what are you still trying to prove to someone who isn’t watching?
there's someone you're still trying to impress, or correct, or silence. they may not even know it. they may not even be in your life anymore. but you're still running for them.
every day there's one live question, the same for everyone. answer it anonymously, see what other people said. it's all gone in seven days.
answer today's question →write down the name. or if it's not a person, write down the voice. then write what you're trying to prove. that you're smart enough, successful enough, worth something. be specific about the evidence you've been gathering, the achievements, the choices, the way you live. now write this: "they're not watching." sit with that for a moment. then ask yourself on paper, if they truly will never see this, why am i still doing it? some of what you're doing might still matter to you. some of it might not. writing it down helps you sort which is which.
- write about one achievement that was really for someone else's approval, even if you told yourself otherwise.
- think about the moment you realised they weren't paying attention, and what you did with that realisation.
- write about who you'd be working towards if you cleared this person from your head entirely.
this is for anyone who is exhausted by an invisible scoreboard. especially if the person you're proving something to has no idea they still take up this much room.