<script data-pm-proxy="intercept"></script><?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, sharing my life stories and experiences amidst adulting⭐️💌 comp sci girlie👩‍💻👾 i also create digital workbooks]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dk0C!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F5d6df2da-d807-4301-a79a-f70020639fa5_1080x1078.jpeg</url><title>themindlessoverthinker</title><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 10:08:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="/__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[You might not realize this, but YOU HAVE TO spend time figuring out your life]]></title><description><![CDATA[a personal note to you:)]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/you-might-not-realize-this-but-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/you-might-not-realize-this-but-you</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:07:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4e727171-7db5-4478-9072-2de99294d689_1080x1080.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p></p><p>Hi,</p><p>There&#8217;s one thing I realized not too late, but maybe a little later than I should have.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>At some point in your journey, you have to sit with yourself and truly understand your interests, your passions and your dreams in accordance to figure out where your life is actually leading.</p><p>We spend so much time trying to improve our grades, preparing for interviews, placements and etc., that we don&#8217;t realize if we&#8217;re just running the same race as everyone else or actually chasing something that we want. </p><p>Over the last few months, I&#8217;ve intentionally spent time exploring different opportunities, observing what people are building, understanding what they&#8217;re working towards and taking on different roles with different teams.</p><p>Because I wanted to understand what genuinely excites me, what I&#8217;m naturally good at, what I&#8217;d love to spend years doing and most importantly what I would never want to do professionally.</p><div><hr></div><p>And somewhere in the middle of all that exploring, you&#8217;ll also begin to discover what  kind of peace you want from your dream life.</p><p><span>Living away and alone</span></p><p><span>Living with your friends and family</span></p><p><span>Spending money on materialistic things or experiences</span></p><p><span>There will be countless questions and very surely you&#8217;ll not be able to answer them immediately.</span></p><p>Because it takes time to experience life, reflect on it and make decisions that just belong to you.</p><div><hr></div><p>During this journey, you&#8217;ll probably feel lonely at times. You&#8217;ll feel mentally drained. Sometimes you&#8217;ll have a lot of people around you, yet you&#8217;ll wish if there was someone you could completely call your own or someone you could emotionally depend upon.</p><p>And that&#8217;s okay.</p><p></p><blockquote><p>Because it will all takes time.</p><p>But trust me...</p><p>You will eventually figure it out.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Take this as a little personal letter from me to you. :)</p><p>I&#8217;ll be back soon.</p><p><strong>Peace Out.</strong></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[when it came to closing that chapter]]></title><description><![CDATA[of living alone....]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/when-it-came-to-closing-that-chapter</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/when-it-came-to-closing-that-chapter</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 22:43:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/058a59d0-5756-49ea-a444-1179496e8485_960x1280.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The last 1.5 months of my second year of college, i spent living alone!!</p><p>My roommate moved out and suddenly the entire room became mine. Her bed, table, cupboard, the whole space was mine.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>For the first time in two years of moving out i got to experience what living completely alone actually felt like.</p><p>When i moved out i had a lot of questions to myself:</p><ol><li><p>Do I enjoy my own company?</p></li><li><p>Am I independent enough?</p></li><li><p>Am I responsible?</p></li><li><p>Do I get scared living alone?</p></li><li><p>Does silence or loneliness scare me?</p></li><li><p>Can I live alone in the future?</p></li></ol><p>And honestly, every single one of these questions found an answer.</p><p>I realized that im mostly responsible but sometimes careless and definitely someone who needs supervision every now and then.</p><p>Even though i enjoy my own company more than anyone else&#8217;s, i still need people around me sometimes. Those friends with whom i can just be myself. The kind who can sit right next to me while still respecting my privacy.</p><p>Will i end up missing meals if no one reminds me? hell yes, that&#8217;s quite irresponsible of me lol.</p><p>I loved sitting with my laptop at 3 a.m., galaxy lights on, working in complete peace with nobody telling me to sleep because it&#8217;s too late.</p><p>But do i also need friends who would randomly join me for a 3 a.m. bollywood jam session? hell yess</p><p>That&#8217;s the thing about this experience. It wasn&#8217;t really about living alone. It was about rediscovering myself.</p><p>wholesome, eye-opening!! I made memories that i recorded on my phone and would love to keep with myself forever.</p><p>Finding my strengths and my weaknesses. Learning what i enjoy, what i struggle with and discovering little sidequests about myself that i never knew existed.</p><div class="callout-block" data-callout="true"><p>If you ever want to do something good for yourself, step out of your comfort zone and try living alone at least once. It changes the way you see yourself and life around you.</p></div><p>So,</p><p>Will i end up living alone again in the future? I guess it&#8217;s too soon to decide. But i also think i already know my answer.</p><p></p><p>(take this as your reminder)</p><p>if you have any living alone stories, comment down i would love to read!!!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long distance is a curse]]></title><description><![CDATA[but only for the ones who are blessed]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/long-distance-is-a-curse</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/long-distance-is-a-curse</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 00:35:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/0fb6e1fc-1a4a-4e84-a389-cbf357db8603_600x600.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have now spent almost two years living away from home. A place where my heart and soul belong, a place where a part of me still lives, close to the people I love.</p><p>I always dreamt of moving out and living independently in a completely new city all on my own. It always felt exciting and I loved romanticising it. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>But the reality of long-distance relationships never crossed my mind. I didn&#8217;t realize that living over a thousand kilometres away from the people you&#8217;ve grown up with, the ones who&#8217;ve nurtured you and those you hope to share your future with, would not be as easy as it seems on the surface.</p><p>The time came and I had to accept the difficult truth that these same faces would no longer be a part of my everyday life. Instead, they would become the ones I would eagerly wait to see.</p><div><hr></div><p>I&#8217;m someone who keeps her people close. The friendships I form and the relationships I nurture are the choices I make with intention. I invest my time and energy into building them with love, respect, value and trust. </p><p>And somehow, distance has made these relationships even stronger. When people aren&#8217;t around, you realize how important they are. You understand what their presence meant and something you may have taken for granted before. </p><p>There are days and late nights when all I want is to see my parents, hug them tightly or sit with my bestfriends peacefully and rant about our lives, the pain of adulting lol. These simple moments which were once just a call away now seems so far.</p><p>These relationships have held me up and have become my emotional support system, even from a distance. They have given me a sense of security that even if I fail to find my place here, they are the ones I can always run back to.</p><p>That&#8217;s why I always tell people that I&#8217;m a reflection of the people I live with. Their values, habits and advice become a part of my personality. </p><div><hr></div><p>There&#8217;s one quote that always hits me and makes me feel safer living away.</p><blockquote><p> Go as far as you can, there&#8217;s always a flight back home.</p></blockquote><p>Every time I recite this, it just tells me that the decision I took of moving out was never wrong. </p><p>And maybe long distance isn&#8217;t just a curse. It&#8217;s just a proof that you have something worth missing which is in the end a blessing. </p><p></p><p>keep loving~</p><p></p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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I&#8217;ve been using it since 2020.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Even though I now have multiple other journals for different purposes, I always come back to this one for my gratitude entries. There&#8217;s something so comforting about flipping through the pages and seeing my entries from 2021, 2022, 2023&#8230; It literally feels like turning through years of my life and makes me realize how much I&#8217;ve been through and how much I&#8217;ve outgrown.</p><p>After a really long time, I opened this journal today and realized that there is absolutely no space left for me to write.</p><p>Somehow I still managed to make space for today&#8217;s entry, but I guess it&#8217;s finally time to say goodbye to this one. Ofc, it&#8217;s going to stay with me forever, just maybe without any new entries, unless I somehow manage to find more space (which I probably will try to do, lol).</p><div><hr></div><p>ANYWAYS, let&#8217;s get back to the topic of today&#8217;s blog.</p><p>My life has been a little haywire recently. I&#8217;ve been juggling between multiple lectures, assignments, meetings, chasing marks, handling my socials, and so much more that&#8217;s going on in my life. </p><p>Lately, I&#8217;ve been feeling really low due to multiple reasons and struggling to find that calm between the chaos.</p><p>So after a really long time, I decided to open my journal and just write everything down, almost like I was ranting to someone through voice notes (sending long voice notes is my guilty pleasure).</p><p>Doing this after so long felt so humbling. I wrote about everything I&#8217;ve achieved recently, the things that have been upsetting me, and the things I&#8217;ve been feeling grateful for lately.</p><p>It made me feel so grounded and also reminded me of something important: sometimes life doesn&#8217;t go the way we plan it to. But in the end, it all depends on how we choose to respond to it and how we turn the tables and still manage to create the best possible outcomes even on the toughest days.</p><blockquote><p>Remember, even a bad day is just 24 hours!!</p></blockquote><p>take this as a reminder to open your dumped journal and write whatever is up in your life, you will feel so much better trust me:)</p><p>peace out&lt;3</p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[My one year without Instagram ]]></title><description><![CDATA[and why I kinda miss that version of me]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/my-one-year-without-instagram</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/my-one-year-without-instagram</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:42:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/c46a63e8-8d6d-4480-8b46-c67bc2533169_736x736.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I disappeared from Instagram for a whole year.</p><p>Like, fully gone.<br>No main account. No spam account. No doomscrolling, No daily story updates.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Absolutely no bs</p><p>No one knew what I was doing. Where I was going. What my life looked like.</p><p>And honestly, I loved gate-keeping my life for an entire year.</p><p>This was back in 12th grade, around 2&#8211;3 years ago. At that time, people from my school started assuming I was drifting away from everything. But in reality, I was more present than ever.</p><p>I was actually living my life instead of thinking, &#8220;Wait, this would be such a good story.&#8221;</p><p>My screen time dropped like crazy. Around 2&#8211;3 hours per day which was HUGE for me.<br>I&#8217;d barely touch my phone in the first half of the day. My mornings were just school, coaching, studying, and family time.<br>Phone time was only later in the day and even then it felt so forced.</p><p>A lot of people around me used to ask me, &#8220;How are you controlling the urge to open Instagram?&#8221;</p><p>And my answer was always simple:<br>It&#8217;s just about getting through the first few hours&#8230; then a few days&#8230; and suddenly, you&#8217;re not addicted anymore.</p><p>You kind of take your power back.</p><p>After a few months, I started feeling that Instagram is so silly?<br>Like I couldn&#8217;t understand why everything needed to be posted. I used to judge my friends for being so active there.</p><p>When my they uploaded birthday stories, snaps from our group parties or farewell pictures, I&#8217;d just think, &#8220;Why does this need to go online?&#8221;</p><p>For me, those moments already felt complete in real life.</p><p>And I think that was the biggest mindset shift for me.</p><p>The only content I consumed during that time was YouTube study vlogs, routines, and motivational videos. Very 12th-grade-core, I know. But it worked for me.</p><div><hr></div><p><strong>What I gained from staying away from social media:</strong></p><ul><li><p>I learned how to control my mind instead of reacting to every urge</p></li><li><p>I got a lot of alone time, which helped me understand myself better</p></li><li><p>My brain felt lighter and less cluttered</p></li><li><p>I had so much more time in my day (like actually shocking amount)</p></li></ul><div><hr></div><p>Now when I look back at my photos from that one year, I&#8217;m like wow, this outfit, this event, this party, this outing&#8230; none of this ever made it to my stories.</p><p>And honestly, that&#8217;s so fun. I love having a little secret life.</p><p>But after a year, when I finally thought of going back to Instagram, I was actually scared. Going back to that same old account, the same people, the leftover conversations&#8230; I feared getting that d&#233;j&#224; vu.</p><p>So I ended up creating a completely new account.</p><div><hr></div><p>Now that I think about it, I&#8217;m like&#8230;how did I actually do that?</p><p>Because today, it feels almost impossible.</p><p>I work on content. I&#8217;m active on multiple platforms. Being online is kind of part of my life now. Although, I still deactivate my account sometimes when it gets too much, just to breathe a little.</p><p>But completely leaving again? I would need some crazy discipline.</p><p>Still, I miss that feeling where you put your phone down and your mind feels quiet instead of heavy.</p><p>No scrolling. No noise.<br>Just you, living your life without the need to show it.</p><p>And maybe&#8230; that&#8217;s something I want to find my way back to, in my own way.</p><p></p><p></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storytelling is not yapping]]></title><description><![CDATA[you might be a "good yapper" but not a "good storyteller"]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/storytelling-is-not-yapping</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/storytelling-is-not-yapping</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gHT1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79f76ff6-3179-497d-9da7-5ed74439c2f8_528x328.webp" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are multiple great stories that exist in our lives but only a few can tell them. Not because they are yappers but because they are good storytellers.</p><p>Storytelling is an absolute art by which you can make someone visualize your story through your lived experience.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>It creates a powerful trigger in your brain to initiate responses which creates memories more vivid and lasting. </p><p>Stories create empathy and value. They make us imagine the lives we&#8217;ve never lived. And a great storyteller performs that. </p><p>Stories can be real or fake but storytelling is always original.</p><p>You might be a yapper but not a storyteller.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gHT1!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F79f76ff6-3179-497d-9da7-5ed74439c2f8_528x328.webp" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gHT1!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_424, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/q_auto:good, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><div><hr></div><p>Yapping vs Storytelling</p><p>1. Yapping is just blabbering continuously for hours without any context, emotions and actions.</p><p>2. Storytelling is enacting like you in your lived experience.</p><p>3. Yapping does not have any end.</p><p>4. Storytelling has an end- THE CLIMAX, THE FAREWELL.</p><p>5. A good storyteller will never bore you but a yapper can.</p><p>Yapping: &#8220;He kept yapping about his new car.&#8221;</p><p>Storytelling: &#8220;We only asked him how his weekend was, but somehow it turned into a 20-minute session of him yapping about his new car and every tiny detail about it.&#8221;</p><div><hr></div><p>Who am i?</p><p>A yapper who&#8217;s also trying to be a good storyteller. I find myself yap about random stuff in my life. But i also want to master storytelling with expressions so that people remember my stories through my experiences.</p><p></p><p>Now i wanna know, who are you? a yapper or a storyteller</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[I survived a 3hr flight without my AirPods]]></title><description><![CDATA[and almost lost my specs]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/i-survived-a-3hr-flight-without-my</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/i-survived-a-3hr-flight-without-my</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:30:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/d1344700-a5f5-4e26-9931-620c7c282cf5_960x1280.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I can never get bored of sharing my unique flight experiences on Substack and this was definitely one of them.</p><p>This incident made me realize how dependent we&#8217;ve become on materialistic things in our life.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>Two days before, I was supposed to go back home, I lost my AirPods and at that moment I did not think about the financial loss. The first thought came in my mind was: how will I survive my flight which I have to take in next 2 days.</p><p>When this hit me, I was in a sudden urge to order new AirPods which would be delivered before my boarding date, just because I was too scared to pass through that time without having something playing in my ears.</p><p>But I decided to control myself and wait till I go back home to get new ones, which might be cheaper and my parents could also help me choose something better than what I would probably pick choose in an implusive decision.</p><div><hr></div><p>Now here&#8217;s my 3hrs flight experience without my AirPods</p><p>1. I was honestly scared to spend that time alone with my thoughts because me being an overthinker, I know what all random thoughts can come in my mind without any context or so.</p><p>2. I decided to carry a book which I had been trying to finish since so long and now that I forgot it back at home so I can&#8217;t complete it now. Anyways.</p><p>3. During the first one hour I somehow kept myself busy, got food from the airport to eat, meal was served on the flight, planned out to empty my phone storage and read few pages of that book.</p><p>4. The next one hour when the cabin lights got dim, all the services were done and the flight was silent. Everyone around me was either sleeping reading or watching some series on their gadgets. I tried to sleep but did i? ofc not, just closed my eyes while my thoughts kept running in about my academics, my career, the past few days in college and what I was planning to do onceI got home.</p><p>5. And chaotic, messy me while I kept my head down somewhere on my seat or in my handbag unknowingly I kept my specs. And guess what happened next.</p><p>6. Me, who&#8217;s mostly so lost and zoned when woke up and tried finding them, I could not and I panicked, basically im blind without my specs. I checked all around my seat, made my co-passengers get up, checked their side too, on the ground, in the pockets, every possible place that existed near me I checked. Even called the cabin crew and told them, they helped me look for them. Basically it became a whole ass chaotic scene while everyone around was trying to peacefully take an afternoon nap in that silence.</p><p>7. During that moment, I could literally imagine my father&#8217;s frustrated face in my mind because I made him book an expensive flight, then already lost AirPods and now lost specs as well. Absolute crash out.</p><p>8. After almost 15-20 mins of panic, my hand randomly went inside a very secret pocket behind the tray table of my seat something that was not in my line of sight because the tray tables were closed and the only pocket visible from my seat was the one below the tray table which I had checked already. And in that secret pocket which I never knew existed, I found my specs. I did not know how and when I kept them there. Me being zoned out almost everytime probably caused this mistake lol.</p><p>9. Anyways, specs found, time passed. The last 30 mins were left and the descend announcement was made I suddenly realized yayy I survived the flight and about to reach home. Got very excited!!</p><div><hr></div><p>Made it home successfully. Yayyy</p><p>And guess what?</p><p>My decision of not buying new airpods impulsively actually helped.</p><p>When I reached home and told my father that I lost my AirPods, he handed me a new pair that was already lying at home, something I absolutely had no idea about.</p><p>So yes, I survived a 3hr flight without AirPods, did not really lose my specs and saved money too.</p><p>More chaotic experiencing coming your way&#8230;</p><p>See ya</p><p>Peace Out</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learn to always show up!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Busy days come with lots of overwhelm & gratitude.]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/learn-to-always-show-up</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/learn-to-always-show-up</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:07:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/51361b0c-ac2d-4958-873d-3ac5b5bed224_736x920.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Busy days come with lots of overwhelm &amp; gratitude.</p><p></p><p>Wowww&#8230; what a title I have created </p><p>overwhelm &amp; gratitude goes like a bane &amp; boom</p><p>exactly what you experience during your extremely hectic and busy days.</p><div><hr></div><p>I recently got done with four days of our annual university fest, but it was almost a month full of events. I was either organizing something or participating in something. </p><p>Jumping from one room to another.</p><p>A different set of 100+ people to another.</p><p>One version of myself to another.</p><p>For someone who literally calls herself &#8220;themindlessoverthinker&#8221; this was&#8230; a lot.</p><p>Socializing with 200+ people again &amp; again and managing them alongside. Showing up with purpose in every room. Trying to make each interaction worthy. It was overwhelming but somewhere in the middle of all that chaos, I think I found my rhytm.</p><div><hr></div><p>Here&#8217;s how I stayed connected with myself while putting myself out there: </p><p>1.&#9;<strong>I took intentional breaks.</strong></p><p>I woud come back to my room, sit quietly, breathe and reflect upon my day. What did I do? Who did I connect with? What did I do wrong or something that drained me? These actions helped me reset and rejuvenate myself. </p><p>2.&#9;<strong>I doubted &amp; questioned my presence</strong></p><p>Analyzed if is it even necessary for me to be here? Do I have something to contribute? Am I learning something? </p><p>3.&#9;<strong>I made sure to focus to not get distracted from my personal goals.</strong></p><p>My own daily to-do lists got delayed by days, but I made sure that im atleast doing one task each day that supports my public identity like creating a linkedin post or substack or for PeaceOut, or even attending 1-2 lectures. Just something to stay aligned with myself.</p><p>4.&#9;<strong>I protected my energy</strong></p><p>I made sure to take enough rest, rejuvenate my energy each day and be fully freshened up to show up the next day.</p><p>5.&#9;<strong>I shared my experience</strong></p><p>With my roommate, parents or friends. This helped me to mindfully process everything instead of feeling burnt out. </p><p>This time I was a member of few committees I had always thought were &#8220;so cool&#8221; to be in. And yes, they were. I got to experience a lot but as I said these opportunities came with a lot of overwhelm &amp; self-doubt for a person like me who very occasionally puts herself out publicly. </p><p>And maybe that&#8217;s the real takeaway in the end.</p><blockquote><p>Note: Growth isn&#8217;t always loud or linear. Sometimes it&#8217;s just you showing up even on the days when you just wanna run away and be with your own company. During these days you might be overstimulated, tired, anxious and what not. </p></blockquote><p></p><blockquote><p>Remember: JUST SHOW UP</p></blockquote>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[consistency 101]]></title><description><![CDATA[from someone who slowly learned it over the years]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/consistency-101</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/consistency-101</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:40:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/1cf498e8-5388-4e76-90ab-636f6cb134bb_736x1308.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the greatest skill you can master at a young age is <em><strong>consistency </strong></em>ie showing up even on the days you feel it&#8217;s hard.<br></p><p>Consistency is probably the <em>most important core discipline skill.</em></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>I learned the importance of this skill from my father, watching him wake up at sharp 6am hitting the gym even when it&#8217;s 3 degrees outside, eat healthy meals every single day, getting to bed at sharp 10pm and consciously focusing on his health. I have seen him follow this same routine for as long as I can remember probably since I was 5-6 yrs old.<br></p><p>Consistency becomes so powerful when you&#8217;re learning a new skill and your end goal is to master it.<br></p><p>I remember going for swimming classes from primary school and finally many years later in my final year of middle school, I could swim confidently without any support or panic. <br></p><p>That didn&#8217;t happen overnight. It was only because of consistency,  my father pushed me to go for classes daily at 7am for years and years. <br></p><p>The end result?<br>I can swim confidently, multiple strokes amongst 15 people who fear getting into deep water. And now I crave for next vacation just to swim and relax.<br></p><p>The skill I developed came from years of showing up and compounding progress.</p><div><hr></div><p>Now,<br>Consistency 101<br></p><p>You may have seen those trends on social media like &#8220;posting daily for 30/90/365 days&#8221;. Have you ever wondered why people are doing that.<br></p><p>It&#8217;s not just for visibility, it&#8217;s about training yourself to show up consistently without fail even on hard days, where you don&#8217;t have anything to post. This is consistency. <br></p><p>There are multiple ways to build consistency.<br>1.&#9;<strong>Have someone or something accountable</strong>, like people posting on instagram or maybe a companion to whom you have to report daily.<br></p><p>2.&#9;<strong>Try to build disciplinary systems</strong> instead of just focusing on the main goal. Instead of &#8220;I want to write more,&#8221; try: &#8220;I write 10 minutes every morning.&#8221;<br></p><p>3.&#9;<strong>Attach new habits with the old ones</strong><br>Eg: If you want to read a book for 10 mins every morning attach it with a habit that you actually love doing let&#8217;s say sitting in your garden and listening to music in the morning, read for 10 minutes before that. Your brain starts associating effort with reward. <br><br>Fyi: I read this method from a self-help book- Atomic Habits. A great read to learn how to build habits and stay consistent, also talks about compounding effect.<br></p><p>4.&#9;<strong>Show up as you are and validate your efforts.</strong>  Some days you&#8217;ll feel productive while the other days you won&#8217;t. What matters is honest effort. Validate yourself for trying because progress comes from presence. <br><br></p><p>Remember consistency always creates compounding results.<br>One day, you&#8217;ll look back and realize how far you&#8217;ve come.<br><br>Stay consistent:)<br>See ya.<br>Peace out&lt;3<br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[100+ subs special...]]></title><description><![CDATA[and ready give back to this platform.. how...]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/100-subs-special</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/100-subs-special</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:23:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/48efea99-4139-472d-8b76-39ad7e621628_736x628.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m honestly so proud of this small community I&#8217;ve built in my quiet corner of the internet. Seeing how Substack is growing now makes me even happier that I started writing here early giving myself the space to write, understand the platform, connect with people, and slowly learn the algorithm according to my pace. I know there&#8217;s still so much to learn, but I&#8217;m grateful for every step of building this space.<br></p><p>I&#8217;m especially thankful for the chance to meet such beautiful, thoughtful writers from different parts of the world. I genuinely love spending time here reading different blogs, leaving comments, connecting through notes and replying to your messages. <br><br>I&#8217;d also love to give back by supporting small and new writers who are just starting out or struggling to find their first active subscribers.<br><br>So please drop your page below and share your favourite blogs too I&#8217;d love to read your work and subscribe to you all.<br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[this february, why not choose self-love first?]]></title><description><![CDATA[before we talk about loving someone else, there&#8217;s a question worth asking: why not self-love first?]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/this-february-why-not-choose-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/this-february-why-not-choose-self</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rDI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F082957a7-ad8a-4c4d-bfac-620a672dc475_1080x1080.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>February- the month of love<br>Valentine&#8217;s Day, gifts, flowers hearts, and conversations about love. </p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rDI!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F082957a7-ad8a-4c4d-bfac-620a672dc475_1080x1080.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rDI!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_424, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_webp, 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/__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F082957a7-ad8a-4c4d-bfac-620a672dc475_1080x1080.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2rDI!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F082957a7-ad8a-4c4d-bfac-620a672dc475_1080x1080.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g><path d="M2.53001 7.81595C3.49179 4.73911 6.43281 2.5 9.91173 2.5C13.1684 2.5 15.9537 4.46214 17.0852 7.23684L17.6179 8.67647M17.6179 8.67647L18.5002 4.26471M17.6179 8.67647L13.6473 6.91176M17.4995 12.1841C16.5378 15.2609 13.5967 17.5 10.1178 17.5C6.86118 17.5 4.07589 15.5379 2.94432 12.7632L2.41165 11.3235M2.41165 11.3235L1.5293 15.7353M2.41165 11.3235L6.38224 13.0882"></path></g></svg></button><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>But before we talk about loving someone else, there&#8217;s a question worth asking: why not self-love first?<br><br>The truth is, the way you love others is shaped by the way you love yourself. Your relationship with yourself becomes the blueprint for every other relationship in your life. And when that relationship is filled with doubt, insecurity, or constant self-criticism, it quietly spills into everything else.<br><br>Very often I see around me; friends, peers and even adults who are kind-hearted and very lovable, yet deeply insecure. A lack of self-esteem, constant comparison, and an obsession with flaws create this invisible but very real wall between us and love. <br>A thick wall that keeps us from feeling worthy, confident, and at peace.<br><br><strong>One of the biggest hurdles in self-love is insecurity</strong>. The habit of comparing yourself to others. That&#8217;s where the real work begins not by fixing yourself, but by accepting yourself.<br><br><strong>Self-love starts with acceptance</strong>. Fully accepting who you are, where you are, and embracing it without apology. When you stop fighting yourself against others, your inner energy shifts. Confidence grows. Inner connection deepens. You begin to feel more aligned with your soul.<br></p><p>Once you love yourself with full acknowledgement, you get divinely connected with your soul. And the more connected you are internally, the more it shows externally.</p><p></p><div><hr></div><p><br>This February, at Peace Out, we&#8217;re choosing to celebrate &#8220;<em><strong>A February for self-love</strong></em>&#8221;. Through new launches, thoughtful content drops, and conversations centred around love, happiness, and inner peace, we&#8217;re dedicating this month to reminding you that you are already enough.<br><br>Follow along as we spread more love and happiness this February.<br>The link to our Instagram page is in my bio.<br>Come be part of the journey &#129293;</p><p></p><p>love yourself:)</p><p>peace out:)<br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><div><hr></div><p>Now tell me, who&#8217;s really selfish?</p><p>Are you selfish just because you always think about yourself first?</p><p>I think calling out someone selfish just because they think about themselves is wrong.</p><p>I think I&#8217;m selfish.</p><p>I care about myself first.</p><p>I think about my work, my needs first.</p><p>But calling me selfish simply because I choose to think about myself is wrong.</p><p>When,</p><p>I&#8217;m the one who&#8217;s living this life.</p><p>I&#8217;m the one who has to make fullest out of it.</p><p>I&#8217;m the one who is responsible for my life not YOU.</p><p>I&#8217;m the one who has to fulfil my dreams.</p><p>But then, I don&#8217;t mind being called out as selfish because I choose to &#8220;choose myself first&#8221;.</p><p>If I don&#8217;t prioritise myself, then who will?</p><p>Prioritising yourself first is not selfishness , its being self-obsessed, self-centred and self-aware.</p><div><hr></div><p>Let&#8217;s return to that flight safety instruction.</p><p>The crew don&#8217;t tell you to secure your own oxygen mask first because they want to encourage selfishness. They tell you this because it&#8217;s the most effective way to help others.</p><p>If you pass out trying to help someone else while you&#8217;re unable to breathe, you&#8217;ve now created two emergencies instead of solving one.</p><p>The same principle applies to life.</p><p>You cannot pour from an empty cup. You cannot give what you don&#8217;t have. You cannot support others if you&#8217;re crumbling yourself. You cannot be there for the people who need you if you&#8217;ve neglected your own foundation.</p><p>Choosing yourself first isn&#8217;t about abandoning others it&#8217;s about ensuring you&#8217;re strong enough, healthy enough, and stable enough to actually be of use to them when they need you.</p><blockquote><p>Remember, &#8220;everytime you will choose you, things will start choosing you&#8221;</p></blockquote><div class="pullquote"><p>BE UNAPOLOGETICALLY SELFISH!!!</p></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[my writing journey, manifestation methods and more]]></title><description><![CDATA[a sneak peek into my journals...]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/my-writing-journey-manifestation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/my-writing-journey-manifestation</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:05:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!2Bwn!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ff5e6949b-065b-493f-9a93-420765d83f9a_720x1280.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My love for writing/journaling began in 2020 when I was gifted a small cute dotted journal as one of my 14 gifts on my 14<sup>th </sup>birthday. </p><p>I was very keen to explore how we use a dotted journal, scrolled through pinterest and came across a concept of <em><strong>bullet journaling</strong></em>. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><blockquote><p><strong>Bullet journaling </strong>is a simple way to organise your tasks, goals, habits, and thoughts in one notebook using short bullet points. It helps with planning, tracking progress, and self-reflection. Many people take inspiration from <strong>Pinterest</strong>, where creative layouts, habit trackers, and aesthetic journal ideas make bullet journaling easy and enjoyable, especially for beginners. </p></blockquote><p>I used to spend time curating different layouts, getting all creative and excited about each month&#8217;s plan. </p><div><hr></div><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ALgh!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8e2c328b-a3c8-4b45-b1ff-80282e79642e_3818x2906.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!ALgh!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_424, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_webp, 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a><figcaption class="image-caption">a week in my life to-do list layout</figcaption></figure></div><div><hr></div><p>For months I followed this style.</p><p>In mid 2021 I got introduced to the concept of manifestation, law of attraction, vision boards and a lot more similar stuff. I took few workshops understand this deeper and how I could implement this in my life and test out what&#8217;s actually manifestation, is it even real coz I was too fascinated by it. </p><p>In 2022 I made my first vision board.</p><p>Came across one of the techniques of manifestation- <em><strong>scripting</strong></em></p><blockquote><p><strong>Scripting</strong> is a manifestation technique where you write about your desires as if they have already happened. You describe your life, feelings, and experiences in the present tense, focusing on gratitude and positivity. This practice helps your mind believe in your goals, build clarity, and align your thoughts and actions with what you want to manifest.</p></blockquote><p>Another technique which seemed to work very well for me is <em><strong>visualisation</strong></em>. </p><blockquote><p><strong>Visualisation</strong> is a manifestation technique where you imagine your goals as if they have already come true. You mentally picture the situation, your surroundings, and the emotions you would feel after achieving your desire. By repeatedly visualising success, your mind becomes more focused, confident, and motivated to take actions that align with your goals.</p></blockquote><p>Simultaneously &amp; unconsciously I used both these techniques to manifest my 2022 goals.</p><p>By end of the year. I achieved it all:</p><p>&#8594;high scores in 10<sup>th</sup> standard.</p><p>&#8594;my own phone- iPhone 13.</p><p>&#8594;a blast 16<sup>th </sup>bday party.</p><p>&#8594;a new house and a new room which I could call my own.</p><p>I remember reflecting back on my vision board and I was really surprised and shook did I really make it? Did I really manifest it? And the answer from universe was yes.</p><p>That&#8217;s when I love for writing/journaling and manifestation got stronger and deeper. </p><p>I own this one journal where I have scripted and reading those pages makes me so emotional and feels like a have come a long way.</p><p>After this manifestation became I tried and tested method.</p><p>Also, also it made me more spiritual and religious. I got closer to god understood why people beg in holy places and cry in front of god because I could see getting things<br>that I ever wanted with lil more spirituality. </p><p>2023, 2024 &amp; 2025 all these years I made vision boards, told people around me to make<br>one and start believing that you could get everything you ever wanted. </p><p>Not to forget after every script or journal entry I made- I made sure to write &#8220;thank you god&#8221; (to express gratitude) with my sign and date. </p><p>Ever since then I have been doing all this, one journal after another, I made sure to<br>write things down I want and I&#8217;m working for. </p><p>One more practice that I still follow is to write gratitude journal entries.</p><ol><li><p>Took my first solo flight- wrote it down, thanked god.</p></li><li><p>Started my small business- wrote it down, expressed gratitude.</p></li><li><p>Took an international trip with my parents- wrote it down, thanked god to bless me with such parents.</p></li></ol><p>My writings also include planning, brain dumping my thoughts, making to-do lists, writing different ideas- literally anything &amp; everything that comes to my brain and<br>bothers me.</p><p>Also because I&#8217;m an overthinker writing has always helped me to feel calm, reduce my anxiety and just have clarity over my thoughts. 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/__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F923c57a5-6c51-4bff-8e2b-1d5e4ac5eda3_2602x4032.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!VU5E!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F923c57a5-6c51-4bff-8e2b-1d5e4ac5eda3_2602x4032.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" loading="lazy"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p></p><p>thank you for reading through my journey.</p><p>now substack is a digital journal for me. i absolutely enjoy posting her and sharing my learnings, thoughts etc with you guys.</p><p>i&#8217;m planning to share more about my journals, to-do lists and more so subscribe so that you don&#8217;t miss it out!!</p><p>see ya.</p><p></p><p></p><p><br><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[how to make your 2026 mantra?]]></title><description><![CDATA[and see what's mine...]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-2026-mantra</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/how-to-make-your-2026-mantra</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:25:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/4d166a1c-c509-45cc-81e1-8f481e9b4995_734x438.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every year based upon my goals I decide a mantra for my life ahead, a quote that is simple yet powerful and intentional and aligns with my actions. It is made just work stronger and manifest harder.</p><p>Before sharing that mantra, read through my justification for choosing it.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>2026 for me is about trying out new things, exploring, finally figuring out and making the right choice for my career path. It&#8217;s all about getting out of my comfort zone and see what works in the end and what&#8217;s rewarding.</p><p>This year I have decided to put myself out there in every opportunity that comes my way. It is about saying yes to experiences, conversations because we can&#8217;t play safe anymore. Alongside this, I also have to consistently create valuable and meaningful content across various platform where I am currently active ie Substack, Linkedin, Instagram and my small business page. </p><p>My goal is to start earning money through my work even if it&#8217;s a small amount, enough to fulfil my small daily expenses.&nbsp; </p><p>As the year progresses into its second half, my focus will shift towards securing an internship through my college. For that, I know I&#8217;ll need to invest time in building my skills, strengthening my resume, and becoming someone who is prepared for opportunities when they arrive.</p><p>But why am I writing all this here?</p><p>I&#8217;m choosing to put my 2026 goals into words not just as a reflection, but as a promise to myself and as a way to hold myself accountable. Writing this forces me to show up, even on the days when I don&#8217;t feel like it.</p><div><hr></div><p>So finally what&#8217;s my mantra for 2026?</p><p><em><strong>BUILDING MY OWN EMPIRE</strong></em></p><p>Building? Creating a system in my life which is gonna take me forward in my career to choose the right path.</p><p>Empire? I mean a system that is deeply personal. One that&#8217;s designed for me, centred around my goals, my pace, and my vision.</p><div><hr></div><p>Now how to make/choose a mantra for your 2026 goals?</p><ul><li><p>Analyse your goals deeply.</p></li><li><p>Plan the aligned actions that you&#8217;ll be taking throughout the year.</p></li><li><p>Find some relatable quotes that motivates you.</p></li><li><p>Alter those quotes according to the end results you&#8217;ll get once to achieve those goals.</p></li></ul><p>And here we go:)</p><p>your mantra is ready; share it in the comments and tell why you chose it</p><p>let&#8217;s rock 2026 and make it ours!!</p><p>all the best&lt;3</p><p><br><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[is it real? new year new me?]]></title><description><![CDATA[really?]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/new-year-new-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/new-year-new-me</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:56:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/7fb9361f-865d-421f-95da-ac9a83ff93a5_736x1298.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As soon as a new year begins everyone start putting out their new year resolutions&#8230; more of this, more of that, no more this/that and blah blah </p><p>But but but</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>What about those goals which we started working upon last year but couldn&#8217;t complete by the time the year ended, what about those goals which we couldn&#8217;t gather the courage to even start?</p><p>My goals from 2025 vision board- improve eye sight, fix diet, manage cash flow etc. I really wanted to work upon but procrastination killed me and guess what, the same pictures passed onto my 2026 vision board and this year I can&#8217;t go without actually working on them.</p><div><hr></div><p></p><p>So this is your sign to not let social media influence you to create new goals or resolutions every year but actually continue working towards your not finished goals and actually achieve them in 2026!!</p><p>Because new year doesn&#8217;t always mean a fresh start to everything, sometimes it can just be a little break from your normal life and resuming once the new year feel fades away.</p><p><br>a little late to new year post:(</p><p>happy new year y&#8217;all!!!</p><p>(don&#8217;t mind this short blog)</p><p><br><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another year, another vision board, another manifestation]]></title><description><![CDATA[chasing goals...]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/another-year-another-vision-board</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/another-year-another-vision-board</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:46:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPA6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b600824-425e-4eaa-879b-1f2a6d091ee4_930x1175.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one picture was there on my 2025 vision board- not knowing how will I do it what&#8217;s gonna happen no future plans. But I just stuck it since I knew I have to try<br>and explore this direction- no roadmap though.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPA6!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b600824-425e-4eaa-879b-1f2a6d091ee4_930x1175.jpeg" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="/__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPA6!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_424, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_webp, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b600824-425e-4eaa-879b-1f2a6d091ee4_930x1175.jpeg 424w, 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/__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b600824-425e-4eaa-879b-1f2a6d091ee4_930x1175.jpeg 1272w, /__u/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!qPA6!, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/w_1456, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/c_limit, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/f_auto, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/q_auto:good, /__u/themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F2b600824-425e-4eaa-879b-1f2a6d091ee4_930x1175.jpeg 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><button tabindex="0" type="button" class="pencraft pc-reset pencraft icon-container restack-image"><svg aria-hidden="true" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" stroke-width="1.5" stroke="var(--color-fg-primary)" 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y2="14"></line></svg></button></div></div></div></a></figure></div><p><br>Mid year during my summer vacations I started exploring more getting a vague idea of<br>what I wanna do, tried a lot of stuff, reached out to people, asked for guidance, scrolled through linkedin looking around what people of my age are upto, got active there, started posting more on substack, looked around for internships (did not get any tho), gave quite a few interviews, worked for college clubs in creative departments. Basically I kept my doors open for every opportunity that could come my way and crack it. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>By mid November a very random small business idea came my way which is led out of my deep interest in writing about manifestation, personal growth, growing and achieving, shared it with my long-distance best friend and guess what she agreed to work on it with me and turn it into something meaningful. </p><p>We started brainstorming, from deciding the name, brand logo to planning out the content, creating website we got all into it. And finally launched the first workbook,<br>spread the word in our peer groups, received so much love &amp; support from our family and friends, got few sales as well.</p><p>So ya, from not knowing what to do to finally launching a very small business- maybe this is how I manifested one of biggest goals of 2025,</p><p><em>Feeling so overwhelmed to see how everything aligned in the end.</em></p><p>This small business is not just a business for me- it&#8217;s about my passion for what I&#8217;m<br>creating and a door to more learnings, opportunities and experiences in this field.</p><p>If you feel like <strong>supporting my dream and small business, follow us on instagram</strong> and check out to know more about what we are creating:) <strong>you&#8217;ll find the links on my substack profile&#8217;s bio</strong>. </p><p><br>Always grateful:)</p><p>Can&#8217;t wait to turn what&#8217;s written for me in 2026.</p><p><br><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it a start of my entrepreneurship journey?]]></title><description><![CDATA[launching my first small business:)]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/is-it-a-start-of-my-entrepreneurship</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/is-it-a-start-of-my-entrepreneurship</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:07:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/b4cf513a-8af1-4c3d-a21f-2fc2a43e6bf0_1188x1180.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As long as I remember I always used to tell my parents amidst my academics in my secondary classes that I want to build something of my own in life, not a typical 9-5 job no corporate life just something of my own which is built over my name and my identity&#8230;.. </p><p>So, many many years down the line after choosing engineering as my degree haha I have finally started something of own where I get to share my journey, the lessons I have learned so far and my experiences. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>This is blog page was built over the idea of me sharing my manifestation journey, what all I have learned so far while manifesting and figuring out, from creating vision boards to scripting my dreams and goals into reality. You will find many blogs on my page related to this. </p><p>Now one random day between my 3<sup>rd</sup> semester final exams an idea cracked my mind- a community where we can share various manifestation tips, guides to actually achieve your vision boards and different journaling prompts. Basically a space for you to learn, heal, manifest and achieve your best self.</p><p><em><strong>PeaceOut</strong></em> is what you call it.</p><p>It&#8217;s started by me and my long distance best friend. We share and brainstorm ideas with each other send multiple 2mins long voice notes, late night calls and online meets to build something in which we both see a vision. </p><p>Last week we launched our first free digital workbook. We spent days and nights working on it, scrolling through pinterest, instagram and chatgpt to brainstorm different ideas, figuring out how to build our website edited every page multiple times - only to create something unique and worthy for the users. </p><p>We have a bigger vision for this and can&#8217;t wait to reveal all that we have planned!! </p><p>You will find the link to our first workbook &amp; instagram profile on my substack profile bio.</p><p><br>download use and review:)</p><p>cheers to this new journey</p><p>super grateful&lt;3</p><p><br><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[how i switched from an early bird to a night owl?]]></title><description><![CDATA[the school girl me could never believe it...]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/how-i-switched-from-an-early-bird</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/how-i-switched-from-an-early-bird</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 22:27:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/70517000-a9b8-4577-a3a2-b8a053595592_736x976.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi its 3:29am to be precised i just finished(not really) studying for my exam which is in the morning at 9am woww</p><p>the kind of stuff my creative brain makes me do at 3am is crazy!!!</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p>all my school life i have been a morning person (early bird) would give full credits to my parents, my mom used to make me sleep at 12 max by 1 even on exam days so that i take complete 7-8 hours of sleep. and now look at me in college with a fucked up sleep schedule during my exams. </p><p>so this is just a very random blog of me sharing how i randomly pulled an all-nighter and had very productive early morning.</p><p>since im currently giving my 3rd end semester exams, we&#8217;re supposed to complete and revise our whole syllabus in literally just 1.5 days which is humanly impossible with seven courses for this sem. for my previous exam the whole night i could not sleep bcoz felt so burnt out my sleep went away i was full of anxiety and weird thoughts, my brain was forcing my body to sleep sleep sleep but it was just not happening, by the time it was 5am in the morning- i did not sleep even for a minute and i decided to give up. went out of my room with my notes, revised the whole syllabus by 6:30, decided to take an early morning hot bath, iron my clothes, went for breakfast and had a full meal by 7:30, came back to my room felt sleepy took an one hour power nap, got up at 8:40 got ready and left for my exam and guess what i did well in it!! somehow my brain remembered every line of that morning revision which takes me back to my school life where how my mom used to tell me to get up in the morning and revise before for the exam rather than sleeping late:)</p><p>that morning i realised something very different about my body and my subconscious mind. its so strange how our body&#8217;s clock changes according to our environment, the school girl me would have never thought i could pull an all-nighter but not gonna take this as an achievement bcoz its wrong.</p><p>this is a written promise from my side that im gonna fix my sleep schedule once im done with my exams.</p><p>ok bye gotta study a little bit now:(</p><p>good night</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desperation vs Detachment]]></title><description><![CDATA[how universe reacts to your change in energy]]></description><link>https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/desperation-vs-detachment</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/p/desperation-vs-detachment</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[themindlessoverthinker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/563be228-db6d-4fca-b694-a449cda8d62b_736x736.jpeg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the best compliments I have ever received was not for<br>my looks, outfit or anything materialistic, it was for my optimistic behaviour and<br>positive energy. &#8220;You have such a positive vibe, I love being around you,&#8221; &#8220;you<br>have a very white aura.&#8221; WOWWW WHITE AURA!!!!!</p><p><br>That&#8217;s when I realised how important it is to have a high<br>vibrating energy, a vibe that attracts everyone, an optimistic approach and<br>finding good even in the worst just by saying &#8220;Trust the process&#8221; &amp;<br>&#8220;Whatever happens, happens for a reason.&#8221;</p><p><br>Recently I was stuck in some negative thoughts, doom-scrolling<br>reels and paused at a reel which explained the importance of detachment &#8211; to<br>attract and manifest properly.</p><div><hr></div><p>So today, you will be reading about the <em><strong>difference in<br>desperation vs. detachment and how your energy aligns with the universe.</strong></em></p><p></p><p>It is very commonly said that you attract what you want, but<br>that&#8217;s not really true; you attract what you are energetically. You attract<br>positivity when your mind and thoughts are positive; you attract negativity<br>when you&#8217;re stuck in the vicious cycle of negative thoughts.</p><p>Basically, your thoughts, emotions, and beliefs send out a<br>vibration and that vibration becomes a match for similar experiences.</p><p><br><strong>When you&#8217;re in desperation, your energy state is:</strong></p><p><strong>Low vibration &#8226; lack &#8226; fear &#8226; impatience &#8226; resistance</strong></p><p><strong>When you are desperate, you&#8217;re basically telling the<br>universe &#8220;I don&#8217;t have this. I&#8217;m afraid I won&#8217;t get it. I need it to satisfy<br>myself.&#8221;</strong></p><p><strong>Even if your desire is pure, the emotion behind it is<br>scarcity.</strong></p><p>So your energy becomes a magnet for:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><p>Delays</p></li><li><p>Blockages</p></li><li><p>Situations that confirm your doubt</p></li><li><p>More experiences of &#8220;not having it yet&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><br>Manifestation in desperation brings:</p><ul><li><p>Mixed results</p></li><li><p>Temporary wins</p></li><li><p>More anxiety and waiting</p></li><li><p>Opportunities that don&#8217;t fully align</p></li></ul><p><br>Your energy says, &#8220;I&#8217;m incomplete without this&#8221;, so the<br>universe matches that with experiences that keep you chasing.</p><p><br>Whereas,</p><p><br><strong>When you&#8217;re in detachment, your energy state is:</strong></p><p><strong>High vibration &#8226; trust &#8226; calmness &#8226; self-worth &#8226; openness</strong></p><p><strong>Detachment is not &#8220;I don&#8217;t care.&#8221;</strong></p><p><strong>It is &#8220;I trust it, I feel good now, and I&#8217;m open to<br>receiving.&#8221;</strong></p><p>This state aligns your energy with universal abundance<br>because you&#8217;re emotionally living in the state of already having.</p><p>So your energy becomes a magnet for:</p><ul><li><p>Opportunities</p></li><li><p>Right people</p></li><li><p>Inspired action</p></li><li><p>Faster manifestation</p></li><li><p>Smooth outcomes</p></li></ul><p><br>What you manifest in detachment:</p><ul><li><p>Stable long-term manifestations</p></li><li><p>Aligned goals</p></li><li><p>Clarity and signs</p></li><li><p>Quicker results</p></li><li><p>Outcomes that feel &#8220;right&#8221;</p></li></ul><p><br>Your energy says, &#8220;I&#8217;m ready and worthy&#8221;, so the universe<br>matches that with experiences of receiving.</p><p></p><p>Why does the universe respond differently?</p><p>It&#8217;s because the universe responds to your dominant<br>vibration and thoughts not your words.</p><p><br>Explained in simple real-life examples:</p><p>If your mind says, &#8220;I want love/money/opportunity&#8221; but your<br>energy says, &#8220;I&#8217;m scared of losing it or not getting it&#8221; the universe responds to the energy, not the sentence.</p><p>In the end, your emotional frequency is the real communication.</p><div><hr></div><p><em>Remember</em> <em>the law of detachment; when you detach from everything, you attract everything.</em></p><p>If you&#8217;ve been manifesting something with a heavy heart<br>lately :( this is your sign to calm down and you&#8217;ll get what you want!!! Stay<br>happy &amp; Stay positive</p><p></p><p>Tell me in the comments what&#8217;s the best compliment you&#8217;ve ever<br>received. Would love to know:)</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption"><em>Loved this post?</em>  Make sure you subscribe so you never miss another story, manifestation tips or energy reminder. 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It represents divine alignment and the fact that we have two elevens today, the energies you pass into universe will be exponentially more powerful. During this portal your intuition and energy is going to be extremely high and your manifestation abilities are going to be unstoppable. </p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><br>Sharing few of the very easy methods I came across through various videos on how to manifest during this 11:11 portal:</p><p><br><br>1.&nbsp;Write down 11 things that you&#8217;re grateful for.</p><p><br>2.&nbsp;Write down 11 clear and specific goals you wish to manifest in your life. Describe each goal in detail to create a vivid picture of what you truly desire.</p><p><br>3.&nbsp;Stand in front of the mirror and say it out loud and let the universe know that you&#8217;re ready to achieve.</p><p><br>4.&nbsp;Take one step forward towards these goals today so that the universe knows you&#8217;re a real one and you deserve it. </p><p><br>You can also create a peaceful, calming and a positive environment<br>around yourself during this activity to make your mind feel fresh by lighting<br>candles, dimming the lights and playing some meditation music in the<br>background. </p><p><br><br>Nevermind for a very short blog:)</p><p><br>Happy Manifestation!!!<br></p><p>Comment down 11:11 so I know you did this on 11 nov:)</p><p><br><br></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://themindlessoverthinker.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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