sergen
@bensergend.bsky.social
30 y/o human, based in Chicago. 🌆
Thinker. Creator. Learner. Amele. Galatasaray.
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Sharing thoughts on the human experience.
Thinker. Creator. Learner. Amele. Galatasaray.
🪴🌵🎓🐝⚽️
Sharing thoughts on the human experience.
10/ shift attention, shift identity.
11/ you choose the lens.
12/ that’s the quiet power.
11/ you choose the lens.
12/ that’s the quiet power.
July 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
10/ shift attention, shift identity.
11/ you choose the lens.
12/ that’s the quiet power.
11/ you choose the lens.
12/ that’s the quiet power.
6/ your feed, your friends, your self-talk = your attentional diet.
7/ curate it. prune it. water what you want to grow.
8/ mindfulness, stoicism, cbt all agree: attention shapes emotion & action.
9/ micro-practice: “what am i noticing right now? what am i missing?”
7/ curate it. prune it. water what you want to grow.
8/ mindfulness, stoicism, cbt all agree: attention shapes emotion & action.
9/ micro-practice: “what am i noticing right now? what am i missing?”
July 25, 2025 at 5:03 AM
6/ your feed, your friends, your self-talk = your attentional diet.
7/ curate it. prune it. water what you want to grow.
8/ mindfulness, stoicism, cbt all agree: attention shapes emotion & action.
9/ micro-practice: “what am i noticing right now? what am i missing?”
7/ curate it. prune it. water what you want to grow.
8/ mindfulness, stoicism, cbt all agree: attention shapes emotion & action.
9/ micro-practice: “what am i noticing right now? what am i missing?”
imagine a restaurant banning you for bringing your own food, then serving you a flyer for a better restaurant. make it make sense, youtube.
December 22, 2024 at 11:54 PM
imagine a restaurant banning you for bringing your own food, then serving you a flyer for a better restaurant. make it make sense, youtube.
These books aren’t just stories—they’re mirrors. They ask you: Are you awake? Are you truly alive, or just going through the motions?
December 3, 2024 at 4:33 AM
These books aren’t just stories—they’re mirrors. They ask you: Are you awake? Are you truly alive, or just going through the motions?
Holden Caulfield saw the “phoniness” everywhere. Atticus Finch taught us to stand for what’s right, even when it’s hard. And in Chronicle of a Death Foretold, everyone knew the tragedy was coming but did nothing to stop it. Sound familiar?
December 3, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Holden Caulfield saw the “phoniness” everywhere. Atticus Finch taught us to stand for what’s right, even when it’s hard. And in Chronicle of a Death Foretold, everyone knew the tragedy was coming but did nothing to stop it. Sound familiar?
You scroll, click, consume, repeat—distracted, entertained, but are you free? 1984 warned us about control through fear. Brave New World warned us about control through pleasure. Look around. Which one do you see?
December 3, 2024 at 4:33 AM
You scroll, click, consume, repeat—distracted, entertained, but are you free? 1984 warned us about control through fear. Brave New World warned us about control through pleasure. Look around. Which one do you see?