the loneliness of self-improving - milk and cookies
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self-improvement is supposed to be empowering, right?
self-improvement is supposed to be empowering, right? you start waking up earlier, eating better, setting boundaries, reading books with titles like Atomic Habits or The Mountain Is You. you tell yourself you’re entering your becoming era, the one where everything finally starts falling into place. but what no one talks about is the space in between. the quiet distance that forms when you start growing but haven’t quite arrived. the way self-improvement, despite being good for you, can feel incredibly isolating. because when you decide to change, you don’t just leave behind bad habits—you…
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