Boyfriends
When people ask me “What’s your type?”, I tend to lack words for a response. Sometimes I might focus on a personality trait or two that I think I like, but in actuality, I’m not exactly sure what kinds of traits are compatible with mine in a romantic relationship. I don’t really have a frame … Read More
Linguistics
Feminism. What does this word even mean? In a culture where we inflate this meaning out of spite for a certain gender, the word can change on a dime depending on who you’re arguing with or which party feels the most entitled. Racism is another biggie. People use the word a lot in various contexts, … Read More
Speaking of Culture: The Psychology of Ghosting
The year is 2018. You’ve been talking to this dude on Tinder and you’re having a great conversation. The time comes when it’s time to meet up. You set up a date and time, agree on a location, and feel excited toward the prospect of meeting in person for the first time. You check in … Read More
Culture: To be Celebrated or Questioned?
My boss walks to the copier and opens the paper drawer. “Ugh. Why can’t anyone seem to refill this thing?” She complains to herself. The copier has 5 drawers. I think to myself. She’s spending all this mental energy on such a small issue when only one drawer is empty. But then I find myself getting annoyed … Read More
An Unexpected Motivation
For the women who take an hour to get dressed and do their makeup, I’m sorry. For the ladies who work their asses off at the gym to lose weight, I’m sorry. For the divas who order a salad on a date, I’m sorry. I’m sorry because I judged all of you and I was … Read More
Arriving at a Milestone: My Self Love Journey
When people think of the word ‘milestone’, it’s usually associated with a birthday, a graduation, or the point where the first number in their age changes. Not many usually see ’29’ as a milestone. Rather, most view it as a precursor to ‘the big 30’. But 29 is going to be huge for me. See, … Read More
Cease Every Future Failure With A Simple Mindset Shift
Failure quickly leaves me gasping for air as I cuddle my blanket. My tissue box becomes my partner in crime while I blurt out frustrations to internet strangers. I demand to know what I did wrong and I want to know what I could do better. I feel desperate, anxious, and despair grips me by … Read More
Occasional Tart – ISFJ vs INFJ Nostalgia
Occasional Tart is a Q&A series with Chelsea (Acerbic Inq) Today’s tart: Savory The question today included some cognitive functions (Si, Ni, etc). If you don’t know what those acronyms mean, check out this document: Passive Profiling Reference Sheet … Read More
Passive Profiling David Bowie
In this video, I discover David Bowie’s Myers Briggs personality type by watching interviews of him. Not only that, but I analyzed a few of his lyrics just to be thorough. Here’s an introduction to cognitive functions which I use to determine his type. The interviews I grabbed are from 1979 and 1998 respectively. You can … Read More