Part 4 of 4–18 Medium articles I curated
Part 4: 18/18 Medium Articles I Curated In A List For Me, And My Takeaways
Amazing articles that serve as reminders and others providing insightful food for thoughts
Over the past month on Medium as an avid reader and writer, I’ve been curating articles that I enjoy or want to keep for myself to serve as a reminder of any sort. Here’s a small collection of them, broken into a 4 part series. Each part consist of 5 articles, with the last one containing 3.
Here’s the link to the full list:
And here are the links to the various parts.
List to this series:
I’ve included some of my highlights from these articles, but for those without or with only minimal highlight, there’s simply just too many that I’ve highlighted, or that it’ll give away the point of the article.
16. 14 Amazing Things Water Does To Our Bodys If We Drink 8 Cups A Day by Justjulieandherblog
My takeaway: I’m sure most of us knows the benefits of drinking water, but this article serves as a reinforcement and an important reminder. This article highlights a lot of the direct and indirect physical aspects, along with a few mental ones.
17. 9 Ways to Keep Going When You Seriously Want to Give Up by Leo Sharp
My takeaway: Some of these ways aren’t the typical pieces of advice you see and may be counter-intuitive. I know I used this phrase for a few of the articles I talked about here now, but trust me, it is true. The writer also shared about curing imposter syndrome and shared ‘The Steal Like an Artist Trilogy by Austin Kleon’. These books have been on my reading list for a while now. I’m hoping to bump it into the ‘Ready to start’ status as I have for many other books. I’m still in the middle of a book right now! Chapter 4/12. It’s gonna take a while.
This article, in particular, recommended another article that really stood out to me.
What I Do When I Feel Like Giving Up
by James Clear
You know that it’s hard to keep going when a world-famous habit expert writes about giving up. For years and years, James has published a new article every Monday and Thursday on his website. But with this piece, he really struggled. How beautifully ironic.
This article really inspired me, and it’s just so beautiful to read.
Do read ‘9 Ways to Keep Going When You Seriously Want to Give Up’. It recommends many resources and ways to help inspire you to keep going. I’m currently at the stage where I want to give up right now, but reading this has been inspiring. It hasn’t fully helped me though, as I admittedly haven’t been applying these steps and checked out all of these resources despite having read the entire article. I’m looking to work on them, and these seem like really great and feasible ideas. Do check the article out, as it’s very worth every minute of reading time.
18. The Reason It Feels Like Life Is Working Against You by Kirstie Taylor
My takeaway: This article was added to the list shortly before I started writing this current article that you’re reading right here.
Some of my highlights:
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind — you are the one who hears it.” — Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul
Think of it this way: You’re watching a football game on TV. You’re listening to the announcers talk about the game and comment on how the players are doing. You may think the announcers are a part of the game, but they’re not. They’re merely narrating what’s happening.
The same goes for your inner dialogue. It’s not who you are; it’s the voice that is observing everything that’s happening to you.
While your inner dialogue may feel like an actual person or part of who you are, that’s only because of how close you are to it. But, if you take a step back and observe it more objectively, you realize how it’s merely a voice.
So try thinking of it as a roommate you live with rather than part of you. When it’s incessant chattering becomes too much, you can shift your focus (mentally walking away). You can even imagine turning a dial down on its volume until the words are merely a whisper.
Self-talk can feel impossible to overcome at times but working on letting go of its control will be a choice you’ll never regret. Once you realize who you are is separate from your thoughts, you begin to decide your beliefs, not your inner dialogue.
This article is another one worth reading, and it’s helped me. Especially the part about the inner voice being separate from your entity, and more like the concept of a roommate instead. I’ve been trying to work on certain things internally, and self-talk has been pretty negative lately. I know something, but acknowledging it while trying to tell myself affirmations otherwise hasn’t been helping. What I need to do is to not listen to it, and to stop believing it to be a bigger part of me than it really is. The inner voice is important. But when it’s negative and affecting my mental health, it’s time for me to take control instead.
So these are 18 articles that I’ve curated on Medium so far and will continue to add more to the list overtime. Do check out these amazing articles and follow the works of the writers that you enjoy to provide them with some support. I hope this has been as valuable to you as it is to me. Enjoy, and see you around! :)
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