Journal · Wellness

Bored, on purpose.

Late summer · A note on slowing down

Archive photo of three women sitting together
From the archive. Nobody is checking their phone.

We talk about mental health here because we would rather not pretend.

Some summers are loud. This one we spent doing very little, swimming at seven, reading, not answering. Boredom gets a bad name. Most of our ideas come from it.

If you're having a hard one, you're not the only one. Write to us. We read everything.

Written by the founder.
seven a.m.
Night swim.

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