confidence – Cat Zhang

5 lessons i learned in 2021

2021 was not perfect, but I’m very grateful for it. I learned so much! lesson 1: never lose your confidence 0:12 lesson 2: embrace challenges 2:42 lesson 3: invest in yourself 3:56 lesson 4: have compassion towards yourself and others 6:47 lesson 5: enjoy life as it is 8:59

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It’s Time to Be Brutally Honest About Instagram

In a Bustle article, a woman de-constructed her Instagram pictures and explained them in two ways: how she hopes they come across, and the actual thought process that accompanied each post. My interest in this app has waxed and waned over the years, but in my earliest days, when I was obsessed with getting followers and likes,Continue reading “It’s Time to Be Brutally Honest About Instagram”

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A rant about self-confidence

I love people who are unapologetically themselves; it is so intoxicating to find someone who loves themselves the way they are. Just don’t be pompous, and don’t impose your confidence on others. Don’t abuse self-confidence. I love confident people, but with certain limitations. People like this are hard to come by, especially in this society.Continue reading “A rant about self-confidence”

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First day of senior year – facing the crowd

That was yesterday. I don’t know why schools have arbitrarily decided to throw their students back into school on random weekdays, but hey, why fight it? We started off the day with some gate-cheering; the seniors assembled bright and early at the school gates, cheering incoming newbies with signs and noisemakers and elaborate getups. Unfortunately,Continue reading “First day of senior year – facing the crowd”

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Personality cannot be photoshopped

When I’m walking down the street and I see someone, I don’t wonder about his personality. The sad reality is that I’ll only take the time to observe what he looks like. Don’t get me wrong, you can infer much from one’s appearance, but too often we disregard the person underneath their distracting features, hair,Continue reading “Personality cannot be photoshopped”

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Guest Post: Crying.

So, what’s crying exactly? Is it just something we do in our spare time, or is there meaning to it? Does it make us stronger, weaker, or is it just something that we do? Well, I don’t really know. But it’s 2:30 AM and I just finished “crying” of laughter, and “crying” of happiness. Yet,Continue reading “Guest Post: Crying.”