Life skills are the things nobody really teaches you, but adulthood demands anyway. This category covers the everyday skills people are expected to magically know — from managing money and homes to handling problems, responsibilities, and the small decisions that somehow feel way bigger than they should.
Nobody Talks About How Tired You Are All the Time as an Adult No one warns you that adulthood comes with a permanent low-battery icon. Not the “I stayed up too late” tired.Not the “I need a nap” tired. The kind of tired that sleep doesn’t fully fix. It’s Not Just Physical Exhaustion You’re tired … Read more
Life Skills Nobody Taught Us (But Everyone Pretends They Know) Adulthood comes with a strange expectation: You’re supposed to know how to run a life the moment you’re handed one. Pay bills. Manage stress. Handle conflict. Feed yourself properly. Schedule appointments. Make decisions. Build a future. Maintain relationships. Stay motivated. Stay healthy. Stay sane. But … Read more
Nobody warned us that adulthood wouldn’t be exhausting because of big disasters. It would be exhausting because of tiny things. The things that never stop. The things that don’t feel dramatic —but quietly consume mental energy every day. Here are some of the most draining adult responsibilities almost nobody prepares you for. 1. Scheduling everything … Read more
The Weird Pressure to Have an “Adult” Answer for Everything Somewhere along the way, adulthood created a rule that no one announced: You’re supposed to know. How things work.What to do next.How to fix it.Who to call.What it means. And when you don’t… You don’t just feel unsure. You feel exposed. The Performance of Competence … Read more
Why Simple Adult Tasks Feel Way Harder Than They Should At some point in adulthood, the tasks themselves don’t get harder. They get heavier. Making a phone call.Scheduling an appointment.Replying to an email.Cooking dinner.Cleaning one room. None of these are complicated. Yet somehow they feel exhausting before you even start. This isn’t laziness. It’s cognitive … Read more
At some point in adulthood, almost everyone has the same quiet thought: “I feel like I’m behind… but I don’t even know behind what.” Suddenly, social media turns into a scoreboard.Someone got engaged.Someone bought a house.Someone just announced a promotion, a baby, or a business. And even if you were perfectly fine five minutes ago…Now … Read more
At some point in adult life, something quietly clicks. You realize nobody is running on instinct. Nobody is “just good at life.” What looks like competence is usually something much less impressive. It’s reminders.Notes.Routines.Auto-pay.Checklists.Calendars.Saved emails.Systems. Most adults don’t know what they’re doing. They just built enough structure to keep things from falling apart. The myth … Read more