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How To Have Fun Binge-Watching Your Life
Introspection made me discover nods to the past I would have never guessed.
We binge-watch a whole lot of TV shows nowadays. But have you ever binge-watched your life? I’ve been doing it for some time and let me tell you: it’s a lot of fun.
Finding unexpected nods to your past in your present is sometimes mindblowing.
Two days ago, I took a whiteboard at home and although I was planning on writing ideas, my hand decided otherwise. It started drawing random patterns in one line. I let myself continue and at the end realized that 12 years ago, I had met a Belgium guy who often drew in that way. Nothing incredible here. But it was interesting seeing his habit pop up in my life so long after.
Sometimes, you notice negative patterns too.
After breaking up with my last girlfriend, I noticed I suddenly wanted to look at pictures of her all the time. That’s something I’ve done many times after my breakups but it was the first time to do so when I was the instigator of it. That got me thinking about what triggered it. Turns out it was because, even though I instigated it, I didn’t like the prospect of my life without her.
Doesn’t sound fun? Well, let me try to help you understand why it is. And why it’s…
