Ex-influencers, 3 types of ADHD, and desert island snacks
Internet People: Issue 138
Welcome to Internet People 🌀 A weekly roundup of fresh ideas to fuel your creative process & help you navigate the mindf*ck of being a creative person in the digital age
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This 10-minute episode is a preview of the zine’s introduction and 3 FULL chapters — we can’t wait for you to listen!
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Confessions of a Reformed Influencer by
This piece was so, SO good. Here’s a section about a time the writer was taking Instagram pictures in public:
A group of friends, dressed in workout gear and carrying coffees passed me in the alley, carefully averting their eyes from the spectacle. My legs prickled with goosebumps and my skin went numb as I tried another angle, and another, and another, each one only yielding more hideous results. Finally, on the verge of tears, I grabbed my tripod and stormed home.
🎧 Listen
All you ever wanted to know about inattentive ADHD, time blindness, emotional dysregulation, and rejection sensitive dysphoria!
🔮 Explore
A random website generator for those who wish Stumbleupon (may she RIP) was still around! You simply plug in your interests and click through a random assortment of websites — some interesting, some weird, and some absolute gems (like this)
🍿 Watch
When did it become so uncool to try? If you’re tired of micromanaging how you’re being perceived online, here’s an excellent watch for later!
📓 Grab the zine
The Overthinker’s Guide to Getting Started is a warm, no-fluff guide for perfectionists, procrastinators, and overthinkers who are tired of waiting for the perfect moment and ready to take action.
So if you’ve been telling yourself you’ll start your Substack (ahem), open that Etsy shop, or pick up that creative project “as soon as things calm down,” consider this your gentle nudge.
You don’t have to be ready. You just have to brave enough to start.
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Hard-hitting questions to stretch ur brain (and start weirder conversations)
We asked this question to our beloved Coworking Club last week — here’s what they said:
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Because sometimes, you just need to ~think with your eyes~ to spark your next idea.
ttyl :)
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Wait that YouTube video was so good. I often feel so uncool for caring about everything, but idk how not to! Made me feel better about all the effort I put in 🥺
Cloudhiker is what was missing in my life! Stumbleupon was my jam and I would venture to say that this is better!