negative_self_talk epitome of incomprehensibility Sometimes it's hard to know what people mean by this. I just told myself: "No, don't write 'seems to suggest'! Just write 'suggest'!" (I'm working on an essay). The mindfulness handout (paraphrased): "You *think* that negative self talk is part of holding yourself to high standards, but it actually wears you down." Okay, I guess they mean more things like, "Oh no, I wrote something slightly redundant...therefore, I'm a total failure!" (To be fair, I also think stuff like this sometimes.) Okay, tangent over, Kirsten. Get the fuck back to work. (I don't think *this* is negative self-talk either, since it amuses me more than beats me down.) 240329 ... e_o_i 1st paragraph: if the subject is still singular, should be "suggests." editing_self_talk 240330 what's it to you? who go blather from