Menna

Notes From Your 20s

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My 20s have been so much fuller than I could have ever imagined. In the best and at times the worst ways. Most of the time, I feel so overwhelmed trying to figure it all out, and at the same time, in the back of my mind, I know that I'm so unbelievably grateful that I have the agency and the free will to try and fail and get up and try again. So grateful that I have the choice to even try in the first place. Because what that gives you is evidence. Evidence that you're capable of trying and failing and getting up as many times as it takes to get to a place where you're actually satisfied with...

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The Blank Page & Undeniable Decision Fatigue 08.07.2026 18:13

This week is less structured and more stream-of-consciousness than usual. I talk through decision fatigue, why having infinite options can feel like a privilege and a burden at the same time, and why nobody really taught us how to regulate our emotions or build community as adults. Never advice. Just where my head's at this week.

Moving Out of the Big City 03.06.2026 20:14

I came to London for a specific reason. That reason didn't happen. The people I met here were incredible, and I am so grateful for the endless opportunities to do and become so many different things here. But the original goal isn’t in my hands anymore, and I have to accept that I simply can’t accomplish one of my biggest life goals anymore, at least not in the original way I planned or in the tim...

Your 20s Are Weirdly Lonely 13.05.2026 16:34

Lately I've been noticing the number of us in our 20s quietly overwhelmed, confused, emotionally exhausted, and still showing up to work, replying to messages, trying to make plans whilst getting over the last situationship and trying to invest whilst paying off debt and sitting in endless meetings, posting on instagram, paying bills, keeping it together. (Or just constantly pretending to) Good ne...