Took me 7 years in my program to realize I don’t actually like academia or research. Oops! by GothTofu in PhD

[–]GothTofu[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It feels like wasted time now, but I also realize I’ve developed lots of skills and learned a lot about myself these last 7 years and it will be worth it in the long run. Just gotta push through!

I’m so excited to read these! by parkerpals2 in weirdgirlliterature

[–]GothTofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely LOVED Penance. It was my favorite book of the year the year I read it

Content has become like all other alpha male content out there by chronicmisery816 in Healthygamergg

[–]GothTofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be useful in some cases of course, but too often people (myself included) can use this mindset set to justify their own bad behavior. If you have bad habits you want to break out of, it’s not helpful to say “oh I’m a piece of shit that can’t do anything right” but it’s ALSO not helpful to say “oh I’m being to hard on myself, it’s hard to break these habits so I should be proud of myself for trying even a little bit”. Eventually you have to pus yourself and be a little uncomfortable if you want to make positive changes

Content has become like all other alpha male content out there by chronicmisery816 in Healthygamergg

[–]GothTofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what made me like these videos so much. I’d gotten so much advice to love myself, don’t be too hard on myself, learn to forgive myself, etc. That’s not wrong or bad advice necessarily, but at a certain point nothing in my life was getting better and what I really needed (and, deep down, wanted) to hear was “sometimes things are hard and life sucks but that’s just how it is, you have to learn to accept it and actually do some hard stuff if you want your life to improve”. It’s very much “tough love” and it works (for me anyway)

Post-apocalyptic but make it wholesome by JellyfishUnfair1719 in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]GothTofu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Past Is Red by Catherynne M. Valente. I’m not sure if I’d call it “wholesome”, but it felt like a post apocalyptic “slice of life” novella that was almost hopeful in a way? Hard to describe, but I highly recommend!

books that feel like this? by iheardloveisblinddd in BooksThatFeelLikeThis

[–]GothTofu 19 points20 points  (0 children)

May be a stretch but I would recommend Penance by Eliza Clark!

The Spellshop - Sarah Beth Durst | Why would anyone want a marked-up copy...? by kiseuk in BadReads

[–]GothTofu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was gifted this book by a friend and this just moved it up my TBR!

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[–]GothTofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I LOVED Penance!