Brianna Wiest
Brianna is the author of 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think, The Mountain Is You, Ceremony, and When You’re Ready, This Is How You Heal.
16 Scientific Reasons Why People Who Are Socially Anxious Are Usually Highly Intelligent
Many people know there’s a neurological correlation between being highly creative and mentally ill, but few seem to realize that the same is true between being socially anxious and highly intelligent.
12 Reasons Why Logical People Lead Better Lives (In A Generation Where “Passion” Is At A Premium)
Take $150K in loans to study something you “love” for 5+ years, but not be able to move out/travel/get married/have kids/work a job you actually like because you’re drowning in debt for the next 30. That’s what passion does.
Breaking Your ‘Upper Limit’: 12 Ways People Hold Themselves Back From Real Happiness
Happiness is not a rush of positive emotion elicited by random events that affirm the way you think something should go. Not sustainable happiness, anyway.
8 Things That Surprised Me About Love, Once I Actually Found It
Finally finding the love I had for so long been seeking wasn’t a hormone-fueled implosion. It was a gentle awakening, a simple realization.
10 Things Emotionally Healthy People Know How To Do
They know when it’s time to break up with a friend.
How To Measure A Good Life
Nobody reflects on their lives and concludes with “yes, this is exactly how I thought it would go.”
18 Things That Happen When You Feel Older Than You Are
The cliché is true: it’s not about the years you’ve had in life, but the life you’ve had in your years.
12 Reasons Meaningful Relationships Are Becoming More And More Rare
We’re looking for relationships as though they’re something you order.