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Dating an extrovert: Why your nights out may never feel the same again

September 19, 2025September 19, 2025 Daisy Linden0 Comments

Dating an extrovert is like saying yes to the person who always orders an appetizer and dessert when you’re already full, and relationship coaches often use this analogy when describing extrovert dating. It’s excessive sometimes, chaotic, but hard to resist. If you’re used to quieter evenings, small circles of friends, and long stretches of silence, an extrovert partner can feel like walking into a carnival at midnight. Overstimulating but oddly addictive.

I’ll be honest, I’ve dated extroverts before, and sometimes I thought: “Wow, I could just borrow your energy and start my own power plant”. Other times I wanted to …

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Why counting your steps can change the way you see exercise

September 18, 2025September 18, 2025 Daisy Linden0 Comments

I still remember when my phone buzzed one evening: 10,214 steps. A tiny confetti animation danced across the screen, and I felt way too proud for someone who had mostly walked around the grocery store and chased after a slightly rebellious dog that kept pulling toward squirrels. But that little number, those steps, it did something to me. It made the invisible visible. It was proof that I had moved, that my body had carried me through an ordinary day that suddenly looked more like a quiet victory.

Walking is ordinary, yes. But sometimes ordinary is powerful.

Specialists often talk …

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Inspiration

When chasing the wrong career empties your wallet and breaks your spirit

September 16, 2025September 16, 2025 Daisy Linden0 Comments

I still remember the weird smell of cheap coffee in the university library, burnt beans mixed with carpet cleaner, and that sinking feeling in my chest when I realized the course I’d chosen wasn’t right for me. Everyone else seemed busy, purposeful, scribbling notes as if their future was neatly mapped out. Meanwhile, I was chewing the end of a pen, wondering if I’d just signed away years of my life to something I didn’t even care about.

That moment wasn’t unique to me. It’s something happening in thousands of classrooms, kitchens, and workplaces right now. People choosing careers in …