'It’s been comforting to conceive of my mind as a dignified fortress rather than a heap of festering goo,' writes cal_beu
Photo-Illustration: by Preeti Kinha; Photos: Getty There’s a special category of knowledge for unpleasant things that you know intellectually, discuss openly, and yet cannot fully comprehend on a fundamental level. It’s like when you and your friends pick apart the intricacies of a relationship you all know is doomed, or whenever you read that the only real way to stop looking so tired is to drink water all day long and go to bed at a reasonable hour.
A few months ago, I came up with a metaphoric framework that felt uniquely suited to my problem, one that has brought me some degree of serenity: the mind palace. Simply put, a mind palace is a repository for all the thoughts, memories, and observations that bring you joy, fortified against whatever you deem needlessly irritating, depressingly banal, or just a waste of your time.
One of the most chilling symptoms of being too-online is posting about how constant exposure to information that leaves you bored and distressed impacts you, but with an air of ironic detachment — as though it’s a performance or a bit, rather than something that’s quite obviously inflicting psychic damage.
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