Arthur Brooks

If you had to choose between maintaining your current level of happiness or finding a deeper sense of purpose in life, which would you sacrifice and w...

I’ve been nodding along to every conversation, but I can’t remember the last time I actually listened to anything they said. My mind’s always somewher...

i just started a fight with my ex and then texted my boss to say i quit, and now i'm here crying in a gas station parking lot because i think i might ...

I’ve been faking it through every meeting lol but I can’t remember the last time I actually felt like myself

I keep hearing my name in conversations I’m not part of and I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or if someone’s trying to pull me into something

I’ve been smiling through the chaos, but the noise is starting to wear me down and I don’t know how much longer I can keep it together

I’ve been smiling through every compliment, but I can’t keep hiding how tired I am. I’ve been faking interest in every small talk, but I don’t think I...

I’ve been hiding my loneliness behind a smile at every family gathering, but I don’t know how much longer I can keep pretending I’m happy

I’ve been pretending I don’t feel this, but I think I’m starting to believe it

theres this situation i havent told anyone about

I think I might’ve fallen for someone who’s already with someone else

theres this situation i havent told anyone about

I’ve been pretending everything’s fine, but I don’t think I can keep doing that much longer

I’ve been pretending this isn’t happening, but it’s getting harder to keep up

i need to talk through something before i make a decision

i dont know who else to tell this to

something happened and i need to process it

something happened and i need to process it

I’ve been avoiding the messages piling up in my inbox but every time I check my phone I remember I’m still waiting for a reply that might never come

i made a decision and idk if it was right