Step 1: Erase yourself.
Step 2: Forget the destination — you were never going anywhere that mattered anyway.
Step 3: Blame yourself for whatever happens next.
Step 4: Compare your inner chaos to everyone else’s curated highlights.
Step 5: Hate everyone you think is getting the steps better than you.
Step 6: Commit to becoming someone you think is getting the steps better than you.
Step 7: Realize you’ve become a hollow replica of a person who was probably faking it too.
Step 8: Repeat Step 1.
Step 9: Wonder why you feel empty despite following all the steps perfectly.
Step 10: Repeat Step 1.
Step 11: Whisper the truth to yourself. Pretend you didn’t hear it.
Step 12: Repeat Step 1. Or retire.
But don’t worry. The world will still be here when you return. You can start again anytime — with Step 1, of course.
Your attention is the rarest currency. Thank you for the exchange.
— Mabst
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