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E. B.

The Aesthetics of Authenticity

I envy the joyful brightness of people on social media, their bubbly exteriors. yes, I’ve heard it before: it is not always real. They…

Feb 26, 2021

The Aesthetics of Authenticity

Feb 26, 2021

What Anxiety Feels Like

The anxiety can take one of various paths: it can build up slowly from a trickle, formed by a distant, worrisome thought I had in the…

Nov 27, 2020

What Anxiety Feels Like

Nov 27, 2020

This Is Not A Productivity Article

I’m not sure when the exhaustion started. It began settling in as the days kept rolling, nesting in between my bones and capturing the…

Nov 13, 2020

This Is Not A Productivity Article

Nov 13, 2020

Dodge Distractions Like a Ninja

Work on your goals by focusing on what matters.

Oct 5, 2020

Dodge Distractions Like a Ninja

Oct 5, 2020

A Stunted Creative Life

I close my eyes and fade into the darkness. Vaguely formed shapes melt into my field of vision, and I sink into myself. Images rise up all…

Sep 1, 2020

A Stunted Creative Life

Sep 1, 2020

A Crash Course in Empty Promises

You’ve seen them on your Instagram feed and playing before your YouTube videos. They are loud, start in media res with a testimonial or an…

Aug 30, 2020

A Crash Course in Empty Promises

Aug 30, 2020

The Passion Trap

“I love building businesses and launching new ventures, but the only reason I value money is that I’m going to need a lot of it when I buy…

Aug 23, 2020

The Passion Trap

Aug 23, 2020

Why I Started Reading Fiction Again

It was the end of summer and time to return to graduate school. I had spent the previous months in a bit of a daze, hopping from plane to…

Aug 22, 2020

Why I Started Reading Fiction Again

Aug 22, 2020

Don’t Have a Lot of Time to Practice? Do This Instead.

Practicing a little everyday really goes a long way.

Aug 21, 2020

Don’t Have a Lot of Time to Practice? Do This Instead.

Aug 21, 2020

Living and Thriving with Imposter Syndrome

Imposter syndrome is a debilitating psychological phenomenon that results in an inability to appreciate one’s own abilities and talents…

Aug 18, 2020

Living and Thriving with Imposter Syndrome

Aug 18, 2020

E. B.

E. B.

Translator, writer, dancer. I resist becoming a brand. I have moved away from Medium to Substack. https://elsafigueroa.substack.com/

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