Danielle Katsouros
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I’m building a trauma-informed emotional AI that actually gives a damn and writing up the receipts of a life built without instructions for my AuDHD. ❤️ Help me create it (without burning out): https://bit.ly/BettyFund
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Why Making Decisions Seems Harder Than it Used To
A lot of people feel like they’re suddenly bad at making decisions. Not just the big, life-altering ones, but everyday choices too. What to buy. When to respond. Whether to commit. What to focus on first. Even simple decisions can feel strangely heavy.
By Danielle Katsouros9 days ago in Humans
Between Takes
I’m wedged into the narrow strip of shade between two production buildings, the kind of place meant for cables and crates, not people trying to breathe. Concrete still warm from the sun. A coil of cords running along the wall like veins. Somewhere nearby, a door opens and closes, voices pass, then fade.
By Danielle Katsouros9 days ago in BookClub
Why Everything Feels Personal Even When it Isn't
A lot of people are walking around feeling emotionally exposed in ways they don’t remember agreeing to. They feel affected by things that shouldn’t matter this much. A short message sits in their chest. A neutral interaction replays in their head. Silence feels louder than it should.
By Danielle Katsouros17 days ago in Humans
Why Work From Home Didn't Fix Burnout
For a while, work-from-home was treated like a cure. No commute. More flexibility. Control over your environment. People thought that if they could just work from home, the exhaustion would finally lift. That the constant strain would ease once they were out of the office, out of traffic, out of fluorescent lights and forced small talk.
By Danielle Katsouros24 days ago in Humans
Why "Find Your Passion" Became Cruel Advice
“Find your passion” used to sound like freedom. It implied that work could be meaningful. That life could feel aligned. That if you paid attention to what lit you up, you’d eventually build something that didn’t drain you.
By Danielle Katsourosabout a month ago in Humans
