Trending topics on Twitter are a lot like our mind’s activity.

There’s always a thing that is essential and MUST have our attention.

For a while, we can talk and think about nothing else.

We have to.

And then there’s a new thing.

We go for it again.

And another new thing.

And another one.

Over and over again they all feel extremely important and worth fighting over and worrying about.

Over and over again they occupy our awareness like there’s nothing else that matters.

Until we forget about them, like we always do.

And a new one arises.

#whataboutmyfuture

#impostorsyndrome

#insecurity

#idonthaveapassion

#whydidntshetextme

#iamsofuckinganxious

#scarypresentation

#yeahbutwhatif

#willibedepressedforever

#iamafuckingloser

So what to do about it?

Just wait, and refresh.

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