My Life. My Blog.

I saw a reel the other day … one that stuck, that resonated. She was asking if you’ve ever had an overwhelming desire to quit your job, start over or move countries … um … yes … all the time … well apparently this is prediction error.   (I’m grossly oversimplifying this - the full instagram reel is here ). When you google this - the simplified explanation is “error = actual - predicted.” Note - this is when I wish high school science had been way more interesting … as a child

Have you ever had one of those weeks where you experience all the emotions?  Like, every single one? That’s been my week.   I received news late last week that layoffs were happening where I worked in a past life.  Someone had been impacted that had made my life unbelievably difficult.  I felt validated.  Seen. Heard. Finally. I also felt like a horrible human being for feeling any and all of those things - this is, afterall, someone's life.  Fast forward to early this week …

The link between music and memory never ceases to amaze me. There are songs that instantly put me in a good mood and others - I can’t change the channel fast enough.  I love music … I have music playing in the background all the time.  I used to listen to music when I studied … I still listen when I need to focus at work, when I’m driving, working out, cleaning - it doesn’t matter what I’m doing … I prefer to have music in the background.  I have different preferences dependi