Pep (@peptalksblog)

Things I wish someone had told me in my 20s about friendships & relationships: 1. Bonding over common interests is a trap:...

When I was 19, one night I found myself wishing I wouldn't wake up the next morning. Because life is funny like that, it wouldn't let me fall asleep. So instead I grabbed my guitar and hopped on a plane. Spent about a month "abruptly living", then the next synchronicity came: <span class="quote-c...

Mental moves seem to have trackable somatic shapes. E.g. If the deeper muscles in my forehead feel like they're curling up like a scorpion's tail, I know I'm subconsciously trying to dominate. I can then play with ways to move from this shape into a more kind or humble one:🧵...

The Sydney Sweeney interview is everywhere right now. But politics aside, this is a 30-second masterclass in powerful communication. A thread dissecting what you might have missed in both people’s communication🧵 ...

People love to dunk on the default path, but in doing so, they miss the point. If you question the default path, the reason is usually something like this: You have a deep desire to live a life well-lived—and you're looking around you, assuming the path can't provide that. You want something else....

Advice on flirting is all over the place. But most of it has 1 thing in common: It tells you to do things a specific way. The problem? The same behavior that has 1 person swooning over you would make another run for the hills. How flirting actually happens: 🧵...

Thread of fun, recent synchronicities I’m grateful for🧵...

The discourse on emotional repression usually focuses on anger, fear or sadness. But one emotion that's repressed to some degree in most people I meet is joy:🧵...

I was wrong about sports fans who say ”we won”. Here's what I missed:🧵...