Hey everyone! Today is my 1st "theme day" for "Personal Wednesdays". The macro goal here is to set aside some of my writing time to explore "traditionally non-work" ideas (which I'm underindexed on, imo). Another (kind of weird) goal is to create a body of work to show possible future (romantic) partners. (i.e. If you want to know how I think about relationships, check out Personal Wednesdays.) From a "writing style" perspective, I expect this theme to embody more of a casual + experimental writing style.
As a start, I just want to "fill out" my backlog with some of the topics I might be interested in writing about:
Meta: how much to push the vulnerability / authenticity piece?
Related: How much can I / should I say about my personal life? e.g. It's likely that I'll stay away from exposing vulnerabilities that other folks have shared with me, but what about my own? Should I talk about my sex life? What about my childhood?
Things that I'm ashamed of. (And a macro desire to have folks "exposing" themselves first rather than vice versa.)
Trying to understand my needs. (How to Work With Me doc, but for relationships.)
Different feeling wheels.
NVC and victim blaming.
Attachment Styles vs. a Non-attachment mindset
She Comes First and other great books on sex
(Generally examining other books in this area. e.g. Goodreads 1, 2 and this monster.)
Therapy as a process to understand the most important pieces of your childhood.
Pride, shame, fear, and other emotions in my childhood.
Exploring my mom's early-onset Alzheimers (and my reaction).
Kegan's stages manifest in my life. (Grey pilling through understanding frameworks then seeing them as an object.)
All things meditation. How to make a consistent practice. Recommended apps. Macro goal and process. My current progress.
Physical health.
Relationships, commitment, and freedom.
Different dating sites (OKCupid, Facebook, Twitter, etc.).
Weed and my ASI experience.
Big 5, rationality, and optimization in relationships.
Hobbies: Music, Calvin and Hobbes, games (Starcraft, MtG, board games)
What is love?
Human Systems
See you next Wednesday!