The Soft Stoic Letter

The Soft Stoic Letter

how to feel okay about yourself on a completely unproductive thursday

or: why outcome-based self-worth is a scam

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Luise
Mar 17, 2026
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sth to think about

let’s talk about ✨the thursday effect✨.

you know, nothing catastrophic happened. buuut, you didn't do the things.

your to-do list survived completely untouched. your emails sit there, judging you. by 9pm you're lying on the sofa in a vague fog of “i wasted today” and somehow that has spiralled into “i am wasting my life” and now you're …

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