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Why AI and “helpful” tech are making us helpless
The convenience of technology is eroding key skills
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Kelly Vaughn
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Is your wellness app making you anxious?
How wellness apps use the same psychological mechanisms that create burnout in the first place
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Kelly Vaughn
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AI promised efficiency. Instead, it’s making us work harder.
AI tools were supposed to free up our time—but they’re increasing our cognitive load and making us less productive. Here’s what’s really happening (and…
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Kelly Vaughn
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July 2025

My A+ dropped to an A-
Healing perfectionism, one skipped run at a time
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Kelly Vaughn
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You don’t know how burned out you are until you leave
SF reminded me just how far I’ve come
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Kelly Vaughn
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You’re allowed to just sit on the plane
Redefining what used to be in-flight sacred time
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Kelly Vaughn
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Woohoo! You're doing great!
(Even when it doesn't feel like it)
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Kelly Vaughn
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June 2025

When your goals don’t match your values
J’apprends le français, mais pas très vite
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Kelly Vaughn
Letting go of goals that no longer serve me
I'm now making marathon training my entire personality
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Kelly Vaughn
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This is what healing feels like
Full heart, empty tank.
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I almost didn’t run this race
How I’m learning to choose hard things without burning out
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Kelly Vaughn
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May 2025

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