever heard such beautiful definitions of love, yet felt that the relationship you are in is actually exhausting? Many people…

Jul 15, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #healthy-relationships #love #life

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AY Ayna · The Gravity

The Different Shades of Monsoon

Sometimes the seasons we know still have more to reveal.

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 111 claps #personal-growth #self-reflection #life-lessons

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SO someone · Beyond Lines

Trapped

Trapped inside a house, home, cage

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #poetry #philosophy #self-reflection

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CA Camelia Oancea-Popescu · Philosophy Today

Nietzsche Asked Me to Live My Life Again. My Answer Was No

The unknown never frightened me. What I already knew did

Jul 14, 2026 · 7 min read · 112 claps #eternal-recurrence #nietzsche #self-reflection

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AN André V. · Diary & Mind

Hyperdemon

Sometimes I get the impression that some people behave like a kind of Hyperdemon.

Jul 14, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 claps #spirituality #mental-health #philosophy

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PA Pallavi Vyas · Boundless Blogger

When Nothing Happens: Learning to Respect a Monotonous Day

Not every quiet day is a wasted day. Sometimes, it’s the pause before momentum returns.

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps paywalled #self-reflection #everyday-life #mindfulness

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JO Johannes Fernandes · Counter Arts

The End-of-History Illusion is Making You Feel Behind

How Anthony Bourdain — and a cognitive bias — changed the way I think about getting older

Jul 13, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #psychology #personal-growth #self-reflection

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SW Sweta Gupta

Why Adults Don’t Have Hobbies Anymore

The other day, I found myself thinking about learning candle making. It wasn’t because I wanted to sell scented candles, post videos of the…

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 2 claps #self-reflection #adulting #creativity

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MO Moboluwaji Popoola

If an Illusion Makes You Happy, Does It Matter That It Isn’t Real?

Here’s something I’ve been thinking about lately: if someone spends the rest of their life in an illusion, but dies genuinely happy, did…

Jul 12, 2026 · 3 min read · 48 claps #society #illusion #self-reflection

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NA Nazhifah Nad · Ruang Kontemplasi

Mengisi Tangki Cinta Diri Sendiri

Belajar bertumbuh dari rasa kecewa

Jul 12, 2026 · 1 min read · 53 claps #self-improvement #mindfulness #life

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AN Anila Dina · Readers Club

Where The Shadows Stay

Everyone Seemed To Be Moving Forward While I Stood Still, Watching Life Pass By.

Jul 12, 2026 · 2 min read · 800 claps paywalled #poetry #writing #mental-health

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AI Aida Beyene · AMIEIANS [Find Your Voice]

The People Who Believe They Are Entitled to Your Inner World

Photo by Simon N on Unsplash

Jul 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 0 claps #privacy #personal-space #projecting

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JA JayCe · Across Horizons

The Person We Keep Trying to Become Again 🍃

Nobody notices the day we become a different person and the emotional cost of pretending we haven’t.

Jul 11, 2026 · 6 min read · 0 claps #self #universe #self-reflection

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RA Rachel Jean · Threads Of Life.🌿

What Does Home Mean to You?

No one warned me that leaving would feel like grief.

Jul 11, 2026 · 6 min read · 70 claps #writing #personal-development #self-reflection

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RI riii

Rumah-Rumah yang Tidak Memiliki Alamat

11 Juli 2026.

Jul 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 0 claps #personal-essay #self-reflection #home

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MS ms.ishawrites݁₊୨ৎ ྀི · Heartline Publications

What If Waiting Is Also Living?

We spend so much time waiting for life to begin that we forget it’s already happening.

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 115 claps #heartline-publications #personal-growth #life-lessons

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RO Rohan Nagpal 🔱 · Voice Of Words

The Path I Never Wanted

I have been working in the corporate world for over 6 years now.

Jul 11, 2026 · 2 min read · 260 claps #self-reflection #personal-growth #life-lessons

MA Mardiana Ayu

Sometimes You Just Need Somewhere Quiet Enough

Sometimes you just need to sit somewhere quiet enough so you can hear your own thoughts.

Jul 11, 2026 · 1 min read · 6 claps #self-reflection #solitude #personal-growth

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PR Praise Ejiro · Infinite Impulse

15 Things You’ll Learn About Me Within Five Minutes of Meeting Me

A Glimpse Into My World

Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 50 claps paywalled #personal-essay #lifestyle #storytelling

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AN Andrew J. DiMeo, Sr., Ph.D. · DiMeo Unfiltered

A Nude Beach Levels the Playing Field

Are clothes an implement of oppression?

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 250 claps #nudity #philosophy #self-reflection