Naming it
why being perceived is exhausting
Naming it
Naming it
The lines
Why simply being perceived can leave you exhausted.
Self monitoring is a second job. All day, part of you watches how you're coming across.
You're running a live render of yourself from the outside, updating it with every glance and pause.
That's why some people cost nothing to be around. The render stops. Find the rooms where you stop performing yourself. That's what rest actually is.