Lee Hopkins
@leehopkins.bsky.social
Communicator, writer, author, photographer, musician, psychologist, sociologist, counsellor, proudly neurodivergent
You asked 'what's wrong?'
They said 'nothing.'
But their tone said otherwise.
Now you're stuck guessing between their words and their voice.
Why is honesty considered the difficult option?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
They said 'nothing.'
But their tone said otherwise.
Now you're stuck guessing between their words and their voice.
Why is honesty considered the difficult option?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You asked 'what's wrong?'
They said 'nothing.'
But their tone said otherwise.
Now you're stuck guessing between their words and their voice.
Why is honesty considered the difficult option?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
They said 'nothing.'
But their tone said otherwise.
Now you're stuck guessing between their words and their voice.
Why is honesty considered the difficult option?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
Your hyperfocus is 'obsessive' when it's your hobby.
It's 'dedicated' when it's your work.
Same brain state. Different social acceptability.
Context determines pathology.
It's 'dedicated' when it's your work.
Same brain state. Different social acceptability.
Context determines pathology.
December 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Your hyperfocus is 'obsessive' when it's your hobby.
It's 'dedicated' when it's your work.
Same brain state. Different social acceptability.
Context determines pathology.
It's 'dedicated' when it's your work.
Same brain state. Different social acceptability.
Context determines pathology.
Moved countries at 66. Everyone said I was brave.
I wasn't brave. I was done.
Done pretending the system that crushed me was somehow my fault for not fitting it better. Sometimes changing your environment isn't running away.
Sometimes it's the sanest thing you can do.
https://a.co/d/8Ufe81f
I wasn't brave. I was done.
Done pretending the system that crushed me was somehow my fault for not fitting it better. Sometimes changing your environment isn't running away.
Sometimes it's the sanest thing you can do.
https://a.co/d/8Ufe81f
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Moved countries at 66. Everyone said I was brave.
I wasn't brave. I was done.
Done pretending the system that crushed me was somehow my fault for not fitting it better. Sometimes changing your environment isn't running away.
Sometimes it's the sanest thing you can do.
https://a.co/d/8Ufe81f
I wasn't brave. I was done.
Done pretending the system that crushed me was somehow my fault for not fitting it better. Sometimes changing your environment isn't running away.
Sometimes it's the sanest thing you can do.
https://a.co/d/8Ufe81f
Therapy can turn curiosity into control. Sometimes growth means letting a pattern be, not breaking it.
Do you ever just watch your habits instead of hacking them?
Quiet Half — calm, sceptical takes on modern psychology. quiethalf.substack.com
#Counselling #Psychology #SelfAwareness
Do you ever just watch your habits instead of hacking them?
Quiet Half — calm, sceptical takes on modern psychology. quiethalf.substack.com
#Counselling #Psychology #SelfAwareness
December 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Therapy can turn curiosity into control. Sometimes growth means letting a pattern be, not breaking it.
Do you ever just watch your habits instead of hacking them?
Quiet Half — calm, sceptical takes on modern psychology. quiethalf.substack.com
#Counselling #Psychology #SelfAwareness
Do you ever just watch your habits instead of hacking them?
Quiet Half — calm, sceptical takes on modern psychology. quiethalf.substack.com
#Counselling #Psychology #SelfAwareness
You masked so well on the first date they fell for someone who doesn’t exist. Now you’re exhausted performing that person forever.
What if the next one got to meet the real you first?
What if the next one got to meet the real you first?
November 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
You masked so well on the first date they fell for someone who doesn’t exist. Now you’re exhausted performing that person forever.
What if the next one got to meet the real you first?
What if the next one got to meet the real you first?
They asked what you want for dinner. You gave three options with reasoning.
Apparently ‘I don’t mind’ was the expected answer.
Since when is honesty the wrong choice?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
Apparently ‘I don’t mind’ was the expected answer.
Since when is honesty the wrong choice?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
They asked what you want for dinner. You gave three options with reasoning.
Apparently ‘I don’t mind’ was the expected answer.
Since when is honesty the wrong choice?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
Apparently ‘I don’t mind’ was the expected answer.
Since when is honesty the wrong choice?
quiethalf.substack.com
mindblownpsychology.com
Amazon calls itself “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” Perhaps it is time for all of us, as leaders, to ask what happens when “customer-centric” no longer means accountable.
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-corporate-accountability-paradox/
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-corporate-accountability-paradox/
November 23, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Amazon calls itself “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” Perhaps it is time for all of us, as leaders, to ask what happens when “customer-centric” no longer means accountable.
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-corporate-accountability-paradox/
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-corporate-accountability-paradox/
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
How autism and ADHD are routinely mistaken for mood, personality, and anxiety disorders.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2XZZB9S?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_RXZASSQEJNPM2BQ1YZY0_3&bestFormat=true
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2XZZB9S?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_RXZASSQEJNPM2BQ1YZY0_3&bestFormat=true
November 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
How autism and ADHD are routinely mistaken for mood, personality, and anxiety disorders.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2XZZB9S?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_RXZASSQEJNPM2BQ1YZY0_3&bestFormat=true
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G2XZZB9S?ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_RXZASSQEJNPM2BQ1YZY0_3&bestFormat=true
Another in the forthcoming album, 'Sophisticated dinner party mix'
https://youtu.be/-kBJyEZKDy0?si=6o3QqpNww9l1ryMg
https://youtu.be/-kBJyEZKDy0?si=6o3QqpNww9l1ryMg
November 21, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Another in the forthcoming album, 'Sophisticated dinner party mix'
https://youtu.be/-kBJyEZKDy0?si=6o3QqpNww9l1ryMg
https://youtu.be/-kBJyEZKDy0?si=6o3QqpNww9l1ryMg
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"Most people aren’t lost, they’re just exhausted from pretending the path they’re on was ever theirs."
https://a.co/d/c3YzbSR
https://a.co/d/c3YzbSR
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
"Most people aren’t lost, they’re just exhausted from pretending the path they’re on was ever theirs."
https://a.co/d/c3YzbSR
https://a.co/d/c3YzbSR
After weeks of silence, Amazon’s system “fixed itself.” My royalties were released early—but the indifference, stress, and lack of accountability reveal how automation has replaced leadership
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-quiet-fix-automation-failure/
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-quiet-fix-automation-failure/
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
After weeks of silence, Amazon’s system “fixed itself.” My royalties were released early—but the indifference, stress, and lack of accountability reveal how automation has replaced leadership
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-quiet-fix-automation-failure/
https://vietleadershipcoach.com/amazon-quiet-fix-automation-failure/
AuDHD isn’t two diagnoses stacked together. It’s one nonlinear system full of quirks that don’t show up in either condition alone.
Here’s why not cooking isn’t laziness, why sleep hygiene doesn’t work, and what actually helps.
https://mindblownpsychology.com/audhd-one-complex-reality/
Here’s why not cooking isn’t laziness, why sleep hygiene doesn’t work, and what actually helps.
https://mindblownpsychology.com/audhd-one-complex-reality/
November 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
AuDHD isn’t two diagnoses stacked together. It’s one nonlinear system full of quirks that don’t show up in either condition alone.
Here’s why not cooking isn’t laziness, why sleep hygiene doesn’t work, and what actually helps.
https://mindblownpsychology.com/audhd-one-complex-reality/
Here’s why not cooking isn’t laziness, why sleep hygiene doesn’t work, and what actually helps.
https://mindblownpsychology.com/audhd-one-complex-reality/