What stood out to me most was your point that individuality often requires boredom. That's not an idea we hear very often, but it makes sense. If every quiet moment is immediately filled with someone else's opinions, trends, or aesthetics, there's very little space left to discover our own. I also liked that your advice wasn't about rejecting everything popular. It was about being intentional enough to know which parts genuinely reflect you and which parts you've simply absorbed without noticing.
Thanks for this. I really liked the idea that says: If you really want to be your own individual, you must first stop caring what everyone thinks. Not everyone has a well-intentioned opinion, and many criticisms that come from others are in response to their own insecurities.
What stood out to me most was your point that individuality often requires boredom. That's not an idea we hear very often, but it makes sense. If every quiet moment is immediately filled with someone else's opinions, trends, or aesthetics, there's very little space left to discover our own. I also liked that your advice wasn't about rejecting everything popular. It was about being intentional enough to know which parts genuinely reflect you and which parts you've simply absorbed without noticing.
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Thanks for this. I really liked the idea that says: If you really want to be your own individual, you must first stop caring what everyone thinks. Not everyone has a well-intentioned opinion, and many criticisms that come from others are in response to their own insecurities.
I’m glad this was a nice read for you and that that was a valuable takeaway!
Too many people try to assert their individuality by proving they are more like everyone else than anyone else.
LITERALLY. When proving supersedes just doing what makes one individual, individuality does get lost in the process.