Sitemap - 2021 - bookbear express

three pieces of anti-advice

the right thing for you will not feel wrong all the time

a few ways in which time does not feel real lately

a little note on movies

2021 in books

keeping the momentum

What are the best things you read this year?

belief over time

different selves

fewer, better thoughts

interest without motive is really hard to fake

writing as autonomy

life understood backwards

on not knowing

me and my fluffy little inconvenience: a love story

is self-help bad?

giving up control

knowing myself

seeing people

saying it right

one small thing

attachments

needs

the long slog

taking care of yourself

getting around on my own

present perfect

optionality kills

feelings first

eternal recurrence

run your own race

will you stay?

what we consume and how it shapes us

writing in public

knots

who will I tell if I don't write it down?

you weren't put on earth to be likable

constant practice

you have what you want

the naked world

resonance is intimacy

then and now

the opposite of nostalgia

on and off

slow weeks + what are you reading?

we never learn

accepting it all

it never feels like the right time (+ week 3 check-in)

we lose it all

permitting intensity (+ week 2 check-in)

on the cusp of summer

WEEK 1: Tell me about your goals + what you want to make!

commitment / accountability

what I talk about when I talk about not thinking

turning points

subscriber thread: what are you reading?

you like books and think they are your friends

change, nostalgia, lightness

subject, object: on girlhood

writing as a distinct form of consciousness

long feedback loops

how to respect yourself just a little bit

emptiness / narcissism

moving to new york

remembering that people aren’t problems to solve

ava explains to you what bookbear express is

how to avoid half-heartedness

on cohesive identities and social signaling

against narratives

on being known

on feeling safe

on perfectionism

on sticking with it

on non-attachment

on learning in public

on hungry ghosts

on doing what you love

being on the internet

on writing more

on being asian

specialness

10 depressing book recommendations for Valentine's Day

effort

on shame

how to lobotomize yourself

commitment as a defense against the void

golden

obsession

on living in a fake world

should I get these earrings & other questions about consumption

Hi! What are you reading/watching this week?

Why does everyone I know have ADHD? (Part 1)

why self-help is (sometimes) good

new year's resolutions

Hi! What are you reading/watching during the holidays?