I've started using a mindfulness app to help me stay focused throughout the day

Now I'm just mindfully aware of how much I'm procrastinating

I went to the grocery store yesterday, and the self-checkout machine started beeping at me.

I silenced it with a stern glance, then dramatically placed my final item on the scale like it was the detonator in an action movie.

My morning commute isn't just a drive to work.

It's a carefully curated montage of triumph and adversity, scored by an epic instrumental, where every red light is a dramatic pause, and arriving at the office feels like the triumphant final scene of a blockbuster.

I've been trying to learn how to accept compliments without apologizing for them

but so far, my default response is still 'oh, this old thing? I just threw it on'