How to Unscrew your Brain

The brain is a complex object… Sometimes, too complex. Sometimes it just screws you over. And for those times, you need to unscrew your brain a little. Brush off the dust. Change the oil. Fix it like it’s brand new. But how?

If you’ve come to this blog looking for answers, I don’t have them … Yet. But I’m on the quest to find the answers myself. So come with me on the journey to set my brain its rightful place.

My Latest Posts

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• Red flags I missed in my previous relationshipDecember 18, 2023
  Hello, I’m back from the underground. I’ve been through a rollercoaster. And I went through hell and I’m back to earth. I see the sky, the grass, the smell of rain. I feel normal. I had some hellish anxiety over the past one year that I have never experienced before. Welcome, before I say goodbye,
• Being accountable – day 8January 16, 2023
  Okay, I slipped up. I didn’t blog for four days straight. I don’t have any valid excuse. Friday 13 through Monday 16 were all holidays for me, which meant sleeping in till late and watching TV all day. I have to admit, I binge watched an entire show on Netflix – worth close to 20
• Being accountable – day 4January 13, 2023
  I wish a day had 36 hours. Then my accountability posts would truly be daily. But unfortunately I just have 24. And I don’t spend it efficiently. I have been getting better at managing time. My phone screen time is definitely down from 10 hours to 6 hours daily. My goal is to get it
• Being accountable – day 2.5January 10, 2023
  I’m a bit delayed on my accountability blog, but better late than never eh? Since my last blog post, I have been relatively more productive. I read a couple of papers, made a spreadsheet to organize my work. Reduced my phone screen time. I haven’t been as efficient today but I have the whole of
• Being accountable – day 1January 8, 2023
  It’s a new year and it’s my 30th opportunity to be a new me. This is the first blog post that I’m writing in my 30th year of existence on this year. If I had to summarize how my life has been so far — to be very frank, I’ll have a very negative answer.
• TikTok-ificationAugust 26, 2022
  It’s Friday morning. I’m not sure if I have the day off or not (we get alternate Fridays off at my workplace). So what do I find myself doing? For starters I downloaded an app that gamifies habit forming and to-do lists. And then I started scrolling on TikTok of course. TikTok is the largest
• My safe placesAugust 12, 2022
  I had a productive therapy session today. The main agenda was how to deal with my recurring anxiety which comes about because I never feel safe and my fight or flight response is in overdrive. One of the points that came up was about how I could make myself feel comfortable and safe. So here
• PositiveAugust 3, 2022
  So, everyone that knows me has known that I’ve been stuck in a rut for a while. I’ve been in need of a fresh new perspective. So this time, when Life decided to give me lemons, it made sure I couldn’t smell or taste them. Life gave me COVID. Now, I’m familiar with Life’s ways.
• Cheap thrillsJuly 29, 2022
  I had a rather productive session with my therapist today. I’ve been having a relatively tough time at work and it’s been partly my fault. I have not been at the top of my game and tend to procrastinate. And my new manager is kind of a micromanager so my work style doesn’t bode too
• Losing my B CardJuly 22, 2022
  For the uninitiated, I lost my bike Riley about a month ago. I had just left her aside for 15 mins to go collect my belongings from my office and it was then when Riley was kidnapped at knifepoint. San Francisco is full of homeless people and property theft is really high in the area.