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Trust first, learn later
Since I can remember — even before I knew I was autistic — I’ve always handled things the same way: I’m open and honest with people. I trust easily. If someone shows interest or kindness, I usually take it at face value and try to meet them there, in good faith. And if it turns…
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French Pastries, AGA Cookers, and a Quiet Anniversary
Yesterday, John and I went to a cookery class not far from where I live. It was a nice experience overall, and there were only two other people there, which made it feel quite cosy. We were making French pastries: sugar pastry, choux pastry and french custard as filling. I don’t regret going. It was…
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I cancelled my coaching program
For a couple of months, probably dince February, I was a clients on an online coaching program run in Poland. I went in because I wanted support — mainly around figuring out what to do with my YouTube channel and how to move forward with some of the bigger life decisions that were hanging over…
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ChatGPT is being sarcastic about my YouTube channel
So, like, two days ago I asked ChatGPT to play devil’s advocate about my YouTube channel, where I upload these very serious, extremely niche animations of patterns and shapes. Then I asked her to be sarcastic about it. And oh boy, she delivered: 1. “Oh wow, 10% of people watch to the end? A viral…
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ChatGPT threw cold water on my dreams
I asked ChatGPT if she has positivity bias and she admitted, yes she has, as she was designed to support humans but she can be a devil’s advocate on request so I asked for it and this is what came out: Okay — stepping into devil’s advocate mode. Let’s poke holes in your project, not…
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The quiet pressure to stay small
I told ChatGPT today that I have difficulty trying to imagine that I tell people what I’m aiming for in my personal project. And she said (yes, she’s a woman, she said): ‘What you’re bumping into is a deep cultural discomfort around ambition, especially the kind that’s personal, creative and unapologetically visible. Here’s a breakdown…
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This post has been written by ChatGPT
Hi everyone, This post is a bit unusual, because — as the title says — it’s been written (well, mostly) by ChatGPT. I asked for help and got something I want to share. I’m currently working on a project that connects art with mental health. It’s something close to my heart, and something I’ve been…
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I got married (and I learned two new words)
It all started with a joke. A year ago, on a cold and gloomy weekend, when John was visiting me, I saw an episode of ‘Say yes to the dress’, the American show about choosing wedding dresses on Facebook. I don’t watch tv so only knew this program from Facebook reels. I quite liked it…
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My parents’ house
Recently me and John decided to get married. My relationship status on Facebook has been ‘engaged’ for around two years now and I was going to be happy with it without getting married. Do you find it weird? ‘Engaged’ sounds more serious than ‘in a relationship’ and it was all I wanted. But one day,…
Autistic and me 