Oliver's Projects

Introspection is an interesting word - so much of the cues this biosphere provides us leads us in the direction of looking outward into the world, to remain alert, aware, perceptive - for our own safety, historically (and I suppose still now). On the contrary, these days there is more and more room for self-assessment, looking at the things going on in your brain. I think there's very much pros and cons to this, and I feel that a lot of what people do now, the introspection that's encouraged, is counter-productive. I'm going to drop the rhetoric now though, because this blog isn't about other people - it's about lil' old me. I've spent the past few months trying to wrench myself away from my phone, as I spied more and more the toxic traits I'd written about in sixth form were sticking their claws into me. I was doomscrolling upwards of 3 hours a day, spiralling into more political and aggressive content within minutes. I'm grateful for the ability to...

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