My 20s are confusing. I’m trying to do something about it.

Welcome to my substack.

Where to begin?

Firstly, I hope you’ll like it here.

Secondly, I’d like to introduce myself.

I’ve been going through my twenties with a mix of confusion, curiosity, and self doubt. I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out what I really care about - what sparks that feeling of passion and purpose in the same way I felt it as a kid - and honestly, it’s been a struggle. I know what my problem is: I think more than I act. I spend so much time thinking about what I could do, instead of actually just doing it. I’ve wasted hours, days, years? pondering my creative future, and as a result, missed out on just about any opportunity to realise it. One of my less positive quirks, clearly.

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But recently, I felt a revival. Not a full breakthrough, more like a stirring. If there is one thing I know, it’s that I love writing. Writing about life unfolding around me: about people, culture, film and literature. Abour weird shit and fine shyt.

I want this space to be where I explore this stirring. I’m calling it Minor Crisis because, truth be told, that’s how most of my 20s have felt: not a total meltdown, but a rolling hum of questions, shifts, and a sprinkle of late-night thinking.

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This newsletter is an outlet for me to share ideas and reflections on life and my creative journey. I will cover subculture, pop culture, nostalgia, and digital detachment (okay wow that’s a lot). I will write about writing itself, about chasing passion, and about the weird middle ground of late twenties life where nothing feels quite settled. At least for me.

I hope you’ll like it.

Love
Wendela

This week: I’ll reflect on

1. The slow return of offline joy: Are we witnessing a soft revolt against our screen heavy lives?

2. Five things I wish I’d done earlier instead of overthinking them to death