Stop scrolling for a moment. Before you buy the next thing, chase the next achievement, or post the next update—ask yourself a question that cuts deep:

What do you actually need?

Not what Instagram says you need to look successful. Not what LinkedIn says you need to seem accomplished. Not what the endless parade of productivity gurus and lifestyle brands insist will finally make you feel enough and perhaps successful or happy.

What do you actually need?

Strip away the noise and get to the essentials. Go inward.

Your body needs food, shelter, safety, and building financial security.

Your mind craves understanding, growth, and the satisfaction of wrestling with ideas until clarity emerges. Your heart seeks connection, meaning, the quiet joy of being known and accepted.

That’s it. The rest is marketing.

The most radical act in our attention-economy world isn’t buying more or achieving more—it’s sitting still long enough to discover what already lives inside you. Your curiosity. Your capacity for wonder. Your ability to think through problems without needing external validation at every step.

Culture sells you solutions to problems you didn’t know you had until they told you. But you already know what you need. You knew it before you learned to perform, before you started measuring your worth by metrics designed by strangers. Trust your gut, your instincts, core values.

Here’s your homework: For one week, before making any purchase, before checking any feed, before saying yes to any opportunity, ask: “Is this what I need, or what I think I should need?”

The answer will appear, and surprise you. And maybe, for the first time in a while, you’ll feel like enough… that you have all you need.

Thanks – Michael (he, him)

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